Fluance Reference Tower and Center Review - Budget Beasts!

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cheapaudioman

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Күн бұрын

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@laylaandevan2680
@laylaandevan2680 3 жыл бұрын
Not sure how we can talk about bass without a cup of coffee. I didn’t even know that was possible. Mind blown.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
Tried to change it up. Felt weird. Going back.
@laylaandevan2680
@laylaandevan2680 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman I actually loved seeing them set up in your space. Was really cool and added a lot of interest.
@docdeens4030
@docdeens4030 3 жыл бұрын
It really is a day that will live in infamy
@mtmct5153
@mtmct5153 3 жыл бұрын
I had to drink an extra cup of coffee in my skull mug, just to make up for it
@Mertyboy1207
@Mertyboy1207 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman Nah! Mix it up
@dk101likeu
@dk101likeu 3 жыл бұрын
Fluance towers 600$, Fluance Center speaker 150$, getting to laugh my ass off listening to the CheapAudioMan, PRICELESS!!
@gregoryblake3377
@gregoryblake3377 3 жыл бұрын
That old man bit had me crying it was so well thought out 😅
@DavidChatterton-j6b
@DavidChatterton-j6b 8 ай бұрын
I bought a 5.1 set from this company when they first started advertising in the US. I don't know where they are made today but mine are made in Canada. I was a bit skeptical because the price was $289 with FREE SHIPPING back then, approx. 7 years ago. Banana inputs and super quality materials. I was blown away by the quality and the price. I thought they might be stolen or something when I first got them because the price was more representative of a cheap set of speakers, yet the quality was unreal. The sound and clarity, as well as the power handling capabilities is even more of a mind blower. Suffice it to say I still use these babies on a day-to-day basis and man are they crystal clean with mean bass punch. Thank you Fluance. Astounding.
@johnnixon2504
@johnnixon2504 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I had to plug one of the ports to calm the bass and resonances in my room. I really like the warm contrast of these affordable compared to my main system that has the much brighter b&w speakers. These things kick butt for a great price. With just a bit of tweaking, I have impressed everyone that has listen to them.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
A ton of potential here with these for sure. great tip on the ports
@moonytheloony6516
@moonytheloony6516 3 жыл бұрын
I click “Like” before I hit “play” because I already know I’m in for a helluva good time while learning a thing or two.
@offason
@offason 3 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best speaker review I've ever seen! You're the King Randall 👑
@Crowleywild
@Crowleywild 3 жыл бұрын
You will hit a million subs no doubt my friend. Love your sense of humor and style of review. It would be awesome if you did a video reviewing the Jamo S83 center, S 809 towers, S810 sub and S803 bookshelves. I'd like to hear your opinion on them for home theater use.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
did the s805 mini towers and thinking about getting some more Jamos in.
@Crowleywild
@Crowleywild 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman I will stay tuned to see if you do. I dont have high expectations for the sub since it's so compact, but I'd still like to hear your take on it.
@kamenlitchev
@kamenlitchev 3 жыл бұрын
:-D THAT INTRO!!! You're killing it today....
@collinwood60
@collinwood60 3 жыл бұрын
Randy rising from the depths for this video presentation! Thanks for the review. Fun as always.
@abbywallace5154
@abbywallace5154 3 жыл бұрын
Hilarious! Come for the information, stay for the awesome comedy.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@edholmwood
@edholmwood 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. I love the humor and the fact you do a good review to boot. Stay warm.
@eyestick8012
@eyestick8012 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 15K subs! Nice to see a center channel included in your review. Might check out the Fluance DB 12 subs. I picked up 2 of them for $590 shipped. IMO, one of the best affordable subwoofers out there.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
Nice. they're sending me a turntable so maybe I can get a subwoofer next
@StewartMarkley
@StewartMarkley 3 жыл бұрын
Randy, HT center channels are intended for movie dialog only to firmly position people speaking on the screen. Since human speech ranges from 300 to 3000 Hertz the center channels do not need to go below that range for movies. But if you like to play music with the center channel, the speaker still doesn't need to go below about a 100Hz because we cannot localize low bass frequencies anyway. The 35Hz low end cutoff is below the fundamental frequency of the low E string of a 4 string bass (41Hz) so for most music a subwoofer isn't needed. This is why I prefer towers to bookshelves as it is better to spend money on a tower speaker that you don't need stands or subwoofers to listen to music generally. If you like to listen to electronic music or songs with a 5 string bass with the low B string at 31Hz, or movies with LFE, then a sub is needed.
@Akstergrind
@Akstergrind 3 жыл бұрын
Your shenanigans throughout this video really made me chortle, and I badly needed a good chortle, so thank you, Cheapaudioman!
@theglovelock1752
@theglovelock1752 3 жыл бұрын
The single best entrance to a video ever made... I couldn’t help but watch it over and over. Too funny!
@Meowbox9000
@Meowbox9000 3 жыл бұрын
It's great you are getting sent stuff. Keeping the show rolling without breaking the bank. G I Joe collection lives to fight another day, though they may already be gone. Eather way they fought hard to get you to the point wair the channle has enough clout to self sustain. Congratulations for your victory.
@sikbaggers
@sikbaggers 2 жыл бұрын
Hey just spent way more hours than I want to admit binge watching your videos on home theatre speakers...The Flaunce speakers brought me here although I was researching the Signature series..You mentioned running a room correction at the end of the video...Im about to start purchasing everything for our new system...whats the best way to do room correction? Is there a program disc you recommend? Or is this something that generally comes with the receiver? Thank you in advance sir..appreciate what you do. I run a 55k sub channel here and I know how much goes into this...so really..thank you!
@eonreeves4324
@eonreeves4324 2 жыл бұрын
I had a pair of some very old retired Fluance towers I had picked up from an estate sale for $100. Same configuration MTMW only it had a 10" side fire / rear ported. I ended up using them for a year before selling to a VERY happy customer for $300. I gave him a demo and in the first 10 seconds he just says "$300??" like "are you sure?? TAKE MY MONEY!" lol yeah they did sound pretty good and for a few bills it's a deal. I am looking at getting a set of these for my living room setup. Thanks for the review!
@Mollymollyboy
@Mollymollyboy 3 жыл бұрын
Its great that you mentioned something about adding the centre channel for music listening. I asked you about incorporating centre channel in one of your live stream and didn't get a definite answer and this video gave me more idea with what to expect! Im slowly curating my elac 2.0 5.2s
@jkh4q
@jkh4q 3 жыл бұрын
I'm confused why you kept ducking out of picture, but it made me laugh. Thanks for brightening my day.
@TheAboriginal1
@TheAboriginal1 Жыл бұрын
Randy I've done a lot of research and I think I'm going to pull the trigger on these this Christmas to replace some older Klipsch towers. Generally the Klipsch sound great but often they are overly harsh and fatiguing. I've been trying to find a heavy "mid range" speaker and these sound like they will do the trick.
@eeyorebill04
@eeyorebill04 3 жыл бұрын
I love your style and I love your channel! I’d like to see more reviews of affordable floorstanders like this. Stay awesome (and warm)
@Audiodreamer192-24
@Audiodreamer192-24 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Dolby surround for music is awesome! I use it all the time instead of stereo . With atmos it’s an encompassing bubble of 3D sound. I play mqa’s on tidal, the receivers I have will do the first fold which is still 48khz/24 bit. Extended stereo will also carry the atmos as well thx to Dolby up mixing.👍✌️🔊
@av8rbri473
@av8rbri473 3 жыл бұрын
Do y’all in CA get discounts on Anthem amps or A/V receivers? some of my favs ever!
@Audiodreamer192-24
@Audiodreamer192-24 3 жыл бұрын
@@av8rbri473 I’m not sure I never dealt with those I have 3 pioneer elite receivers and 2 denon. And some older amps from over the years. All I can say is there is better bang of the buck in the US then here because we get screwed on the difference of the $$$.
@av8rbri473
@av8rbri473 3 жыл бұрын
We The north TY. Yes, I’m sure that VAT/other is a SOB!! Sorry to hear........
@CFHmetalorama
@CFHmetalorama 3 жыл бұрын
Same here, I hope Tidal continue to update their atmos catalogue, regular music sounds good in DD but the atmos mixes are fantastic.
@Audiodreamer192-24
@Audiodreamer192-24 3 жыл бұрын
@@CFHmetalorama they always add new content all around the board. There’s mqa’s for more then not now . As far as atmos, even if it’s not native encoded the Dolby surround up mixing does a beautiful job with atmos. So great either way.👍
@RCB2244
@RCB2244 3 жыл бұрын
Randy.....you are a BadA$$ speaker reviewer! Total commitment, still managed to do the reviews and post them during a blizzard, 🌨 and total power loss!!🔌🔋 AND... I remember requesting you to review these Fluance XL8F towers, and you actually did it for us!! Thanks, dude...you rock🤘"almost" as hard as those speakers do, lol.🔊 You deserve the most success, rewards and recognition. I'm a fan. It'd be fun to have a drink with you and talk sound, haha.🍺 Keep it up man, I know you will.👍 Btw, I like seeing the speakers in your listening space. It was nice that you changed it up a bit. I believe I'll eventually order a pair of these towers. I think they're a pretty great value. Love the high-end look, especially the Walnut, which is what I'll get. I greatly appreciate your input, just adds to all the solid reviews for Fluance. I've also considered the Definitive Technology BP9040. Kinda similar design w/ the sub and MTM, but it's a powered sub instead. And rear-facing mids/tweeters too. They're more than double the price of these, but maybe one day when they go on sale again, (at Amazon/or BB) I'll grab a pair. They're quite phenomenal. Could be worth the higher cost. Bi-polar/direct reflecting design for sound staging/imaging/live performance sound. I've heard them in person and was impressed. The BP9040 line is a "similar" design to the VINTAGE Bose 501s and 901s (which I own both pair). DefTech basically copied the Bose design and probably tried to "improve" or make their version slightly "different than Bose." I'm talking when Bose WAS amazing quality...BEFORE the early-mid 90s, when they totally screwed up and started making the cube satellites and space-saving junk! Mass-marketing just to sell the NAME, not quality sound anymore. So that's why "so many" audiophiles HATE Bose. The haters don't truly understand the earlier days of the Bose 501, 601, & 901 models. If they did, they wouldn't hate them. In my opinion, some of the BEST speakers ever made. Power them with quality amp and equalization, and it's "Hi-Fi Heaven" in your living room! I own a lot of speakers too and I'm always buying more. The goal is to make the music sound as "live" as possible (Soundstage/imaging/realistic bass/vocals/etc). But true live sound is never perfect, btw. That's why reflected sound (like with Bose or DefTech designs) is so realistic/similar to a live performance. Close your eyes and the performers are in your room. Maybe not "perfect" in terms of spec sheets, but the sound is everywhere all around you (in just 2-channel). So how they sound is what matters vs numbers. Too many sound enthusiasts listen with their EYES👀 on the specs, not with their EARS!!👂Numbers don't produce sound, people do, with instruments/vocals/effects, etc. To me, speakers are just instruments performing the music or movie. We all know that's an amazing experience when the speakers truly 'disappear' and you're in the center of the performance. Goosebump moments, lol. That's what defines a quality speaker to me. But room acoustics at concerts are usually terrible....and quite deafening, that you can't distinguish what you're hearing. Just painful noise, sometimes! So I can make the concert sound "better" in my own house, and my ears won't be bleeding and ringing when I leave the room.📢🙉 Anyway, sorry for my extended 2 cents.🤑 You are the real deal, man!
@21cElectronicsMaster
@21cElectronicsMaster 3 жыл бұрын
So Tell me: Being that these speakers are an MTM Design, does this make a Vertical Sweet-Spot when sitting down on the sofa vs. standing vs. sitting on the floor?? I'm interested in these, but not sure if it's the right Speaker for me. Cheers!
@cnhhnc
@cnhhnc 3 жыл бұрын
Stay warm down there if you can. Up here under Canada we live this life every winter. But that's why people retire to your area! Generators? Lots have them up North. Fortunately, you're far enough south so that it can't last. Be over, hopefully, sooner rather than later! Fluance? Good value!
@BigGeorge3397
@BigGeorge3397 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Randy, it’s been a while since this review but I ended up ordering these Fluance speakers. There’s been a lot that has come out since but I hope I didn’t make too big of mistake by not waiting. Are these still a super value and comparable today?
@dillonquackenbush3895
@dillonquackenbush3895 3 жыл бұрын
You are a bad... inFLUANCE 😂
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there and I like it
@flaviogmaia
@flaviogmaia 3 жыл бұрын
Googled "ninididimium", no luck... Awesome visuals on this video, btw
@maheeinfy13
@maheeinfy13 3 жыл бұрын
Its a recently found new type of magnet known only by select few on the planet. Randy one of em
@SyzygyNoon
@SyzygyNoon 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the review. I truly do. I just remember when I bought my Xbox 360 on day-one, and it cost over $300, I realized that expensive things were more expensive than I knew. I know great speakers are pricey, but I'm not fond of thinking $600 or more is couch money.
@jasonrippon2303
@jasonrippon2303 3 жыл бұрын
The leaning in and out was fantastic
@stevensmith1881
@stevensmith1881 3 жыл бұрын
Randy, that is cool that Fluance wanted you to review their speakers. Do you get to keep them or do they want them back?
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sending them back. I may ask how much they are to purchase though. really like them
@S_M_0009
@S_M_0009 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman i wish they let you keep them for free.
@richardchang2332
@richardchang2332 2 жыл бұрын
@@S_M_0009 Can't do that, it may appear that a favorable review was bought. Integrity is everything for a good reviewer. Thanks, for the unbiased reviews Mr. Cheapaudioman.
@PoliChannel
@PoliChannel Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the review. What would be the most reasonable stereo amp for these?
@S_M_0009
@S_M_0009 3 жыл бұрын
Good review. This comes with some sound test now.great to hear them.
@Clint3571
@Clint3571 3 жыл бұрын
Omg, a review with a center. Home theater nerds rejoice!
@dolly_llamas_tea
@dolly_llamas_tea 3 жыл бұрын
Lol your facial expression when you made yourself disappear in the beginning was hilarious!!!!!
@harrybaque5502
@harrybaque5502 3 жыл бұрын
Are you looking for AAA batteries under your couch?
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
ha. nice reference
@PsyK1c
@PsyK1c 3 жыл бұрын
You should review one of the several compelling 2.1 options under $300 such as the Dayton MK402x + Dayton sub-1000 + Fosi TDA7498e amp. That is my daily driver setup and it represents an amazing value especially for games/movies where the extra low end can be fully utilized.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
that sounds fun and I'm looking into some great lower cost options shortly
@trogdorwasadragon-man3872
@trogdorwasadragon-man3872 3 жыл бұрын
Curious if you'd have any budget stereo receivers to recommend pairing with these towers.
@jhvesterjr
@jhvesterjr 2 жыл бұрын
I totally love how you look like one away from a DUI. Great vids!
@WigWagWorkshop
@WigWagWorkshop Жыл бұрын
Great Review! I know this is an older video, but hoping you or someone in the comments can answer a question. Will my Denon AVR-S570BT power these speakers, even though it's rated at 70 watts at 8ohms?
@Annih1lateThis
@Annih1lateThis 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful intro, first 5 seconds, wonderful.
@scotto9712
@scotto9712 3 жыл бұрын
When you say these might be 'too much for a small room', how small are we talking? I have a slightly over 9x12 room that has been 'granted' me. I'm turning it into a AV/Video game room- probably 40%music/30%movies/30%games. I was looking at this exact package - too much for a room that size? (Edit- and I really like that I can skip the sub, which makes up for some of the physical size of these monsters) Alternates? And I'm glad I stumbled across your show, it's a good'un.
@JohnScheppler
@JohnScheppler 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent review! I like you're adding in more towers and also came to the dark side with center channels. My only advice, rent crappy movies don't buy crappy movies. 🤔 To bad you can't do that with stereo equipment.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
yeah. I went to the store to buy a bunch of movies because of the power and while I was walking out there was a guy returning a red box movie... and I it occurred to me... oh... yeah that's still a thing. sure glad I just spent $75 on movies
@JohnScheppler
@JohnScheppler 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman 😯 that's almost the cost of a pair of Polk T15 speaker stands. 🤣
@brochg
@brochg 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review, Randy!!!! Thank you!
@sting0072007
@sting0072007 3 жыл бұрын
Man that's like 8 drivers for $600! Nice job fluance, and no worry's about the sub being out of phase
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
ha
@XxRyAlxXisryan
@XxRyAlxXisryan 3 жыл бұрын
Can you please do a review on the fluance elite 5.0 speaker system, it's a step lower than these reference speakers but they are super affordable and people say really good things for them! Please review them! :)
@sth2937
@sth2937 5 ай бұрын
did you buy them ? I'm looking at them right now.
@XxRyAlxXisryan
@XxRyAlxXisryan 5 ай бұрын
@@sth2937 I did not, found some JBL HLS 820 used with matching center. I like them
@Ty_7
@Ty_7 2 жыл бұрын
lol @ the intro, i have a couple fluance speakers and i quite like them.
@garyganser2451
@garyganser2451 3 жыл бұрын
Too funny! When you say use Amazon HD to listen to the music you use, do you mean it is on some play list or just individually search for the songs? (Which is what I have been doing.) Also, I bought the PSAudio Reference SACD and it is great!
@welderfixer
@welderfixer 3 жыл бұрын
Randy's play list on Amazon is in the description. Tons of great music.
@MadLikeDog
@MadLikeDog 3 жыл бұрын
You said all the right things at exactly the right time ...awesome review ~thx
@stevethompson7785
@stevethompson7785 3 жыл бұрын
Hey. Check out "The Cars" Bye Bye love" ...the synths and well, all the instruments
@rolandohernandez408
@rolandohernandez408 2 жыл бұрын
I have a question....How are these speakers compared to the klipsch RP 6000f
@rolandohernandez408
@rolandohernandez408 2 жыл бұрын
These have more bass..
@Mertyboy1207
@Mertyboy1207 3 жыл бұрын
These? Or the 3050I?
@stevensmith8793
@stevensmith8793 3 жыл бұрын
Nice move at the end of the video Randy! It pays off to stick through to the ending.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
that video was fun to make. I'm not quite sure what i did though.
@stevensmith8793
@stevensmith8793 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman It was the dip under the camera when you were done. I hit you up before when you were taking the 2 handed sips of soda. Dude, you are killing it with your videos!
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
@@stevensmith8793 thanks, bro. Having a great time with my stupidity. We shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. I thought it may have been when I went into detail about being assaulted by a geriatric pugilist
@Optimus164
@Optimus164 2 жыл бұрын
Which would you go with , these fluance towers or the Polk s60 ????
@rolandohernandez408
@rolandohernandez408 2 жыл бұрын
Fluance by a mile👍
@glennclark7472
@glennclark7472 2 жыл бұрын
Help anyone..for my1st step into this hobby should i start with a pair of these or a pair of polk r200? The room is smallish..12x15
@johnnixon2504
@johnnixon2504 3 жыл бұрын
Alll right. I’m excited to hear about an actual review of these towers I got last year 🤣. We shall see if my ears work.
@tommyladik1408
@tommyladik1408 3 жыл бұрын
Love the video been thinking about picking these up and if I do I will use your link👍. I was wondering if u could do a video on the best 9.2 Atmos receiver for the best price and if u could talk about if DE coupling your speakers is worth it a d what is the best thing to use. Thanks again...
@donpettit7107
@donpettit7107 3 жыл бұрын
Is the internet on? I wish they hadn’t cut back their hours.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
internet goes out with the power
@yuckysamson
@yuckysamson 3 жыл бұрын
That opening! Did you use the same vfx team as "Kong vs. Zilla"?? Cause like seriously....
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
we had a whole team of folks come in to make that happen
@happypuppy8221
@happypuppy8221 Жыл бұрын
I have these. Amazing speakers.
@rjzlwop3153
@rjzlwop3153 3 жыл бұрын
You’re super awesome I’m sorry but I like the other tower speakers that you reviewed better! I’m not exactly sure how to spell the word because I’ve never seen it, EMOTIVA, I think is correct, thank you for helping new record today, hit 50,000 subscribers Half man half amazing or awesome LOL I really dig your videos thank you so much for being an awesome awesome human being
@robotcowhand1276
@robotcowhand1276 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I really appreciated the "if you're 80% music...not for you". What's your recommendation for someone that's 90% music? Airmotiv T-Zero+? Do you think the price bump for the Airmotiv t1+ is worth it?
@garyganser2451
@garyganser2451 3 жыл бұрын
Elac UniFi 5.2 still the top for music at $600 Randy? I can say I love them and I got them here. I do have a sub, but the bass from the Elac is better than I expected.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
if you can hold on for a bit I'm getting the T1's in. with all that said there is a definite flavor to the emotiva speakers. clarity, excitement, and punchy bass. that happens to be right up my ally so I really enjoy them. that may not be what everyone likes though.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
personally, I think they are the best sounding neutral speaker one can buy
@robotcowhand1276
@robotcowhand1276 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman wonderful! Thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to your review and coffee.
@joshuawang5859
@joshuawang5859 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your review, I would use them for music listening
@leatijoseph828
@leatijoseph828 3 жыл бұрын
What do you think polk audio signatute series?
@DPSingh-px4xu
@DPSingh-px4xu 3 жыл бұрын
Just caught on to you ....like your style..
@DBB57
@DBB57 3 жыл бұрын
These or the Emotivas T0? Did you try bi-amping these?
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
Didn’t try but amping. Fluance make way more bass. The emos have way more detail. Depends what you’re looking for. Both are great for different reasons.
@harry-Musk
@harry-Musk 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, a question and request from me! Could you make a sound clip or recording from that song off Metallica? I know it’s not going to sound like you’re in the room with you, but I’m very anxious to hear it anyway. I am strongly thinking of getting this set so please if you could do it I would be really grateful to you! ☺️👍🏼
@jjguillen65
@jjguillen65 3 жыл бұрын
Omg. Those my next speaker's. U dig the review by the way..
@Meowbox9000
@Meowbox9000 3 жыл бұрын
O just curious what amps did you use for the set up. And how hard were they to drive.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
Not hard to drive. Used onkyo tx nr686
@curtbradley549
@curtbradley549 3 жыл бұрын
Please do Signature series review!! Love your stuff !!
@Elijah.L.1971
@Elijah.L.1971 3 жыл бұрын
Do you know of any other place where I could find The B1+s? Amazon said they had them in stock, so I bought some, then I got an email that they were out of stock, and refunded my purchase. Now it says they’re unavailable on Amazon, and I can’t find any on eBay
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
they're supposed to be back in stock with emotiva soon.
@Pentenfi
@Pentenfi 3 жыл бұрын
Is that downward firing woofer a passive radiator or an active?
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
active, driven from the amp/receiver. dual ported. the woofer section is actually sealed from the rest of the speaker. One port for the woofer, one for the rest of the speaker
@Edsel76
@Edsel76 3 жыл бұрын
love that intro man
@georgec1779
@georgec1779 3 жыл бұрын
Good review. Hopefully you can review NHT’s C3s one day. I heard rave reviews about them.
@FlyGuy457
@FlyGuy457 3 жыл бұрын
Hobbs and Shaw, a soon to be classic. Watched more enjoyably by your spouse when you are away on business. Nice review, maybe one of the best descriptions yet. I'd give two thumbs up but you only have one thumb below your screen. How about some Fluance bookshelf review?
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
I did the reference bookshelf kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5WxZqOgYraqldGdn the same series as these and the signature series when the channel was first starting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqe0knunibuDedU
@FlyGuy457
@FlyGuy457 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman Thank you once again.
@jo1512
@jo1512 3 жыл бұрын
Q Acoustics Concept 20 or 40
@supremeboy
@supremeboy 3 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Can you please also add each speaker crossover settings you used for reciever? Its kinda good to know when building home cinema with these.
@jeremyscherbert7336
@jeremyscherbert7336 3 жыл бұрын
THX states 80hz with a 12 or 24 dropoff, depending on the speaker you can shift it a bit, but usually not too far. These will go to 35, but that means you want the dropoff done by that point and full sub.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
ran the fronts at full range and the center at 120
@thefactor6909
@thefactor6909 3 жыл бұрын
Nice Review Randy looks like a great speaker ! You need a taller table for your coffee 😂👊🏻👍🏻 Angry old man and a drain pipe with lost keys 😂🤣
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
I made myself laugh a few times in this. I was in the living room so I was feeling "awkward" with the videos but it was a ton of fun to make
@thefactor6909
@thefactor6909 3 жыл бұрын
lol That explains why you couldn’t find your coffee 😬🤣
@Roof_Pizza
@Roof_Pizza 3 жыл бұрын
So, they're makin' soft done tweeters now? Kool.
@vladimirfreddie
@vladimirfreddie 3 жыл бұрын
Great review, and hilarious as always too
@filippiasec
@filippiasec 3 жыл бұрын
Consider using Dolby Atmos Amaze Trailer for testing speakers, you will see why subwoofer may be helpful:)
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
I love subs and use them a lot. when testing speakers I try to take as many variables out of the equation and adding in a sub may cover up a speakers true flavor. but yes, for sure
@filippiasec
@filippiasec 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman Sure, I also test speakers without the sub. I just want to point you to this demo, because last time I checked it was free (maybe even you can use it in YT vid?), very short but tackles various aspects - perfect for testing.
@martinmerino3272
@martinmerino3272 3 жыл бұрын
Mark Mothersbaugh Rushmore soundtrack?!
@viorellunganu824
@viorellunganu824 3 жыл бұрын
Iotavx sa3 or emotiva ta-100? Thx
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
depends where you're at. the iotavx was a bit lively on top for me and I preferred the emotiva. if you're in the UK, iotavx will be much cheaper. in the us emotiva for me.
@viorellunganu824
@viorellunganu824 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman appreciate,I'm from ann arbor
@mathewward8120
@mathewward8120 3 жыл бұрын
Prometheus IS a good movie! What did you think of Ridley Scott's HBOMAX series Raised By Wolves? I loved it.
@CriPPleR_HD
@CriPPleR_HD 3 жыл бұрын
If you wanna have two hours of head scratching... *chuckle*... fun. Hilarious 🤣
@markd4292
@markd4292 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting speaker. You got me thinking. Prometheus IS a wonderful movie. Check out Dracula Untold, if you like vampire movies, its wonderful (to me) because it's a different slant, and the soundtrack is great.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
I'll check that out.
@scotto541
@scotto541 3 жыл бұрын
@cheapaudioman Have you thought about what your upper limit for price is to remain cheap? I've been disappointed before by channels that start out talking about stuff in my price range and they get a following because their stuff speaks to that audience. But it seems inevitable that these channels start talking about higher and higher priced stuff (likely buoyed by increased YT income). This happens is all genres I've seen, woodworking, headphones, gardening, etc.
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
Right now my ceiling is $600. I do have the Emotiva T1+ at $700 though. I've also reviewed a Marantz Receiver at $800. However, the Marantz is a streamer, an av 7 channel receiver, and can run as a 2 channel integrated amp. With that in mind, it still represents a high value. I will be reviewing some higher priced gear but my focus is and always will be products that fall under the $600 mark with an occasional higher priced product I think is still high value. To your point, I have spent the most recent month on products that are hovering around my ceiling. Rest assured I'm getting back to my roots though and have a lot of products coming in significantly less expensive. I'm basically doing the opposite of most channels that do higher priced items and occasionally a lower priced product.
@scotto541
@scotto541 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman Thanks for the reply. Either way I love your content and wish you success.
@midnightsunindustries5239
@midnightsunindustries5239 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man; I see a new Cheapaudioman video and I click... Then I click Like in the first 10 seconds because I'm already laughing : )
@robertorodriguez2609
@robertorodriguez2609 3 жыл бұрын
the shipping to Puerto Rico for those towers is $800...ouch!
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
yikes.
@robertorodriguez2609
@robertorodriguez2609 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman 😹😂
@treyhorn5645
@treyhorn5645 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Great review
@jakegibson6096
@jakegibson6096 3 жыл бұрын
You could just run these 2 ch between your tv and leave out the center. The jbl stage a170 are 400 a pair and don’t need a center.
@sinister_knife
@sinister_knife 3 жыл бұрын
What part of Texas are you in? Howdy from Buda!
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
keller
@sinister_knife
@sinister_knife 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman oof glad you’re doing okay up there. Have family in Garland. What a mess!
@mikegoddard7354
@mikegoddard7354 3 жыл бұрын
I love CheapAudioMan, but every speaker is outstanding and this channel will make you poor fast XD
@jo1512
@jo1512 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Video
@ginom407
@ginom407 3 жыл бұрын
Great Review!!!
@Tendervittle
@Tendervittle 3 жыл бұрын
Haaaaaaa//great entry 🥳
@nicklisac4667
@nicklisac4667 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you're a 2 channel guy when listening to music. Thought it was just me getting weirded out by the centre channel. It's so funny hearing you say "Hey I'm Randy". In Australia saying you're randy means you're feeling horny. 😆😆
@cheapaudioman
@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын
oh yeah. maybe I need to start saying Randall for my Australian and UK viewers
@nicklisac4667
@nicklisac4667 3 жыл бұрын
@@cheapaudioman Nah... Don't change a thing buddy. Just be you 👍
@RCB2244
@RCB2244 3 жыл бұрын
I'm.... "Randy".....all the time, then!🚀 😁Not just in Australia, hehee
@nicklisac4667
@nicklisac4667 3 жыл бұрын
@@RCB2244 if that rocket ship emoji means what I think then it's no wonder 😆
@michaelteague1371
@michaelteague1371 3 жыл бұрын
would recommend intro
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