FluanceElite High Definition 2-Way Bipolar Surround Speakers for Wide Dispersion Surround Sound in Home Theater Systems - Black Ash/Pair (SXBP2)

Just received mine yesterday (I ordered mine from Amazon.com) I immediately hooked them up to My Yamaha RX-V473 5.1ch AVR and put in Indiana Jones Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls Blu-Ray Disc. Definitely worth their asking price for the level of sound reproduction these things put out!!! My Poor-Man's Home Theatre setup consists of the following - POLK AUDIO 75T (Front Speakers), POLK AUDIO CSX250c (Center Channel Speaker), KLIPSCH R-12SW (Powered Subwoofer) and now the FLUANCES for the Surround Speakers.I'll be playing music from my NEXUS 6P and watching more Blu-Rays anytime/everytime I get a chance to so that these speakers can start to "open" up. After 3+years for my other speakers they sound alot better than when they did when they were brand new. So far though I'm pleased with these Fluances, they look good and have good weight to them for there size.UPDATE: 5/29/2018I've Had These Surrounds For Close To a Year Now, And They Are Fantastic!!! They Sound Better Today Than When I Bought Them (Most New Speakers Do). Watched Black Panther on Blu-Ray Disc via Yamaha AVR and Dolby Digital Plus, They Sound Marvelous Along With My POLK AUDIO Center Channel and Floorstanding Front Speakers. These Are No Doubt Probably The Best Speakers per $$$ Spent Anyone Could Buy, Period!!!UPDATE: 2/5/2019These speakers continue to perform and impress. I've listened to My playlist from Google Play Music on My Huawei Honor 6X via Aux cord to My Yamaha AVR and watched PENNY DREADFUL Seasons 1&2 on Blu-Ray and the sound effects really shine on these Fluances.

I had originally bought these speakers for my rear-channel speakers, to complete a 7.1 surround sound set-up. After a great deal of testing, I realized the rear-channel speakers aren't that significant, so I am just using a cheap pair of Dual indoor/outdoor speakers to cover the rear.Before these speakers arrived, I was using a pair of Sony SS-B1000 bookshelfs for my surround sound speakers. They did an OK job because they are decent and powerful speakers. Still, the sound was loud and harsh and subtle surround sound details were often lost in translation, against the backdrop of my subwoofer and main speakers.After reading all the rave reviews on Amazon, I decided to use my Fluance AVBP2s for my surround speakers in the home theater I have set up in my family room. I have just purchased a brand new and more powerful receiver, a set of new main speakers, a new center channel speaker, and a new subwoofer. I have since moved the Sony SS-B1000 bookshelf speakers, my old Pioneer receiver, and my old Sony subwoofer into my garage, where I have recently set up a sound system.I instantly noticed a huge difference in sound engagement. For example, when I turned my system up at full blast during a movie, the sound delivery was suddenly much cleaner and the surround effects were significantly brighter and clearer, like they were intended to be. Instead of sounding like a stereo system trying to play movies like it had before, now my system sounds like a THX setup in a movie theater.These speakers not only have great range, but also surprisingly, subtle timbre. The tonal quality is both unexpected and superb... at least in my opinion anyway.The most outstanding feature is that they play so well with my new main speakers (Sony SSF-5000s), my new center-channel speaker (Cerwin Vegas XLS-6C), and my powerful new subwoofer (Klipsch Sub 12HG).They tend to move out of the way and let my main speakers and sub drive the deep and pounding base, but still manage to play in complete harmony with my center channel speaker, in order to deliver crisp dialogue and finely detailed sound effects.In conclusion, I highly recommend these speakers.Note:I would also recommend that you specifically use them as surround speakers, as these Fluance speakers are well made, they sound great, and the bi-directional capabilities could not be a better way to derive great sound from your 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound setup.

Hello shoppers, if you’re reading this, then — like me — you probably care about how your movies, music and media sounds! I’ve taken a great deal of care with my home “theater” audio setup but I am not a millionaire who can simply throw money around and buy the most expensive things. For reference I’m running a 5.1 surround system with an aging, but Japanese-built Onkyo high current receiver rated at 75 watts per channel and my front and center speakers are all Polk audio.So; on to the product review. The way my living room is set up puts my couch right up against a wall so I have absolutely no space behind my main seating area for rear surround speakers and when I saw these, I was intrigued. I mounted them at ear-level, so just slightly higher than the back of the couch, and — holy moly — they are amazing rear surround speakers!! Clear highs and great midrange adds that whole experience of true Dolby 5.1 or DTS. The first thing I watched was a few episodes of Game of Thrones and from the ambient sounds “behind” (dogs barking, wind, people chatting) to a dragon flying overhead, to swords clanging and waves breaking on shore, these little guys just immerse you into whatever you’re watching! I also had some good EDM on to see how they did with music and I was very impressed! Ben Böhmer never sounded so good at home!So if you’re still reading this, and you need a good wall-mounted rear speaker option for a really great price, these might be your best option! Especially if you have limited space or, like me, NO space behind your seating area. They look really good too! I got the black ones :) Cheers!