Dayton Audio B652 6-1/2-Inch 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker Pair

These are passively powered speakers, which means you'll need an external amplifier for this. With a cheap <1k amp (Generic Lepy / Lepai) and a 2A power adapter, these are loud enough for filling up a small room (Read edit). The sound is accurate, with a little more punch in the lows thanks to the 6.5" bass. However, the sound is pretty neutral, there isn't much of a punch. These do serve well as my first set of keyboard monitors. If you want better, put in some more money and go for Polk Audio T15 (Read edit).In a bass test from YouTube, the bass clipped out at around 50 Hz, which is pretty good. The takeover of the tweeter from the bass is seamless and perfect, without any clipping in between.Long story short, these provide better and clearer sound than any of the powered sound-in-a-box solutions from any company. If you have moved past the commercially available 2.1s and 4.1s and want good bookshelf speakers, these would be an excellent first buy, or a good value add to your assembled home theater.P. S. I also own a Thonet and Vander Hoch. They are excellent and are part of my home theater setup. I did not expect sound this good from a set of speakers that is half the price. At this price, these speakers are NOT supposed to sound this good. :)P. P. S. The sound out of bookshelf speakers also depend on the placement. Best results at ear level. Do some R&D for the best sound.Cheers!Edit: After the burn-in period, these sound even better. I swapped the cheap amp (supplying 12V x 2A = 24W, which means 12W per channel) with a comparatively better amp - Sound King SK 7500 (available on Amazon), which could provide 40W+40W RMS, which is the actual wattage rating of the speakers. The speakers sounded unbelievably better! The extra power did help, and I've not even pushed the volume knob past the half mark. The powerful bass notes which used to give out a crackling sound were sorted out and sounded fine, and the speakers, in general, sounded louder and clearer. These are now competing with the sound quality from my Thonet and Vander Hoch speakers, which makes it an incredible value for money. Also, don't listen to the older me. This is so much better than Polk Audio T15. :)The speakers might sound even better with proper AV Receivers or Stereo Receivers (Denon / Yamaha / Onkyo / Marantz). I'll find out once I have the budget for any of those. :)Common issues- Crackling noise when not playing any audio: Check the Ground terminal / "Grounding" of your electric switchboard.If you choose to buy the same Sound King amp, don't use the AUX input in the amp. Use the CD in or TV in for the best quality.Cheers!

Great Bookshelf Speaks. Really amazed with clarity, bass and treble response of the speaker. It is value for money and must buy product. This is imported from US and impressed with quick delivery.Overall, I am very satisfied with them and enjoying Hindi and Marathi songs on it... 😊

Superb quality. Feeling lucky to get this pair at this price. But poor packing made few damages on body.

Good speakers for audio listening. I have connected to 50 watts stereo amplifier and Logitech Bluetooth receiver for music casting from mobile. I am very pleased with the sound quality.

Amazing product

Not that great. Audio output is very light.

Hmm excellent speakers...these 6.5 inch drivers(woofer size) sell for 40 dollars in U.S around 3000 Rs and are outdated. New ones are the dayton b652 air. These have ribbon tweeter with two sizes 6.5 drivers and 4.5 drivers. The 6.5 driver speakers has better bass compared to 4.5 priced at 60 US dollars around Rs.4500. Over priced in india.Check reviews on YouTube.

The price given here is a joke, they sell for $40 (Rs 2600) abroad.They used to be highly recommended on a lot of sites before as they offered excellent sound for a low price. The new revision (late 2012-2013) of these speakers makes them total crap. They are very bad, there is no bass, treble roll off, the sound is far far from being accurate or clear even at the $40 price tag. Everything sounds THIN AND UNNATURAL!.

I diffusori hanno le seguenti misure 30x18x16,35cm. La musica che si sente da questi speaker è piacevole e di buona qualità, da utilizzare assolutamente con un amplificatore da 50w o superiore. Spedizione arrivata in anticipo rispetto alla data di consegna prevista.

I bought these for my unheated garage/workshop/man cave due to the price point, and have been pretty happy with them. Sound quality is fantastic for the price, and is pretty good regardless of the price. Some reviews talk about cabinet air leakage and the need to stuff and reseal the enclosures, and while I might open up the cabs and put some batting in there eventually, I don't seem to have any trouble with air leakage. I'm running these off a nice old Sansui receiver that is also pretty sweet sounding so i guess your mileage may vary if you pair them with cheap amplification. I'm curious to hear the model with the updated tweeter, but I'm a pretty critical listener and I don't find the tweeters on this model lacking, harsh, or fatiguing.Great buy.

Buenas bocinas por un precio bajo , buen babeo y buena profundidad de sonido , la claridad de los agudos es muy buena , las recomiendo para los que quieren algo bueno bonito y baratoGreat speakers for a low price, good bass and good depth in sound , I recommend these for those who want something good and cheap

**SUDDENLY I understand how people can be reviewing these and giving such poor reviews. The "new" versions of these speakers that have been trickling in since sometime last year or early this year are TERRIBLE. So ... the review below is for the "old" version of them.Sometimes I think good speakers are as much a product of luck as they are of engineering. A certain component, a certain random design decision, and everything comes together. I can only imagine that's what happened here, because given the cost these speakers are great.Let's first talk about what they aren't: these are not powerhouse fronts for a living room or man cave system. They just aren't. I pushed them a bit with an Onkyo 3008 .. and I could easily tell not to push them any more. They're not particularly good at bass. I'm currently using them with Pyle 2x40 PCA2, and with a Sony STRDB 830 (my venerable office system that still sounds clean after all these years ... great build quality). The PCA2 was easily powerful enough to drive them effortlessly.They aren't particularly deep/bass-y/boom-y/low-endy/etc.. I tried pairing them with a sub (Velodyne 10 inch), and the sub ended up overpowering them a bit (and having the two connected at once to my computer was a wiring nightmare, so I just wrote off the concept for now). At higher volumes, with the lack of bass, you may find yourself turning the volume up or trying to crank the bass on your stereo equalizer in order to get a bit more oomph. They are what they are: I wouldn't try to EQ them to death to try to correct the low end flaw. The high-end heavy tone, while I found very pleasant at low and moderate volumes, can get fatiguing to the ear if you crank it up and try to maximize low end presence.Now for the positives: FORTY DOLLARS!?!?! Okay, got that out of the way. I found them delightfully musical for the price, with clear highs and surprisingly distinct (for this price range) imaging for the various instruments. The voices, particularly at comfortable listening levels, are startling lifelike and nuanced. I found these particularly shine with jazz and big band. Classic rock and rap ... not so much as there is a problem with . I cannot get over the musicality for this price range. I got a pair as a curiosity, and I then ordered three more pairs after a few hours of testing.I did a mini "war of the speakers" by hooking a B652 up simultaneously with various bookshelf speakers, then changing the balance back and forth (and trying to keep the volume level) to see how they compared. The companion speakers included: a little horn tweetered, bookshelf JBL that originally retailed for 150.00 a pair (my daughter destroyed one of them, so I now have one laying around), the satellite AND a double-woofered front speaker from the Onkyo 540 set, an Infinity Reference 2000.2, and finally a Boston Super One.It was easier to drive the B652 than all of them, obviously. The B652 was lighter and more musical at low volumes, with the exception of the Super One. At moderate to high volumes, only the Boston Super One and to a lesser extent the Reference 2000.2 were clear victors, with the Infinity Reference 2000.2 being decidedly better in some aspects, and worse in others ... the other three speakers were painfully inferior to the Daytons. These results were a bit depressing, given these speakers generally cost quite a bit more when released (with four of them costing several times as much).I immediately ordered two more pairs and I think I'm going to add yet another pair. Between home and office, I have six distinct stereo systems ... and this speaker is probably going to end up in four or five of them, either as the stereo mains or as surround rears. Pair them with a little amp, you don't need anything else for great sound at your computer. Hook 'em up to a receiver, and it will be loud enough to fill your office or bedroom. I find the warm tonality/music utterly surprising.Is it a great speaker? No. It has some obvious shortcomings. But, it is a good, startlingly efficient speaker whose strong points are insane given the price. The speakers I own that outperform it take a lot of power to drive, are much larger, and cost waaaaay more. Love these speakers.**10/28/11 Update: I tried one of these against a Wharfedale 9.0 speaker, using a Marantz 2220b (gotta love vintage) to drive them. This speaker were fairly equivalent to the Wharfedales in both overall musicality, transparency, and vibrancy of sound, and maybe even better for midbass. Of course ... it might not be that fair, since the 'dale's are about 30-50% smaller, but damn ... I expected the diamonds to hold up better.

Exelentes bocinas a un exelente precio, son únicas no encontraras esta calidad en este rango de precio, se escuchan fuerte, claro y sin distorsión con amplificadores de poca potencia, ideal para escuchar en una oficina, en tu recamara o ambientar una reunión social con un sonido dinámico y delicioso invirtiendo tan poco dinero, tienen personalidad, al tenerlas y usarlas se vuelven un producto querido, de mis mejores compras en Amazon.