Alphasonik 8" Portable Rechargeable Battery Powered 800W Pro DJ Amplified Loud Speaker with 2 Wireless Microphones Echo Bluetooth USB SD Card Aux MP3 FM Radio PA System LED Ring Karaoke Tripod Stand

I've been wanting a home theater audio setup in my basement for a while now so when these speakers went on sale in June I snagged them. I paired them with an Onkyo receiver I got used from a friend, and after a couple hours of mucking around in my ceiling we got everything set up and calibrated.Before I talk about the audio, I'd like to describe the speakers themselves, which are quite good looking. The fabric coverings are quite high quality, the plastic cases are unobtrusive and nice looking, and the sub will vanish surprisingly well with good placement. The speakers hang by two screw slots, and are light enough to put almost anywhere. I put my front speakers directly on the wall and my back speakers on shelves so they could be turned into the room.There are only two issues when mounting the speakers, and in fact these are the only issues in general. First, while the spring clips you connect your speaker wire to are big and easy to use, there is no channel for the wire in the back of the speaker housing. In other words, if you want the speakers mounted directly to the wall (which looks great, by the way) you'd better run your wire through the wall too because the wire needs to come out DIRECTLY behind the speaker. Second, the speakers can only wall-mount facing straight out, so if you don't have walls on both sides of your viewing area, you will need shelves like I got. I am not dinging the item any stars for this as these are both common issues in surround sound speakers, and I don't want to gripe too much about 80 dollar speakers......Especially when they sound so good! In spite of their size, there is not a trace of tinniness to these speakers, and properly calibrated via your receiver, they will provide SEAMLESS surround sound. I just let a movie play the other night and walked between them; except when a sound was meant to come from a certain direction it was almost impossible to tell that what I was hearing was coming from any one speaker. Even when you listen to a basic stereo or mono video, the audio will fill a small space very effectively. And when you do watch something in 5.1, the quality is really excellent. It may sound like an odd choice, but when I showed my son one of the Thomas the Tank Engine films last night (yes there are Thomas MOVIES, and yes they are in 5.1) the distribution and depth of audio was really spot on.If you have a small to midsized room, I would not hesitate to buy these speakers, even at full price. They are an outstanding value. Just be aware that you will need a receiver to use them (or any device with 5.1 output, I suppose).

I wouldn't give 5 stars to this if it cost $200 or $300, but for the price it's worth it. I hooked these up to a new Yamaha RX-V773 and they worked without a hitch. I have 5 HDMI inputs coming into it that these are producing sound for - Xbox 360, PS3, Uverse DVR, Alienware media center PC, and a Wii U. It's great playing games and hearing that surround sound, knowing where something is behind you by the sound. Movies reproduce well also. I also have great playback of music, up to this point mostly kids songs, a few soundtracks for PIxar and Disney movies, and some of my Jazz and Rock. I'll have to fire up some Classical when it won't scare the 9 year old.Sub is adjustable so you can fine tune it manually if you can't do so via whatever amp or receiver you're running them from. The cable was weak - I had one speaker that wouldn't hold it in the clamp, although the others did. I just doubled up that end and it worked fine. I'm planning on replacing it anyway since I have to run the rear channel through the basement to get them off the floor, but for now I"m using the thin cheap stuff they sent and it still sounds great.I had looked at two systems, both just shy of $400, but I figured I'd give these a shot first. I have a 9 year old so he's not a fan of high volume, so I have no plans on ever cranking up to a serious sound level, and figured these should work.And they have, just wonderfully so far.

These speakers are a real bargain. The subwoofer sold alone is roughly $110 which leaves these speakers cost at about $40 or ~ $7/front, $7/surround, $12/center speaker.The subwoofer is actually really good getting low in the frequency range for such a cheap speaker. It also had some control and didn't sound boomy at all. It does lack vital features as a phase switch which helps with standing waves when you can't put the sub in an optimal spot. It also lacks speaker inputs and a low pass crossover for use with receivers that don't offer a subwoofer preamp out or one with an adjustable crossover. So this subwoofer must be used with a compatible home theater receiver. Overall a real nice sounding subwoofer when used with the right receiver.The speakers sound really good for their size and price. The tonal characteristic is really nice without any annoying anomalies. The speakers sound really good and sound much more expensive than what they are. They do give up on an expansive soundstage but with the very small size of the speakers, it's only reasonable. Imaging isn't up to par as with my Infinity tower speakers or the Infinity bookshelf speakers, but those speakers are much larger and much more expensive. Also the output sound pressure level on these Yamaha speakers isn't as high as larger bookshelf speaker but loud enough for a bedroom system. The sound does get compressed at very loud levels but as stated, what can you really expect from a 2.5" woofer that is smaller than yesteryear's cone tweeters.Overall the speaker system is a bargain for such a cheap price and such good sound quality. I had a Klipsch Promedia 2.1 system that I've been using on the bedroom TV to compare to. The reason for buying these Yamaha speakers is that the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 was OK for a computer but doesn't sound very good for home theater or music listening. Those Klipsch speakers are very shouty sounding and become irritating after prolonged listening. Their subwoofer doesn't have near the output that the Yamaha Subwoofer has either but it's a smaller 6.5" sub. That Powered 2.1 System was about $150 years ago so this Yamaha 5.1 surround system with much better sound quality is really a great deal. The Amazon basics 100' 16 gauge speaker wire is also very good for it's $10.99 price. Usually cheap wire that's 100' and 16 gauge is around $20.