Alright. Just finished assembling my new Dayton BR-1 speakers a few hours ago and have been listening in pure bliss.
I cannot believe how great these speakers are. This all started out because I was sick of the crackling from my Logitech z-560 control pod and feedback from the onboard audio.
I am a changed man now.
First, I purchased a used Onkyo TR-SX 601 receiver off of Ebay for ~$120. Grabbed another S/PDIF optical cable from Monoprice and set it up. I waited for about 2 months watching the pricing on the Dayton speakers and reading about other speakers.
I decided on the Dayton BR-1 pair of speakers largely due to their 6.5" woofer and low frequency response range from 43 Hz - 18 kHz. Coupled with the 1 1/8" silk dome tweeter these specs easily beat out anything else I could find for <$200 for the pair.
I don't consider myself an audiophile, these speakers seem comparable to my Polk Rti-8 speakers on my home theater system. They're so clear and the mids are rich. The bass is there too: I have my 8" subwoofer from the Logitech z-560's still plugged in and I can't tell a difference in the bass output when I have the sub turned on or off ! That's how much bass these bookshelves are putting out!
I own an HSU VTF-2 MK 3 subwoofer for my home theater, and while these bookshelf's don't have THAT much bass, they are respectable. I'm probably not going to be able to convince the wife to let me buy another subwoofer since these have such great bass.
For testing, the only flac files I have are from "The Little Mermaid Soundtrack". It sounds phenomenal. All my regular mp3s sound so much better now too.
I forgot to take pictures during assembly, but here's the completed setup:
To give you an idea about the size of these things here's the M-Audio AV40 speaker and a Ratpadz XT in the picture.
I cannot believe how great these speakers are. This all started out because I was sick of the crackling from my Logitech z-560 control pod and feedback from the onboard audio.
I am a changed man now.
First, I purchased a used Onkyo TR-SX 601 receiver off of Ebay for ~$120. Grabbed another S/PDIF optical cable from Monoprice and set it up. I waited for about 2 months watching the pricing on the Dayton speakers and reading about other speakers.
I decided on the Dayton BR-1 pair of speakers largely due to their 6.5" woofer and low frequency response range from 43 Hz - 18 kHz. Coupled with the 1 1/8" silk dome tweeter these specs easily beat out anything else I could find for <$200 for the pair.
I don't consider myself an audiophile, these speakers seem comparable to my Polk Rti-8 speakers on my home theater system. They're so clear and the mids are rich. The bass is there too: I have my 8" subwoofer from the Logitech z-560's still plugged in and I can't tell a difference in the bass output when I have the sub turned on or off ! That's how much bass these bookshelves are putting out!
I own an HSU VTF-2 MK 3 subwoofer for my home theater, and while these bookshelf's don't have THAT much bass, they are respectable. I'm probably not going to be able to convince the wife to let me buy another subwoofer since these have such great bass.
For testing, the only flac files I have are from "The Little Mermaid Soundtrack". It sounds phenomenal. All my regular mp3s sound so much better now too.
I forgot to take pictures during assembly, but here's the completed setup:
To give you an idea about the size of these things here's the M-Audio AV40 speaker and a Ratpadz XT in the picture.