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Ai60 Powered 6.5” High Performance Bookshelf Speakers - Bamboo

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Ai60 High Performance Powered 6.5” Bookshelf Speakers

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40%

Product Review (submitted on June 21, 2020):

First off, my review is based on using these as home stereo speakers, with a 10" Polk sub. If your usage case is "near field" or desktop computer monitors, my thoughts likely don't apply. I also have a sample size of one. I'm unwilling to return and replace to see if the issues are with this pair only.My source device is a Chromecast Audio connected via Toslink, samet hing I've used for several years. My listening environment is a relatively large living room, 600 square feet with an 18' cathedral ceiling. These speakers play plenty loud to fill the room, so there's that. But at relatively modest volumes the woofers distort (clip?) on lower bass notes, even with no bass-heavy material. First time I noticed it was listening to Beck's "Boyz". Hardly a bass drop.Additionally, the sub-out seems to heavily attenuate the signal. I have to put my hand on the sub to feel that it's doing anything, and it's not much. Setting the sub's crossover to 125 Hz and the volume to max SHOULD have the sub distorting like crazy. Nothing significant happens. For the record, this is a sub I've used daily for over 15 years, so it's not an issue with it, or cabling, or placement. Fluance's DSP is doing something funny, and I'm not laughing.Last issue, as some others have mentioned, the sound expands or compresses at various volumes, presumably due to the DSP. Ick.All of that said, if you're planning on using these as computer monitors, or in a small room for low-volume listening, you might be happy. They look fantastic, and they sound decent at low volumes (sub-out notwithstanding).Me? I'm sending them back.

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