I have owned the BIC America DV64 speakers for 3+ years. My previous speakers were the Electro-voice interface A. These were the first computor designed speakers using a passive radiator instead of a tuned port. As these aged I was unable to get replacement drivers and they began to loose quality. Anyone who remembers these speakers will remember the accolades they recieved from all of the audiopole mag's for their brilliant clarity and astounding tight, smooth and resonant deep bass. As a professional classical musician for more than 45 years I was desparate to find replacements with the same qualities (given good source material) of accurate instrument timbre, smooth frequency response, tight bass, good high frequency dispersion, and proper instrument orchestral placement in the stereo imaging including apparent front to back imaging. Piano is one of the harder instruments to reproduce. The DV64's present you with the crisp clarity Of the hammer stricking the string of a fine Steinway including the shimmer of all the overtones. Of all the speakers out there a few met these criteria but fell in the $2K to $3K a pair range. When I heard the DV64's I was blown away with the quality at a price level that usually goes along with boomy, screechy, junk. I have never regretted my decision. These are truly musical speakers.

I compared this speaker right out of the box (in my living room) to a broken-in Polk Rti12 - yes the huge model. I listened with the fade in the center and then just the left or right channel only through my HK 3485 @ 120 watt's/channel. The only differences I heard were that the DV64 was a bit brighter and the bass not quite as smooth. For movies this speaker probably outperforms the rti hands down, for music, especially jazz/classical, it will perform very well, but not as well as the rti12. I imagine, if you have Ed Frias (and I might do this) mess with the crossovers, these 2 speakers would be identical in sound, just the DV64 is half the rti12 size and wrapped in vinyl instead of that beautiful cherry. Not that the wood grain vinyl looks bad.
All in all, for what I paid (less than half price all through amazon so everything was well below retail pricing), and the ease of shipping (I had to send my rti12's back the first round due to damage - they are over 80lbs a piece), the DV64's are the way to go - especially if you are into rock/rap/alternative/movies. Just turn the treble down a bit on the stereo or AVR, cause man they are BRIGHT!

I have owned these speakers for a couple of years now and have been extremely pleased with the performance. I use them for my right and left front speakers and they really fill the room with great sound when watching movies. They look great as well!

These are amazing speakers for the money. I bought these after extensive research, and against my better judgement, bought them without listening to them first. I replaced my 25-year-old Realistic Optimus speakers with these, apprehensive about keeping the deep bass sound that I've so enjoyed with the old speakers. My fears were quickly replaced by a sense of awe with the new BIC's - simply astounding sound that made my old speakers sound, well, old. The bass response is stunning, the highs are crisp and clean, and my buddy with the Paradynes (sp?) was impressed enough to say that my theater surround system (all BIC's) put his in the dust. I ran these speakers through their paces with 2-channel audio (Metallica, Fleetwood Mac, Miles Davis, FM radio jazz and classic rock), as well as 7.1 surround with concert DVD's (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rush, Neil Young, and the Blue Man Group), and standard movie DVD's (Saving Private Ryan, Lord of the Rings, We Were Soldiers), and can honestly say that these BIC speakers are the best value speakers I have ever heard. My pal with the Paradynes paid more than double what I paid for his speaker system, and he likes mine better. Do yourself a favor, and buy anything from the BIC America line - you will be glad you did.

I have a Bic DV62CLRS as center channel=EXCELLENT speaker
2 DV62si as mains=Good but bright speakers.
A Yamaha YST-SW0005 55 watt sub 6 1/2 in. 30 Hz
Yamaha HTR-5635 75 watt 5.1. Amp and Sub came in a cheap home theater in a box set up.
I ordered 2 BIC DV64 towers to use as mains.
Let them burn in. I was ready to send them back @ first because when you play them out of the box the woofers are so tight there is very little bass.
I let 'em play while I'm at work.
I did not fully realize how bright the DV62si's were until I compared them with the 64's after 20 hours burn time.I now see why many speak of the crossover mods on the 62si's.
The 64's bass is subtle and tight- good for music.
I add the sub for movies for that extra rumble or when listening to low volume music.
If you receive these speakers undamaged you're lucky.They are heavy and poorly packaged.
I would buy 2 DV62CLRS as mains too as they sound great and rated 38Hz they are awesome.@ today's price you would save $72.00.
I now realize the DV62si speakers are too bright as mains but great as my rear surrounds.I set the amp to send more bass to the si's.
It's hard to finds a surround speaker that will go down to 45Hz as these do.
The good thing about the DV64 towers is they do not require speaker stands.