Sony SS-CS5 | Why Are People Losing Their Minds About This $100 Speaker?! 

now review the same sony SSCS5 speakers w/ the upgrade kit fr Danny of GR engineering and/ or fr Neil neilblancharddesigns go ahead i dare you ! i double dare you ! LOL 🙂

Yup i got em this week and these speakers are a BEAST. Tho' i do notice the sound charges more to the left speaker i don't know if its my amp and my connections are fine so i have to balance it, have you had this issue?

@@mastervader4444 Well, i don't think so. If you are not experiencing this issue with other pairs of speakers, you should probably contact the seller and have them replace the unit for you.

@@mastervader4444 I've owned three pairs and never experienced this is. Check to see if the high speaker is either blown or just not working. Hoe that helps, you probably have this issue solved by now I'd assume bit just incase

Because the us ones are made in china

@GlaciaDay How does it outperform speakers in the $400 to $500 price range? I would love to hear your explanation. Speakers are subjective so you have a really good chance of justifying yourself

which ones are best from your list?

@@pretol1 overall the Pioneers are my favorite….but they are now discontinued…. The Miccas are the most budget friendly. I like the Sonys and so did my niece so she owns them now 😃

Ahhh the kids moved out or the wife and kids too. Miss my vintage equipment too. I'm just getting back to my hobby now since I'm too old for much else. Happy listening I bought the jamo 803s they amazed me when you turn your head to see where the sound came from that impressed me and they are only $139 a pair. Then I stepped up to the jamo c93lls selling cheap now. So good looking and that's my end on speakers till I spend time with them. And at my age I don't have to answer to my spouse. She doesn't tell me where her money goes and really I don't care. She rarely asks me, and I never lie but I've learned after 35 yrs of being together that there are a hundred ways to not answer without lying. Any mans that been married knows what I mean. So I bought the sonys for $73 on Amazon just over a year ago. They dip usually before the holidays to make room for the next boatload arrives and then again dump after the holidays to make space now they are $198 a pair I think that steep but I've got mine for the shed and I'm very happy as it sounds like you are. The jamos are very nice and at $139 a pair a bargain. Just saying. Happy listening.

@@larryh.4629 Similar to you guys, once had the high-end vintage equipment topping it off with Walsh Ohm 4's and have been away up until now for about 15- 20 years. Getting back in the game, and at my age not wanting to go in spending the big bucks, I decided to go back in with the best budget equipment available, I've started with the Sony STR-DH190 receiver and the Klipsch r-41 speakers. After hearing all the hype about Sony SS-CS5 speakers, I just added them to the mix. With all things considered and the components working in concert together in a medium sized room, I give it all a B+. To let it be known for the reason of my previous speaker background reference, I've used Advent, Polk and Walsh/Ohm speakers.

They definitely sound good down to 80 hz. I have 7 of these in an atmos arrangement with a heavy hitting sub. When I position my atmos speakers and surrounds I listen to each pair in stereo from MLP to make sure they are angled correct if that makes sense. Anyway they sound really good in a square room no matter how high or close to a wall you mount them down to 80 hz in my experience

50 years ago it was a hobby. Today it's just people with not that much money bragging about how much money they have. It's silly. That's why I call them "audiophools". I would have loved to have speakers like that for my starter system. What I actually had was a lot worse.

I am not an audiophile by any means and hadn't owned a dedicated system for over 25 years, but I like good sound when listening to music, and recently picked up a second hand Onkyo receiver after getting really fed up with crap sound when listening to music on a little Sony Bluetooth thing. I've been truly shocked how obnoxious some people are. I joined couple Facebook groups, one called budget hifi or something similar expecting people putting together cheap second hand systems that deliver good experience for the money, and instead got snobs who don't consider anything good unless it costs thousands. I don't have that money and frankly wouldn't spend it for how often I use it. I watch some TV with surround sound and listen to some music on RU-vid now and then. I researched the crap out the stuff I bought and whilst it's not exactly going to beat systems that cost thousands, for what I paid for it all, which is less than 150 pounds, I got a system that it pretty amazing. Granted, Eltax aren't high end speaker makers but I got some floor standing speakers for 50 and one of their 10 inch sub for 30 and after plenty messing with settings, I'm pretty happy with sound . I simply commented on another post from a user, who had picked up a set of eltax speakers to say that I felt they were decent budget options that were underrated as they're not really known in UK, and was attached by another poster saying they were shit. When I asked him what this opinion was based on, he had nothing, similarly when I presented him with various user reviews and any English reviews from websites that were overall positive on most products, he had no answer. As I said, I'm sure that you can put my system next to speakers that cost 6k and sound will not be as good, but I'm also sure they bloody well shouldn't do, and that the average person if they were put in blind test with both, would not care enough in daily use to spend the money needed to upgrade

The SSCS5's bass can be easily adapted to, it's not impressive but it is accurate and realistic enough to blend well with a sub or subs. On their own, they sound fantastic in a near field or in a small room setup.

i havent tried these speakers but im sure their great under $200, but for 2ch listing with no subs i stick with my jbl s38s

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If i recall Andrew Jones started out cheaper too (on monoprice?) an then they went a little more corporate? So that helped that. An when that died down now some people still think monoprice is good; even tho the consensus at first was not that.

Nice!

Is the port now covered? And did you just attach all this to the previous box? I'm assuming that's what I'm comprehending here. Sounds like a good idea

@@derekmaynard5619 Port is covered using the same enclosure. I suggest you purchase polyester fiber fill if you don't have some fiberglass insulation lying around. It won't make you itch. This cheap cobble worked for my ears and if you don't like the new sound, it's easy to change

@@rickquinn4916 thank you for the advice

Personally I don't use subs at home. My two speakers reach 30 htz, low enough for my taste. But that takes some $$$. Most people would rather get a new iPhone...

Sony does make a matching sub. Certainly can make a very good system with these for under $500

@@HiFiTurtle That IS tough to beat... Thanks.

So good!

No high pass filter on these. Could certainly do something custom or DSP. There is a matching sub, the SACS9, but dont know anything about it.

Cant beat $40 imo!

I do.

$119 right now amzn.to/3Hn1PjU (affiliate)

Edifier, Vantoo, or AudioEngine

There is a brand, NHT. stands for, now hear this. Look them up. They are smaller but from what I've researched they achieve far above there size and price.

The days of the $80-100 for these is unfortunately over unless they go on closeout or similar. $125 seems to be the worth grabbing if interested price now

Its a brand called Fix Your Lid. I use their styling fiber

haha I have a small box turtle too. He make an appearance in some other videos :)

There is a huge barrier between $120 and $300 dollars tbf

@HiFiTurtle No there isn't really unless someone is homeless there is no reason they cannot save another $150! Let's be real here. Can you explain a reason someone cannot come up with the extra $150?

So you dont see a 250% price difference as large? By your logic the regular iPhone wouldnt exist. Theres no barrier to the $200 difference between the regular and pro

And on another note, better sound may not mean more expensive right off the batt…I can’t tell you how many people do not understand that room treatment for their system and how that effects sound quality both positive and negative. Before people jump on the “these speakers suck and I gotta get those 1000 dollar wizzbang specials.” Move your speakers around, if there in a cabinet or next to the wall, move them out into the room a bit. What are they sitting on? Maybe consider isolating them from the surface there sitting on. All these changes can help sound quality quite a bit.

At the end of the day most people just want to enjoy some records or streaming services without going to far into the weeds. And these Sony SsCS5’s will do exactly that. Heck, for 118 bucks….these are pretty cheap so if you want something to tinker around with (yes these are upgradable) you can change out the crossovers and poly caps to better quality components. If you so desire.

for not much more you could also buy the Adam t5v monitors. A bit more accurate overall, may not sound as "punchy" in the bass because there isn't a bump there like in the a5+.

Most recently I've seen them come down to $118 on Amazon/Best Buy but also varies on location. I know in Canada and parts of Asia its more expensive/doesn't tend to go on sale

Im in Washington about 115 at best buy

I envy you 😂

@@HiFiTurtle 🤣

i wish to try the crossover kit from GR

From Stereophile's review of the 802D3 "When I tapped and scratched it, the 8" Aerofoil cones sounded considerably more dead, and felt more compliantly mounted, than the 800 Diamond's two 10" Rohacel cones."

even WITH the sub?

Well I'm pretty sure the full name is Surround Sound - Core Series