these speakers are pretty good, but im having problems with the one ...
931105
these speakers are pretty good, but im having problems with the one side not playing sound. they are cheap so you get what you pay for, and it doesnt bluetooth to the mac book.
3257736
I've had this set of speakers for nearly 15 years and they're just finally starting to give up on me. The cords have shorts in them, and since the big one attaches to the small one that attaches to the other small one ... it causes a complete failure of all speakers. I'd love to buy another set but said power system discourages me from doing so. If anyone can recommend a comparable set, I'd very much appreciate it.
2776505
Its a very Good speaker!! but the one I received sounds broken blurry i would appreciate if ya can jus replace it
231692
I have to say these speakers are amazing and perfect as I had purchased them for my boyfriend for Christmas and him being the most skeptical and picky person when it comes to quality of technology and he was super stoked on them, I was happy. I did good. BUT, that being said...I've seen other reviewers mention that theirs too have started to sound staticky and blown. AGAIN MY BOYFRIEND IS A TECH WIZARD AND TAKES VERY GOOD CARE OF HIS THINGS. It has a hard case and everything. He listens to reggae and music that is lighter on the ears (not too much base usually) and they've already taken a crap on us. I know these speakers are very high on the scale so it's disappointing this has happened because it's caused him to push away from JBLs and they're my favorite. Idk if I got screwed because they were posted brand new but weren't, all I know is that it's been 2 months and my once $85 speakers for my bf have already gone to waste. I own a small BOSE speaker and we've had to use this instead and it depressingly isn't the same but it is better then what the jbls turned into. So just be cautious and possibly buy off Best Buy, at least then u have a warranty of some sort or they will just trade you for new ones!
4886934
I've had them for a few months now, I wear them when I am running, but just recently the connection was messed up so I only get sound from one of the speakers. :(
-Mel
3708046
Nice sound but these speakers have a terrible problem of picking up radio signals - we have tried ferrite cores and moving the wires but no luck so far
762779
Whenever I try to play a game, the speakers give off a weird buzzing feedback sound, enough to the point where I have to unplug them.
3514314
There appears to be a common issue with these speakers where the volume goes from silent to way too loud.
147609
Everything looks and works good but i cant turn the noise reduction off so my speakers will be louder, called the number given for customer support several times and left 3 messages but no response, going to give it a few more days and if no help im returning this product, if i get help to resolve this issue ill upgrade to 4 stars
741024
Good sound, but one speaker came defective (wouldn't output at all). Sent in for a warranty repair. They sent me a new one in a few weeks. I like the speakers, but I 1/2 of what I bought was defective on arrival.
3792037
Updated june 05 2012

One of the speaker died!!! It finally hapen!!! I Hate M AUDIO, is the worst!

I'm a music enthusiast. After been using the creative sbs380 for a long time I decided to upgrade my speakers. But, because of the price, I decided to purchased the BX8a Deluxe.

I do not live in the United States and I've been doing bussines with Amazon without any trouble. It works like this: I buy something in Amazon, then they send it to a courrier company in Miami and then comes to my country.

So far so good.

The speakers were deliverd in Miami in time and then the courrier company (my problem, not Amazon's) took to long time (one month) to deliver it to me.

So I got my speakers and they look AMAZING. Heavy, all in black, the blue light, the cone, every thing is as I dreamed.

Pluged them at my audio interface (Lexicon Alpha) with balanced audio cables (not the XLR ones that the seller gave me with the speakers because my interface use only TRS 1/4 inch). And the disappointment began.

After 15min the speakers started to get hot in the back pannel (where the volume knob and the on/off switch are). Then, 30min later the speakers were burnig hot. It was so hot that the back of my hand got a little burned.

Regardless the fact of the hot back panel, the sound is good (a little bright) with the volume knob below 70%. Above 70%, listening to SADE, the bass cone can't take it. It gets distorted and all over the place.

So I presume that the bad sound is due to the hot back panel problem. Some factory defect?.

I wrote a letter to the seller throug Amazon and the seller told me that they could do nothing because I passed the one month window guarantee and that I should contact the manufacter (M-AUDIO). The M-AUDIO webpage say that in order to fill a claim, or to contact them for a guarantee, first I needed to register my speakers. I tried to do so putting the serial numbers that appear in the back of each of the speakers and I get the message "wrong serial number". You can imaging the rest. Mails and days of waiting and nothing. And then, finally I fill a claim to AMAZON and they answer that they can not do anything because the speakers where delivered first to a courier company and then to me. What a let down.

So for me:

M-AUDIO is no reliable. If one lives outside the United States, better try another brand.

The sound of the Bx8a deluxe is cheap. You are paying for a 130 watt and you only get like 60watt semi-quallity sound. With the knob volume above 70% the sound is useless.

They get hot, so hot, that I know for sure that at any time they will stop working. I only use them like 30 min and then turn them off.

One thing is for sure though, they look beatifull.
2348509
I bought 2 of these speakers, one works wonderful, the 2nd one never worked, would not turn on, even fully charge...but i waited to long to return it so i am stuck
3931275
After half a year one of my speakers went and when I tried to contact Polk they never got back to me. A she they sound nice when they did work but now stuck w only one speaker. Hello customer service I'm waiting....
3777813
Sigh...I wanted to like it.  I had a simple setup :  One set of speakers, two sources for sounds (two PCs).

With everything attached, one PC was ok, the other was barely coming through.  I notice if i detach the other source, then it's fine.  I tried other combinations but same behavior.

I guess it could be a defective part?  Hopefully if you get this, your experience is better than mine
182188
The cable that comes with this is garbage and it is a little buggy but what are my options...not many if I want to continue to use the awesome computer speakers that these work with.
1876409
I love this speaker. I've had it for a day now and it sounds great. But every few seconds I hear a scratchieness or skip. The range on the speakers is amazing. Please help me with this, I don't want to have to get another speaker..
4556101
worked great for awhile but then one day the right speaker just stopped working for no reason and now i only have one speaker and i don't know what to do about it maybe someone can help me