Customer Reviews

HiFi Works 30020 HFW 6.5-Inch Rock Speakers (Pair)

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I love these speakers, they sound MUCH better than many others out there and are very high quality. The pictures do these no justice... they look way better and definitely much more natural than any of these stock and customer images.

First impressions, packaging was great, speakers were encased completely in styrofoam separated from each other and each in it's own plastic bag. Each speaker has a 3' pigtail cable coming out that is sealed to the enclosure, so make sure you have wire nuts or some other means of splicing it to the speaker cable.

Coming from someone who is extremely picky, I must say, they have honestly exceeded my expectations in both appearance and sound quality. I decided to go for these because they are 2-way and at the time, they were only $48 for the pair plus shipping which you just couldn't beat. They look way better than I expected, MUCH better than others I have seen and they are fully sealed and very durable for sure. The sound quality is much better than I expected. The 2-way is a must... the highs are crisp and not over-powering, overall a very smooth sound. The lows are definitely there... you aren't overwhelmed with mids, you get a good sense of clean sound with way better than expected punch from the low end.

One thing to point out... speaker cable gauge plays a HUGE factor in your low end response over long runs... so remember when ordering up speaker cable to purchase the proper gauge for your speakers! I ran these with 16AWG cable that is in total ~75' or so away from my amp and I wouldn't go ANYTHING smaller than that. If you are between 25-50' away from your receiver/amp, you can probably get away with 18AWG, but I wouldn't recommend it. I almost wish I would have gone for 14AWG but for only 75' per speaker, I 16 gauge is fine. If you are anything over 100 which is a lot easier than you think when running cable, definitely go with 14AWG, no questions asked. If you care at all about the low end response with any speakers, especially long cable runs like outside speakers, make sure to get the proper gauge cable for the distance.

These are just fine for what your going to pay for them. To get it a much better speaker your going to have to open up your wallet and pay a whole lot more. These are not high tech indoor sound systems. They are just outdoor patio speakers and they sound just fine for what they are meant for. The reviewer who couldnt hook them up hasnt ever hooked up speakers before because these were incredibly simple.

I ordered the outdoor speakers for my husband for his birthday and are very happy with the sound they put out and also with the look of them. We put them in my rock garden and they blend right in nicely. They were well worth the money.

These speakers sound amazing and there offered at an incredible price. The sound is clear and clean and they can handle a lot of volume. The bass could be better but you definitely will not be disappointed either. They seem well built and able to with stand the elements. I've only had them little over a month but haven't incurred any problems with the severe thunderstorms we've had.

I already own two of these speakers that I purchased at a home improvement store. I wanted an additional pair but they no longer sold them, so I looked for them at Amazon. They arrived within a few days after ordering them, and they were much less expensive than what I had paid for my original pair. Now my entire patio has evenly distributed music. These speakers are placed in the surrounding garden areas, and very easily blend in with bushes, plants, and real rocks. Great product for the price.HiFi Works 30020 HFW 6.5-Inch Rock Speakers (Pair)

I bought these for our little front garden/porch area - and they look very good nestled within the shrubs. They have a very full sound and can be turned up quite loud with little or no audible distortion - They don't have the thin tinny sound that many inexpensive speakers have - and the bass is pretty strong. I was actually surprised at how good they sounded. So were my neighbors. (They have ordered a pair) The only thing I don't like is the connection - which is a piece of cable with + and - leads coming out off the bottom of the speaker. You'll need to buy some wire nuts that can be buried for a good connection - I bought some at Lowe's. (if you plan on burying your cable to hide it.) Other than that - they work well.
THREE YEARS LATER
After one of the worst winters on record, these still sound as good as the day I installed them - after being left outside in bitter cold and getting buried under ice and snow. Really glad I bought them.

For under $60.00 I was a little bit leery ,after all you get what you pay for .
I took less than 5 minutes to install there is plenty of wire attached to each speaker ( one meter each ) .All you need is 4 wire nuts and some electrical tape .
Oh by they way that isn't bad either .
I am already thinking of buying another set to have surround sound in my yard.

Not bad...look good and work great! They are a great addition to the patio. You will need underground wire nuts. I think that this should have been included. Other than that they are great.

Great item!
Placed them by the pool...and they sound great!

I want to order more!!!

As with most back yards I am not looking for the high fidelity sterio outside. I just wanted good quality sound, better than what I could get out of a portable radio. The speakers more than exceeded my expectations. I actually only set up one speaker and put the second in the garage. I will probably save it as a spare, or bring it out only for parties. I only wish that the speaker cable was about 6 -9 feet longer. I do not like the idea of splicing two cables together and having the connection lay in the wet dirt.

My daughter brought the neighbor kids over to see the "singing rock"