with Down-firing 8” Subwoofers - Black Ash/Pair (XL8F)
$599.99 USD
Color: Black Ash
NEXT-LEVEL SOUND PERFORMANCE
Engineered with premium components to pack a powerful punch of room-filling music delivering a truly immersive home audio experience
EXQUISITE BASS PERFORMANCE
Unique down-firing 8” subwoofers produce exceptionally deep and undistorted low frequency response while maintaining a minimalist footprint
RICH AND DETAILED MIDRANGE
Woven fiber drivers provide vibrational damping and optimal linear movement resulting in a faithful reproduction of the original recording
CAPTIVATING CLARITY IN THE HIGH FREQUENCIES
Silk dome neodymium tweeters produce crisp, natural highs while providing spacious off axis dispersion making every spot the sweet spot
SUPERIOR CABINET ENGINEERING
Meticulously designed enclosure with rigid internal bracing to avoid unwanted resonance and dual rear ports for controlled low-frequency response (Frequency Range 35Hz - 25KHz)
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Beautiful looking speakers, especially with the piano black front baffle. 0 people found this helpfulI would rate at 4.5 stars so far. Will be looking forward to completing the 10 hour suggested break in period in order to experience the sound at its full potential. This is a lot of quality in a speaker at this low price point. They really compliment my home theater set up with the piano black front baffle matching my 75" TV and equipment stand that sits below it that is now flanked by these speakers. The 8" woofer kicks out some nice bass, although I listen with my full 7.2 surround system which includes two huge 12" subs.
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Little sister punches above its weight 1 people found this helpfulI have the big sisters of these speakers (the Fluance Signature HFHTB) in a 5.0 setup in my family room. I found them a mixed bag but eventually I managed to punch them into a good sounding system. This involved extensive equalization so they got in the end a couple of stars off (while still recommending them because of the excellent price/quality ratio).Then the time has come to replace the speakers in my living room (in a 2.0 configuration). There was no way I would allow the Signature beasts in there; I mean, those are incredibly massive speakers that totally dominate any space they are in, which was in my book not the right move for my living space. Going on the devil you know route I thought I would try the smaller Fluance Reference speakers. That turned out to be a good move.My problem right off the bat was that as opposed to the Signature series there are virtually no hard, detailed reviews of these speakers to guide my decision. Still, I expected them to feature a similar response so I bit the bullet. I was a bit worried about the slightly lower sensitivity (by 2dB), but that turned out to be a non-issue in my setup; my Denon AVR-2113C1 drives them just fine, with power to spare.Physically these speakers are considerably smaller (and lighter) than the Signature series. The workmanship and materials used are about the same (very good). They still are on the large size, but nonetheless they blend well enough into the background. They have the same rear-firing bass reflex ports (so that placement is more of a challenge), but virtually all the good speakers out there have the same setup.Subjectively the speakers sound quite similar to the Signature series. They took less break-in time (about one day). Just like for their big sisters I performed an Audyssey calibration which offered virtually the same calibration curve (showing the same quite uneven frequency response). Like before I also needed to adjust the curve manually by toning down the highs and bumping up the bass a bit. I ended up with virtually the same listening experience as on my Signature system: very enjoyable though not necessarily exhilarating. Given the price point I think that these speakers do an outstanding job. In particular to my surprise the down-firing woofer of the Reference series is very nearly just as good as the monster double woofer of the Signature speakers.In all, I am impressed with these speakers and I therefore recommend them. Were I to purchase another system at this price point I would most likely go for a Reference rather than Signature setup.
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Great value!! 0 people found this helpfulGood value decent sound stage with warm presentation. The 8 inch bass drivers do a fine job for music listening.
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Overall a good purchase 0 people found this helpfulSpeakers are very subjective. Sound quality is good for the price. The quality is adequate. Overall these speakers are a giod nearly full-range loudspeaker for the money.
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Mr. 0 people found this helpfulI think Fluance produce badass products.
