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I bought these inexpensive speakers to replace some old Pioneer shelf model speakers purchased in 1992 and used throughout the decades until now. I can't believe how good these speakers sound for the price paid. I use these Pyle speakers with an old Sony receiver from the early 90's. I get plenty volume and the bass, treble and mids are clear and sound damn good when playing either LPs/vinyl on a turntable, CDs from a cheap DVD deck or streaming Sirius and Apple Music from my Android phone. The 6.5 inch wofers provide plenty of bottom end. Speakers look nice on my mantel and don't take up much space. Highly recommended to those who are looking for an affordable option to replace old speakers.

I had managed expectations because of the cheap price. Very impressed! These replace a set of 80s era Kenwood three-way towers that always seemed a little boomy. These have good, tight bass and crisp highs. Look good too.

I put these on Pure Direct from my A/V receiver that only uses your main front amplifier and speakers. I have a nice tube preamp and a Crown D150 amplifier from the 70s that has perfect specs. These Pyle speakers sound great and no shortage of bass. And for an a great price. Music actually is a little better without a center channel 2 subwoofers and $1,000 ea. surround speakers. The center channel in 5.1 Dolby steals the show, my center channel speaker has a ESS large air motion transformer I added sitting on top. It is incredible.

Good sound and value for this type speaker and price range

I don't write nearly as many reviews as I probably should because I certainly read them all the time. And I can't ever remember doing a review on a product that I returned. But this is what happened with these terrific speakers! I'm currently using the Klipsch RP-600M Reference Premiere Bookshelf Speakers with my Eversolo Play - CD Edition (which I really like despite its apparent lack of party-level high volume). I chose the Klipsch as my first choice mainly due to their sensitivity level as they are purported to have a loud sound–albeit sometimes described as too bright, harsh or “lively”--even at moderate volume levels. Now I know volume knobs differ and that lowest to highest level isn't necessarily linear but algorithmic or geometric or whatever the word might be. I don't know I'm not an audiophile. I just think it's odd to have to turn the volume almost all the way up to be even modestly loud. So I'm searching for speakers that don't require me to crank the volume to the max to get reasonably loud sound. These Pyle 6.5" Home Audio Speakers were a pair that I tested. I almost chose them over the $350 Klipsch! Key word is almost. They got almost as loud, even seemed to have a bit more detail, dare I say clarity, with some genre/songs. They even look better than the Klipsch! (subjective, I know) But alas they lacked the bass and fullness of the Klipsch speakers and didn’t get quite as loud either but they were darn close! For $114 these are incredible speakers. If you’re on a tight budget or looking for a smaller room…den/office/bedroom, I wouldn’t hesitate to highly recommend them. I nearly kept them even though I have no real use for them…that’s how good they are! For the cost, they are 5 star speakers.

Great sound and great value.

Wanted small speakers with some punch tor my coffee bar, and these work. Really nice speakers.

Let me start by saying I paid under $100 for these speakers, so my expectations were hovering somewhere between “maybe they’ll make noise” and “please don’t burst into flames.” And honestly? They surprised me. The Good: The low bass on these 6.5" Pyles is actually pretty impressive. I mean, they thump. Not window-rattling, but definitely enough to make you check whether the cat is knocking something over again. In an A/B test against my JBL 5.25" speakers, these Pyles actually edged them out in the low bass department. Yes, I said that. (But don’t get excited—this is where the compliments start gasping for air.) The “Oh… oh no.” The mids and high mids? Missing. Like vanished without a forwarding address missing. Horns, guitars, voices… all shoved into the background like they’re being punished in time-outs. Honestly, voices fall so far back in the mix that I briefly wondered if I should start using these speakers when my wife talks to me. Built-in marital equalizer...score! Then we get to the highs: harsh and “tinny,” like someone taped a tweeter to a soda can. If you increase the bass to compensate for the missing midrange, the tiny bit of midrange that does show up gets muddy and muffled. It’s like the speaker is apologizing for trying. The Comparison: Is it fair to compare $100 Pyles to JBLs that cost more than twice as much? Absolutely not. Did I do it anyway? Of course I did. And the JBLs beat them everywhere except low bass. Clarity, mids, highs, overall quality—JBL wins by a landslide. But again… double the price. Build Quality: Even though these Pyles are physically larger, they’re weirdly lightweight—like “did they forget to put something inside?” lightweight. And the faux-wood finish looks exactly like the contact paper your grandmother used to line the kitchen drawers with in 1977. Nostalgic… but not in a good way. Conclusion: If I’m rating these as primary music-listening speakers, they’re a 2.5 out of 5. If I’m rating them as budget speakers under $100, they’re a solid 4 stars. They’re not great, but you’re also not paying great-speaker money. Bottom line: If you want affordability with decent bass and don’t mind your midrange moving out of state, go for it. If you want actual clarity, warmth, and detail—buy something else.

I have had these for a while now and have had a chance to compare with other speakers and these sound as good as speakers that cost 5 times more.

Sound amazing for their price. Well made, balanced sound.

They were slightly bigger than I expected. But they worked wonderfully and I am fully satisfied

This would have attained a higher score if it came with brackets, as stated in the ad.,

So if you are not use to good sound or have never heard a high quality bookshelf speaker you might say these are good. But they sound less then ok. They look great but small stuff like name badge placed crooked and off centre was a downer as it’s glued on and won’t remove without damaging grill cloth. They sound just blah. Nothing to write home about. My source was my NAD amp, I will run them on the tube amp shortly and update. UPDATE** So after connecting a cheap hybrid tube amp while streaming off my phone, I have found myself completely eating my words. I’m sure now there is an issue with my NAD receive and these speakers deserve a much better review then originally posted. They are detailed, sound very lively and honestly sound better then my home speakers do. I am still not pleased with the crooked logo but I do care if they sound this good. I have approx 4hrs on them now and they still wow me.