Roku Wireless Speakers (for Roku Streambars or Roku TV),Black 2 Count (Pack of 1)

I figured I needed to add to this review since there have been updates to the system which changed the volume control of the surround speaker system that most of us surround speaker users do not like at all. Don't get me wrong, the system as a whole is still worth the cost and the sound quality still on par as when I originally reviewed below. The change made to control the sound, however, went from being able to adjust the sound volume by selecting from loud, louder, loudest, off, normal, which was simple, to slide controls for bass, treble, and surround volume. While the original configuration allowed us to control the loud, louder, etc. for both the sub-woofer and the surround speakers in the system setup area, these new sound adjustments are only accessable when streaming something and are accessed during the viewing by pressing the "*" button on the remote. Nobody would complain about this change if it didn't come down to the fact that it was made without explaination on how to operate under the new change. The labeling could've been a little better since the surround level setting (now a slide bar) appears like it would be to adjust the left and right channels like the old stereo slides use to do. Further muddying up the works are the video tips. None of them have been changed to reflect the updates. They still have the original details. Okay, I've vented my frustration. Don't let this rant cause you to decide not to purchase them. The whole system is well worth the price as far as I'm concerned. The surround adjustment issue came without instructions but after testing the whole procedure out, there is actually more control. But, the older I get the harder it is and the longer it takes to figure stuff out and this change was a doosy. My suggestion to Roku would be to also give us the ability to adjust within the System/Audio settings like we had before.Original post:I got tired of my old 5.1 system constantly drowning out voices or becoming drastically louder during certain scenes and commercials. No matter how I adjusted, one adjustment would kill or enhance another sound to where it just got to where I felt like I was paying more attention to adjusting the sound than what I was watching. I was a little leary about purchasing the whole Roku set, the streambar, sub-woofer, and the surround speakers, but I was glad I did because it gave me the opportunity to try each unit individually to see if I really needed them. The streambar has great sound quality with unusually good bass. Not wall shaking, window breaking, roof collapsing, bone jellifying bass, but bass that is noticible and doesn't drown out the other sounds. The sound leveling and voice enhancement features really work. They do require some adjustment and I'll get to that in a moment.After 2 days I realized the streambar was doing its job as advertised, so I installed the sub-woofer. Now this is tricky, you plug it in, and then you have to go into the streambar setup app and configure the streambar to recognize it. But there are instructions going step by step, 1, 2, 3, and it's done. And it has some boom to it. I mean real boom. You kinda have to adjust that too. But for me, it's a keeper.Again after 2 days, I decided to give the surround speakers their shot. Each speaker is bluetooth connected, there are no wires other than each one requireing an electrical outlet. Each speaker also must be setup individually, but the setup is identicle to the sub-woofer, with instructions included. The only difference here is during setup you discover which speaker goes on the left and which goes on the right. There is a test during the serup. Of course I was wrong the first time, but easily fixed. These too have separate adjustments.I see a lot of comments about the inability to not have as much control over each portion of the system as you would with most sound systems. My old system had a remote that let me adjust the back, woofer, bass boost, cinematic features, etc. In fact it was confusing at times trying to get just the right setup. Of course there would always be something different coming out of the system based on whatever I was listenting to, DVD, regular TV, music, streaming from Netflix or Hulu, etc. And I would have to readjust again. Voices were constantly being drowned out, no matter how hard I tried. The Auto/PCM/Dolby.... settings made no difference.With the Roku Streambar and friends, I really don't see a problem, in fact I appreciate the simplicity of the settings and I've found that once set to my liking, I'm done. I get sound leveling, voice enhanced, big butt bass, and nice even surround sound no matter what watching. The various sound settings aren't on the remote, they are in the Roku itself. Easy to get in the settings. The levels you get are loud, louder, loudest, off, normal, that's all I can remember off the top of my head, but you get the picture. The volume itself is handled by the remote and you can set it up to use your TV remote sound and power if you have HDMI/ARC on your TV. I do and it works. There's even a setting to turn off sound leveling, although I can't figure out why you'd want to. I tried it and it sort of messed everything up.I'm a cable cutter. Antenna TV and streaming. I'm very happy I bought the whole settup at one time and tried them out. Because I was used to surround sound from the get go I believe it's why I decided to keep them all. You may feel differently, it's all a matter of preference. The streambar does an excellent job of attempting to give you surround. Sounds do ping off the walls and behind you at various times. The surround speakers just makes sure I get all of it. My sub-woofer settings are a low. It rocks, and with a small house, the neighborhood knows when I'm watching an action movie.Expensive? For the complete system yes. But so much simpler to deal with as far as adjustments. Like I said, set once to my liking and done.

Installation is near effortless, taking less then ten minutes if that (and 70% of that would be it connecting). While it is slightly disappointing its not fully wireless because of the cords connected for power, it still is good to never worry about any battery or anything so it's a good trade off. The quality is AMAZING, the bass is so good that there were times that i never even knew there was supposed to be bass in some scenes of what I watched at all before the speakers. Definitely worth the money and an amazing addition for a roku tv. HOWEVER, there are times where the speakers will randomly disconnect and reconnect. This wasn't too much of a problem with the way I set it up, but just a heads up for that.

These are expensive but they work great. Our TV hangs on a wall that separates our frontroom and master bedroom. My wife was always complaining about being able to hear the TV through the wall when she went to bed before me. She has not complained once since we bought these. Granted, they probably cost more than the TV. That is an exageration but not much of one. The $150 price tag is high but a small price to pay for my wife's sanity.

My husband and I are so impressed with these adorable speakers that turned our bedroom into a comfortable movie theater and seeing that we loved them so much, we ordered another set for our living room.The sound is GREAT! My husband is able to hear our television now.We've placed one on the end table, behind the lamp next to where my husband sits as he's hard at hearing and the other is in the corner next to our trash cabinet and cat's toys lolI'd highly recommend these for those who are hard at hearing because you can place the speakers next to those who struggle to hear.I love the size, they're easy to hide, but their sound doesn't hide at all.Great price & Great quality!

Exactly what we needed. I placed one speaker by my chair and the other one by my wife's chair. Plugged in the power cords. Followed the simple steps included with the speakers and bam !!! Instant sound that is high quality and a thousand times better than factory TV speakers from the other side of the room. No more turning up the tv so loud it could be heard throughout the house. Definitely money well spent. Highly recommend if you or your spouse has trouble hearing TV or if your TV just has poor audio.

Very good quality speakers. Good value for the money.

This is my second pair, I lost my first pair moving. For your home Roku TV at 80 watts @ speaker with better than excellent response, clarity and projection what more do you really need. Makes your living room feel like a premium movie theater even without the stream bar or sub woofer. If you own a ROKU TV set, be advised: NOT ALL BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS WILL CONNECT TO YOUR SET, THESE WILL. Very sturdy with a reasonably small footprint/ form factor. No batteries, AC powered by standard 110-114v wall sockets.

We had an offbrand sound bar before diving in and getting these, and WOW did they make a difference. The old sound bar would have to be at 40-50 volume to be able to hear dialogue well. Then, the commercials would blare. Now, we have the volume at 20-25! The dialogue is immaculate and crisp. They were super easy to set up. The bluetooth paired quickly. I was nervous making the purchase because it is definitely pricier than I'd like, however I don't regret it one bit. It was worth every penny.