Do Velodyne speakers sound good?not subs


Can anyone give advise on Velodyne speakers? I'm thinking about buying the LD series.Simply put- How do they sound? Thanks!
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THEY ARE NOT BAD BUT DON'T BUY THEM NEW. THEY ARE NOT WORTH THE PRICE MOST DEALERS TRY TO GET. I HAVE 5 LD3C'S FOR MY CENTER CHANNEL CONNECTED TO A CARVER A-705x WHICH IS JUST ABOUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF POWER. I THINK THEY ARE ALL 6 OHM SPEAKERS, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN PAIRING THEM WITH AN AMP. ALSO YOU CANNOT PLAY A MUSICAL SIGNAL THROUGH THEM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AT LOUD LEVELS. THIS SEEMS TO DISTORT THE ALUMINUM WOOFER CONES. THEY ARE A GOOD LOOKING SPEAKER, HEAVY FOR THEIR SIZE WITH 14kt 5 WAY BINDING POSTS. THEY TAKE A BANANA PLUG WELL. WATCH OUT FOR HEAVY BASS UNLESS YOU HAVE A PREAMP THAT CAN CONTROL YOUR ROLLOFF FREQUENCIES BECAUSE THE DISTORTION WILL BECOME VERY OBVIOUS VERY QUICKLY. I GIVE AN A+ FOR THEIR SUBS AND THE LD3C CENTER CHANNEL, BUT THE OTHERS IN THEIR LINE B+ FOR THE MONEY AND LACK OF HIGH VOLUME HANDLING. BUT I DO PLAY MY STUFF WHERE IT ROCKS...I HAVE 6 VELODYNE 18" SUBS IN THIS SAME ROOM WITH THE LD3C'S.