Customer Reviews

Bic America Adatto Dv52Si Adatto Indoor/Outdoor Speakers (Black)

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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I've been buying BIC products since the mid 90's, and I've always found them to be high on the 'bang for the buck' meter. I've owned JBL, Klipsch, and a few others in the past, but I keep going back to BIC.

These speakers are really quite nice. First of all, although the product listing doesn't specify it too well, these are sold in pairs. Each speaker weighs a little less than 6 pounds, which is about average for their size.

They come with the cloth grilles already installed, but there are metal screens for those who want to use these speakers outdoors. I bought 2 pairs, for use as the front and rear channels in a 5.1 setup.

Although they have a pretty wide range, I still set my receiver to 'small' for speaker size, but I was able to set the crossover at 80Hz, which is pretty good for satellite sized speakers, I think. The Klipsch satellites I was using before I bought these were set at 150, and that was probably still a bit of wishful thinking.

I was fairly pleased with the sound they produced, it was very full and warm. With the receiver's volume at its loudest 'comfortable' listening level, there was no sign of distortion of any kind. They just did a great job, and really added a lot to our home theater experience.

Before buying these, I did a LOT of research, went to my local A/V store and auditioned several competing brands (Klipsch, Energy, Polk), and couldn't find a compelling reason to spend more money on another brand, when the BIC were just as good as I expected them to be.

I ended up ordering the DV52CLR center channel speaker to replace my 14 year old BIC center speaker, and at some point I'll buy one of their newer subs to replace the 10 year old BIC 10" model I currently use.

I wish there were more pictures of the backs of these speakers out there, because you have to really see it to appreciate it. They have an angled back that makes them absolutely perfect for cieling or corner mounting. They include drilling templates and instructions for a variety of mounting options, and since they're relatively light-weight, it doesn't take a whole lot to anchor them securely.

My receiver can do 7.1, and I'm already planning to pick up another pair of these in a month or so to finish out the set. I don't hesitate to recommend them.

Yes, there are better sounding small-format speakers out there, but they don't really come close in terms of price versus performance. I was prepared to pay per speaker what I ended up paying for a PAIR.

I added the DV52Si speakers to my 5.1 system as rear surround speakers. I was initially worried that the plastic enclosure would affect the overall sound quality and that they would not match the sound coming from my speakers in wooden enclosures. It turns out I worried in vain. These speakers sound perfectly natural, even with complex musical soundtracks. They also look very attractive mounted on my back wall. They sport a very unique shape that satisfies my aesthetic expectations. I will probably have these little guys for a while.

I purchased this speaker for outdoor use because of all of the positive reviews. I must say the reviews are correct. Because of the price value of this one speaker purchase, I will be updating my HTIB speaker system with BIC America. Hard to beat this sound for the money paid.

You just can't beat these speakers for the sound reproduction and the price. I am using them indoors so the outdoor capability did not influence my purchase. When I hooked them into my surround sound system (Yamaha 5.1 surround sound system) I was blown away with the results. You can spend a lot more money and not equal what you get with these BIC Americas. Also, they are small and easily mountable if you want to go that route. Not only am I more than pleased with the sound but the shipping was efficient (got them a day earlier than I was supposed to) and they came well-packaged and in excellent shape. Wanted to give these a five-star rating but for some reason, the system would only allow a four-star rating. These are a five, pure and simple.

I bought these for my surround sound system that consists of all B.I.C. brand speakers. They do a really nice job as my surround speakers. I personally would not use these in a two channel setup, but in a surround system with the crossover set accordingly they actually do a nice job.

They replaced some no name rummage sale speakers that I was using as my surrounds until I could find something that would fill the bill.

They are extremely easy to mount on the wall and the included template makes it foolproof.

The only thing add is that you cannot flip the decal when using the wall mounts. Not really a big deal, but people notice it. The logo is so small, that you really have to be looking for something to complain about. Actually I have been extremely happy with all of my B.I.C. speakers.

I have been extremely happy with the Bic center channel speaker I've owned for a year or so. I had been using the back surround speakers that came with my wifes Onkyo Theater in a box system. It is a 7-1 and we only use it as a 5-1 system. Well I knew that those speakers were marginal at best and I thought these would be an economical upgrade. Can't believe the difference in sound quality. Even though the back two surround sound speakers don't put out a lot of sound with music cd's and from the music channels on direct tv, the upgrade in sound quality is very noticable. the fact that they could be used outside was of no importance to me, but if someone was inclined to do that I feel these would be very adequate or better. I did't give them five stars because there are surely better speakers out there, but not worth the cost over these.

These are the most hollow soundind speakers I ever heard.

They were shipped back the same day I received them and tried this pair out on my Onkyo receiver.