MarkAudio Tozzi One 3" Full Range Speaker Kit - Pair

I’m using these speakers with a Raspberry Pi and a Hifi Berry Amp2 in my kitchen and the sound is wonderful. They’re near field, my head is 3-5 feet from them as I listen. They’re detailed without being harsh and although there’s no true deep bass the sound is way fuller than I expected. They’re very satisfying and enjoyable to listen to, and let the musical nuances through the system in a beautiful way. I added a shelf filter boosting the bass by 1 dB at 120 hz and a second one doing the same at 60 hz. I’m totally satisfied and intrigued to try the larger models from Mark Audio.

I built a pair of these in red for my home office. I think they are outstanding sounding. Warm tonal character, highly coherent, and tonally rich. I use them with a little Rel zero sub and the combo is outstanding. It's an easy build. Great for small spaces and lower powered electronics. I'm planning to build a second pair for my office at work.

This kit is very easy to assemble as it doesn't require any soldering, cutting or gluing. They are handsome looking and you can feel the quality. I followed the instructions for the break in of the drivers with 5 days of very low volume music followed by another 5 days of medium volume.

I use them as desktop speakers arranged at ear level for streaming audio. The sound quality is outstanding; imaging is first rate and you've never heard tone like this from a desktop speaker. If you sit in the vertex of the listening triangle you will be rewarded with lush tones of instruments and voices. I can't listen to them when I'm working because I'm too drawn into the music. I've listened to the whole Led Zeppelin catalog this way and it's like hearing the songs for the first time and really appreciating the grooves and musicianship, plus little details I never noticed before that were covered up by bass notes. These speakers do have bass but it's very balanced and not overwhelming. You can always add a sub but I think they sound best without one. They're also great for radio and podcasts as the voices come through with a warm rich tone.

They won't replace your floor standers and the off axis response is so so. But if you can work with their limitations they will show you a side of your music; pop, classical, jazz, folk, bluegrass, hip hop, that you likely didn't know existed. Highly recommended. Great value.

Other equipment I own: Revel Performa M22's, Sonus faber Toy Towers and Minuettos, The Clue's, Vandersteen Model 1's, Klipsch KG4's, Omega Super 3i's, Fostex Kanspea 3" kit (also highly recommended). Cambridge Audio AXA35, Luxman SQ N150, Rotel RC 1070 and separates.