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4.5
I bought these on sale to add multi room speakers during a remodel. The were installed by apprentice electricians installing LED wafer ceiling lights. Speakers paired with Emotiva BasX A7 and Arylic S50 sounded great. I had Elac - Debut IC-D61-W ceiling speakers installed in the living room for Atmos height speakers. Really happy that I was able to save some money and still had great sound with the Yamaha speakers.Easy to installI bought two pairs of these for my living room surround sound. I have a dedicated home theater, but we of course use the living room the most. When the house was built, speaker wires were ran in the ceilings already, but not to the walls. The holes were about 20 inches away from the wall.Not wanting to run wires to the walls or mount speakers on the ceiling, I opted for the in-ceiling route. I was able to pick these up on sale for $99 per pair. If you can wait, wait for the price to drop, which it frequently does.Installation was easy and mount very flush. The cutout template they provide is very sturdy and makes it easy to trace the hole. Our 2nd story is above the ceiling I mounted them in, so there was no way to see where the joists were. I used a thin knife and make holes ever 90 degrees around the template to make sure that it was clear. The tabs lock securely in place and grill is magnetic and snaps flush with the ceiling.Overall the speaker seems very well made. The binding posts are the push spring type which I love. They hold the wires securely and make installation a breeze. The tweeter can swivel 15 degrees in any direction as well. Not sure how much of a difference it makes acoustically, but it’s a nice touch.The sound quality was above what I was expecting. The range is broad and full, hitting highs and lows well, and transitioning smoothly. I turned my subwoofer off to see how the bass sounded with Bob Marley and it sounded great. Of course a subwoofer is still recommend for home theater viewing, but if you just want it for music, perhaps a subwoofer isn’t needed.These Yamaha speakers were an excellent and elegant way to get wired analog speakers in my outdoor patio. Installation was easy, once I got the courage and knowledge to cut two holes in a new ceiling...I watched a few you tube videos of how to do it. Packaging comes with a cardboard cut out template. Get a new, sharp drywall knife from hardware store, and cut slowly. Easy as that, under an hour to install. Thankfully I ran the speaker wires during the demo process. I have it hooked up through a PILE amp that is hooked up to my TV audio output AUX, so my TV audio runs through the TV speakers as well as these Yamaha ceiling speakers, it sound great. Good bass response (EQ from amp). Would recommend these speakers.After a few months I can say these have excellent sound, they were extremely easy to install. Glad I got them.After installing these for a project, I never want to use anything else. The mounting is simple and the magnetic bezel makes for a clean finish that is completely simple to do. Love these speakers. Did I mention that the sound quality is excellent also? Everything to love and nothing to hate with these speakers.I'm writing this review after about 10 months of having installed these on the ceiling of my front porch. These speakers sound fantastic, and have held up through one of the worst Pennsylvania winters in recent memory!! I fired them up again a few days ago and they sound just as good as when I installed them last spring.I have worked professionally with music and audio, and the detail you get from these is top notch. These are easily on par with cheaper studio monitors used for critical listening, which is amazing considering they have plastic cones that are made to withstand the elements.I made a little WiFi streaming setup for my porch with these using a Lepai LP-2020a+ and a Dayton Audio WBA31 from Parts Express. (The amp is not actually the best choice out there anymore, I just wanted to hear the original standard for Class D mini amps.) You could also run a Bluetooth amp like the Fosi BT20A or AIYIMA A03 on its own if you just want Bluetooth connectivity and don't care about streaming Spotify or Tidal. And you can run an Echo device to stream audio instead of the WBA31, and use the aux output to run to an amp of your choice.Hook up these speakers to an amp like the AIYIMA A07 or Topping MX3 or Loxjie A10 and you'd have a pretty bumping, reasonably high quality outdoor setup for not a ton of money.connected to Dolby Atmos receiver,very impressive. Sound is clear and bass is very goodI have purchased other in ceiling speakers in the past but these yahama's blow them away. Very easy to install, comes with template for cutting hole and the screw tab locks work great. I made a small enclosure to protect the speaker from the insulation in the ceiling and I find it also helps directing the sound in the right direction. I Would highly recommend these speakers to anyone looking for great quality and style in a very compact size that still delivers great sound.Bought those for my kitchen ceiling system. Connected to a sonos amp they have a nice punch! I never crank them all the way up, it's too loud. Even at higher volume they don't distort. Bass is fine but not remarkable, for my needs in the kitchen and having my friends over for dinner, it's perfect.Didn't use banana plug with those since the sonos could accept a normal speaker cable.I purchased 2 pairs of these yamaha's for my living room stereo system and I'm very happy with the purchase. The sound quality and loudness exceeded my expectations! I also purchased the received and center channel by yamaha and everything is looking clean and loud :)These are very nice speakers to look at, and they were easy to install. However, their audio quality is not on par with my SVS prime series speakers. I am using them as in-ceiling atmos speakers for a 5.1.2 setup and they work well enough for this purpose. I am not sure if I would recommend them to others, as their treble seems a bit harsh.
