I received these speakers as a gift from a friend, and unlike most other people here, I love them. I have to believe that everybody buying speakers from people on the street just haven't figured out some of life's little lessons yet. WHY would you buy speakers from a stranger on the street?! There are obviously a lot of stupid people still running around I guess. These speakers, (the ones I have), kick ass pretty good! I have used them with different amps and in different settings and I have cranked them up as loud as they will take it. (pretty loud) No problems at all. It's quite obvious that there are some FAKES out there......apparently LOTS OF FAKES with LOTS of STUPID PEOPLE BUYING THE FAKES. They are no match for my 901's, but they thump pretty hard. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the guys in the white dynalab van, hahahhaha!!! Then I'll roll 'em up and call the cops on the theives for you idiots that buy speakers from people on the street.

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) .

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.

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

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!

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.

For $600 a pair, not bad. Good clarity of stringed instruments. Try listening to the 'Eagles' concert DVD, Hotel California, in DTS, with a good amp, surround and active sub speakers. Really good stuff. Or watch 'Master and Commander' in DTS with the opening battle scene!. I appreciate them a lot better now whilst trying to help my friend spend $2000 on a complete surround sound system.

You need a more powerful AMP. At least 75 Watts per channel. Also combine it with a good quality active sub woofer as it lacks good quality tight bass that only $2000 plus speakers can deliver.

I never knew this site existed until today. I've been helping a friend to buy a proper sound system from a reputable dealer. I got curious about my speakers and hence I stumbled onto this site!. Yep, same deal, back in 1999, on a Friday after finishing work, the white 'Dynalab' van stops along side of me at the lights. Two guys talk to me about buying speakers which they have received quantity than what they had paid for and wanted to sell them cheap. Me and my friend in the car at the time were interested and we pulled over in a side street. Looked like a drug deal!. Anyway showed me the magazine, retailing about $2000 a pair. They wanted $1000. All I had was $600 in my account and they accepted it and followed me to an ATM. I got home and hooked it up to my old 2 channel amp with 25Watts per channel and they sounded crap. When driven loud, the tweeters sounded like they were going to burst as well as my ear drum. Had no bass. But I kept them. In 2003, I bought a Marantz amp, SR5000, 75Watts per channel of listening power, not max power and some cheap brands advertise. When I hooked it up to the speakers, all of a sudden they became a whole better and I became a happy man. Eventually I bought 'Energy' speakers for the active sub, centre and small ones for the rear. It's excellent for movies or DTS music dvd's. About average for listening to CD's. Works a lot better with an active sub when listening to a CD in stereo only using the Dynalab speakers. If I had the money, I would probably like to buy a pair of decent tower speakers which usually cost around $2000 a pair. But realistically, I don't and won't have the money. These will do just fine and have been for the last 9 years.

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For $600, not much. Perhaps 'Klipsch'. If you can afford to spend more, try listening to 'Energy' brand speakers. They are made in Canada. Not China like most well known brands of today, eg, B&W. And they sound awesome. There is a 'Energy' specialist in Wollongong, NSW, Australia.

For 350 USD - you get what you pay for. Last time I do something like that. However, they did do the job for 8 years. So am I upset? No. But if you want to make some heavy duty noise on the cheap; you can't beat these black boxes.

Voice and dialog is weak.

Paid 350 USD for the SDA 2.8 pair. Produces good sound - but is a power hog. You need a strong amp ~100 watts minimum to get real with this package. But strains under load. In other words, it has a narrow sweet spot. If you drive them higher you risk damage. Drive them too low and you get a muffed up - collided sound. Voice and dialog is weak, so you need a center speaker in addition to these speakers. The "white van" method of direct marketing does not lend itself to reputable organization. In the end, after 8 years of use, I put them back in the original box with hopes of selling them to a local collage frat house. When I bought them I needed some speakers and had little cash. Now I have much cash and need better speakers.

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When I first got the SDA 2.8's I Emailed their tech support. Got a prompt response. Now in July 2008 they are nowhere to be found.

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Bose, Klipsch. Go for the Klipsch if you are going to pluck down some serious cash. You will be much happier.

Good LOws And Mids..... Price and look ok real Wood

tweeters suck at higher levels

I bought these knowing they were white van. 2 weeks earlier buddy bought them,I thought they sounded pretty damn good ,he paid 125.00, I paid 75.00 around 2004 and thought it was a pretty good deal,And still do . Although these dont compare to my polks, They do have excellent Lows, the highs are decent at best. I cant blow these things up !!!!!!!! Ive tried at some wild parties ive thrown dumping 200 WPC on em and they sing LMAO or maybe im Bombed

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garbage man will some day get em i think?

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None Bose would be close though ....But i think Bose is just a smidge below these LMFAO AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Always sounded good despite being supposedly made of rubbish.

Scam! Now that I know, I can't enjoy them anymore the way I've done before.

What a laugh. I've been trying to find infos on these speakers for ages and today thought I might have another go having moved with these speakers thrice in the past 6 years. When I read the story of how the con works, I was stunned...absolutely the same how I was scammed. Even the wording seems to be the same. After feeling cheated, I really had to laugh out loud. Ok, the money's gone, but after reading the reviews here I felt it wasn't worth spending another thought on it.
My speakers still work and although I believe that they are basically cheap crap, I have always enjoyed their sound. I hadn't felt cheated the past six years, so why should I bother now...except that from now on my knowledge will itch whenever I see them and I might even start finding faults just because I know...sometimes ignorance can be bliss.
I thougt of how to pay these folks back and tomorrow I'll tell this story to my pupils warning them about the white van mafia - this will also make my transition from the end of the holidays to the beginning of the schoolyear more beareable...(it will also be fun to read the faces of my pupils telling me of how stupid they think I am and that such a thing could never happen to them...).

Enjoy your speakers or get a pair of decent ones (which is what I will do as soon as I find signs of these Dnyacrap things giving up proper service),
Plastik

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The guy who sold me these said there was a two-year warranty...hahahaha
But I give one point for the story of how I was fooled and another for all the stories I read today finding out.

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Luckily none.