Dayton Audio B652

UPDATE : 06/29/18 Apparently these need to be hung against drywall to get full bass. I've bought TEN of these already, after being impressed with the first pair. It's only when I hooked them up to decent amp, and hung them against drywall, not on the floor as stand-alones, that I got the full bass. In my bedroom, a 12'x 18' space, and ONLY TWO of these connected to a LePai 2020TI and hung on the wall next to the TV, .....well, At half volume at 25% bass and 35% treble.... it EFFING vibrates my sternum and vibrates the furniture !! I think the light thin cabinets really limit the sound these are capable of, so before you solder in stuff to pump the base....glue on some more pdf, or just hang them against wood/drywall. These are inexpensive speakers BUT THEY ARE NOT CHEAP SPEAKERS !! AND I OWN INFINITY RS SERIES !!! If I was going to build a decent sounding home theatre, I'd put two in the front, four on the side and two in the rear. All just simply hung against the drywall by the hook already attached. I'd feed them with Lepai 2020Ti's, each pair, and that would be it !! For $200 bucks, it sounds as good as an HK sound room. At 1/2 volume, it will blow you out of the seat, and the kids will be screaming because their ears are bleeding. As anyone knows, a well matched set blows pure watts and amps out of the water anyday. Yes, I am a recovering audiophile and a former semi-pro rock musician who still jams with friends. Either my hearing has been totally shot by too much Van Halen, or these are some serious speakers at a price point that Dayton has set low as what must be a marketing gimmick in order to become the next "Infinity". For about 15 bucks apiece, they are a fantastic bargain. I plan on buying 10 maybe 20 more, and seeing if they can be used as in-wall speakers. How about building your own set of Bose 901's with these ? Very cool decent speakers. At $15 bucks, how can you not like these ? I first bought a pair, thinking at $12.44 each they couldn't possibly be any good, but was I very wrong ! I was extremely impressed, so I bought 8 more ! I use those Lepai 2020's to push them, with the input coming from an Amazon Echo. I'm really pleased with this setup, which I use in different locations around the house. I wanted more sound than the Echo could provide, and this setup really fits that bill. ....I can't really tell much difference between these and my Infinity RS-10's, and I come from a background that has included balancing the sound system for a large Cathedral (think Notre Dame), been a factory authorized Alpine car radio installer, run sound boards for rock bands, and I am a life-long musician myself. I can't understand how these speakers can sound so damn good at such a low "fell off a truck" price, but they really do sound like speakers costing a lot more.

I've become somewhat of an audiophile, prioritizing sound quality over almost everything else. I know good sound when I hear it, and trust me, this is great sound. I came across these speakers when reading an article about them by Steve Guttenburg, the CNET audio expert, who is a reviewer that I completely trust, because he also knows great sound when he hears it. He raved about these speakers, saying that he would be impressed with these even if they cost three times as much. So more out of curiosity than anything, I bought these speakers to test them out. At $40, they weren't going to break the bank. For my testing, I replaced two Alesis Monitor1 MKII Channel Studio Monitor s, which contain the same size woofer at 6.5, but contain a slightly bigger tweeter at 1", compared to the Dayton's 5/8". The two speaker's build construction is remarkably similar; the biggest difference is the Alesis speakers are housed in much bigger cabinets, and have a port on the back to provide better base response. Despite this, the Dayton speakers are built very well, housed in a black vinyl-covered cabinet that feels relatively sturdy, definitely not a cabinet I would expect to see in a $40 speaker. They're a lot lighter than I expected a speaker of that size to be. This isn't a good or bad thing, just an observation. The one downside when it comes to build construction are the spring connectors. Spring connectors work fine, but they don't provide near as good a grip on the wires as binding posts do, causing the wire to fall out of the speaker if you move it in a wrong way. A small annoyance, but again, for $40 you can't complain too much. Now onto sound quality. The Dayton's, like the Alesis', are monitor speakers, meaning they provide a very flat sound, aiming to reproduce the sound exactly as it was recorded. This is great for people like me, who use them for recording, but may not fit the tastes of other people. Some people love the sound that monitors provide, but others tend to flock towards other options. It may be worth listening to a monitor speaker before making the purchase, but since they cost only $40, it's not a complete necessity. I had these hooked up to an Onkyo receiver rated at 80 watts-per-channel. The Dayton's are only rated to go up to 40 watts, but adding more wattage never hurts a speaker. Yes, you will have to get an external amplifier for these to work, as they're not self-powered, but that should be considered a positive rather than a negative. Self-powered speakers are limited by their built-in amplifiers, where these are not, meaning you can generally get much better sound quality out of these than you can with self-powered speakers. The good news with these is that they're rated at 8-ohms, meaning they're extremely easy to drive. You won't have to get a very big receiver to power these. I first listened to Bruce Springsteen's new album, Wrecking Ball, because I was anxious to see how these speakers handled loud rock music. Right away I was very impressed with the amount of sound these things can put out! Sitting roughly three feet away from each speaker, I turned them up as loud as my ears could handle, and these things didn't seem to mind. I heard no distortion whatsoever, which is extremely uncommon in speakers of this price. Now I started to get excited. One other characteristic of cheap speakers is that the high end tends to sound extremely harsh, like the singer is screaming at you. I'm very glad to say that these speakers don't fall into this category. Despite their $40 price tag, the high end didn't suffer at all. When listening to the Eagles' "No More Walks in the Wood", their voices all sounded very calm and relaxed, and I could just sit back and listen. Elton John's piano in "Tiny Dancer" sounded beautiful. I sincerely forgot I was listening to such cheap speakers. Midrange sounded very natural throughout my listening, but the one shortcoming to these speakers is, not surprisingly, bass response. It's not that bass sounds bad, what's there sounds very natural and satisfying. However, these speakers are only rated to go down to 70Hz, which isn't nearly as deep as what ported woofers do. The fact that it doesn't have a port makes the speaker sound much more tight and flat throughout all the other frequencies, it just sacrifices some of the low-end. With this being said, the bass that's there is very tight-sounding, which is a very good thing. Despite the fact that the bass doesn't go too low, I still didn't feel the need to add a subwoofer. Whether you'll need to add a subwoofer will depend on how they're used and the tastes of the individual. Just know that if you expect your speakers to fill a whole room with bass, these aren't it. Now how do these compare, sound quality-wise, to the Alesis Monitors that they replaced? When going back to listen to the Alesis' after a long listening period with the Dayton's, I concluded that the Alesis Monitors edged out the Dayton's very slightly. Both were extremely comparable throughout the high and midrange frequencies, but in the end the bass response of the Alesis Monitors edged out the Dayton's. Because of their bigger size, they were also able to fill up a room much better than the Dayton's could. With that being said, the Alesis' were $200-a-pair, which is five times as much as the Dayton's! So if we're going off the value-scale, the Dayton's win hands-down. These are the best $40 speakers I've ever heard. In conclusion, these speakers are by far the best value out there in the price to sound-quality ratio. Can better speakers be bought for more money? Of course they can. But if you're on a budget, and are looking for great desktop, dorm room, bedroom, or apartment speakers, you can't go wrong with these. For $40, the sound that comes out of these will really surprise you. Though I'm putting these away now in favor of my Alesis Monitors, I really hope I find some use for them in the future, because they were a joy to listen to. Trust me, you'll feel the same way.

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 barato Great speakers for a low price, good bass and good depth in sound , I recommend these for those who want something good and cheap

These speakers rock. I have used them with a Sony STR-DH130 receiver and the much cheaper Lepai lp2020a+ amplifier. These speakers sound great on both. They can produce bass much better than any computer speakers. The terminals are the spring clip type. There's a bracket on the back to hand them on a wall, though I haven't used it. I keep the mesh off because they look cool without it, but they look alright with the mesh on too. I've used mine for some 700-800 hours total, and they still sound great. I've never heard any distortion and I have run them pretty loud at times. Personally, I'm using these in a bedroom/dorm room, and they're more than enough to fill the room with sound.

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.