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Review on 🎢 Theater Solutions B1 Black Bookshelf Speakers: Enhance Your Home Theater Surround Sound Experience by Crystal Mack

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Full port whoosh/port chug.

For now, do not buy these speakers. Lots of other better options for the money. For those of you curious like me, here's why; I bought them because the tweeter is an exact replica of the JBL N24 Series I. (Although it's a copy, if you look closely you'll see it's made worse). 1, but yes they copied the JBL tweeter. Bought purely out of curiosity. The only downside to the sound quality is a lot of connection noise. How much. Even if the bass is routed to the subwoofer. The maximum crossover frequency on my receiver is 120Hz, but even with the bass cut off at that frequency, the rear connector wheezes and sounds like crap. If you cross it at 200Hz and connect a port tube it might sound ok. Otherwise the sound quality is pretty good, although the tweeter only has a condenser instead of a real crossover. The build quality is pretty good too, the case is nicely finished and the box is very well put together. The woofer surround is made of foam that will decompose over time. Anthers are also glued a little crookedly. Too bad the Hafenpfeife is just a whistle with no bells or technology. I should also note that the port pipe plug also degrades the sound as there is not enough space inside the case to seal it. The tweeter plays louder than a real JBL. I'll listen to them again when I get a receiver that supports a 200Hz subwoofer crossover. I liked the way they sounded except for the port noise. But yeah, I'm a freak who has some extra speakers because I like listening to my music with different tastes. But there is no way I would recommend them to a normal person! If you're a fan of the JBL Northridge series and also interested in modding, it might be worth picking it up just to tinker with it. If the port pipe was replaced with a better one, they might sound normal.

Pros
  • Complete set
Cons
  • Available in white only