Dayton Audio Classic B65 Bookshelf Speaker Pair (Black)

Generally good in performance and value, especially for a “customer friendly pricing”-a Classic design-suitable for stereo systems and just for general listeningCon: difficult to remove the grill

The good:Easily the best sounding bookshelf speakers I've heard in a long time that were not hugely expensive. I tested a set out running a Fosi Audio BT30D and found them to be much more lively than I had expected. Great sound for a budget friendly 2.1 channel home stereo system that provided room filling mids and highs as well as a decent amount of bass kick from the 6.5 woofer. Vocals and instruments were represented very well in my opinion.The bad:I purchased a set with every intention of placing them on their respective bookshelves to avoid the cost of buying or building speaker stands for them. Unfortunately, without the open air to breathe, the whole range of sound suffered, but especially those previously room filling mids and about 90% of bass response.So, if you have the space and the budget to make the proper accommodations for a set of these bookshelf speakers, they are fantastic and I would not hesitate to rely on them for the bulk of my music listening outside of the car. But without a more open environment to place the speakers where they seem to really shine, they are a pass.

I got a pair of these to try out against some Neumi BS5 speakers. They held their own so I kept both and run these as my rears. Tldr: Good at movies, ok at music and has small issues with female vocals. Great value!For movies, these are pretty good speakers. No real faults. Not a ton of bass but decent clarity, to clarify it does have bass though. The sound quality is good at low to moderate levels. Haven't really tried turning these up super high.For music , these struggle with certain female vocals. There's like a garbling effect at some specific frequency. These speakers don't like music optimizer on my amp or me upping the treble. Left alone they sound very clear and I enjoy the sound at a moderate level.For the price, I'm not sure you could find anything that comes near these. They look great and sound good.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Price and positive reviews. Also had bigger bass speakers than comparative products. Just hooked them up and they sound amazing.

I’m using these with two Class D monoblocks. I’ll be placing them on speaker stands (rather than on a desktop; IMO, while one could use them in a desktop/near field setup, their sonic capabilities merit their use either with a subwoofer (for two channel stereo) or as part of a video surround sound system. NB: These are PASSIVE speakers, viz., they require an integrated amp or equivalent (e.g. preamp + power amp or a stereo receiver). They look good, and both sound and build quality are well above what one typically gets at this price point.

Truly exceptional quality for the price. I purchased because of excellent review over at Shut Up and Record! (Marty). These "book-shelf" speakers fill up a fairly large room with as rich of a sound as I imagine far more expensive, larger speakers could do. They really are a No-Brainer!

Used these for front channels off home theater. Look good and sound good.

Probably ok for the price, but they just did not hold a candle to the Klipsch models I bought for about 50 more bucks. If you are looking for warm 70s Polk audio sound, these are pretty close, but they can't handle a lot of power. If you are looking for accurate... Keep looking.