Bookshelf Speaker Faceoff 2007

[Tex-amp]

Another rave review for the Sierra I in the September issue of Affordable Audio. http://www.affordableaudio.org/

 

[warpdrive]

I find it interesting that reviews away from this one regarding the X-LS are all great, positive, and people boast the ID concept as a better bang for your buck than speaker companies using brick and mortar distribution etc. Then this review has a slightly less expensive (than X-LS) model of Polk's from a line available at Circuit City that appear to be equally if not better than the super valued X-LS.

I now doubt my internet direct beliefs which were "You get more for your dollar going ID".

There is more wisdom in auditioning several speakers before purchasing than many believe.

Thank you for writing a review that challenges my hyped up notions from all the forum buzz out there, and a review that has made me a wiser consumer.

I hope other people read this and come to the realization you did (thanks to this review). There are no absolutes in the audio world.

My observations:
ID brands are not always a better value than B&M brands sonically.
Price only loosely correlates to sound quality when comparing brands.
Sound quality is highly variable among different speaker brands.