Customer Reviews

Frisby 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital Speaker System

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Like many folks, buying a 5.1 system so cheap from a brand name I have not heard before, I was expecting something sub-par in condition, sound quality, and overall value. To my surprise, most of my expectations were met.

PROS

I have this plugged into my PC's 5.1 integrated sound card for music, gaming, and movies played from the PC. The 5.1 is great, and I can hear, for example, explosions, gun shots, foot steps, talking, etc... all around me when these are positioned correctly around where I am sitting while playing a game. When listening to music, specifically thrash and speed metal, the songs are clear and distinctive. Strumming of guitar strings, power chords, hi-hat and crash rides cymbals are clear. if you rip at lower bit rates, like 128 kbps, then you will hear the 'hiss' and 'fried chicken cooking' in the speakers, but thats to be expected with a low bit rate. Higher bit rates sound of course so much better, like 320 kbps. Windows lossless audio and your normal audio CD's are the best, and sound very clear with no distortion at 'normal' volumes. As each speaker's volume and sub volume can be controlled from the remote (mine came with batteries for the remote, a nice convenience), you can get the system pretty loud before you hear much distortion, but again, lower quality audio will sound much worse at lower volumes than excellent quality audio at higher volumes.

On the front of the sub you can manually adjust the speaker and sub volumes too. You can switch between 2.1 and 5.1, at least on my PC, by pressing the DVD and CD buttons on the front of the sub.


CONS

The speakers are cheaply made. The speaker covers are very thin and taking them off doesn't make a huge difference really. Also, the pegs that connect to cover to the body of the speakers are cheap, and break easily. You can glue them back into place though no problem. The speaker box itself seems sturdy and strong, however. When the sub is turned all the way down leaving the speakers by themselves, the sound quality from the speakers alone is rather poor as the speakers are about 4" or so in size. The rear speaker wires are long, but not long enough for a normal setup. An extension is needed to get the rear speakers to get comfortably behind you and positioned right. Not a huge deal to me, but there is no out-of-the-box way to mount speakers on your walls without something extra to do so. Not sure about the 3000 watts claim or how anyone would ever get that much wattage from this, but it sounds to be between the 40-60 watt range on average, although i could be wrong.


CONCLUSION

A great buy if you need something that gets the job done. It satisfies, for the most part, what I need for where I live. It can get very loud and maintain its audio quality for listening enjoyment, and the sub sound perfect at high volumes, in fact too loud at times (a good thing). Heavy Metal music, movies, and PC gaming all sound great in 5.1. Only beware if you have smaller kids or pets, as the speakers are cheap and, as I found out, even small distance falls of a couple feet will break the pegs on the speaker covers. A good buy overall.

I really expected more for the money and the claim of 3000 watts. I bought a surround sound system several years ago at Walmart for half the price and still works fine, and the sound is way better. I wanted a newer better one for my new 36" Samsung tv. This thing is a piece of junk, I pulled the speaker cover off the base unit and its a tiny 4" speaker. There's not even a way to hang the satellite speakers. I know I can't get my money back on this thing, but I hope I can save someone else from buying this junk.

Long story short I purchase this item in hopes of having a great music experince. And let me tell you I am very disappointed. The product does not even work,and on top of that it looks like its been refurbished which I paid for a brand new speaker systems so I won't have any problems. Their customer service is not available,and no one from the company has responded i have left voicemails and emails.

When I first received this product, I was kind of turned off about its size. I remember saying to myself..."but it's so small! What kind of quality sound can this possibly have being so small!" When I hooked up the product and started playing music, my jaw hit the floor...All I have to say is, "W.O.W." This stereo has unbelievable quality sound and bass out of the *****! LoL I couldn't have asked for more! Thank you so much for an unbelivably (literally!) awesome stereo system!

First let me say i was a little scared buying a package with a low price as this item. I didnt know what to expect, i took the risk and I ordered the system. And let me say it got to me earlier than expected bout 2 weeks to be exact. Took me a while to figure it all out. But once I did WOW it blew my freaking ears away. Sounds great but could have used longer wires for the front speakers. Could have used a better and more discriptive manual to tell you how to work it all. But I am satisfied customer. So from a Marine to Cyber Planet and Amamzon OOH-RAH and Semper Fi.

The price was great, the sound blew me away. Well worth it. The ceiling tiles almost fell out with the sub woofer pounding away. Gaming has been intense.

This is by far the best speaker system that I ever own for such a low price. but the only problem that I have to say about this item, is that it arrive in fair condition. The package looked open, as well doubble taped. anyway the subwolfer really looked worned. ButqI would highly recommend this product.. to anyone who is in the music business!

I bought one of these for $75 about 3 or 4 years ago. It worked well for the price. It's exactly the same, except is has a logo "innax YT-5015" instead of "Frisby". The sound has degenerated over that time, and now it's very bothersome to listen to. The center speaker started buzzing a bit, and now any time the subwoofer is on, it is a single-tone buzz/rumble that is very distracting. Of course, the reason it probably has dropped performance is that when the 1 Amp fuse burned out, I replaced it with a 5 amp fuse. I'm guessing the drivers blew out that way.

For years this system did all right, so if you're on a tight budget, this makes a good choice, especially since the receiver is built right into the sub. You can adjust the front, center, rear, and sub channels individually with the remote and on the sub, which is nice. One downside is that there are 6 coax inputs, which means you'll be swapping RCA plugs every time you want to switch a sound source.

One big downside was how bright the LEDs are. If you keep it next to the TV, the lights are almost blindingly bright, and if you have a video projector like me, putting the sub on the wall opposite the screen still illuminates the entire image somewhat noticeably.

One nice feature is that is has a standby mode, and the system looks pretty good and the construction is solid.

I will not be buying this system again, because my there are some movies that demand full sound, like TRON legacy.

Frisby 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital Speaker System great product , aswell as a great price easey too hook up and software included with kit ,wonderful speakers for your desktop computer!!!

This is a good set for the price, I haven't had any of the reported problems and the sub is better then reported. But if you turn the speakers up to loud there is a buzz, and it doesn't take a lot, but it is 1000x better than my tv so if you need something at a low price and don't need hdmi hookup this is for you. Also note the speaker wires aren't that long so you have to get creative.