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I purchased an Insignia 2 channel receiver and a pair of Polk Audio bookshelf speakers to hook up to my Sony turntable to listen to some old vinyl while reading in my library. The receiver is good and although the Polk's are good speakers they just did not produce the bass I wanted. I am in my 60's and grew up listening to rock with lots of bass. Since the receiver did not have a port for a sub woofer I went looking for another set of bookshelfs that would produce lots of bass. Best buy had nothing that I liked in their audio department so I took a chance to see if the had anything in their computer department. I found these and am very happy with them. They were easy to set up and I just plugged them into the headphone port on the receiver. The sound is fantastic. The bass is enough to rattle the walls and the midrange and highs are crystal clear. I have a 27 year old daughter and 6 year old granddaughter living with me. It says a lot about these speakers when they have to tell me to turn down my music. My library is on the third floor and their bedrooms are on the first. (Being in my 60's, I never thought I would have someone telling me to turn down my music like my parents used to do. Makes me feel young again!!!) These speakers are very versatile and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a powerhouse compact speaker system.