Review Details
Ai61 Powered 6.5" Stereo Bookshelf Speakers
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Product Review (submitted on July 18, 2021):
SET-UPBe careful unboxing them, as they have no speaker grilles, and you might accidentally grab the tweeter pulling them out of their box. They have four rubber feet on the base to protect surfaces. The right speaker gets plugged into the wall via a power cable, and you have to run a speaker wire from it to the left speaker, which is a passive speaker. Getting started is pretty intuitive: for first use, I plugged an analog source into the powered (R) speaker via the RCA cables, then using the remote, I pressed the Source button on the remote until I heard the music playing.IN USE, SOUND Since they're rear ported, I placed them on stands about 18" from the rear wall. ON first listen, they sound very good, with nice, full bass, though maybe a tad bright (bass & treble are adjustable to +5/-5; the LED flashes twice when you return them to zero). After a little break-in (per the manual), I hooked them to my main turntable/preamp and put on an audiophile record. Again, the overall sound was quite good, though a tad "forward." More break-in might improve their overall balance.Connecting them via bluetooth to my laptop was quick & easy. When you press the Source button on the remote, the LED on the right speaker turns blue/green/white depending on your input source (blue for bluetooth). I played some FLACs with VLC, and again the sound was very good, though on the bright side.LOOKS, BUILD QUALITYThey look terrific in the black finish. The build quality seems very good, time will tell how they hold up. I'll update this review if I have any problems with them by leaving a comment in the comments section. The tweeter isn't protected, which worries me somewhat, though they are silk tweeters, so they should bounce back from most bumps. CONCLUSION: This is a lot of product at the current price ($299). You get a good-sounding pair of speakers, a 60w/ch amp, and bluetooth connectivity. The warranty, from the Fluance website: "Powered Speakers: Two Year Warranty"