THE BEST!!! Deal In Home Audio 5 Speaker Surrounds. Fluance.

[Marauder-]

Derana1: I'm hesitant b/c at $200-$250 shipped that's cheaper still than a set of DIY.

 

[DaRana1]

Marauder:

If you live in CT you can come to my house and demo them if you'd like.

I can't personally speak for the five piece set. I stepped mine up a couple of notches over the items in the set because 1) I already had surrounds and 2) I wanted a better center channel than is included in this five piece set.

But you are right, it is a gamble. For $311 shipped I got two mains and a center channel. I decided to gamble and am personally very happy. But everyone's tastes are different, so you never know.

Like I said, I auditioned speakers off and on for about two months. I listened to a lot of Boston Aucostics, Bose (), Polk, KLH at Tweeter, Best Buy, Circuit City and some other stores. I didn't listen to $2000 speakers because I knew it was pointless and I would just end up wanting them. But IMO I could hear very big differences betweens the Polk and Bostons vs the Bose and KLH. Does Best Buy have the NHT? I can't recall if I had listened to them or not. Anyways, isolated center channel sounds feel much crisper and cleaner on the Fluances than the Bose, KLH and other low end speakers I listened to. They are at least close enough to the Bostons and Polks that I would have to go back and listen to each again to discern differences. The mains are full and deep. My subwoofer is the next replacement item, its big and loud (12" 200watt) but not so crisp and clean, so I wanted something that could stand on its own with the sub as extra fill for movies, not with the sub as the only generator of low frequency (ie bose cubes).

Okay now I'm rambling.

Oh, I just called Fluance because I was curious and could not find it on their website - If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, you can return them for a full refund for the purchase price within 7 days of receipt. You do have to pay for the shipping both ways, however. I think my shipping was ~$40 one way.

 

[FFactory0x]

get JBL'S. Cant beat em

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: Marauder-

Originally posted by: ValsalvaYourHeartOut
Don't waste your time on these, guys. What you want is BOSE. Best highs, best lows, must be BOSE!! They spend a lot of money on advertising because they want consumers to know how great their products are. That's also why you can find Bose in high-end stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, and The Good Guys!! These stores don't carry low-end crap like B&W, NHT, PSB, etc. Those speakers are WAY overpriced. Bose is so popular because everybody knows how good they sound. I would highly disrecommend buying these Fluance speakers because you simply can't listen to them first. You don't know how they sound, and you rely on a bunch of monkeys to write reviews on them. Now with the 20% MSN promotion, you can get Bose even cheaper...you simply can't beat Bose for the dollar. Personally, I sold my crappy B&W 802NT's to get a Bose home theater set...they look very nice next to my Krell and McIntosh amps, and all of my guests know that I'm an audiophile when they see my Bose speakers.

Valsalva

^^^^^^^^^^ Some people got no sense of humor...

 

[DaRana1]

Originally posted by: FFactory0x
get JBL'S. Cant beat em

JBL that's who I was thinking of. I listened to and had considered the NSP1 set. This blows it away in terms of sound quality (in my opinion).

 

[nikkai]

>>Don't waste your time on these, guys. What you want is BOSE. Best highs, best lows, must be BOSE!! They spend a lot of money on advertising because they want consumers to know how great their products are. That's also why you can find Bose in high-end stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, and The Good Guys!! These stores don't carry low-end crap like B&W, NHT, PSB, etc. Those speakers are WAY overpriced. Bose is so popular because everybody knows how good they sound. I would highly disrecommend buying these Fluance speakers because you simply can't listen to them first. You don't know how they sound, and you rely on a bunch of monkeys to write reviews on them. Now with the 20% MSN promotion, you can get Bose even cheaper...you simply can't beat Bose for the dollar. Personally, I sold my crappy B&W 802NT's to get a Bose home theater set...they look very nice next to my Krell and McIntosh amps, and all of my guests know that I'm an audiophile when they see my Bose speakers.

Valsalva<<

To each his own. :Q

 

[Marauder-]

DaRana1: Yeah - that really sucks. I'd love to audition other people's setups since it would give me a bit wider exposure. BTW, you won't find NHTs at CC or Bestbuy - I believe it's more towards a commercialized boutique type brand kinda like Paradigm and B&W and M&K. $311 does sound about right for 2 mains and a center though. I think my 2 Polk towers + center would probably end up around that range although I did do some SERIOUS pricematching which CC wasn't too happy about.

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: ValsalvaYourHeartOut
These stores don't carry low-end crap like B&W, NHT, PSB, etc. Those speakers are WAY overpriced.
Valsalva

Yeah, like every Sony product they sell is not OVERPRICED...

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: nikkai
To each his own. :Q

Man, you guys are really clueless.

 

[Devistater]

Not a bad deal

 

[ValsalvaYourHeartOut]

Originally posted by: DaRana1
Okay, how about the opinion of my friend who worked at Sound Playground and Tweeter selling audio equipment for years? His opinion is that they are awesome speakers.

You drive an EXCELLENT point, DaRana. I, too, have 100% trust in the sales people at such high-end audio stores as Tweeter, Best Buy, and Circuit City. They are truly experts in their field as they go through rigorous training and typically have a wide knowledge base. On the other hand, whenever I go to those low-end places, they always try to sell me absolute garbage, like B&W speakers and Krell amps...they start using big words like "soundstage," "detail," and "linear frequency response." I mean, gimme a break -- you can't fool me, I'm way too smart for that. For instance, my local Circuit City employee told me that their Bose woofers had 300 watts!!! And I said, WOW, so that's why I sold my crappy B&W 802's...cuz they didn't have as many watts and everybody knows that more watts = better. That's why I believe Fluance is good...because your friend who works at Tweeter said they were. That's how I know.

Valsalva

 

[Krutoy]

Originally posted by: FlapJack
Hey, I think some guys in a van tried to sell me a set of these. They said that the warehouse mikstakenly loaded the van with an extra set and that cause they thought I looked like I appreciated fine audio that they would sell em to me fro like 400... I said no thanks and the price started dropping top like 100 bucks... too good to be true? I think so.

Hey I seen those guys too! They told me the same story maybe half a year ago, I said i'll give them $100 for 2 and they didn't take it so I let it drop, funny until I saw your post. BTW, was this in the Bay area?

 

[huesmann]

Valsalva you're too funny!

 

[C'DaleRider]

I think one should educate their ears to speakers by going to a true high-end audio store, a smaller shop usually, that deals good speakers like Thiel, Snell, B&W, Sonus, Vandersteen, Revel, Dunlavy and the like. Never mind you can't afford the speakers, just take some music you're familiar with and listen, listen, listen. The education you'll get will be outstanding and quite revealing. You'll be spoiled but will start to know what to listen for when you go to really purchase speakers.

Buying off the web without listening in your own home? Silly at best. And if the shop you buy from won't let you have a 30 day tryout in your own home, move along. Speakers WILL sound a bit different in your home vs. the store and a good shop understands that. A shop just out for your $$ won't consider that option.

Imaging, soundstage, frequency response.........cannot hear these on the web .........and forget BB, CC, Tweeters, and the like. Almost all is just overpriced consumer crap with the salesperson wanting to pry your money out of your pocket.

 

[FFactory0x]

Go check out the northridge or studio series from JBL. Excellant sound.

BOSE BLOWS!!!!!

If you want nice speakers check out hometheaterdirect.com Really nice stuff

 

[soundforbjt]

Ok, If any of you audiophiles out there can find a better sounding 5 pc. home theatre set that retails @ $199 + shipping that blows away the Fluance set, I'll sell my Fluance and buy them.

I know these are not one of the "high end" snob appeal brands. And many people don't want to hear that a low priced speaker could possibly sound as good as a more expensive brand.

But guys, let's compare apples to apples here. If anyone had the budget to be looking at the brands some of you are recommending, they would'nt be reading this thread.

I bought these because I am on a budget and after listening to everything in this price range and higher, I found these were the best deal.

Does anyone here remember AMD vs Intel? How could a lower priced cpu possibly be as good as or better in some applications as the more expensive Intel?

Don't you think this could apply in speakers as well?

 

[bigdog1218]

Don't you think this could apply in speakers as well?

No, like someone said before, you get what you pay for.

 

[Doomguy]

I ended up getting a set of Mission M73 ($250/pair) front towers and couldn't be happier. I will soon add another pair of rears for about the same price, and I already have a center and a sub, wo this setup will be around $500 for much better quality. check out www.audiogon.com they have great prices on top end equipment, and they dont have much to say about fluance, except they sound bad. Also you can do a search on forum.elitecaraudio.com. Cheap speakers, cheap sound....

There's no doubt in my mind that someone doesn't care for the sound that Fluance speakers produce(actually goldsky makes them, but that's another story), but I myself have never seen anyone complain about them. Mind linking me to the negative comments about these speakers? I'd be very interested to see what people don't like about the speakers.

Look at the expert opinion I just read from elitecaraudio.com's forum "I heard those, and they suck ass...just get what I have....", wow, I'm convinced!

 

[v3rrv3]

News flash BOSE recently announced their name stands for "Boy, Our Stuff Expensive" It may be good, but I've heard much better for less

- Kevin

 

[soundforbjt]

Originally posted by: bigdog1218

Don't you think this could apply in speakers as well?

No, like someone said before, you get what you pay for.

So, it only applies to cpu's and nothing else?

In the world of recording studios they're a little more open to products costing less than the audiophile market. There's this company that makes a compressor called simply RNC which stands for Really Nice Compressor. It beats or sounds as good as many higher priced units. It retails for $200 and the high end compressors it works as well as cost $500 to $1000.

And guess what, studios buy them and use them. You don't always get what you pay for...sometime you get less and sometimes more.

I'm in the music business (Professional that is...not a home studio) and this is very true.

 

[bigdog1218]

Originally posted by: soundforbjt

Originally posted by: bigdog1218

Don't you think this could apply in speakers as well?

No, like someone said before, you get what you pay for.

So, it only applies to cpu's and nothing else?

In the world of recording studios they're a little more open to products costing less than the audiophile market. There's this company that makes a compressor called simply RNC which stands for Really Nice Compressor. It beats or sounds as good as many higher priced units. It retails for $200 and the high end compressors it works as well as cost $500 to $1000.

And guess what, studios buy them and use them. You don't always get what you pay for...sometime you get less and sometimes more.

I'm in the music business (Professional that is...not a home studio) and this is very true.

I bought my 2 front speakers for 320, Axiom m22s, cheap when it comes to speakers. One professional review I read said the mid-range has the same performance as some $3000 speakers, so basically I caught the deal of a century here.

But, the funny thing is if I look at a review for one of those $3000 speakers he talked about I bet that they say that those mid-ranges are as good as some 10,000 speaker. So the midrange on my 320 speakers are better than 10,000 speakers, but you get the idea, I know my speakers are a good deal when compared to other 300-400 speakers, but that doesn't mean they rival 1000 speakers

And take a look at both AMD and INTC, one company is making money, the other is losing huge amounts because they severely undercut the price of their chips. It didn't cost AMD any less to make those chips, they made a bad business move and sold them for way to low. That is much different then a speaker company using cheaper parts to put together a cheaper speaker and sell it for less, then saying the cheaper speaker is better than more expensive speakers.

 

[soundforbjt]

That is much different then a speaker company using cheaper parts to put together a cheaper speaker and sell it for less, then saying the cheaper speaker is better than more expensive speakers.

They (Fluance) do not say they're better than higher priced speakers.....reviewers and owners do.

Bottom line as I said in an earlier post, Find a better set for the price new and I'll buy them.

 

[Tazan007]

Hey guys, I'm thinking about getting these. Any comments on getting a receiver and sub within the $300-$350 price point? I don't want to spend more then $600 for the speakers+sub+receiver.

As for the comment about AMD undercutting its cost, if they didn't do that, they wouldn't be in business. Think about it. It's all about the NAME. If people can buy an Intel processor that is slightly higher priced, they will buy it instead. If AMD hadn't undercut the cost as you would like to put it, they wouldn't be selling *hit. So don't go lecturing about who is making money and who isn't. They are surviving and that's all they can do in this market for now. Go buy more Intel stock and be happy with your higher priced, same performance processor.

 

[hightechie]

I prefer the high-tech look

 

[Infernus]

my 12x12 room is already stuffed, plus I just dropped $350 back in January for my Klipsch 5.1's

Too bad