Fluance Ai61 Powered 2-Way 2.0 Stereo Bookshelf Speakers with Speaker Stands 6.5" Drivers 120W Amplifier for Turntable Bluetooth 5 Wireless Music Streaming - RCA Optical USB & Sub Out (Black Ash)

Well first things first - it's shipped from Canada. So do plan for that. It was delivered to me exactly the 10th day after placing the order. The wait was killing me as I was having second thoughts after placing the order. Relevant context about me: I work from home and listen to lot of music. I just use macbook pros. and for the last 3 years I was using the Bose Companion 2 Series III speakers. They are flawless, but recently I started wanting more. Packaging: Today I received these speakers via UPS. They came in a brown box with styrofoam moldings inside - encasing the speakers. The box was dented on one edge and that gave me such a scare, but upon opening and seeing that the styrofoam had absorbed that damage I was relieved. Speakers are heavy, so make sure you don't accidentally press the woofers when taking it out of the box. Setup: Connected the speaker cable, powered on and connected the RCA inputs to the macbook 3.5mm jack (using a Y-splitter RCA to 3.5mm cable). Played some music and everything worked well. No surprises. Next I tested out the Bluetooth option and all the features worked well. Then I explored the remote and played around with the Treble and Bass controls to adjust to my liking. To be honest, they sound very flat out of the box. So the adjustment on the remote was welcome. Thoughts: One of my BIGGEST concerns for this purchase was the hissing problem with many other speakers on the market and I was so afraid purchasing them online as I didn't know they'd hiss or not. But I am extremely happy to report that there is absolutely 0 hissing in these speakers. They are dead quiet when no music is playing or they are turned to stand by via the remote. Oh what a relief that was! I am really happy. Now, they need a 10-12 hr break-in. So I need more time to give a final verdict. But so far, I think I got what I paid for. Now if it performs well after the break-in period, then that would be the end of this successful project for me. The soundstage feels nice, the highs are clear and I was able to enjoy the songs of my liking. Rock, pop, Electronic, Indian classical, Irish, Sufi everything feels enjoyable. And I feel I can listen to it non-stop - which was one of the requirements for me. (This is one of the reasons I didn't go with the Klipsch Powered Monitors as many people reported them as dry and fatiguing). The primary purpose of this speaker for me was as Computer speakers on my desk (what people call Near Field listening I guess) Subwoofer: I am trying not to add a subwoofer to them, as I live in an apartment and love my elderly neighbors. So far it looks like they won't need a sub by a lot. Talking about a sub - know that if the speaker detects a subwoofer cable connected to it(even if it's not connected to a subwoofer on the other side mind you), then the amp will still cut out the sub-frequencies from the speaker (so if you don't plan on using a sub - make sure you don't plug in the cable as well) - for a much fuller sound. This is mentioned in their quick start guide, but is easy to forget. Build Quality: 5/5 (This was very reassuring. and I am very picky) Sound: 4/5 (I'm no expert, but this is enough for me.) Connectivity: 5/5 (Simple, but enough and everything works.) Standout features: Remote(no doubt.. very very handy and that too IR one - so no need to point), Color (I got the walnut with white face) They are just a great purchase and at this price are simply unmatched.. even overkill. Good luck to anyone buying them. 100% recommend.

Great speakers, sound has crisp base and soft treble. Low listening fatigue at loud volumes. Speakers are constructed well and are a spectacular value.

These speakers are at least average, and perhaps above average, in terms of volume and sound quality for their size and price. I mainly use them as studio monitors in my small, amateur, digital composing room, though I sometimes also listen to Spotify using them. I have no complaints about their sound quality, recognizing that speakers this small cannot have the deep bass of larger speakers. I do, however, have two small nitpicks with them, which cost them a star: 1) They have no protective grill, so you have to be careful carrying them, making sure that you don't punch a hole in them with a finger. Also, I consider them to be too fragile to be in a place where children are running around, playing and throwing things. If you just put them where they will live forever and out of reach of potential dangers, this lack of a grill is of no concern. 2) Something that actually drives me crazy, a minor annoyance that occurs over and over and over and over, is that they do not have a calibrated volume knob. Most equipment has a knob with a dial that goes from 0 to 10 (or to 11 if you have one of those Spinal Tap amps). So I might know, for example, that when I listen to rock on Spotify I generally have it set to 6, while for aligning tracks at low volume on my DAW I might set the volume at 3, and for critical final listening to a composition I might set it at 7. Or whatever. But without a dial, I have to experiment every time I do something different. If I'm ready to listen to a composition at 'slightly above average volume' I can't just set it at 7 or whatever. Instead I have to start playing the composition, adjust the volume to what I want, then rewind it and replay it from the beginning. I have to do this so often that I get frustrated. I know, it's a small thing,, probably meaningless to most people, but it's a major aggravation to me.

I have been comparing active bookshelf speakers for a while. These sound a step above the Edifier 1280 and smaller Swans. Sound is more on par with Kanto YU. They are very well made and solid. Sound has good imaging. Bass is punchy and deep. But this is not a bass head speaker for music like rap. For that you might want a additional sub woofer. This speaker has a sub out. For music like Michael Franks, James Taylor, Def Leopard, George Benson. This would be a great choice. I played If I Die You by A Band Called Perry. And it sounded really good. So rock, jazz, vocal that's the sweet spot. I played SK8rboi by Avril Lavigne. The beginning of that song has a extremely low backing bass. Definetly a Sub woofer would have helped there. Also I played Get Low by Flo Rida some Warren G and 50 Cent. Again a sub woofer would add that extra impact. For reference I'm no audiophile. But in the 80's I did have quite the set up JBL L 112 Twin Carver amps NAD pre amp, Dual turntable Revov B77 reel to reel and Nakamichi cassette deck Sansui Se7 graphic equalizer. So I know pretty decent sound when I hear it. I can confidently recommend these speakers for anyone looking for a good value and wanting to avoid a jungle of wires like my 80's set up had

Bought as a gift. Recipient very pleased with sound quality and look of the speakers.

Great sound speakers for small to medium size rooms. Handful connectivity options. Loud enough to wake up the neighbours.

I live in an apartment now and move around a bit, so don't have a big system at the moment and miss it. My ears were adjusting to an okay soundbar and a heap of bluetooth speakers, mainly JBL. These are in no way comparable. I've only really been a fan of Wharfedale and B&W. Sound quality for dollar, these have to be tough to beat for a compact system. Canadian made too, which is what got me to take a gamble, not a big one though, the reviews are good. Just a bit of stranger danger, now I'm already looking at their other products.

These speakers sound great for the price point ! Im not a huge audiophile, so this is my personal opinion on them. First off, after unboxing, the build quality is solid, and they have a good weight to them. Upon first listen, I was pleasantly surprised with the sound output. Nice bass, clean highs, not too harsh on the ears for mids. I was using Bluetooth connection and Spotify lossless to them. Im my opinion, the 120w (60w per speaker) is bit underpowered. These work well in small to mid-smaller/medium areas. Could have been 100w/side to help fill larger rooms. But im using these in my 240sqft dinning area for background entertainment purposes. The options for input stages is sufficient, but I feel its a huge miss without having a wifi opinion built in and an app to control them, or link to other wifi audio devices (Bluetooth is outdated imo). I purchased a WIIM pro for my wifi dac needs, connecting it via TOSLINK optical input. the room correction and eq in the WIIM streamer woke these speakers up ! After room correction and a bit of personal taste eq'ing, wow the bass hits nicely, the mids toned down and highs got nice and crisp! I added the fluance DB10 sub and it sounds like a small club in my dinning area .. these are great souding speakers at a budget price point. My only real cons against them so far, are the lack of wifi capabilities and bing a little underpowered for larger rooms. My reason for the 4 stars .. add wifi and app control .. and I would not hesitate to buy these all day !

Qlty little speakers,shame about the price difference between amazon and manufacturers. £50 cheaper on fluance website. My loss,happy with how they sound.