Summary: I had these speakers for over two years, and I'm not going to to you, at first listen they sound pretty decent. I bought them from a guy online for $40 for the pair. After doing a little research, I found their little nick name, amp killers. That's right, scams and rip offs aside these speakers can actually damage the equipment you have them attached to. Most receivers function in the eight ohm range, some can be switched to six and some, (like the older one I had mine originally hooked up to) can go lower, around four ohms. These speakers are labeled at eight ohms, but don't let them fool you. any speaker will fluctuate around the labeled ohm rating, dipping a little lower or higher, which is not an issue. However, the Dynalab SDA 2.8 speakers can dip down into the two ohm range. For those of you who are completely lost, thats like trying to push a gallon of fluid through a straw very rapidly. The speakers will handle the power (even though they ARE made of cheap parts), no one can deny that, but your amplifier will not handle this power spike. Unfortunately, the victims of these scams see the ohm rating and unknowingly put their receivers in danger. With all the reviews I have read stating the model of their high end receivers I cringe at the thought of these "amp killers" taking another victim. If you do not believe me, do a little research for yourself. Do yourself and your amp a favor, and look for another set of towers. I would recommend looking into Yamaha's lines if you like high power clarity, but make sure your receiver can function on six ohms (its a little quirk of Yamaha's) .
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Summary: I reviewed these for a friend - they sound like those cheap bass boxes you get from off brand car audio shops, but with a couple of tweeters tacked on. They don't even have soundproofing in the cabinet to help with the bass, making it mushy and awful.
These are worth about £50 at the most. If you like music loud and don't care for quality, they'd be alright at this price, but they're inefficient so you'll need a massive amp to drive them.
To the people comparing them to Bose - is this a joke or are they fake reviews? Bose are a joke in the home hifi market - the only good stuff they make is pro-audio for clubs and concerts. Dynalab is nothing like this. Remember - these sound like £50 speakers. Nothing at bargain audio shops like Richer Sounds is as bad as this. Nothing.
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Rating Reviewed by: Chris B(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date August 13, 2009
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
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Summary: I got stopped by the dudes in a white van claiming they had CLUB speakers that they ordered to much of, told me how great they were and regular price of 1200, mine for $800. I wanted speakers for my new home kenwood receiver high end in 1998. So, I offered them $300.00. they took it acting like I stiffed them.
I kept reading comments over the years on how crappy the Dynalab 2.8 are. I have had them for 11 yrs now, they look like hell (I'ive moved 5 times since then), but they have lasted longer then my Kenwood receiver, Harmon Kardon Receiver and they are now on my HK 100 watt stereo (not a/v) They still sound great to me, never farting, I have had it cranked almost all the way. I keep thinking to myself, "if people think these are crap. what are $1,000.00- $1,500.00 Klipsch, Bose or JBL's gonna sound like". I keep wanting to get GOOD, QUALITY speakers but every time, i think mine are good enough and buy something else, like my $250.00 sennheiser headphones. Did I get lucky, or are Quality speakers, really that good?I don't get it. You don't know how many times people have called them Bose at party's. swearing they are stereo nuts and these speakers are Bose. HA-HA
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Summary: I bought those speakers from a pawn shop for exactly $22 in Chicago! I got a great deal! I really liked the speakers! I used them for a month and something but than I found out they are the white van scum! The speakers are not bad and they look very nice! They sound good just not enough bass! I sold them after I found out they are the white van because I like to have only good brands! Otherwise nice speakers!
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Summary: Found these in a small resell store. One was marked 15$ and the other had no price. So I asked the guy up front if it was 15$ for the pair or each. He says the guy who owns the booth owes him rent, I can have both for 15$. I have super high end audio equipment and a small recording studio. I hooked up a top of the line Marantz for my video viewing and was pleasantly surprised. Good, clean sound for watching concerts. Nice seperation of the sonic spectrum. I haven't driven them to the max, but that is not what I got them for. I have an old Sansui G8000 and 4 Bose 901's for my music, so I know good sound.
No white van! I feel dissappointed I don't have a scam story. How someone could look at these and think they would retail for more 200$ must not be experienced at comparing speakers. The vinyl over the wood is thin, the speaker screen is the cheapest you can get, the port can be pulled out by hand, woofer suspension is soft rubber, not carbide like in high end speakers, even the paper sticker on the back is cheap. All indications pointing to mediocre craftsmanship at best.
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