I am somewhat disappointed in the sound these produce. – This is my experience, with my discerning ears and taste in audio. – But i also realize the price range, the expectation cant be for $1000, or even $500 speakers, and not like my JBL 305’s
I like high Hi’s ….middle of the way Mid’s and deep punchy bass without forgetting the mid to high bass.
These speakers do cover a lot of those bases, and for many it may be an outstanding deal.
For me, given the reviews here, i was a little put off when i got them, not totally disappointed, just let down a little.
I considered keeping them for my son but opted not to and returned them once Saiyin replaced them for the 6801K – though they sent me the old version when advised i would get the newer version with the horn tweeter, not the done tweeter.
***Build quality
Visual quality – excellent, super nice looking speakers with the grill on or off, although the LED lights in the front should not be the size (actually larger) than a pencil erasure and should only light up based on the input selected (color coded lights per input method maybe.
Saiyin – all that is needed are tiny lights, you don’t need big led’s like you have now.
They are not very heavy and the external aesthetics are very appealing.
Vibrations/Rattle at high volume – nonexistent – perfect.
***Audio Quality
Loudness – Oh my gosh yes, very loud, i did not test distortion much but they handle and extremely high volume level.
Treble – This is one of my sticking points, though its not BAD, just not what i want in a speaker.
The version without the Treble and Bass are limited, they don’t offer any wiggle room without a pre-amp/EQ, which for those who have one, many lucky you, get these speakers!
If you don’t, then you should look at the 6801K for the Treble control
Don’t get me wrong, the treble is there, its nice, but it wasn’t what i wanted.
Bass – more than enough for such a small little woofer and small enclosure, in fact wow, WOW, huge bass for what they are.
Its tuned perfectly, for what they are but what would be nice, really nice, is maybe an alternate version that uses a Bass Reflex type ported enclosure because it offers an extremely elevated level of punch to your bass. even porting it from the rear so that bass bounces off the walls.
a full 5″ and 8″ woofer/subwoofer version with larger horn tweeters and a midrange speaker would be putting many speaker people out of business – Edifier i am talking to you.
***Customer Service
My experience with Saiyin has been nothing but phenomenal, the rep I dealt with was polite, understanding, helpful and even replaced the speakers I was not personally happy with, with the 6801K speakers which offer separate bass and treble, and a MIC input (which i think is pretty cool)
This greatly helped tone down the extra bass because of the chipset tuning and bring up the treble to where i want it (which is treble maxed out, and Bass about 60%)
I really really which they offered a 3-way speaker though, man i would replace my JBL305’s with those.
I still liked the original model, they are 10000% worth every penny, but don’t buy them thinking they are JBL Monitors, or B&W or any other high end speaker.
Envision cheaply priced speakers, that blow you away, and then blow you away again when you realize that the things are less than $100.
They promote them as phonograph speakers, but let me tell you whether its this model or the 6801K they make AMAZING home theater speakers.
And depending on how you position them, the need for a sub is down to personal preference, not out of necessity.
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YES i realize these are TWO-WAY speakers but with a separate tweeter horn there should be more treble here.
So far I have only tested Bluetooth and this is what i am basing my reply on, so for now i am keeping the review the way it stands.
On the Iphone i had to use the Treble Booster EQ setting which does a lot more than boost trebles, but it made it sound better.
I have had other BT adapters that caused heavy bass too so i am hopeful with the RCA or Optical inputs the audio will level out. (hoping)
I did not test those as i later reached out to Saiyan and they resolved it (per my above remarks)
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