We Review It, You Win It! Fluance XL7F Loudspeakers!

[Tom Andry]

We Review It, You Win It!
Fluance is giving away one (1) brand NEW pair of XL7F Floorstanding Speakers to one (1) lucky entrant!

From our Review:

"The XL7F’s are a three-way, four driver, floorstanding loudspeaker system from a relatively unknown Canadian manufacturer. At around $1k/pair, they’d seem to be a pretty good deal from their specs on paper. But imagine our surprise when we realized they actually cost under $500/pair delivered to your door with a lifetime warranty! In tough economic times, it’s always refreshing to find bargains to help fellow budget-minded Audioholics reach their goals of sonic nirvana. While the Fluance XL7F’s don’t represent the pinnacle of loudspeaker technology compared to some price-no-object systems, they get about as close to that goal as any floorstanding speaker in this price class and arguably even a good amount more. If you’re looking for an attractive, well put together floorstanding speaker that will give you plenty of bass and good sound on the cheap, give these babies a try. Highly Recommended!"

Here's what you could be taking home:

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Specifications

• Tweeter: 1" Neodymium Balanced Silk Dome Ferrofluid Cooled
• Midrange: Dual 6.5" Polymer Treated Butyl Rubber Surrounds Separate Enclosures
• Subwoofer: Isolated Down-firing 8" Polymer Treated High Excursion with Butyl Rubber Surround
• 18 gauge internal lead wire to reduce signal degradation
• Magnetically shielded to avoid interference with other video products
• Floorstanding main configuration for full-range sound in any application
• Power Handling: 80 - 200 Watts
• Frequency Response: 45Hz - 20000Hz
• Sensitivity: 89 dB
• Crossover Frequency: 800/3500 Hz Phase Coherent - PCB Mounted Circuitry
• Impedance: 4~8 Ohms
• Cabinet: Precision Crafted MDF Internally Braced
• Enclosure: Tuned Rear Port Bass Reflex Tower Design
• Dimensions: 45.8 X 8.5 X 13.4 inches (H x W x D)
• Weight: 45.2 pounds/speaker

Contest Eligibility Requirements:

• You Must be a registered Audioholics forum member
• Have Continental US or Canada (excluding Quebec) Residence
• Answer the questions in the thread below
• Post only ONCE in this thread
• Have not won a prize in one of our contestes in the last 180 days
• check out our contest rules for more details

Contest Question:
Please answer the below questions by replying to this thread and we will pick the winners randomly which will be announced on the Audioholics facebook fan page (facebook.com/audioholics) and in this thread.

How these questions are answered will not increase nor decrease the chances of winning.

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

• Consumer reviews
• Price
• Warranty
• Brand
• Shipping Cost
• I would never buy speakers online
• Other – please detail below

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

• Klipsch
• Aperion Audio
• Polk Audio
• Jamo
• Infinity
• Other- please list below
• I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Note this contest ends on June 30th, 2012. Winners will be drawn shortly thereafter.


Have fun and good luck!​

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[Soccerkid830]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Price
Warranty
Other:
– How well they sound when I receive them.
- Do they have a 30 day in home trial, or something of the sort, to make shipping them back a simple process if they don't sound quite like I had been hoping for.


2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

Aperion Audio
Infinity


3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Aperion
BIC
EMP Tek
Fluance
Infinity
KEF
Mirage
Paradigm
RBH
Sony
Wharfedale
Yamaha

 

[psbfan9]

Contest

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Consumer reviews

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Paradigm

PSB

EMP TEK

 

[dkane360]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Consumer reviews
Warranty
Brand

I want a great return policy if I'm not satisfied, especially if there is no where to demo them.


2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

Polk Audio
Jamo


3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Klipsch
Behringer
Polk
Mirage
Logitech (unfortunately)
Paradigm
B&W

 

[TheLaw612]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

• Consumer reviews
• Price
• Warranty
• Brand
• Shipping Cost
• I would never buy speakers online
• Other – please detail below

Price vs Performance, Warranty and Shipping cost.

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

• Klipsch
• Aperion Audio
• Polk Audio
• Jamo
• Infinity
• Other- please list below
• I have never used Fluance speakers

I can't really say since I've never heard Fluance.

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Polk, Klipsch, Pioneer, Def Tech, Infinity, Energy

 

[Davemcc]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Price

Brand

Other – please detail below
Prior listening

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Dynaudio, Focal, Era, Epos, Monitor, Paradigm and many others to varying degrees.

 

[its phillip]

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

• Consumer reviews
• Price
• Warranty
• Brand
• Shipping Cost
• I would never buy speakers online
• Other – please detail below

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

• Klipsch
• Aperion Audio
• Polk Audio
• Jamo
• Infinity
• Other- please list below
• I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

1) Other: a number of things. sound quality, build quality, price, and warranty.

2) I've never used them, so I can't say.

3) Energy, Infinity, JBL, SVS (just the subs), Outlaw Audio (just the subs), Paradigm, Klipsch, Orb, Polk, AV123, Bose >_>, and assorted htibs from Onkyo, Panasonic, Yamaha, and Sony. I haven't owned that many though.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?
Other- 3Rd party measurements

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?
I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with?
Revel, KEF, B&W, Philharmonic, Linkwitz, RBH, DefTech, Paradigm, PSB, Martin Logan, Magnepan, NHT, Pioneer, Sony, Bose, Krell, Klipsch, Dali, Infinity, Polk, Yamaha, Mirage, Focal.

 

[shadyJ]

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

• Consumer reviews
• Price
• Warranty
• Brand
• Shipping Cost
• I would never buy speakers online
• Other – please detail below

Price, warranty, and shipping cost are all important, but performance is a very high priority as well.

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

• Klipsch
• Aperion Audio
• Polk Audio
• Jamo
• Infinity
• Other- please list below
• I have never used Fluance speakers

Haven't used Fluance speakers yet.

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Infinity, Hsu, Klipsch, Polk, JBL, Behringer, Alesis, KLH, Boston, Bose, Yamaha, Paradigm, Pyle, Aiwa, a lot of cheap consumer brands and pro-audio but not that much hi-end stuff.

 

[tcarcio]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Online reviews


2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?


I have never owned Fluance.

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Radio Shack, My very first tower speakers.

Cambridge soundworks

Polk Audio

B+W

Cerwin Vega

Chase HT

 

[Anagoge]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Consumer reviews and Price

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

B&W, Klipsch, Polk, Sony, Martin Logan, Paradigm

 

[fuzz092888]

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Consumer reviews

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)
Klipsch
DIY
Sony
B&W
Totem
Kef
JBL
Polk
Revel

 

[brianedm]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?
Consumer reviews

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?
I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)
Polk

 

[Bryce_H]

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?
Consumer reviews
Price
Warranty
Brand
Shipping Cost (and ease of shipping back)
I would never buy speakers online
Other – please detail below

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?
Klipsch Aperion Audio
Polk Audio
Jamo
Infinity
Other- please list below
I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)
Definative Technology

 

[brian6751]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

1. Consumer reviews



2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?


2. Aperion Audio


3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Aperion Audio

 

[DTS]

Questions:

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

1.Consumer reviews
2.Price
3.Brand


2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?


I have never used Fluance speakers


3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

JBL
Pinnacle

 

[mlknez]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Other – please detail below

Flexibility with auditioning timeframes and return policies.

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

B&W
Paradigm
Wilson
HSU
RSL
Klipsch
Piega
Mbl
Meridian
BMC
Totem
Sonus Faber
Legacy
Swan
JBL
Focal
Goldenear
Thiel
Linn
Snell
Magico
Vivid Audio
Canton
Monitor Audio
Vandersteen
Vienna Acoustics
PSB
YG Acoustics
Sonance
Dynaudio
Martin Logan
Revel

 

[Topher]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Shipping Cost

2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Optimus LX-I
Audiosphere Research
Paradigm
Infinity
JBL

 

[craig7]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?
Consumer reviews


2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?
I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)
sansui, sony, infinity, pioneer, akai, krk, kenwood

 

[niisi]

1) What is most important to you when buying home audio speakers online?

Shipping Cost


2) What brand of speakers would you compare Fluance to?

I have never used Fluance speakers

3) Which brand of speakers do you have experience with? (list below)

Alesis,
Adam
Pioner
System Audio
Genelec
infinity