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Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2024
Was looking for something to replace floor speakers wasn't sure about these even tho the reviews were great. Bought 1 now i have to buy a matching one. Not an audiophile but I have had alot of cheap speakers over the years these are 1000x better. Mids and highs are great and bass even tho it's not the floor rattling kind (Duel 4" not going to do that) sounds as good as the floor speakers with 10" sub built in. Blown away truly.
Ridgeowner
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2023
Excellent speaker for music and vocals.I originally did not like the sound until I installed the rubber feet. I could not believe how much they changed the sound. The speaker lacked detail and clarity before I added the feet.This speaker replaced a vintage NHT SuperCenter that I moved to my primary music listening room. Now, do I think it sounds as good as the Super Center… no.. but it is close!Also, I can honestly say that I do not miss the SuperCenter since I installed the RB42C. In addition , the RB42C is built like a tank! The speaker drivers are built of much better materials than the paper and foam surrounds on the NHT.In addition. I love the magnetic mesh grill. On my old SuperCenter loud vibrations would sometimes cause the grill to fall off… that isn’t going to happen with the Micca!Overall, it is a good purchase. If I were building a budget audiophile quality system at a budget I would have no problem with building a system with Micca RB speakers
Niladri
Reviewed in India on August 2, 2022
Value for money!Keep the Crossover at 80HZ to enjoy the sound better
Sam
Reviewed in Australia on August 1, 2022
I bought this center channel for a 5.1 system and I'm really happy with how this looks and sounds. I've set it up with an 80hz crossover on my amplifier and it does a terrific job.!This speaker does a wonderful job of handling vocals/dialogue in music/movies. I can appreciate a lot of rich detail in the sound it puts out. It should offer a substantial upgrade for those upgrading from a TV speaker or an entry-level soundbar.Like with all center channel speakers, placement is key. I have this in a system with two micca rears and other brands for my LR and Sub, it still sounds well integrated to me. I have NO hesitation recommending this speaker to someone looking for a center channel speaker on a budget. Terrific value.
jack morrison
Reviewed in Australia on February 27, 2021
These are just great, i have the micca OoO and they were amazing till i heard these. Unfortunately in Australia we cant get micca rb42 without spending an arm and a leg so these are the next best thing imo
Jason
Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2021
What a pleasant sound experience. I was SO happy that it lived up to my expectations (from all the positive reviews on the rb42 series speakers). I have this as my center channel with the micca OoO's as my left and right and my old Dayton B652's at the rear. With a sub this setup is an absolute blast. NOTE I am not an audiophile and I have never listened to expensive speakers but this center channel was such a drastic upgrade over my old speaker (fisher - yuck!) that I can't help but be happy with my purchase. Build quality is excellent. Heavy duty that is for sure. I can say having the OoO's to compare - the RB42 series is a big step up.
Jay M.
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019
Objectively, these are absolutely amazing speakers for the price.First off: as these are budget speakers, It seems fitting to write this review based on my experience with them in a budget system. I ordered two of these center channel speakers and am using them in a stereo setup. I am using my computer's DAC and feeding it to an SMSL SA-50 stereo amplifier to power these speakers.These are far more efficient than the RB42's. The RB42's are rated at 83dB; these speakers, the RB42-C's, are 86dB. For reference, the RB42's would need twice as much power to play at the same volume as these. That makes far easier to run, and far less anemic at the low end with amplifiers below the 75-or-so watt output per channel.Instrumentals are more transparent than most speakers in this price range and lower bass is very punchy, with no muddiness in the subbass range. Instrumentals just sound cleannn at any volume.Vocals are also open and unmuddied; I'd say veering on transparent. At least, more transparent than any speaker in this price range that you don't have to build yourself. Vocals are, however, a tiny bit more recessed than instrumentals. That's not a bad thing, and Micca even describes these speakers as having that characteristic; they're warm speakers, so of course they're going to sound like that. That being said, my bias leads to me preferring more sibilant speakers. I really like accentuation on the S's and T's of singers' voices, and i prefer forward sounding speakers because they're really good at just tearing recordings apart and showing me how good the recording quality is. If you want piercing vocals, these may not be for you.Now, these are definitely speakers for small to medium sized rooms. My bedroom is about 14x14ft, which i consider to be smaller side of medium sized rooms. Around 20x20ft is where you really start getting to large sized rooms, which these speakers might have a hard time filling.Before you continue reading: note that the below info only applies to you if you want to put these in a larger room than like 18 or 20 square feet. In my room - which is smaller than that - this isn't an issue and these sound great. If you are looking for speakers for a room the size of mine at this price point, then just buy these speakers because holy crap they're good.These speakers are not good for large rooms because they have the MOST egregious port chuff at loud volumes I've ever heard in my life.Let's set the stage. I got one of my two speakers a few hours before the other one. I immediately set up this single speaker in my living room and played it without a subwoofer. Pushing about 20-30 watts into it, I genuinely thought it was broken. At first, I thought one of the two woofers was already getting coil rub. The second speaker arrived and it made the same noise! Statistics say the likeliness of two DOA speakers is unlikely, so I investigated further. Turns out, the ports on these speakers are just extremely loud at living-room-volumes and boy do they RUIN music and movies with any signal below the midrange, so you better have a crossover set at 80 hertz or so and have everything below that sent to a sub.Overall:These are frickin' amazing speakers. Especially at this price point. I've heard speakers for $300 and $400 range that just can't compete in the RB42-C's capacity for transparency. Vocals and instrumentals are clean. They're easy to listen to and they make me want to listen to my collection again to hear how beautiful pianos and female vocals are.They're worth $200 for a pair.
Cloud
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2019
With good reviews on their bookshelves my sister was looking for a two channel set up in a living room, seeing how these can output more I recommended these. When she got them we hooked them up and started playing Music, and you could tell these Were cut from a different cloth. I was so impressed I ordered a pair for my bedroom setup. So I’ve had them for a few days and they are impressive. Hooking them up to the Yamaha R-S700 The sound was punchy while being detailed but not too revealing. These strike a good balance of being forgiving but also giving detail on the top end. Wanting to see how the Miccas compared I brought them into my living room to do a bake off with my Klipsch RP 8000f. Hooking them up to my marantz sr6012 they were adequately able to fill a large living room, I did notice a drop off in bass but that was easily augmented with a subwoofer. The Marantz really opened up the Micca’s, it allowed them to breathe, while the imaging wasn’t as precise as on the Klipsch. The soundstage was larger and even seemed to extend past the speakers. The Klipsch’s had a more forward performance with a stage in front of you. While the micca’s sound seemed to wrap around you. Mid range speed and accuracy is something the micca’s Excel in While the klipsch’s had a much more weighted and punchy mid range. Overall for $300 a pair I couldn’t Believe how well these Were able to keep up with my $1200 a pair towers, even preferring the Micca’s in some songs.Overall these are a Homerun, they’re affordable, they sound great, and they’re incredibly well-built.Caveats: These speakers need some time to break in, when I first got them I noticed the treble was a little shrill but it calmed down over the next hour or so. Also as I continued to play music through them the soundstage seemed to open up more.These have no problem filling a medium size room and under with loud levels with no distortion. But with large rooms I did notice a drop off in bass, it worked best to run these with a sub and a high pass filter. Once I did that I could play them at similarly loud levels as the Klipsch’s without distortion.The speakers need to be pulled away from the wall a little, the ports are very small and there’s a lot of air that comes through it so I noticed if it was up against the wall you would hear port chuffing. But an easy fix just pull it away from the wall a little bit and it goes away.overall five stars, great speaker Micca
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