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Elite High Definition 2-Way Bookshelf Surround Sound Speakers

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Product Review (submitted on November 20, 2015):

For the price, these speakers are quite nice. That being said, I would not use them in a primary high-end audio 2.0 set up. The overall build quality is good but, the veneer finish is complete garbage and second, those little platforms that are attached to the bottom of the speaker are pointless. Some nice rubber pads would be a lot better in my opinion.The sound quality is great and is pretty consistent from amp to amp with varying power ratings. I have run these on mostly vintage equipment - Pioneer SX-3700, Pioneer SA-510, SAE Two, Sansui AU-D7 and a Sansui AU-717. While the sound was consistent across all those amps, I found the best mating with the AU-717 which had been re-capped. The mating is spot on and gave these speakers a rich, full, warm sound stage that was full of ambient life with amazing highs and great low end for such a small speaker. I also think the amount of power being driven to them was spot on which is about 85 watts per channel. These speakers will sound good no matter what you run them with but, I recommend giving them power in neighborhood of 80 - 100 watts. You can run less but, I think to get the true dynamics out these, they like a little more power than 30 - 40 watts.I modified these speakers and removed that clunky, useless base that comes on it. I simply unscrewed it and place the little bumpers on the bottom as feet. This really cleaned up the aesthetics and they are lighter now too.All in all for a second bedroom or office system, these are great if you don't want to spend a ton of money. They might also make nice surround speakers for a home theater setup. I gave them four stars because of the shoddy veneer and poorly designed base they sit on. -Verified purchase from Fluance trusted store.