Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Good sound, but placement is important

I've had the AV 40s for about six weeks. I haven't been playing a lot of music through my computer recently, so they're not completely broken in. Even so, the sound is quite good. They are pretty large for desktop speakers, but I was tired of the wimpy 80-160 Hz bass of so many of the 2.1 systems with tiny satellites. The trade-off is that even some inexpensive 2.1 systems will have more bass below 100z or so. Not necessarily good bass, but some music just calls for more bass. These speakers are fairly directional and sound much better when placed near ear level. The sound is quite clear and fairly punchy, but it would be a stretch to call them audiophile quality.