Yup. The general enthusiasm and excitement for them is because they are very good
for their price . They're not the "be all, end all" of speakers, and they're not "perfect". But at their low price point, and with them being on sale for ridiculously low prices so often, they just do so much more "right" than they do "wrong" that they're just a tremendous value.
If you have considerably more money to spend, there are better speakers out there. But if you have a limited budget, it's very hard to do much better. The Primus are the sort of speakers that can allow a new enthusiast to learn how to listen critically, and they provide a good frame of reference for when you are auditioning and comparing other speakers in the future. So I love them for that. They're a great entry point to high quality sound reproduction. And they'll allow you to identify and appreciate speakers that are even better, rather than completely warping your expectations of the way things are "supposed" to sound, the way most other inexpensive speakers do.
Pioneer is also making some great, very inexpensive speakers these days. The SP-FS52 towers look like they'll be a very exciting competitor that I'm VERY eager to audition myself. I can't vouch for them yet, but based on the previous SP-FS51 towers and the man behind their design, I'm excited about them. Always great to have another low cost option for good sound out there
