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Reference Series High Performance Three-way Floorstanding Loudspeakers

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Product Review (submitted on May 14, 2017):

I bought these speakers simply by reading through the customer reviews and had high hopes for them. Unfortunately, for my own personal tastes, I found the sound of these speakers to be very muddy and lacking a certain crispness, especially with music. For instance, when playing 'Something' by the Beatles through these speakers, it was very difficult to hear Ringo's cymbals as well as the subtleties of George Harrison's guitar.I had these hooked up to a Denon x3300w, not a top end receiver but no slouch either. Even after tinkering with all the options on the receiver, and moving the speakers around, I could not the speakers to produce a clearer, more desirable sound. Alas, I am now trying to sell these speakers as I have bought the Q Acoustics 3050.If your budget allows for you to spend $699, I highly recommend the Q speakers over Fluance XL7F. The Q's are on entirely different level when it comes to sound quality. Unlike the Fluance speakers, the Q's were very pure, unadulterated, and crisp (also, no treble fatigue), and the bass was so smooth and almost had a groove type feel to it.Below are some of the pros and cons of the Fluance XL7F. Please note, these are only my opinions and these speakers may be great for you. Do yourself a favor though and listen to them before you purchase them.Pros:Build quality seems goodEasy on the eyes, they look very goodCan be bi-amped or bi-wiredFantastic quality speaker terminalsNot the worst budget speaker on the market, for most non-audiophile people, these will work just fineCons:Muddy soundingUnusual crossover point at 800 hz (maybe that influences the sound quality)Very power hungry, it takes a lot of power to get a decent sound from these speakersFeels bass heavy at times, difficult to hear midsNot suited for listening to music other than genres like electronica - Verified Store