BICAmerica Venturi DV84 2-Way Tower Speaker, Black (Single)

My review here is based on my test of this speaker against 3 others. I tested it against JBL ES80, Klipsch Icon KF-26 and Bic FH—6T speakers directly. I know that this is an 8inch speaker as against the 6.5 woofers in the others, but I wanted to also include an 8-inch speaker and try to factor its “advantage” in my comparison. Interestingly, all speakers had similar tonality. I tested them using Jazz-instrumental, soft rock, hip-hop and RnB.APPEARANCE:As expected, this is a bigger speaker, although it is only taller than the JBLs by one inch! It is quite basic in design with more of ash- brownish faux wood finish (instead of black) cabinet. I like the curved bottom of the grill but I must say that the material for the grill seems kind of cheap and too transparent (even more conspicuous when next to other speakers) (see my pix). The rear has only 2 wiring posts with no option for bi-wiring. Interestingly, this is a non-ported speaker and I was curious how that may affect the bass quality.SOUND ASSESSMENT:Granted that this was a bigger speaker than the ones I compared, I was nonetheless very impressed with how airy and good the highs of this speaker sounded! While the Klipsch was clearly ahead in sound projection and the highs, the Venturi DV-84 (whose tweeter is same with the DV-64 by the way) was right 2nd in my test. More precisely, it seemed a tie with the JBLs (despite the JBLs have a “super tweeter”). Sometimes, it was obviously better and other times, the JBLs were better in projection. So, I declare it a tie. I must also note that the highs of the DV-84 sounded just right without the harshness or tendency to fatigue the ears.Mids:This was where the DV-84 was in my opinion clearly the top in the group. It just sounded “there” compared to the others. It did feel like a full range sound even when compared to the Klipsch which was my overall best.Stage presence:While I will not make much comparison in bass due to the woofer-size differences, the DV-84 had good bass which surprisingly did not at all overwhelm, when compared with the other speakers. Abit more bass was noticed in bass heavy tracks. That aside, this speaker had one of the nicest sound presence of the 4. You felt a nicely balanced high-mid-bass together. Its mid-range sounded the nicest though not out of balance. The bass was readily filling.Let me add that even without using the DV-64 (6.5 inch size of this venture line), both are clearly superior to the Bic FH-6T. The horn tweeter on that speaker was just noticeably subpar and was clearly the least overall of the 4 in comparison.Conclusion:I had never seen the Bic speakers at any store and despite online reviews, was skeptical since reviews (including this) are very subjective. The venture line however really impressed me. While they may not be the very best speakers out there, they are very much a solidly competing speaker costing a lot less that many for the same sound. A side note however is that I noticed the dome of the speaker cones were soft, as such can be dented. It was also the least attractive in design (which is subjective) and in my opinion, the JBLs were clearly the most visually appealing with grills on and the Klipsch with the grills off. I hope this review is in some way helpful to you.

Purchased these because of all the good reviews and how much bass there is but I am not impressed. I bought an entire surround system by "Fluance" for $250 and the floor speaker from that surround system are much louder mid and treble ranges, bass are about equal. These speakers do seem to get to much higher volume without distortion. These seem to be good if you have them really loud for a good movie or loud music, but for standard sound, the price tag is overkill for the speakers.

I saw nothing in the literature that came with these speakers to indicate that they needed a specific number of hours of "break-in" time, but all loudspeakers do sort of "loosen up" after a certain amount of use. So: 50 hours, a hundred? I can't say, but I've used them a lot since receiving them three weeks ago.They are wonderful. If you're an audiophile with very sensitive, learned ears, you can tell the difference between these and, say, B&W 802. But that's thousands of dollars' difference. For the money BIC asks ... these simply cannot be beat.Others have mentioned their small footprint, and whether they might be susceptible to tipping over. I have hardwood floors, and from that perspective, no, they won't tip over. And I have a two-year-old to prove it.The DV-84's greatest strength, I think, is still in the highs, much like the 64's. Because the hype on their bass handling was so great, I ran them through some heavy stuff:First, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Real cannons from the Detroit Symphony, and the DV-84's handled them manfully. Tight, but not persuasive. I tried again recently, and the response was better, but you'll still need a good sub to fill in the deeper stuff.Next, the Brandenburg Concertos. The brass was present, absolutely there, but not overly bright. The DV-84's tweeters are amazing that way: you could listen all day long and never get fatigued.The sound staging is better than what you should expect from speakers in this price range. All of my music demos, I did in two-channel stereo, direct source, no cheating.Quite frankly, they're just not as "musical" as BIC's PL series. The 890s are built for music. The DV-84s will serve your music well, if you're upgrading from, say, a bookshelf setup, or an otherwise lower-performing speaker combination, but the 890s exist -- and are accordingly priced -- for a reason.Where these speakers really shine is movies. Blu-Ray/DVD ... and if that's what you're looking for, then you can't hit the "purchase" button fast enough. Although the DV-84's aren't the most "musical" (if you listen to acoustic music, and even then they are still very good), they sure are suited to movie soundtracks. You just cannot go wrong with these, if you're building a home theater. Especially at this price range.The warranty is seven years, for heaven's sake. I just bought a GE refrigerator, one year warranty.BIC is truly the best value in loudspeakers. Just wish they wouldn't actually print that on the back of them.

Excellent speaker... Punchy bass

Delivery was on time but amazon would only sell me one with 4 in stock had to go to different supplier plus cost more not impressed speakers sound great thow