BIC America Venturi DV84 2-Way Tower Speaker, Black (Single)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 48 x 16 inches ; 46.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 49 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00012F7CI
• Item model number: DV84
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,682 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

The DV84 towers are star performers for both video and music. Like the DV64, the DV84 are an excellent match to the DV62CLR-S center channel. The dual 8" woofers provide even greater output than the DV64, and extra bass extension from dual 8" passive radiators. Like the DV64, these towers are video-shielded permitting placement next to televisions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Excellent Speakers, June 16, 2007

By	E. Siegenthaler (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've owned Klipsch, B&W and KEF speakers. My friend has PSB speakers, $700 for the pair . These speakers equal all of those or do better. I only paid $130 ea. for these but they are worth all of the retail price of $375 ea.

The thing you have to know about speakers is placement in the room is VERY VERY VERY important. You cannot just slap them on the floor and leave them there. Read the manual on these speakers. They suggest you put them 2-3 feet AWAY from the wall and it does make a difference. These are not a pair of speakers for a little room.

The presence and sound stage on these speakers is just breath taking. If you close your eyes you can see the muscians playing their instruments and the depth of sound is just amazing. I had my friend come over and do a blind sound test. He asked me after the first song I played if I was sure I didn't have a center channel speaker on because the music sounds like it's coming right in front of you.

I will give this information about the room I'm playing them in (the room makeup makes a HUGE diffence in how speakers sound). The living room is about 20 X 30 with tile floors, an area rug, and large vaulted ceilings (which really add to the sound stage). I have large leather furniture, paintings on the walls, and lots of large plants. I can't stress enough how much room compistion and placement of speakers effect the sound.

On any pair of speakers you get, make sure you try them in lots of different positions: point them up, point them in, point them out, and pull them away from the wall varying lengths. Hard flooring and uneven wall surfaces (meaning you have pictures or things hanging on the walls or plants in front of the walls) make a big difference in spreading the sound.

If you have a subwoofer please please don't crank it up. When you read reviews and people sometimes list them as 'boomy' I wonder if they just have the subwoofer turned up too high. You shouldn't HEAR a sub as much as you should feel it. You shouldn't hear boom boom boom and not much else, you should feel a nice tight thump that extends sound. I always like to say that a sub drops the bass from your knees to your feet. Also location IS important in a sub and make sure you move it around too A sub being too close to the wall will also lend it to being 'boomy'. I know this review is long, but I hope these tips help you out in making your system sound better.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dv-84's vs. DV-64's, April 27, 2006

By	C. Horton "El Guapo" (Norco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After owning the DV-84 towers and DV-64 towers for over a year I'd like to say that the 64 is the way to go. I've been told that 8" drivers are too big to be accurate and I can now hear it. At first I liked the 84's because of the extra bass but last week I put the 64's side by side with the 84's again and realized the 64's have a much cleaner mid range. And besides, they're cheaper. So, don't buy the 84's because you think they're going to sound better with bigger speakers. They don't.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING SOUND FOR THE PRICE, September 20, 2005

By	Jeffrey S. Horton (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have a pair of these 84's as well as the 64's and love both of them. You'll be hard pressed to find a better speaker for the money esp. one with the clarity and imaging of these. Side by side the 84's and 64's are very similar and I can't decide which one I like more. You can't go wrong though for a pair of 64's for $240! I hear the crossover Ed Frias does is real popular, improving the warmth and clarity for pretty cheap. You can find out more about him in audio review websites.