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(More customer reviews)Finally, a small speaker for my office that sounds really good.
I've been looking for a LONG time.
I'm in my office most of the day and have tried numerous small speakers in hopes of getting good sound where I actually do most of my listening. Tried various computer speakers (barf), and small speakers from Bose, Orb and others, but they always sound extremely compromised. Even slightly larger bookshelf speakers I've tried don't cut it; too big for the office space and not necessarily very good sound or imaging, especially bass and midrange.
I don't think there is another small speaker as good as the Glow speakers. Certainly not in this price range. Simple but brilliant design. They are only about 9" round with a tiny 3" speaker, but put up a gigantic sound stage. If you want a small speaker that gives you truly great hifi sound in an office, studio or bedroom, this is it. It sounds better than the better known Tekton and JB3 small speakers, which are both very good, by the way. And for you non-audiophiles, way better than the mass market Bose or Orb speakers you may be more familiar with.
Maybe it is because of the enclosure. The speakers sound very natural. They image better than speakers I've heard that cost in the thousands, probably because they are point source drivers, and the speaker doesn't have a large front surface, like most speakers in a box cabinet. The sound is not gimmicky. Very smooth, and very neutral. The speaker cones are made of hemp and bamboo, instead of metal or polypropylene, which may explain why they sound so natural.
These are great performers, and for a small to medium room at normal listening levels they are hard to beat. With a sub they sound nearly as good as my much larger and much more expensive B&W monitor speakers, which take up way too much room.
Even without the sub, the GLOW speakers make an impressive amount of bass, given the physical limits of the 3" driver. Again, I think the enclosure has something to do with it. I have a pair in my office with the GLOW subwoofer, which it matches perfectly. Some of my clients are musicians, and they freak out when they hear this stuff in my office, coming from my computer. I use another pair in a small room at home with no sub, and they crank out a surprising amount of bass. People ask me where's the sub? But if you place them right, they put out really good bass. Solid, just not deep.
As far as fit and finish, I have a pair in silver and also natural wood finish. They really look great, very artsy, never fail to receive admiring comments from visitors, even before they hear them. I've used them with transistor amps, T-amps and tube amps (the GLOW amp sounds unbelievable, by the way), and they do well with any type of amplifier. You don't need much power to drive them.
If you play them too loud you will soon reach the limits of the 3" driver. These are not for super high sound output levels, so don't get them for disco or hard rock. These are great for classical, jazz, and just about anything played at moderate levels.
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