Opinions regarding Fluance speakers?

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Pastor Bill
Pastor Bill Posts: 130
edited July 2014 in Speakers
Any opinions on this canadian brand speaker? So far, reviews have been mixed on Axiom...am curious as to the board's opinion on Fluance.
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NAD 7140, Fried Model Qs, Pioneer PD-4700
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,910
    edited July 2014
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    White van speakers in my book....junk.

    Whats the budget and for what purpose ? Your area has some Polk sda 1.2's for 800 and Kef 900's for 900.

    ...or are you still just looking for bookies ?
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2014
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    I haven't heard the top end Fluance, which price wise is like entry level Polk towers.

    However. For a little over $100, on sale, the Fluance SX6s are actually OK. Compared to the A. Jones Pioneer bookies, they are a little hotter up top, and many may not like that. No doubt Andrew has a smoother crossover network in his speakers.

    But the Fluance can pound for a cheap speaker. I've heard the towers in that series are nothing special.

    If you're going to go cheap. Go with the Pioneers. I have no doubt that the floorstanders should trounce the equivalent Fluance versions, because as far as reviews, I've only seen the Fluance bookies above get good ones!

    cnh
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited July 2014
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    Fluance towers got a decent write up in Sound and Vision FWIW.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited July 2014
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    Bought some used towers a few years ago and couldn't get rid of them quick enough.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,910
    edited July 2014
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    Probably get more responses if you changed the word "Fluance" in the thread title to "Flatulence".
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited July 2014
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    Well paired up with emotiva amplification is these really perform how they should. Lots of usefull info on how to set them up over on AVS forum.
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  • recoveryone
    recoveryone Posts: 885
    edited July 2021
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    Doing some remodeling on the house, so I did the same with the HT setup and the 2 ch in the living room. here is a video of the HT, with new Fronts, Fluance Reference XL8F and a new 8tb NAS

    https://youtu.be/xFIH7WuJk4A
    Family Room HT 7.2/i]:Vizio Oled55h1 Pioneer Elite SC-LX502 Pioneer Elite BDP 85FD Eversolo DMP A6 Panamax M5300-EXSpeakers Fronts Fluance XF8L Center Polk Audio S35 Side Surrounds Optimus LS30's Rear Surrounds Optimus LS30's Subs SVS PB4000 x2 Living room 2ch: Crown Xli 1500 amp Teac EQ MKII FX Audio X6 Mk II DAC Squeezebox Touch Fluance Signature Tower Speakers Panamax M5100-EXOffice media room:Vizio M50Q6 50" Pioneer Elite VSX LX103 Squeezebox Touch Polkaudio R50 Towers Polkaudio CS 10 Panamax M4300 Monoprice 12" subMaster bedroom:Vizio M55Q7 Pioneer Elite VSX LX302 Pioneer Elite BDP 85FD Squeezebox Touch Polk audio RTi 6 fronts, Rears Dayton B652 Polk Audio CS10 center Monoprice 12" sub Panamax M5300-EX
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    Very nice! I had the bookshelf version of those for a few years and I really enjoyed them. I recall them being very clear, detailed and balanced. Kinda have a vintage Polk Monitor sound I thought.
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