KantoTUK Powered Speaker with Headphone Out | Built-in USB DAC | Dedicated RCA with Phono Pre-amp | Bluetooth | AMT Tweeter | 5.25" Driver | Pair | Matte Black

I researched for month on what speakers to buy for my new music room. My wife and I have a decent album collection and wanted to create room to listen to them. I settled on a Fluance turntable and loved the white color. I needed some white speakers that sounded great. I am not an expert audiophile, but every expert review I saw just loved these speakers. Our room is about 14 x 13 ft and the speakers juts sound great. No need to buy a subwoofer at this point as the base sounds great to me and has enough power and depth to fill the room. They are easy to set up but wish they had packed some longer grounding and speaker cords. As you can see in my photo, I have to keep the speakers close to the phonograph table but will but some longer cords to be able to have some flexibility in moving the speakers a little further out. For some good speaker cords, this will put me out another few hundred dollars. The Kanto speaker stands are top notch and highly recommend. These speakers easily connect to my iphone's Bluetooth, but the sound playing from Spotify doesn't compare to the sound quality when playing an album. The biggest issue I have is the remote or speaker not having dedicated buttons for the different input options. To change between turntable and Bluetooth, I have to toggle between the different options. Overall, it is the sound quality, color options, and flexibility that I was looking for. I am very happy with this purchase and do not think you can get anything comparable with this quality in this price range.

Setup is at the top of the stairs in a split-level on the sitting room (living room) side. I did opt for the Sub8 for the extra bass. Source is an Ocean Digital WR-50 (not a DAC or streamer but I didn't need those features). Using the optical connection between the source and the speakers.These things are awesome. Clean and loud! They will fill the entire house with sound loud. The sub does add a bunch to the setup with the crossover. I like my music bright with good mid-range and highs. Cranking the volume up results in almost no distortion. In some repect they can get too loud (which is unbelievable).My only peeve is the remote conrol because there is no easy way to see where the current settings stand to adjust them. You have to either pop all the way up or down and then adjust from there for the bass and treble. I only use the speakerswith one source so I have nothing to say about source switching.As can be seen in the picture my grills are not grey (which come with the White speakers). I contacted Kanto to get a set of Black grills so the TUKs would match the Sub8. Never be afraid to ask.It is a bit of an expensive setup but it is worth it.As for my source, it is not super hifi tech like you would get with an expensive DAC for high quality streaming content. I bring this up because I don't use this system often so I have no need to spend money on an expensive DAC or streaming services (monthly cost). I mosty use the FM Radio, Internet Radio and media files (ripped CDs) for music. For not so high quality sources, the TUKs are still killing it! If you are looking for something to front-end any powered speakers on the somewhat cheap (<$200) The Ocean Digital WR-50 is a great source.

I had the Bose Companion 5 speakers for like 12 years and finally decided to upgrade. And man.. there were SO MANY to choose from. I'm happy enough to not have a true budget so I wanted something with amazing sound.I purchased the KRK Rokit 5's and the Audio Engine A5+.Rokits 5 had amazing sound. Not bass heavy with these new models esp with the integrated EQ at the back.Had to get a focus rite DAC and a few XLR cables.Problem was that there was no BASS and they were really big on my desk. I wanted to get the KRK sub but it was always out of stock.I then tried Audio Engine A5+ and their DAC. I even got the SUB thinking that this was the AUTO winner. However, I had so many issues... Constant static... left speaker going out. It was such a hassle.I then did more research and landed on these bad boys. Comes with a remote to adjust Treble and bass. However straight off the bat, flat was amazing. I used an optical cable this time integrated into the PC. Comes with banana plugs to connect the speakers so much better quality than the A5's. Overall sound is amazing.Mid bass is good. Not much low bass which is expected but their sub is not that expensive compared to audio engine's!Looks amazing. No ground loop issues. SUPER HAPPY FINALLY