Micca OoO Passive Slim Bookshelf Speakers with 3-Inch Woofers and Silk Tweeter, Thin Design Under 4" Wide, for Desktop Stereo or Home Theater Surround Sound, Wall Mountable, Pair, Dark Walnut

I had a unique situation - I wanted hi-fi audio, but had only a few inches of space on each side of my TV, with no option to mount speakers on the walls, and zero usable floor space. My bedroom is tiny and long, so it's a miracle I even had space for my 48" TV, stand, and other assorted devices. Before finding these, like many of you, I went through tons of speakers, reading reviews and scanning dimensions, pricing, and various specs. I didn't want to cheap out and get some pc/desktop speakers - these are tuned for someone listening just a few feet away max and wouldn't fill my room with sound. I also didn't want to sacrifice audio quality for speaker size - there are plenty of mini-sized bluetooth speakers that can be paired and used as a 2.0 setup, but again, the quality is generally lacking, and often the price is double what I'd want to pay, considering this. They'd also limit what I could add to the setup later, as well as my connectivity options. Lastly, I didn't want to spend $1000+ for a specialized micro setup - I know they exist, and my wallet fears them. The bottom line: If you're like me and have no space to spare, desperately want high quality audio, but don't want to blindly spend $1000 on some weird micro setup, look no further! These speakers are less than 4" wide (yes, four inches!), sound like a pair DOUBLE their size, and possibly TRIPLE their price (according to many reviews). The brand is reputable, and the quality speaks for itself. Let me be clear: even if I had more space for larger bookshelf speakers, I'd probably still go with these. They are that good! Getting started, what were my other options? Well... there weren't many. I found a huge variety of 5-6" wide bookshelf speakers that simply would not fit, a bunch of desktop speakers that really shouldn't be used in a small home theater setup, and... ...the most promising option at the time, a pair of Audioengine A2 Plus's. Now, these are also 4" wide, so they'd fit just fine, however they are almost triple the price, and according to many reviewers, that price doesn't exactly match the output (most pointed out that you could pay half their asking price and still get better hardware). To be clear, they're not bad speakers, but for someone looking for true hi-fi audio who also wants the most boom for their buck, they likely won't cut it - note that this is par for the course for many all-in-one setups, such as soundbars (speaking of which, STAY AWAY, please, if you value quality audio, as well as your wallet). Beyond other obvious issues, I wanted clear stereo separation, so soundbars were very much off the table. I also looked at the Micca RB42's, which are highly reviewed and decently priced. Sadly, they're also 1" wider and would've left me with literally no wiggle room. I will likely revisit these in the future, if my space changes. Another option were the Cambridge Audio Minx Min 22's, which seem to be well liked, but are 3x the price - for a blind buy... I couldn't stomach it. I'm also not totally certain if they'd be suitable as main speakers in a 2.0/2.1 configuration (Are you using these? Please leave a comment!). So, by some miracle, I stumbled upon these, the Micca OoO bookshelf speakers. Most importantly to my particular situation, their footprint is as minimal as it gets (you can even place them horizontally!). But how is the actual audio? Their sound is clear and expansive, with nice, warm mids, punchy and surprisingly deep bass (technically rated for 60hz, though I'm hearing/feeling decent bass response down to about 35hz), and clean highs (not too crispy/sparkly, but not muddy either). Overall, they lean a tiny bit towards the warm side of things, with a great, truly room-filling soundstage and *plenty* of detail (without any additional processing that certain all-in-one solutions unfortunately rely on). Additional notes for BASSHEADS: these are not going to rattle your windows, but they provide WAY more bass than their size would suggest. You will likely have to turn down the bass a bit in an apartment/shared living environment. Personally, I don't feel I need a subwoofer. YMMV, of course. Also, for the audiophiles reading this, these are NOT bass-focused speakers - while they do provide great bass, they are also very balanced. Again, they are slightly more on the warm end, but the emphasis is on detail. How's the build quality? Well. Hrm. Unremarkable? They seem sturdy. Nothing rattles. Everything plugged in nicely. They look lovely, though this is obviously subjective. I honestly don't foresee any issues relating to build quality in the future. What's my setup? I've paired these with some decent 12g banana plugs ($30 - never overspend on cables!) and the S.M.S.L. AD18 ($140, another fantastic option for tiny setups like mine - review incoming). The whole setup cost less than $300! My wallet, and ears, are quite happy. Are they top of the line? Absolutely not, and they are likely limited by their size, though this is not unique to these - you can only get so much sound out of a smaller set of speakers. But wow, they really do sound fantastic, especially in a small space like mine (though they can certainly handle enough power to fill a much larger space, according to specs and my testing). For the price (perhaps even 2x, *maybe* 3x the price), I don't think they can be beat. tldr; These are fantastic speakers with a tiny footprint, outputting high quality audio with a surprising amount of bass (while not sacrificing clarity). Can definitely be used as your main speakers in a 2.0 (or more) setup. A steal for the price, and they punch well above their weight. Highly recommended, for audiophiles and casual listeners alike.

First off...WOW! I've been listening to these for a couple of days now. Unlike the Mb series, these don't seem to need as much break-in. They sounded great right out of the box. I called the wife down to the man cave last night to hear these, she is not technical but has great ears. She was amazed at these, especially when I told her the sub was off. I had to prove to her that there was no sub playing. The bass is that good, and for 3" speakers, that's unheard (see what I did there?) of. These play crystal clear, the highs and mids are just great, but they have a very satisfying low-end response too. Not window shaking subwoofer bass, but real bass. They sound really good without a sub. Now, these things are tiny, about the size of children's shoe boxes. I reviewed the RB-42s recently, and gave them a glowing review with one caveat. OK, I'm gonna ruffle some feathers here, BUT I LIKE THESE BETTER THAN THE RB-42s!! Yep, you read that right. OK, the RB has the better crossover, and the bass might go just a touch lower. They have prettier grills and magnetic grill mounts. The RBs are superior in that respect. But these are just slightly brighter than the RBs, which I like. The RBs are just ever so slightly too warm for me. And these will play louder without bottoming out the woofers, which is the potential problem I noted with the RBs. Overall, I think these sound slightly better than the RBs. And hey, they cost about $50 less, so that's a win win. I'm sitting here now listening to them without a sub, and they are VERY pleasant. These would do sine on a desk or in a small to medium room. A large room will probably need larger speakers. Multiples of these would make an amazing home theater setup! You'd need a sub for that because of the effects, but that would be the case with any speakers in home theater use. Just buy these! They are crazy good! Update 12-19-19 I had mentioned t he RB42s above. I finally realized that there was a problem with the set I had. I exchanged them trough Amazon, and the replacement set is much better. I will now rate the RB42s better than the OoOs, but only slightly. I am still in love with the OoOs and extremely impressed by them. I'm trying to talk a friend into doing a home theater with them so we can really see what they have. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 5-5-20 I rotated these back into my basement office/shop, and once again I am seriously impressed with them. Though the bass is very impressive for small speakers, I am running them with a 10" Polk sub, and these guys sound absolutely amazing! I've been bouncing back and forth between these and the RB-42s, and honestly, I think these are the better all around speaker when used with a sub. They play slightly louder, and they have more of a "punch" than the RB-42s have. I seriously love these! There is nothing else for$100 that comes close to producing the all around quality that these do. Yeah, you might can get $100 speakers that make more bass, but the bass in these are very respectable, and they are extremely well-balanced speakers across the spectrum. Run these for a 2:1 stereo system and they sound great. Use them for a surround sound system in a small to medium room, and want for nothing more. They are they good! Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 8-16-21 I just ordered another pair! I put the first pair in my family room as a dedicated music system, not connected to the home theater. They play along with a sub and the sum is very satisfying. Well, truth is, I missed having them in my shop, so I ordered another pair. I have compared these time and again with the RB-42s, and I honestly like these better. No, they don't have the bass of the RBs, but I run a sub with them anyway. The treble is a bit too rolled off on the RBs, and I prefer the sound of the OoOs to them. Again, these won't play super loud, just can't move that kind of air with 3" woofers. But in a small to medium room paired with a sub, they sound amazing! So sweet and balanced! Best $100 bucks you'll spend on new speakers. And they look nice and fit almost anywhere. Buy them, and run with a sub. You won't be sorry.

These little speakers feel a touch smaller than their older cousins, the MB42x. They are definitely skinnier and a lot more desk friendly. In terms of sound, they have a nice, smooth top end, and a reasonable amount of bass for their size. The midrange feels recessed, quiet, reserved, etc., and these definitely need a small subwoofer to give you a full complement of sound, but these paired with a small 6.5" or 8" sub would sound much better than any "speaker in a box" computer setup. These would also make some pretty nice and tiny surround speakers or atmos surrounds. Overall, for $100, these are a pretty good deal. Sure, you can spend less and still have something listenable or a lot more and have way better performance, but these are a nice entry in the small-but-good category. Compared to the MB42x, these sound better overall, though the midrange is better on the MB42x. But my MB42x pair sound so bad I still think something must be wrong with them. These don't have the scaldingly bright tweeters of the MB42x which is a welcome change. I think to do much better at this price you'd need to go used, which is usually a far better value anyway but takes more time and effort to shop for. The step-up model RB42c is also nice, but slightly more than twice the size and twice the price. Is it worth it? Possibly, if you really can't put anything bigger in the space or buy something bigger used. For any of these you still want a subwoofer.

I purchased these to run wired as rear surrounds, but located FRONT (top left and top right), along with my main speakers L+R (on floor) which are Fisher DC-12 from the 1980s, sporting 12" woofers along with 4" mid and pair of 3" tweeters, as well as a Philips center channel speaker from previous sound system. My setup is used to listen to audio recordings (and concert videos) produced for surround sound. Using with a Yamaha RX-V481 5.1 receiver (no subwoofer). Really loving these speakers - I have them horizontal (to increase left/right soundscape) on the top of each side of my entertainment tower and they are sounding great! Never have been interested in subwoofers, as I feel like nothing much musical actually happens in that range, and find the thump distracting from vocals, guitar, etc. I get great sounding bass with my 12" woofers in the mains. However, these little dual 3" woofers per speaker are keeping up better than I thought they might. I am hearing close to the full range of sound as I do on my larger Fisher 80w speakers. If you are interested in heavy thumpy bass, I would definitely run these with a sub. But most people do that anyway. For my purposes these little guys do need to keep up with the larger speakers, since I run them in the front and want the sound balanced nicely between all five speakers. I do have them EQ'd roughly the same as my others, which I find helps tremendously regardless of speaker. The newer receivers have the EQ function integrated into the speaker setup function, with separate EQ for individual speakers. I just listed to the original Quad mix of Jethro Tull's Minstrel in the Gallery on these and was very happy! One further note - Micca has won me over as a customer, because they place seals/stickers on their boxes that say "if seal is broken, item is NOT new" and recommend calling them if this happens. This is amazing!! I have lost count of the items I received from Amazon which I purchased new and ended up with someone elses pre-opened/used/damaged return!! So thanks to Micca, Amazon is NOT able to send their returns out and resell them as new - and THAT is why there is a REFURBISHED version of this speaker at Amazon - in all other cases, Amazon uses the opportunity to resell what is really not a new product. Finally, Micca includes the logo in the box, NOT pre-affixed to the speaker grilles, so I can choose NOT to place the logo on there. I much prefer sleek looks without logos. Black rubber feet are also included in the box - nice attention to detail as I expected to have to purchase separately. Nice speaker posts (unscrew far enough to see there is a HOLE in the post to put the wire through before you screw it back down). The posts can also accept a banana jack straight in through the back as well. Nicely designed product - very happy with all aspects. Micca will be my "go to" when purchasing additional speakers!!

Excellent for a center channel speaker. Extra small and very mighty. Construction is sound, easy to install and great for small spaces.

I'm very pleased with these speakers , had them for a year and they provide what i need for my system in the uppers ands midst. Matched with other speakers and they sound great and loud enough for my room . Also I didn't even realize they were a dark walnut , thought they were black. They look great .on their own, good for YouTube/cinema, music to a certain bass level. I have them matched with some technic 2 ways and a Yamaha htr5660 amp and a osd preamp.

I like the form factor of these very compact MTM speakers. Unfortunately I just wasn’t that impressed with the sound. While sound stage is wide and open, the frequency response is lacking in both bass and treble, while the midrange is weirdly muddy resulting in unnatural sounding vocals. Aggressive DSP tuning with a parametric EQ coupled with a subwoofer can get closer to a more natural sound but then you’re starting to creep up in total expense. The RB42 from Micca are much better overall and not much more in price while producing a much richer and natural sound. They also suffer from less directional falloff and phasing issues when off axis compared to the OoO. I really wanted to like these but have been pretty disappointed in the sound. Even my Uboom L Bluetooth speakers sound better when paired in stereo and they are smaller and don’t require an amp.

My old desktop set had died, and it was a set that had built in amp and controls. Unfortanately, due to how they're manufactured, trying to fix them would essentially involve rippig the subwoofer apart and hoping I can glue it back together.So rather than going through that headache, I decided to search for a new system. This time I wanted to try something different and did a lot of research in driving passive speakers, expecting it to be fairly complicated. To my surprise, it turns out that it's actually not hard to do at all, and your experience is largely driven by quality of materials and amp. So, after searching for passive bookshelf speakers for some time, I decided to settle on the OoO for really one main reason. They look kinda cool, and the removable cover is nice too. To say the least, these speakers do not dissapoint. Compared to my old speakers, these are vastly clearer to hear. With crisp mids, and very tight highs. Best of all, vocals really shine on these. I paired these with a budget amp as well. The amp is fairly simple, but more than sufficient to drive these speakers. On their own, they sound fantastic, and I'm sure most people would be absolutely happy with these alone. However, I also decided to drive a passive subwoofer with the amp as well. I was hoping Micca had their own passive subwoofer to choose from as well, but unfortanately they only offered a powered option, and it seemed to always be out of stock anyways. Thankfully passive subs can be found at a reasonable price. If you have the extra budget for it, I highly recomend including a subwoofer to go along with these speakers. It creates a much fuller sound experience that the OoOs cannot do on their own. Overall I can safely say these speakers are well worth their price and make an excellent set to start with when playing around with amps. Hopefully, I can keep these for a very long time and keep them around for other uses, like part of a home entertainment system.