AZATOM Active Bookshelf Speakers 80W | Bluetooth | 4.5” Carbon Fibre driver, Silk Tweeter | 24bit DAC Built-in | Perfect for Music, Gaming, Vinyl Turntable, HiFi, Home Theatre Equinox M4 (Oak)

Having had a set of small powered speakers for my PC, I decided it was time to upgrade to something a little larger. Based on reviews, I opted for these and I wasn't disappointed. I use them hooked to a Soundblaster ZE soundcard on a PC running Windows 11. First of all, the sound quality. I'd rate this at five stars; these are probably the best sounding powered speakers I've heard. Not true Hi Fi quality; very few of this type of speakers are, but these are more than good enough. The bass is good and the treble is crisp. There is a stereo amplifier built into the right speaker, which is fitted with bass, treble and volume controls. These are neatly recessed into the side, whilst the cable connections are on the back There are three separate inputs: two analogue, using RCA/phono plugs and an optical input for digital signals. There is also a Bluetooth connection, which I don't use, but it's handy to know it's there if needed. There is also a USB input to access and play digital files directly, if that is what is required.; this is also on the side. A remote control is supplied. Not essential if they are used the way I do, as they are right in front of me, but again, handy to have, and a quick way to mute the sound if needed. It's also required to play back files if used with a usb device, and there are some sound settings that are built in which are accessed via the remote. The remote also has a 'Standby' button, but there is also an on/off switch on the back of the right speaker. The built in stereo amplifier obviously supplies the right speaker directly, with a standard twin speaker cable to serve the left speaker. These speakers are intended to be used as a stereo pair, so they would not be suitable to use as a pair of mono speakers in different rooms (in Sonos style) if anyone is considering that. To sum up, overall performance is excellent and the build quality looks very good. Perhaps the only quibble is there is no balance control, but again, few of this type of speaker have one. It's not an issue for me, but worth noting. For the money, these are good value.

I shall pre-empt this review by saying I am not an audiophile, so am no way an expert in sound quality. However, as a casual listener these are great. I bought them to go with the record player we bought, as the built in speaker it has wasn't good enough to get the most out of the records. Aesthetically, they're a good size and look smart, coordinating nicely with the record player and unit. Sound quality and clarity is plenty good enough in my opinion, it fills the room nicely, even on lower settings, and there's a built-in equaliser to tweak things to my taste. I can also connect it via Bluetooth, if I want to play music via my phone. Set up is easy and the cables are long enough for my set-up at around 2m each. Great value for money and a marked improvement in our listening pleasure.

Sounds great, looks great, mains wire is a little too short, design wise the active to passive wire could have been inset to avoid wasted space at the rear, it's an rca type wire which imo is a downgrade from the original design which was the old red/black normal speaker wire, just from a visual perspective. The pink light could be dimmable, it looks a bit like the eye from the terminator films and wigs my wife out, personally I like it though. I originally wanted the m3 version, they looked smarter and were less overbearing in my living room, but the m3 doesn't have an ir remote (stupid idea that!) so I was forced to go with the m4. Pretty much the only decent speaker within it's price range that aestheticially compliments my living room. The new features are nice, but having the buttons on the back are kind of pointless seeing as they are present on the remote. Volume and clarity wise, a nice sound, decent frequency range but of course could never really compete with the addition of a proper sub for a full range. These do have a sub out, which is a nice option.

I initially thought I needed a little speaker on my desk (working from home) as I like the idea of having some background music on. However, it was like going down the rabbit hole once I started searching for said speaker. The more I looked, and the more reviews I read I found myself focusing on twin bookshelf speakers and I came across these Azatom ones at a great price. I am not the best with understanding tech but I managed to set them up really quickly, once I realised I had to press the BT button until the blue light flashed on the main speaker. Then I paired it on my phone opened Spotify and was blown away by the gorgeous sounds, from songs I'd thought were a bit boring beforehand. Absolutely thrilled with these, having read many many reviews on many different speakers I finally decided on a good old British one. I also registered it when I had set it up and you get three years free warranty. So all in all it's the best decision for me.