"Accusound are a well respected Australian brand and have been around for over 23 years. They make some very good higher-end speakers, which they sell both in Australian stores and export. Like alot of other Australian brand speakers, they don't really seem to enjoy as higher profile as they deserve. In saying that their Delta speakers have won alot of awards, and seem very well regarded by those in the know."

and followed that with

"The stuff listed on ebay is their cheaper line, but still seems very well built, with good bracing/build, good size magnets used, excellent quality crossovers, and quality connectors. They perform nicely, with smooth clean detailed sound. They are also very very good with music, and not only movies, something I dare say alot of cheaper systems would struggle with. I have listened to both the reference 6 and 8 systems that they seem to be currently selling via ebay, and was very impressed. Can't believe they are selling that cheap really, especially when you see whatelse you get for this sought of money!!!! "

"I purchased a set of Accusound Ref8's off ebay a couple of years ago now and they have been good solid performers. Mine came with a sub and even though I am in the process of upgrading my speakers at the moment I still intend to keep the sub that came with my package as it is a little ripper.

I found the centre speaker was not up to the task accoustically however the fronts and surrounds were reasonably good. I will probably get my money back on this set when I sell it locally so overall I have been happy with it."

"I have a 7.1 set of accusound eclipse 55's at home, they good for HT but they lack dynamics for stereo use. They're a bass-heavy speaker (hence why they are so good for HT use) but aren't tonally accurate if you're an audiophile.

BUT - the accusounds represent great bang-for-buck, dont be shy now ;-)"

Basically set your budget at around $1000 for a 5.1 speaker system, and then expect to leave with some change. From watching some auctions it would seem that if you add a zero to the end of the model number, that's a pretty good indicator of the price of the speakers! (ie. $630 for the 6.3s and $830 for the 8.3s although they do go for quite a bit more sometimes) The units they sell on eBay are the "Signature Series", in particular now the 6.3 and 8.3 models, with the 8.3 set offering slightly higher power ratings than the 6.3s. These are a range apparently exclusively distributed via Audio Australia, and are therefore lesser in quality than some of their top range speakers, and are going for the 'volume vs margin' segment of the market.

Also on offer are the occasional factory 2nds of some of Accusound's other models like their Eclipse series, these seem to usually be a case of minor marks on the speaker cabinets and the like, so you're able to pick up some nicely priced upper range speakers from their range too.

Other than entire 5.1 speaker sets you can also buy individual surround, centre and subwoofers as well.

"We now have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 sets with larger centre and rear speakers, and now 3-way designs in all of our front speakers.

"I have actually got a set of the dream 77 model. Overall I'm happy with them, the two towers are really good, worth the money by themselves. The centre speaker isn't as good, the clarity isn't fantasic and during talking scenes/surround music was slightly muffled for a better word. At the moment I've got the speakers hooked up with a virtual centre and it's ok. The rears are similar to the centre but not as noticable, mainly cause the only sounds that come out of them aren't as critical as speach. I figured for under $400 it was pretty hard to go wrong, if they where terrible I'd save up and buy better ones. I've probably had them for 2.5 years now. I've also got one of there subwoofers, downfiring one, ok but not brilliant. Makes lots of base but not as clear and crisp as the more expensive ones.

Also got a mate that recently got the simba V6 or X7 and he is really happy, he said that centres and rears on his all match up perfectly. Maybe they've fixed the problems,"

"I've got a set of dream acoustics and many posters on here have had or still do have sets. Some of their older models are the same as the pure acoustics line available on ebay, but all their speakers have similar characteristics which would seem that they come out of the same factory in China.

The quality of their speakers leaves a lot to be desired, but their value for money is fairly impressive.

The box construction is basic, but not awful. Its mostly made of cheap mdf or particle board as is fairly poorly braced especially in their larger speakers. The front baffle is made of good quality mdf and is quite solid but it is quite thin. The internal damping is basic and insufficient.

The crossovers used are basic and is some cases pretty useless. I cant say for all their speakers, but all of mine have drivers that have no filtering or poorly suited components. It is common to see a capacitor on the tweeter and no crossover on the woofer in their smaller speakers.

The drivers on the speakers have smallish magnets, but are of at least reasonable quality and effective enough.

But as an overall package the speakers do work well enough for home theatre and ocassional music. Audiophiles will want to look elsewhere, but that goes without saying."

"I bought a 5.0 set of dream DA828's and an ms12 subwoofer from ebay about 18 mths ago. the sub is ok and the fronts were ok but the centre was attrocious and i am still using the surrounds.

If the centre was better i would still have them but upgraded because the centre speaker was that bad.

Their warehouse is in preston, just off bell st. I had to go there once for a replacement driver for one o the rears. it cost me $19.

For the price of the speakers they are amazing value and sometimes as good as speakers 2 and 3 times their price but as my tastes changed and matured my ear for sound did too. I found faults in them that I would never found or even looked for previously. For the majority of buyers who shop for speakers from ebay and looking to buy 5 speakers for $200 they will be perfect because that buyer is obviously not looking for the best in HT. He is however smart enough to know that these speakers and a $400 - $500 5.1 channel amp will blow the doors of any HTIB"

As a seller, Aussie HiFi seems to set a lot of high reserve starting prices compared to the other online stores, as such you can see a large number of their auctions end with no bids. One such auction seemed to provide excellent value for money as it contained the THR2 system pictured, along with a 10" subwoofer and a Kenwood AV receiver for $689 starting (and ending as it ended with no bids) price. This is a good price to get an entire 5.1 setup complete with receiver. Especially of a setup which seems to have been reviewed as being good value and quality.

One thing that I'm not keen on with Aussie HiFi is that they make their auctions 'private' which they say is to 'protect the buyer', but really just stops people being able to easily see what their items have sold for in the past. This sort of 'hiding' smacks a little of trying to drive up the sale price of their products through lack of any better information.