Yamaha NS6490 Speaker Review - Could be Awesome with Heavy Modifications... maybe

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@buddysherart1143 Жыл бұрын

I have a pair and have no complaints. They are definitely an improvement over what I had before.

@ginodelgiudice8312 7 ай бұрын

what musical genre do you listen?

@kohnfutner9637 3 жыл бұрын

Build quality: *knocks on the box* " they sound like an empty 5 gallon bucket."

@joepesci6974 2 жыл бұрын

I have these in my 5.2 Home theater system and they sound fucking awesome...💪💪💪💪💪💪

@mattgiunt 3 жыл бұрын

They have that old roller skating rink wall speaker look. Almost feel the harshness.

@RockCity1111 3 жыл бұрын

I love the look of them. It screams 1980s!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

@JohnScheppler 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you giving us your honest opinion on these speakers. Showing some of the bad ones and the good ones helps us use our limited funds for only the good stuff and not wasting money on the bad. THANKS!

@IliyaOsnovikov Жыл бұрын

1. You can't port speakers that are designed to be sealed. Ported design requires quite different woofer parameters. 2. Based on the measurements of the individual drivers of this speaker I've seen it requires 3rd order filters for all drivers at about 1.6 kHz and 6 kHz instead of just two electrolytic caps that it has from a factory. And on top of that it might benefit from a rejector filter at about 13 kHz for tweeter and midrage drivers. So it's quite a bit of work.

@jackdale9249 8 ай бұрын

see above ! i had them tested ! yes they have serious issues ! are NOT worth fixing says an Audio engineer!

@jackdale9249 8 ай бұрын

So please design a crossover network !

@IliyaOsnovikov 8 ай бұрын

@@jackdale9249 It's not that simple and would take a few hours of work. And in order to design a crossover someone would need to have .frd and .xrd files of individual drivers measurements. Then crossover can be designed in Xsim or a similar software. The measurements I've seen from one Russian blogger (Azvuka) were just pictures the frequency response charts. But full data I believe is available to his paid subscribers only.

@HansProbs 3 жыл бұрын

“lets take a look at the Yamaha whaddever model number I just said” (immediately cuts to intro music) 😂 😆 😝 sometimes Randy just nails it

@rolandohernandez408 Жыл бұрын

These speakers are way better than Sony, Jbl and just about every speaker out there...These are CLASSIC SPEAKERS

@JeffRiggins8080 11 ай бұрын

I bought a pair and added three-way crossovers, dampening material to the enclosures, and binding posts. I replaced the mylar tweeters with soft domes and the cheap midrange drivers with higher quality midrange speakers. The speakers sound much better. The total project cost $300. In my opinion, it's better to find a pair of speakers on sale for around $300 by Emotiva, Elac, KEF, JBL, etc.

@eruilluvitar 3 жыл бұрын

Another great review! Love your style, keep it up!

@JeradBenge 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a used pair of these last week for tinkering with. There's a few resistors glued to the back of the terminal, and the 8" woofer is 6 ohms while the rest are 8 ohm, so they do need a 3 way crossover. Luckily, the two I had on hand were 800Hz/3500KHz 12db/oct, and worked out well. My nephew said they sound like the 90's, which gave me Yamaha NS-10 flashbacks, so I gave them to him.

@jamesm.8240 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting seeing my uncle on here hey Jared It's James Maciel.

@JeradBenge 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesm.8240 Hey James! Hope you're doing well.

@lamecasuelas2 14 күн бұрын

Damn, i need an uncle like you

@MartinMathu 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm thinking of using this as front speakers for home theater. If I can get them for 75 bucks(open box and on offer) what would be your advise? At that price point is there something else that's better?

@welderfixer 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha Anyone else catch the movie line here? Thanks Randy. Perfect start to the morning.

@steve_319 9 күн бұрын

I got these speakers for Christmas around 2005 and have been my primary speakers in almost all the time through now. To the point of the video, strengths and weaknesses are spot on. The "crossovers" are a weak point and lack of fill in the cabinet. I modified mine a while back with new crossovers and got the calibration right (after making the brightness even worse on the first go) then filled the cabniets. Separation is immensely better and improved the clarity (I like neutral sound) and since these surved for home audio and music was a sweet spot. To note these are wall mounted which also helped a lot. Total I am less than $100 into these is almost 20 years.

@artcoffeejeff 3 жыл бұрын

Great job as always Randy!

@keganthomson7750 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video, I could not find this answer in the comments, can I hook up four of these to my R-S202?? I just got these speakers but have not set them up yet. I got the R-S202, but it says 4 speakers needs 16 ohm speakers, but I want to run four of the NS-6490 speakers that are 8 OHM. Can I do that? I am so confused, thank you for your video.

@bigblueocean 3 жыл бұрын

As a Brit, and a gentleman of course, I'm amazed I've missed this fantastic, authentic fur product!

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

yeah. it's available at your finest British Haberdashery

@MrConcord75 3 жыл бұрын

Those speakers man.... A face only a mother could love. lol

@isaidstream4547 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@wa2368 3 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of these in my garage. If the cheapaudioman liked the Klipsch RP600M, hey, these are the same thing...ROCK ON!

@mad-beerc3818 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid and agree these look great in the old school way! I have home made speakers almost like PA speakers with 4 x celestion 5" drivers in each box! They have a frequency response of 50 Hz 11khz and sound great, my question is how can these sound so good with just 11khz?? Yes they are top end shy but never seem to be missing anything? Just enjoyable! Just interested to know about this Frequently response!

@motorol5610 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! im still going to get a pair. I like that theyre 90db..planning on crossover and port mods.thanks for your honest opinion

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

I the really think this could be a really fun project. Brace that baby, port it, make a crossover and have a blast.

@jeffcsMN 3 жыл бұрын

Great review and always entertaining. Glad I went with the Sony SSCS5‘s.

@vannloc7551 Жыл бұрын

You think they could be decent for studio monitors to mix on?

@leolleiten4910 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Randy, I follow since the beginning, always thought you’ll give the thumbs up to everything.. just proved me wrong, I like and respect your honest opinions more. Thanks for that. I tested these and never liked affordable Yamaha speakers, but I love their amps, M-80/c-80 combo and rxv-3300 (currently in full use) Keep them coming buddy!

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

@gustavevilleneuvedehoff-un5459 2 жыл бұрын

I accidentally got them and (although there’s a listening room with highly appropriate here not very expensive but quite decent system) I happened to lllove these Yamahas too. My guess they will sound best in a small room for casual listening - I found bass nonexistent, but otherwise the sound is very much enjoyable - crisp, detailed and full of fun. There’s definitely something in them not only for tinkering.

@turboannihilator3307 2 жыл бұрын

I purchased these for my games room specifically because they are shielded and needed a pair of bookshelf speakers to sit next to my crt setup without getting the rainbow magnetic interference on the crt tube. I agree that they are a bit harsh on the high end and the midrange seemed to have less presence compared to the bass and high frequencies. Will probably install a crossover to suit these to taste. Are they ok? Yes. Could they be made better by modding them? Most definitely.

@ryanpellico6083 3 жыл бұрын

I got a job bagging groceries in high school to get these speakers I was so proud a 3-way speaker with an 8-inch woofer

@mentok3027 3 жыл бұрын

I sold my freestyle bike (87 GT Pro Performer) to buy these freshman year. I think they were the NS_638's back then. Would definitely rather have the bike back. They weren't too bad paired with a 10" powered Kenwood sub though. Moved on to Paradigm Titans a few years later that were worlds better. Hell my brother still has them as the mains in his living room 20 years later.

@stephenstevens6573 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your honesty!

@brodel77 Жыл бұрын

I just found a pair of these out on the sidewalk. Can’t wait to test them out!

@tycheesey 3 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of Yams that are like the grandfather of these. They came with the house I bought. At one point I thought they were good, until I discovered speakers designed by Andrew Jones. I have an old Sony amp driving the Yamahas and an older entry-level Sony home theater passive subwoofer. I recently added the Prozor Dac in the mix. My garage sounds pretty okay with this setup.

@mattkalis1567 3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny. I saw these while browsing on Amazon last Saturday. My first thought was, wow, “I don’t think that the Cheap Audio Man has reviewed these yet. These would be right in his wheel house.” Then I thought, “he would probably be disappointed. They probably have that shrill Yamaha sound.”

@scottygdaman 3 жыл бұрын

3 way awesome . Bought a pair a year or so ago broke them in playing music while I was gone took about 2 weeks sounded great . Careful if you put them on a smooth surface they'll vibrate off. I ported the back with a 2 inch hole saw that helped. Sad news one blew within about 7 months to cheap to go through return mess. Do I recommend? For the money sure if they didn't blow out.

@gregquinn6827 3 жыл бұрын

The problem with trying to hotrod these home theatre speakers is that the voice coils can’t take much extra stress and the suspension dampening is tight. My solution to the problem was simply to buy two more of them cheap, and that immediately doubled the output Without raising distortion. Mine have lasted for 15 years with no problem, But I don’t try to blast them & I also have a subwoofer. They are really smooth speakers at appropriate volumes, but not audiophile quality speakers.

@fogesf6169 3 жыл бұрын

They look like party speakers for the garage. Probably work good for that. I'm looking for bookies in my small living room. New polk reserves? I dont know if I want to drop 600. almost settled on emos for 230. but looking at elac too. Maybe JBLs? I'm in apt so have Neighbors. reisong looks good if shipping is free or cheap. Sony receiver? I've been stewing on this for awhile so any help would be appreciated

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

On a budget the JBL Stage A130's are great. Elac UniUB5.2's are awesome at $500. Polks are stunning but a bit pricey at $600. I think they're worth it though

@fludzone1 Ай бұрын

I've had mine for about seven years. I paid $60 new for the pair (on sale) and these are incredible for that price. I use them primarily as my computer desk speakers and use they at close distance and don't really notice any many imaging issues with the tweeter placement. They are great at both low volume and when cranked while practicing bass on Rocksmith, combined with an old Cerwin Vega sub and old STR-DN1040 receiver. They have held up well over time.

@ramondelgado6778 3 жыл бұрын

I love that Yamaha is making bookshelf speaker stand mounts, such as their less expensive T15 rivals.

@toddlucas1062 3 жыл бұрын

I've been using the boxes for a pair of these for decades now. I've got hand customized 8" full rangers in mine and I'm using one of caps from the original crossover to pass a B&G Neo 3 PDR as basically supertweeters. Sooo, what I'm saying is that these were bought to be the living room stereo because they were the biggest thing I could get that would pass WAF, and then I modded the crap out of them. They were listenable for TV and movies in their original form, but I almost immediately started tinkering. They really only have two caps in their stock crossover. I forget the values. The woofer is running filter free (its actually a pretty good driver through about 5K), and then there's like a 2uf cap on the mid and a 1uf on the tweet. There's no way this is anything but a cheap approximation. The first thing I did was disconnected the mid, and it was already a much better speaker. Anyway, yeah, being a tinkerer's projected, yes. Big box. 8" driver which is not normal for even large bookshelves these days, so lots of room to work. Lots of easy things to make it better for little money (disconnect mid, cross brace with dowels or whatever, damp and or stuff cabinet, etc.). Just this little bit makes them easily twice the speaker they start as. With what I've done to mine, well, I've been running them in my living room for a bit over 20 years without upgrading anything, except for finally upgraded from my second ever home theater receiver which I ran for probably 18-19 years with a Topping MX3. I never watch shows with my family or listen to the music my wife plays in the living room while she works or works out and think that I need to make a change. That's what my desktop rig in the basement office is for ;-p

@methylbenzodiazepine 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a pair of these in 2013. I replaced the woofers with some vintage 1988 mitsubishi 8 inch paper cones, I lined the inside with insulation. I changed the tweeter to some cerwin vegas. The tweeter change made it worse, but I have some tweeters from some old energy speakers that I will try later. Thanks for the review. Good video.

@baktashzameer4193 3 жыл бұрын

It's not a good idea to change out parts like that without also tinkering with the crossover.

@methylbenzodiazepine 3 жыл бұрын

@@baktashzameer4193 i don't have the patience or money to invest in the electrical engineering required to understand how to truly improve the sound. Anecdotally I know the mitsubishi woofers sound better than OEM, they have the same impedance, so it works for me

@moonytheloony6516 3 жыл бұрын

The appearance is definitely an 80’s vibe. They remind me of 80’s Fisher and Technics speakers. It’s a shame they don’t perform as good as they look. I’ll stick with my Emotiva B1+ speakers. Great video!

@donjaun540 3 жыл бұрын

I like how the tweeter and mid are at the same level. They look nice. Old school.

@codystedman1271 4 ай бұрын

I changed the woofer out for the Dayton RS225P-8A, the mid to the Dayton RS100-8 and the tweeter to the Morel CAT 408 with the Dayton X03W-375/3k 3 way crossover and they sounded absolutely great! I also did a rear port on the cabinet with a 2in port and I believe I tuned it to around 35hz and I absolutely love this bookshelf setup now!

@driver8sk 3 жыл бұрын

Before I knew about the Sony's I picked up a pair at $80 for my surround setup. Honestly, I like 'em for that price. I see the poppin' vocals as a feature rather than a bug. Alot of movies and prestige tv have a theater mix with the dialogue pretty low, so I try to get speakers that help compensate at lower volume. It would be nice to watch with the sound cranked, but the rest of the family doesn't appreciate it.

@dereckmarinich1920 3 жыл бұрын

I found a pair on craigslist awhile back for $35 a pair. Used them for outdoor projector movies for the kids. They were perfect for that. I looked them up at the time and it says the 8" woofer is running full range.

@gregquinn6827 3 жыл бұрын

This is correct. There is no Lo pass filter.

@couchpotatoaudio Жыл бұрын

I bought these and I did add a crossover and poly fill. I changed the tweeter to a polk soft dome and they sound much better. I have thought about adding a port but I'm not sure what size/shape. Any ideas?

@couchpotatoaudio Жыл бұрын

I also braced them and there much more solid. Great Goodwill find for tinkering.

@rjzlwop3153 3 жыл бұрын

So if you put a hole in the back of it do you use a 12 gauge or a drill?

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

either or

@SyzygyNoon 3 жыл бұрын

I wondered when you were going to review these. I was a little afraid you would because they’re not perfect, but I don’t use them for critical listening. I just have them hooked up to a little tube amp in a bedroom for occasional, indirect music listening. As you said, they’re fine for that. I never really crank up the volume, but I do appreciate their bass range. I’ll probably hook them up as TV speakers eventually. Right now, I’m using the Sony SS-CS5’s for that, and they’re decent. The Sony’s are the best speakers I currently own, so obviously I’m more of a budget listener. Thanks for the review, Randy.👍

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

If you can ever stretch a little bit the JBL Stage A130's are great at $180

@ririmitchell5553 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, these speakers are so much better than those Sony speakers by 10,000 miles. I have these with 2 Yamahas subwoofers and they ROCK💪💪💪

@TheAlex1036 Ай бұрын

@@ririmitchell5553 significa que los yamaha ns 6490 son mejores que los sony ssc5???

@travisgeorge7446 3 жыл бұрын

Funny you should bring up the Dayton B652 Airs, I actually modified a pair of those not too long ago and I have been looking at this set to tinker around with next.

@cabronesse386 3 жыл бұрын

Always love your commercials/sponsors... They're all anti-mainstream! LOL

@gregquinn6827 3 жыл бұрын

I own 4 of the Yamaha NS-A738 which appear to be exactly the same speakers in blonde, with black cones and black trim. I actually bought these at $88 from RadioShack, about 15 years ago. They have withstood the test of time, and it doesn’t appear that Yamaha made any real physical changes. However, I find exactly the same deficiencies in them with regard to rez freqs in the human vocal range. These speakers have caps for the hi pass, but there is no low pass filter. They are very efficient, and so I believe that I can turn them up louder and louder, but I cannot without distortion. Up until that point they sound very smooth. Then phooie! They stink on ice. But I have 14 other boxes on the system, Housing 27 drivers, so I never really need to turn them up loud.

@pernell4351 5 ай бұрын

YAMAHA NS-6490 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers | Good here what you saying sounds like the mid might have a open back so you drive the speaker you probably getting the base reflect from the 4 inch mid that messes up the speaker even though they got a crossover on it and distort it it gives you that muffle. also it’s probably old-school building where you just cross over the mid in the tweeter. What do you used to do back then

@nrahal56 3 жыл бұрын

Good honest review friend, would you say the Law Of Diminishing Returns Start here? 🙂👍

@loristroutgmail3715 3 жыл бұрын

I too, am soooooo over model numbers. Thanks for eliminating the Yammies, I was looking at them for the 8" woofers. Looks like the SSCS5's and a subwoofer.

@eugenemcnair2924 3 жыл бұрын

These speakers look like they need a lot of work, a total gutting and rebuild. IMO. these would be great for the garage,where you just need something to hook up to that old receiver so you have so you have something to listen too. Also IMO these speakers would be great for Rap or country music.

@LuxAudio389 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, perfect garage speaker to go line dancing to.🤠

@nathaneldogo 3 жыл бұрын

Excelente speakers good bass 3 way🔉🔈👍🤙💨💪

@jimshaw899 2 жыл бұрын

I recall, about 20+ years ago, that Yamaha made some pretty good sounding 2.0 music speakers. They sold thru now-extinct bricks-and-mortar audio stores, and prices were appropriately high for the market (but reasonable for their quality). And then they disappeared from that market. Yamaha still appears in the home theatre market, but we don't hear much from them there, either. Perhaps they are a more important player in Asia. [Aside: Yamaha's pianos and motorcycles are highly regarded, even today.] I recall hearing a pair of the old-style Yamaha speakers in a custom hifi store in Ann Arbor. They sounded very true to the source, but were priced well up-market for that class of custom system buyers. Unless they have forgotten (?), Yamaha used to know how to make good music playback equipment. Alas, really good speakers have high factory costs (ask Andrew Jones). But you clearly identify these as third rate. No argument, there. As to tinkerers, yeah, you might make something of them -- if you toss out the box, replace the crossovers, and possibly junk the mid-woofers. That's not much of a starting point, is it? Bracing a 3/8" to 1/2" MDF box to eliminate massive resonances would be quite the chore, eh? Thanks for this. Sending them back for a refund seems a reasonable option.

@josexavierjr.5633 3 жыл бұрын

Randy, you crack me up! They’ve been making those speakers since the late 80s.

@Tagora2664 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's about time they stopped!

@Rickky007 3 жыл бұрын

Can you review the Yamaha NS-333 ?

@dwee2244 3 жыл бұрын

Please review the jbl a180 tower speakers. Only $240 each. Since you did the jbl a130's. Keep up the great work!!

@arena_rock_man9030 3 жыл бұрын

Randy you should send these Yamahas back for the Moukey bookshelf speakers for $65. Tharmbamar reviewed them and they were actual on par with the Neumi BS5's.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

I just got some powered speakers in from Moukey. I think I'll be getting the passive ones next

@5675492 3 жыл бұрын

The Moukeys seem to appeal to all flavors of humanity lol . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJ1gm8qJ0paaqY0.html I'm thinking about getting the 75w powered version of the Neumi BS5's .

@victorjohnson7512 Жыл бұрын

They need crossovers. They only have cheap caps on the mid and tweeter. Also fill them up with poly-fill too.

@crazymetallian 3 жыл бұрын

no, no the problem with the port is that it will kill the "bass extension" in exchange of boosted dBs in some area in the frequency spectrum which is the more commond sound that we are used to listen... i would fill the cabinet with glass fiber and also strength the cabinets with wood sticks also this is a pseudo 3 way design each mid and tweeter have a different capacitor but there are no coils that control the mids (not the woofer as well), so both mids and tweeter works like one so a better croosover is a must

@timbacchus 6 ай бұрын

What is the matter with you on the commercials. Does the box enclosers rattle at all? Being in my mid 70s I appreciate tweeters I find most tweeters do not sound good.

@NeilBlanchard 3 жыл бұрын

I realize that at this low price point, this would be tough, but for much better imaging, the tweeter and midrange should be mirror image - as you mention. The cabinets are likely very problematic, and could certainly contribute to the peaky upper midrange. A YUGE and important mod would probably be build a separate chamber for the midrange - if it isn't already in there.

@IliyaOsnovikov Жыл бұрын

As I understand that midrage driver has a sealed frame.

@NeilBlanchard Жыл бұрын

@@IliyaOsnovikov Okay - that would be better than having the midrange share the same space as the woofer - but it would be a very small resonance space for the midrange, and there will be a fair bit of sound reflecting back out through the midrange cone.

@IliyaOsnovikov Жыл бұрын

@@NeilBlanchard Well, this is a cheap loudspeaker. I've seen the same design in large 3-way speakers of various rack music systems of yearly 90- by all major brands. BTW, this Yamaha midrange has a resonance frequency of about 800 Hz and a first order high-pass filter at about 3500 Hz.

@kj6qvb Жыл бұрын

I replaced the factory mids with some closed-back midrange drivers and installed 3-way crossovers at 850/4800. Big improvement, now that the woofer is allowed to be a woofer and the tweeter is reproducing more of the high frequencies.

@jackdale9249 8 ай бұрын

well you said no to improving them , i asked so i moved on ! to...............................SONY !

@bricks312100 3 ай бұрын

Yes it would be nice to hear the speakers he reviews.

@stevezeidman7224 3 жыл бұрын

Randy, next time I need to carry around my mucus, I’ll get those fur handkerchiefs. Good quick review today! You changed your format for these guys. It sounds like they got what they deserved.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

Steve. I’ve got mink and rabbit in stock currently. Yeah. They didn’t need the entire treatment of the full review.

@stevezeidman7224 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheapaudioman I’ll be in touch for some rabbit!

@robp9444 3 жыл бұрын

I run these speakers thru my PS4, TV, powered by Onkyo integrated amp 2 channel set up. Movies, games, and lots of You Tube and these speakers sound just fine. Don't hear any of the faults expressed by cheapaudioman. Maybe it's my room (good) or cheapaudioman's room (not so good).

@seanjoell 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Randy, good idea suggesting to make these into a project, but for those that may need help with it, say for those that only want to go halfway on it, they may be able to get some help from "GR-Research" for the cross-over and tips on bracing the cabinet and polyfill, etc... I think he once mentioned that some kids (from a school) followed his "u tube" channel and did a few projects involving his speaker-kits, maybe you guys could set something up like that for these things.... that is if you haven't taken them outback, blindfolded them, tied them to a pole and shot them yet. That is one way to put portholes through them thou... anyway it seems unlikely that he'll get a lot of orders for a kit for these things...but you never know ...stranger things have happened, good example, just look at ower last four years!

@plaubelmakina8916 3 жыл бұрын

Turn one speaker upside down for both tweeters on the outside. Hello!

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

hello

@PhilipBallGarry 2 жыл бұрын

"So grab a cup of coffee and lets talk about the Yamaha... whatever model number I just said" .🤣 Pure class Randy, pure CLASS!

@cheapaudioman 2 жыл бұрын

they're very difficult to remember

@speedythecat07 3 жыл бұрын

The best thing about those abominations, is that they match your mug.

@HomeTheatre101 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the Iron Man Reference @1:37 🔥

@andrewforsythe7240 3 жыл бұрын

I like the model number, "whatever". Great review, thanks. They look great too.

@Jeffdachefz Жыл бұрын

they sound perfect for a loud shop lol.

@maxfactor4209 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought a pair of Yamaha NS-BP401... Not sure how good they sound like

@valikonen 2 жыл бұрын

what about Yamaha NS-333?

@ben23a31 3 жыл бұрын

Totally funny and honest 🤣

@pedrofernandez8729 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the Sony based on your recommendation and it has been one of the best bang for the buck I have have ever purchased in my life.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

awesome. glad you like it

@paznewis107 3 жыл бұрын

20k today eh? Well done Randy. I looked at Frugal Audiophile, 7 years ,

@NoodlesNJ1 Жыл бұрын

Mine are different than yours, my tweeters and mids are correct. I think you have 2 Left speakers.

@edgardorivera617 3 жыл бұрын

You are teasing me. Thought this would be the QAcoustuc 3030i review. Lol

@artcoffeejeff 3 жыл бұрын

Neumi BS5, $100 (now, used be $90) I'd buy them again, and again.

@thomaslytle5519 Жыл бұрын

They aren’t $129 a year later. Now they’re $169

@AlarusOne 3 жыл бұрын

Much thanks for the warning. XD

@petethegreekre 3 жыл бұрын

"From 5ft away they look good". Nice one Cheapaudioman, this was a laugh.

@LuxAudio389 3 жыл бұрын

Brace it with a case of Flexiseal And tar paper.

@Supernaut351 2 жыл бұрын

I bought these to replace the crusty old but awesome Sony SS-U310’s in my garage….what a disappointment these were. Luckily I was able to score a free pair of Technics SB-CR55’s.

@It-pz8gb 3 жыл бұрын

Lol he said there's something special about fish,lol dude u crack me up

@thomasward00 3 жыл бұрын

Its really tough to find anything decent in bookshelves for under $200.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

couple of gems. Sony SSCS5 and JBL A130 are both great. but you have to kiss a lot of frogs

@moonytheloony6516 3 жыл бұрын

Actually you can. Check out the “Offer Up” app. That’s how I got my Emotiva B1+ loudspeakers for under $200.00. eBay could be another option to consider or research used audio equipment in your area.

@RoyFJ65 3 ай бұрын

These are great speakers with clean clear sound in their price category and beyond but the Yamaha sound is not for everyone and that goes for their $1000 amp and $15000 speakers as well.

@davidcrowder1202 8 ай бұрын

i like mine man. they go pretty damn loud as long as you dont send low bass notes to em. save that for my subs.

@odwatchguy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy, I was looking at these and so glad I saw your review. I like playing with inexpensive not cheap speakers and I don't want to spend a couple of hundred dollars converting a $129 set of speakers to sounding better. Thanks for saving me money.

@kohnfutner9637 3 жыл бұрын

Emotiva might be your best bet for decent speakers around $230. Or get some powered edifiers.

@odwatchguy 3 жыл бұрын

@@kohnfutner9637 I agree that the B1+ has to be on the short list of speakers to get.

@wa2368 3 жыл бұрын

I rock out with these in my large garage when i'm working on things. They sound pretty good and work better in a large space. Randy probably heard it in a small room or this is a bit of a unfair review. The Klipsch RP600M that he raved about is a sht bucket in comparison to these Yamahas. I had it....and got rid of it ..

@kohnfutner9637 3 жыл бұрын

@@wa2368 I find that ridiculous for anyone to believe without you providing some proof to backup such hype. I'm quite sure these yamaha are nowhere near capable as the klipsch. I'm assuming if a word you said is true it is basically that you mismatched the klipsch with some cheap, most likely antiquated, receiver/amp that the cheapo yamahas mated better to in some ludicrous speaker placement experiment in your garage. Undoubtedly you probably think the acoustics in your garage are not a problem? I even call to question what sound it is you like: maybe you're in the "louder / bassier is always better" crowd that like to belittle audiophile speakers because you have damaged your hearing with actual sh*t bucket speakers.

@wa2368 3 жыл бұрын

@@kohnfutner9637 Both the klipsch rp600 and the yamaha belong in a garage for loud partying . Expect no better refinement from the klipsch when you crank it up except that the klipsch is a sht bucket at its price. The Yamaha is forgiven because it is only a 120 bucks. A lot of older 80s etc rock/pop got mixed with cheap Yammy monitors. I am beginning to see this speaker's appeal for that stuff. This same speaker has been sold for 20 years and its predecessor for almost 30 years which means a lot of folks like it. If you want "proof", lol, fk your proof. Get it (it is dirt cheap), put the yam and the klipsch next to each other in a 'large' space, crank it up, decide for yourself and return it.

@Rickky007 3 жыл бұрын

But they sure know how to make amplifiers and receivers (Yamaha-as1100 , as3200 )

@pjo1964 3 жыл бұрын

Buy a crossover from Dayton Audio. Might be fine then.

@myu4039 3 жыл бұрын

They have that classic "Kabuki" look.

@FlyGuy457 3 жыл бұрын

Somehow I saw every word coming out in order before you said it. Are we at the end of the speaker spectrum that you went this far down the chain? Next up, $20 dollar bookshelf /empty amazon box.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

lol. People were getting on to me about reviewing stuff that was too expensive and I've always been curious about these. There's better ones coming. Not to worry, my friend.

@FlyGuy457 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheapaudioman I really do like the fact that you have no fear of reviewing these speakers. You well know, somebody is thinking of buying them simply because of the price and there is no reason not to give them a go. Id rather see an objective review of speaks under the 700 dollar range so, I will take it. Always good stuff no matter the subject.

@markwagner1997 3 жыл бұрын

Bought a pair about 4 years ago, for a spare system. The "3-way" and 8" woofer drew me in. I paid $129 with free shipping on Amazon, so I felt I was getting a deal. After breaking them in for an extended period, only to find that they still sounded awful, I sold them on Craigslist. They had poor soundstage....music was coming from 2 little, resonating boxes. They were a waste of time & money.

@AudioElectronicsChicago 3 жыл бұрын

An empty five gallon bucket 😅 😂 🤣 I had a pair of these before and they are not bad for entry level speakers

@Klocaine237 3 жыл бұрын

What TF Randree you got me on this one. FuK YeaH!!!!!!

@smrlabs 3 жыл бұрын

It's like Mr. Mackey has an audiophile KZfaq channel, m'kay? Love your channel, okay? Your charter is close to my heart, okay? Never buy yamaha speakers, okay? They either suck, okay? Or are too expensive for what you get, okay? Now let's talk about speakers that don't like they just took a nut shot, okay?