Dayton AudioClassic T65 Floor-Standing Tower Speaker Pair (Wood)

I didn't feel compelled to write a review on these right away. First impression was "Gee these are pretty good for the money." I took another reviewers advice and waited until they were broken in before I commented on them. These are on a simple 2 channel set up, powered by an Onkyo 8020 receiver. These speakers seem a little power hungry but the 50 wpc seems to be plenty of power. I played these speakers for about 40 hours over the course of 5 days using a clean fm station. The results are remarkable. These things really opened up. They really are amazing for the price. I wanted something affordable for my man cave and these are way way above my expectations. streaming off my wiim mini sounds amazingly good.

Bought these for my son at U of Pitt. Perfect balance of sound quality and price. Wouldn’t expect any less from Parts Express. No frills just excellent technical design and build.He had friends coming over to listen to records. He also mentioned the great bass response.

They were well packaged with no damage. I hooked them up to a Sony ES receiver and played them for about 4 1/2 hours. The longer I played them the better they sounded. For the money so far I am well pleased. I bought them for a gift for someone who has never had anything nice for audio. I'm sure they will love them.

I have been building a little system for my record player. I have had many high end speakers over the years, Cerwins, Infinity, Polk etc. But, Im building this system on a budget…and honestly was thinking I wouldn’t get much for $200 a pair, and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and sound. The bass response is definitely fighting above it’s weight, in other words they thump pretty good for 6”. Do they sound as good as my VS80 Cerwins on my main system? No…but those were 2 bills a piece 30 years ago. I coupled them with 2 CV bookshelf speakers, and it sounds great when I’m spinning vinyl and even better on bluetooth . I have a graphic equalizer on the way and that will allow me to dial the system in completely. I don’t think you can beat these speakers for the money. They came in a big box with plenty of protection. I used banana clips on the speaker wires, super easy to hook/unhook. Overall, are they audiophile worty? …of course not, but I am super happy with the value for the money

I paired these with Rockville 10 inch sub for an old school, 2 channel boomer and I am blown away at the sound for the price. If you drive these real hard they distort but, not before most people would be at an uncomfortable listening level. I have them about 12 ft apart, 2ft or more from the wall, sub in the middle. This setup sounds better at 75% volume than my friend's much more sophisticated speakers. These look good and don't take up much space. Once these have been out longer there will be crossover and driver upgrades to make them even better.

I have the entire Dayton Classic 5 speaker surround system. Big Fan of them.

Same review as their bookshelf cousins, these just aren't great. Maybe they are good, but the Klipsch models I bought for cheaper has better high end clarity, and MUCH better bass response. If you are looking for warm, under powered, retro speakers, these might be your jam. If you want accurate, look elsewhere.

I’m no audiophile, I just wanted to replace my defective 1980’s Sony floorstanding speakers in which the woofers had blown apart. As soon as I started these Dayton speakers up I knew I had made the right choice. Terrific bass and really good highs, comparable to or even better than my old Sony speakers. And for a fraction of the price. These speakers fill my entire full basement with great sound, thumping bass, and soaring highs. Queen, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, and well you get the idea. If you’re looking for great sounding floorstanding speakers that won’t leave you broke look no further than these. Btw, these speakers were recommended to me by several audiophiles in a Facebook HiFi group. I had never heard of the Dayton name before, but I’m glad those FB folks pointed me in the right direction.