Dayton Audio B652 6-1/2-Inch 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker Pair

These are passively powered speakers, which means you'll need an external amplifier for this. With a cheap <1k amp (Generic Lepy / Lepai) and a 2A power adapter, these are loud enough for filling up a small room (Read edit). The sound is accurate, with a little more punch in the lows thanks to the 6.5" bass. However, the sound is pretty neutral, there isn't much of a punch. These do serve well as my first set of keyboard monitors. If you want better, put in some more money and go for Polk Audio T15 (Read edit).In a bass test from YouTube, the bass clipped out at around 50 Hz, which is pretty good. The takeover of the tweeter from the bass is seamless and perfect, without any clipping in between.Long story short, these provide better and clearer sound than any of the powered sound-in-a-box solutions from any company. If you have moved past the commercially available 2.1s and 4.1s and want good bookshelf speakers, these would be an excellent first buy, or a good value add to your assembled home theater.P. S. I also own a Thonet and Vander Hoch. They are excellent and are part of my home theater setup. I did not expect sound this good from a set of speakers that is half the price. At this price, these speakers are NOT supposed to sound this good. :)P. P. S. The sound out of bookshelf speakers also depend on the placement. Best results at ear level. Do some R&D for the best sound.Cheers!Edit: After the burn-in period, these sound even better. I swapped the cheap amp (supplying 12V x 2A = 24W, which means 12W per channel) with a comparatively better amp - Sound King SK 7500 (available on Amazon), which could provide 40W+40W RMS, which is the actual wattage rating of the speakers. The speakers sounded unbelievably better! The extra power did help, and I've not even pushed the volume knob past the half mark. The powerful bass notes which used to give out a crackling sound were sorted out and sounded fine, and the speakers, in general, sounded louder and clearer. These are now competing with the sound quality from my Thonet and Vander Hoch speakers, which makes it an incredible value for money. Also, don't listen to the older me. This is so much better than Polk Audio T15. :)The speakers might sound even better with proper AV Receivers or Stereo Receivers (Denon / Yamaha / Onkyo / Marantz). I'll find out once I have the budget for any of those. :)Common issues- Crackling noise when not playing any audio: Check the Ground terminal / "Grounding" of your electric switchboard.If you choose to buy the same Sound King amp, don't use the AUX input in the amp. Use the CD in or TV in for the best quality.Cheers!

Great Bookshelf Speaks. Really amazed with clarity, bass and treble response of the speaker. It is value for money and must buy product. This is imported from US and impressed with quick delivery.Overall, I am very satisfied with them and enjoying Hindi and Marathi songs on it... 😊

Superb quality. Feeling lucky to get this pair at this price. But poor packing made few damages on body.

Good speakers for audio listening. I have connected to 50 watts stereo amplifier and Logitech Bluetooth receiver for music casting from mobile. I am very pleased with the sound quality.

Amazing product

Not that great. Audio output is very light.

Hmm excellent speakers...these 6.5 inch drivers(woofer size) sell for 40 dollars in U.S around 3000 Rs and are outdated. New ones are the dayton b652 air. These have ribbon tweeter with two sizes 6.5 drivers and 4.5 drivers. The 6.5 driver speakers has better bass compared to 4.5 priced at 60 US dollars around Rs.4500. Over priced in india.Check reviews on YouTube.

The price given here is a joke, they sell for $40 (Rs 2600) abroad.They used to be highly recommended on a lot of sites before as they offered excellent sound for a low price. The new revision (late 2012-2013) of these speakers makes them total crap. They are very bad, there is no bass, treble roll off, the sound is far far from being accurate or clear even at the $40 price tag. Everything sounds THIN AND UNNATURAL!.