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The audio world is awash with some decidedly average loudspeakers often selling at unreasonable prices. Onkyo’s development of the D-312E speaker represents a balanced design approach that realizes an affordable speaker with speed and greater detail across the audible range, as well as the ability to handle both speed and greater power. Based on the sum of its parts, the D-312E speakers remove coloration and keep the analog output--from the speaker post to the emitted sound--as pure as possible by removing vibrations. As a relatively small speaker, the D-312E has a well articulated bass, midrange without coloration and well defined treble. These speakers have also been praised for their ability to create superb sound imaging. Much like a Japanese work of art, the focus is on refinement that can be experienced through the senses. Even in their design--with a classical wood-finished MDF construction--these speakers are made to blend into the home, not dominate like some of today’s more poorly conceived audio components. Easily matched with components from Onkyo’s hi-fi collection, these speakers will reveal noticeable nuance from your audio sources.

Optional speaker stands: AS-1E (B) Black