Review on Anidees Aureola Compatible Addressable AI AR DUO14 by Scott Rose

I bought this on Prime Day for $47 on the Phanteks P500A (no DRGB) as I was relatively unimpressed with the stock bodies -Fan options was. I have to say for what I paid I think this set is fantastic value for money but has some limitations compared to other options. The fans themselves seem to be of quite good quality, they don't spin as fast as some big-name competitors (Noctua, Arctic) and therefore don't push as much air either. I monitor them constantly with the included hub at full speed and they aren't noisy at all. The RGB effects are excellent, the LEDs seem bright enough and affect both the front and the back of the fans. If you don't want to manage them via MB headers, the included color options are pretty decent. For me (MSI X570 Tomahawk) ARGB (5v 3 pin) worked perfectly. The fans themselves are connected using a proprietary cable system that MUST be connected to the included hub. I would have preferred a typical ARGB daisy chain and separate 4-pin PWM headers for each fan for better MB control. Unfortunately, the PWM header that connects from the hub to the MB header doesn't work for me. My mainboard does not recognize signals from this connector and therefore cannot be controlled via the fan curve. The fan hub includes a wireless remote control for speed control and I have chosen to use it for this purpose only. The fan mounting points have rubberized feet for sound deadening, which is a nice touch. Cables are sleeveless and a management nightmare, but with a little effort and a little tie-downs, this isn't a problem. At this point, unless you're willing to pay +$100 for a kit, I think this is the absolute best value in my opinion. If you're not into RGB then I think the Arctic P14s are on par in price and have the best true fans. For those interested, I emailed the seller/manufacturer to see if I could purchase an additional fan for my rear exhaust point, but they informed me that they only sold in packs of 3 will. I find this puzzling as the hub that comes with it supports 8 fans itself.