Lee, like most of us I don't "need" anything..we just think we do..

I looked for something to use in my home studio..nothing high powered or large...something other than the Altec Lansing PC speaker system...

I was going to grab a pair of Edirol MA's but I knew they wouldn't make me content...I went shopping...looked at the Roland street cube and Mini Stereo Cube...They did sound good, but only 5 watts....durability was a concern...

I looked at the Mackie 150 , much more power but lacked the sound the Roland stereo cubes had...Likewise the TC-Helicon 300...I left undecided...Went on EBAY and the 802's caught my eye..I read reviews about OFD (only Factory Direct) and found a very favorable report...OFD, should not be confused with Podium Speaker Co...Podium makes a different selection of Hi Fi equipment, where OFD has a more select line..

To make a shorter story, I read the specs, and laughed a bit...after all I owned all the Name Brand models and none spec out the way they did....Price was so in expensive I just ordered..as one reviewer said..."if you aren't happy , you can double your money at a garage sale"..

When they arrived..the first thing I noticed, they were packed right..opened the carton..and they looked great...very finished looking...and they had substantial weight (18 pounds each)...I knew they were not going to be toys...

I set one up and played an MP3 thru it...wow great fullness..put the unit on the floor and pumped it up..WOW the bass was really there..no splatting like even the $3-400 stuff does....I quickly opened the other carton..(they ship individually)...set up stereo, one sitting on top of a Roland 100 Cube , and the other on the floor....I ran my G70 into the pair..I instantly loved the sound I heard..In the past I did not like my G70 thru my Roland 60 or the Traynor K4..they both had to be EQ'd ..right off the bat...The 802's were excellent just the way they were laid out...I had the mid EQ set in 12 noon[as in flat) and the volume at unity (Noon)...I then set them equally in height and spaced about 4 feet apart[in my studio room).. The tone an separation was great..I started my torture test..Using the master EQ and compression on my G70....the Master EQ and compression can rattle just about any speaker...Not only did they handle this,,they really sounded "dance" music capable...after a couple hours..I posted my results here...and the rest is history.....I also know the company has sold a lot of units because of this thread...