Orb Audio Classic Two Speaker Review

Full disclaimer: Speaker reviews are tricky. It is entirely subjective on our part: we don't care (or perhaps even comprehend) the importance of frequency response, timbre, etc. Also, we don't have any way for you hear the speakers in anything approaching what they would sound like in your home.

With that said, The Orb Audio speakers sound great, and have opened up our ears to focus on the finer points of audio once again. Our default speakers set here at hq is a Kilpsch woofer and stereo speakers from a few years ago. Plugging in the Orb Audio set, heck even using the left and right speakers with our existing woofer made a huge difference. The sound is fuller, and thanks to the design has a much wider stage (hey,we know some of the terms) than what you would expect from speakers this size.

In short, the $698 classic two set sounds far better than that price, and at that price, they are tantalizing for those of who have spent most of our listening time on $200-$300 sets. Orb Audio offers a free in-home trial, which is really the best way to check them out. And as noted in the video review below, don't forget this is a speaker set: you will need to connect them to your home theater receiver, and then connect your sound source (iPod, DVD, Blu-ray, etc) to that.