Here's another way to look at it. The majority of people on this board have way more discretionary income than the average poor struggling musician. If you look at who bought these speakers (most of whom didn't even have a pressing need for them), for most of them, $200 bucks is 'chump change'. All of us know that Fran's been around the music business long enough to know whether a pair of speakers are pure junk or not. Let's face it; at that price they only need to be 'not terrible' to be justifiable.

Nobody was pressured to buy them. Fran bought them on a gamble, was pleasantly surprised by the build-quality and sound, and decided to pass the information on. The rest of us looked at Fran's review, the weight, the price, and how they would fit our individual needs (back-ups, stage monitors, studio monitors, small-room gigs, augmentation for existing setups, etc.) and decided that this purchase was a prudent risk. I don't think that makes us idiots, as some would have us believe. IT'S MY MONEY, AND I WANT (to spend) IT NOW!

chas