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 (Natural Walnut)

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.

They have nice balanced sound, decent bass and treble. For a bookshelf size speaker they're pretty good. I'm connecting them via Bluetooth and it works well. I've read that they would sound even better via a wired hookup. I'm using them to play music from my phone and TV. I just wanted something very simple that sounds decent and these are meeting my expectations. There are three things I think can be improved. First, the speakers should have come with a detachable front grill. It's a little weird that they don't. Second, the wire that connects the passive speaker to the active speaker should be a heavier gauge and use banana jacks. The included wire does the job fine but it's kind of cheap looking. Third, I wish there was a phone app that I could use to control all the speaker's settings. The included remote works fine but in my opinion an app would be so much better. For example you could visualize the bass or treble settings with sliders in the app. You can't do that with remote. But considering their cost, size, and sound quality, I recommend these speakers.

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.

Awesome set of active speakers

Las bocinas llegaron en tiempo y forma, perfectamente empacadas, son algo pesadas casi 7 kilos cada una, la calidad de las mismas y el sonido son increíbles, realmente una gran mejora,sonido neutro, claro, nítido, sin distorsión, las tengo conectadas vía RCA a mi DAC Ifi Zen 3 y el volumen y nivel de detalle en la música es notable, realmente tienen separación estéreo, así mismo las utilizo con mi teléfono mediante Bluetooth, en ambos casos suenan maravilloso, eso sí más fuerte y claro con más bajos por medio de cable RCA que por Bluetooth, para notar la diferencia auditiva, la mejora en calidad de sonido, solo reproduzco archivos hi-res desde Qobuz, igualmente desde mi PC y desde mi teléfono, en PC hay que configurar Qobuz en modo exclusivo y en el caso de Bluetooth mi POCO F8 si puede transmitir archivos hi-res, no todos los teléfonos pueden hacerlo, la mayoría solo trasmite en calidad de CD máximo, sin duda valen su precio, gracias a ellas he descubierto muchas cosas que estaban en las canciones que antes no podía escuchar

Happy with the sound quality and easy to install. Like the fact that the the sound system can be hooked via Bluetooth.

Great functionality with Bluetooth and other inputs. Loud but not overly loud; subwoofer is needed with these speakers.

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

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