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Elite High Definition 2-Way Bookshelf Surround Sound Speakers

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Product Review (submitted on November 20, 2015):

The speakers were very well packed, double-boxed and in perfect condition on arrival. As others have said here the wood is a shade darker than it looks in the pictures and presents a really rich appearance. The connections for the speaker wire (banana plug required) are solid and the entire system looks and feels like it's well-made from all high quality quality materials. But how does it sound? Aha, there's the thing - the Onkyo receiver I bought didn't have any display when I turned it on and is now in a factory authorized repair shop and I have no amp that I can hook these gorgeous speakers to. I bought them based exclusively on reviews here and have every expectation of not only loving them but soon moving them to the rear and also buying the 3-way towers and 2-way center channel speaker from Fluance to complete the surround system. I have to write a review within 3 weeks to get the $25 off on my next purchase from the manufacturer so I'm submitting this early and will update it as soon as I get a chance to (finally!) hear them in action both with music and movies.UPDATE 3/8/13 Receiver back from shop, working fine after loose connection inside was taken care of. Hooked up and pleased to report that the speakers are just as awesome as I'd been led to believe. MUCH bigger sound than you'd ever expect from this size, comparable to some $600 speakers I had years ago from a boutique audio manufacturer located in Boston. Voice, music, explosions, everything I feed into them comes out sounding better than I would have thought possible. I couldn't recommend these more strongly and I'm now more than ever looking forward to hearing the towers when I put them in front and move these to the rear. I'm betting I won't even need to add a subwoofer if the bass from the 3-way towers is as strong for the size of them as it is in these. Great speakers!Pros: Everything - cost, size, sound, looks, quality.Cons: Every time I see the name Fluance I think "Flatulence". I can live with that. -Verified purchase from Fluance trusted store.