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

My review here is based on my test of this speaker against 3 others. I tested it against JBL ES80, Klipsch Icon KF-26 and Bic FH—6T speakers directly. I know that this is an 8inch speaker as against the 6.5 woofers in the others, but I wanted to also include an 8-inch speaker and try to factor its “advantage” in my comparison. Interestingly, all speakers had similar tonality. I tested them using Jazz-instrumental, soft rock, hip-hop and RnB. APPEARANCE: As expected, this is a bigger speaker, although it is only taller than the JBLs by one inch! It is quite basic in design with more of ash- brownish faux wood finish (instead of black) cabinet. I like the curved bottom of the grill but I must say that the material for the grill seems kind of cheap and too transparent (even more conspicuous when next to other speakers) (see my pix). The rear has only 2 wiring posts with no option for bi-wiring. Interestingly, this is a non-ported speaker and I was curious how that may affect the bass quality. SOUND ASSESSMENT: Granted that this was a bigger speaker than the ones I compared, I was nonetheless very impressed with how airy and good the highs of this speaker sounded! While the Klipsch was clearly ahead in sound projection and the highs, the Venturi DV-84 (whose tweeter is same with the DV-64 by the way) was right 2nd in my test. More precisely, it seemed a tie with the JBLs (despite the JBLs have a “super tweeter”). Sometimes, it was obviously better and other times, the JBLs were better in projection. So, I declare it a tie. I must also note that the highs of the DV-84 sounded just right without the harshness or tendency to fatigue the ears. Mids: This was where the DV-84 was in my opinion clearly the top in the group. It just sounded “there” compared to the others. It did feel like a full range sound even when compared to the Klipsch which was my overall best. Stage presence: While I will not make much comparison in bass due to the woofer-size differences, the DV-84 had good bass which surprisingly did not at all overwhelm, when compared with the other speakers. Abit more bass was noticed in bass heavy tracks. That aside, this speaker had one of the nicest sound presence of the 4. You felt a nicely balanced high-mid-bass together. Its mid-range sounded the nicest though not out of balance. The bass was readily filling. Let me add that even without using the DV-64 (6.5 inch size of this venture line), both are clearly superior to the Bic FH-6T. The horn tweeter on that speaker was just noticeably subpar and was clearly the least overall of the 4 in comparison. Conclusion: I had never seen the Bic speakers at any store and despite online reviews, was skeptical since reviews (including this) are very subjective. The venture line however really impressed me. While they may not be the very best speakers out there, they are very much a solidly competing speaker costing a lot less that many for the same sound. A side note however is that I noticed the dome of the speaker cones were soft, as such can be dented. It was also the least attractive in design (which is subjective) and in my opinion, the JBLs were clearly the most visually appealing with grills on and the Klipsch with the grills off. I hope this review is in some way helpful to you.

Purchased these because of all the good reviews and how much bass there is but I am not impressed. I bought an entire surround system by "Fluance" for $250 and the floor speaker from that surround system are much louder mid and treble ranges, bass are about equal. These speakers do seem to get to much higher volume without distortion. These seem to be good if you have them really loud for a good movie or loud music, but for standard sound, the price tag is overkill for the speakers.

I purchased a pair of DV84's to replace my former Polk M10 surround sound speakers. The Polk M10 is an excellent speaker but was much too small to match the timbre of my large front speakers. My DV84 purchase was the first time I ordered speakers that I had never heard or seen before. In this day and age it is difficult, if not impossible, to be able to go into a store and audition speakers. Even if you can find a suitable audio store, the selection is usually very limited. Thus my selection of the DV84 was solely based on extensive online research and reading hundreds of (mostly customer) reviews from various sites. I also spent a lot of time researching the DV84's "littler brother" the DV64. Three factors though weighed in favor of the DV84. First, looking at the overall "H x W x D" dimensions, I was concerned the DV64 would be a bit "wobbly". Though it stands 5 inches higher than the DV64, the DV84 also has nearly 2 additional inches in the width and depth dimensions. I find my DV84's to be rock solid in their balance. Secondly, I don't have any place for a sub-woofer and don't want one. The DV84s with their larger woofers should have the edge in bass performance versus the 64s. Finally, at the time of my purchase, the DV84s were significantly cheaper than the DV64s. These speakers arrived well packed, in excellent condition, and are (in my opinion) downright beautiful. Construction seems top-notch. I can't really tell if the speaker grilles are removable but I don't care as I always use my speakers with the grilles on. I'm expecting these speakers to last 20 years or more! BIC America provides a small manual with the speakers that offers excellent advice on speaker set up and positioning. I noticed that the manual is copyrighted 2002. The DV84s and DV64s must be very successful products for BIC America to be making them now for well over a decade! Sound quality is excellent! My DV84s have really brought my surround system to life! I'm especially impressed with the deep lows (down to 27 Hz) that the DV84s are easily capable of. I now get a much better recreation of the acoustic space that a recording has been made in. Often I listen to classical music concerts. With the DV84s as my surround speakers, the deep bass basses and double basses come thru beautifully from the appropriate channel(s). The midrange sound from my DV84s is glorious and the tweeters sparkle. I did find that the overall sound of the speakers improved dramatically after about 40 hours or so of "break-in". (Initially the tweeters sounded a bit too bright and the bass extension seemed to improved dramatically over the first few weeks of play.) If I had to do it again, I would not hesitate to buy another pair!

Excellent speaker... Punchy bass

Delivery was on time but amazon would only sell me one with 4 in stock had to go to different supplier plus cost more not impressed speakers sound great thow