For Wide Dispersion Surround Sound - Black Ash/Pair (HFBP)
$149.97 USD
$249.99 USD
Color: Black Ash
This product is Discontinued
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80% of customers recommend this product
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Don't take my word for it, try them! 0 people found this helpfulI would like to start by stating that I have been into sound systems for as long as I can remember, and have always tinkered with and designed high quality systems for home and audio. I know as technology changes the quality of sound will slightly improve and in some instances there may not be a distinguishable difference in the overall quality from one well designed piece to another.I wasn't in the market for any new system components, but decided to upgrade a few items anyway. I purchased a Pioneer Elite receiver to replace a Sony ES one and these Fluance surrounds to replace some surround speakers that I had up. I have owned several speakers from manufacturers such as Pioneer, Sony, JBL, Klipsch, Polk, RCA, Sapphire, Bowers and Wilkins, Cerwin Vega, JAMO, Diamond Audio, Boston Acoustics, Bose, Martin Logan and various others. They were all at their time high quality and well designed. I've even DJ'd in the past and that also made me audition many different speakers over the years.Onto the Fluance bipolar surrounds. I wanted something very well made and nice looking as well as natural sounding. I wasn't so much concerned with price, but from what the specifications showed, customer reviews, images and the manufacturer's warranty information provided I figured there was nothing to lose on my end. Let's just say that after opening the solid packaging and removing the speakers they look great. A lot of heft and feel of solidity will reassure you that your money was well spent. Now looking nice isn't the main reason for purchasing speakers, it's the sound stage that means the most. I was 100% satisfied after immediate hook up and even more so after the break in period. I have listened to some of my DVD Audios and SACDs that I still own along with CD quality music( especially since it's Christmas time.) I watch movies consistently, so they had to double for home theater use as well. I give them glowing reviews for both. They sound just as nice as any speaker that is currently available, priced similarly or not. One of my personal preferences is that I prefer silk dome tweeters in home to metal tweeters for a more warm sound. These provide that for me, others my prefer metal tweeters and that is perfectly fine. The woven mid-bass drivers sound as nice as they are beautiful to look at.I am most likely going to switch everything over to the Fluance Signature series, as I am that impressed and the lifetime warranty is offered by no other company as far as I currently am aware. I know there are speakers out there that cost much much more and sometimes that exudes superiority in some fashion, but not always and this is one of those cases. Companies charge what they can get customers to pay for and that will always be the case, but I think the price may go up considering the quality, craftsmanship and sound imaging these speakers afford. Audition them in your home as there is a 30 day guarantee and see if you are impressed.One final note. Reviews such as the one done on CNet, never suggested that they allowed the speakers to reach the break in point. Even car speakers require a break in point for maximum performance as the components need to move and align. I hope you enjoyed the review and that you enjoy whatever system, speakers and music you love. - Verified Store
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Very detailed sound 0 people found this helpfulThese are extremely good sounding surround speakers. I have them paid with Elac towers, center and sub. They complement my home theater nicely. Elac did not have any bipolar speakers that I wanted, so I'm glad I went with this Brad.They are on the large size. - Verified Store
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Very impressive! Even used as Mains. 0 people found this helpfulIt's only been 24 hours, but I believe these are the best speakers I have owned in 35 years. Let me give you my profile so you can decide for yourself whether or not my opinion matters to you. I'm neither an audiophile in the sense of spending thousands of dollars on my audio system, but I am picky enough that I have never willingly listened to a single song on an iPod, laptop, or even a TV speaker. Can't bear muddy or poor quality audio, but don't want to spend a fortune. I have a nice Yamaha 7.1 AVR receiver supplemented with budget Polk and Cerwin Vega speaker which were OK but I felt were not living up to the potential of the receiver. In other words, I'm not qualified to judge these against very expensive pro speakers, but I can assure you they are a big step up from budget or standard brand name speakers. Last week I purchased a Fluance turntable and was impressed with the quality that I decided to spring for these speakers. I purchased these for use as my MAIN L&R speakers (supplemented by a Velodyne Sub-woofer and a higher end Polk center speaker). They are certainly up to the task. They are very impressive in both build quality, style, and sound quality. These are the first speakers I've had where I did not have to manually boost the treble on my receiver. The highs are nice and clear. The vocals in the mid-range are well defined and not muddy at all. Bass seems to be adequate, but I would recommend a sub-woofer to assist them if used as mains. Now I have to give serious thought to whether the rear speakers are worth upgrading to these as well. Strongly recommended - even as front mains.
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Very impressive quality and sound. Work great as Mains as well. 0 people found this helpfulIt's only been 24 hours, but I believe these are the best speakers I have owned in 35 years.Let me give you my profile so you can decide for yourself whether or not my opinion matters to you. I'm neither an audiophile in the sense of spending many thousands of dollars on my audio system, but I am picky enough that I have never willingly listened to a single song on an iPod, laptop, or even a TV speaker. Can't bear muddy or poor quality audio, but don't want to spend a fortune. I have a nice Yamaha 7.1 AVR receiver supplemented with budget Polk and Cerwin Vega speakers which were OK but I felt were not living up to the potential of the receiver. In other words, I'm not qualified to judge these against very expensive pro speakers, but I can assure you they are a big step up from budget or standard brand name speakers.Last week I purchased a Fluance turntable and was impressed enough with the quality that I decided to spring for these speakers. I purchased these for use as my MAIN L&R speakers (supplemented by a Velodyne Sub-woofer and a higher end Polk center speaker). They are certainly up to the task.They are very impressive in both build quality, style, and sound quality. These are the first speakers I've had where I did not have to manually boost the treble on my receiver. The highs are nice and clear. The vocals in the mid-range are well defined and not muddy at all. Bass seems to be adequate, but I would recommend a sub-woofer to assist them if used as mains.Now I have to give serious thought to whether the rear speakers are worth upgrading to these as well.Strongly recommended - even as front mains. - Verified Store
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This could have been an easier install... 0 people found this helpfulPlaced these as Front Heights. Speakers sound and look great - as others have mentioned, the mount is frustrating. I worked around it by mounting a 1"x12" piece of wood to the wall and then drilling holes into that to mount the speakers. Even then, getting the holes to line up as desired with the mounts and getting the screws into the mounts was a lot more trouble than it could have been had they simply included a template.
