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Tiny speaker s big sounds got two now so very good in my conservatory and look good to
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
These Alumni 2 rear speakers will look good in any room with their highly polished black finish and general high standard of construction. The speaker terminals are slightly unusual in that the bare wires are kept in place by a spring-loaded terminal that looks like a cross between traditional binding posts and cheaper spring clips. Works well though and can take a decent thickness of cable. Sound-wise it's always hard to judge critically when you're only listening to effects, so I hooked this up to the front main terminals on my (arcam) amp to play some music through them. The sound was surprisingly clear and powerful for such small units, however after a while a very noticeable 'boxy' sound becomes apparent. However if you were pushed for space they are good enough for main stereo(if not critical) listening. Unfortunately at the time of writing this I cannot for various reasons play full 5.1 Dolby digital or DTS sound through my system so my review of the surround performance is based on DPLII listening, which to my fairly experienced ears sounds good for the money these speakers cost. Positioning is critical though otherwise the sound does source quite obviously from the speakers - I found that pointing them slightly towards the rear wall creates a more diffuse and believable surround effect. Overall I'm happy with my Alumni's, though I should reserve some judgement until I can use them with a full-blown DTS set-up which I will hopefully have just as soon as I get a DVD/blueray player with a coaxial output that works!Read full review
Bearing in mind the limitations of size, these speakers are performing well for the purpose I am using them for which is secondary HI FI where I am listening to the Radio (usually bbc radio 4) via an Network Receiver and do not want too much Base, sound clarity & quality is good. For serious music I use much larger HI FI speakers.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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