Alan Jasex

DJ City has garbage Skytec speakers Garbage service No returns only store credit DJ City

* Do not touch Skytec speakers they are rubbish *

I purchased a powered Skytec CSB15 Speaker from DJ City, and lthough it was only $100, I was told that they were a special and the RRP was in fact “over $300”, this is a lie as they are always $100. I would have gone to the store to test them out, but it was too far, and they offered free delivery.

When I opened it and played it, it sounded absolutely ridiculous, and no good for anything at all except maybe a small corner table. It is without a doubt the worst speaker I have ever heard, the small pair of computer speakers I purchased for $30 sound better, louder and have more bass and their speaker diameters are very small. You can tell the quality by knocking on the speaker cabinet, which sounds like a very thin wooden box like a packing crate or a tea chest.

When I stated that I wanted to return the Skytec CSB15 Speaker to DJ City immediately after receiving it and trying it out and quickly arriving at the fact that it was not suitable for the purpose, DJ City told me that I “cannot return it, as it sounds as if I just changed my mind”. DJ City would not accept the fact that, it sounded so bad it was not suitable for even a small party. And in addition DJ City stated “what did I expect for $100?” Then proceeded to try to upsell me a more expensive model, which seemed like the usual way they operate as they had an immediate answer for everything.

Even worse the Skytec CSB15 Speakers are supposedly rated at 800W. When I asked how on earth it was rated at 800W, DJ City then replied that it was “the total power consumption of the unit” and had nothing to do with either the rated output power of the amp or the speakers.

What legitimate seller or manufacturer rates a speaker or amp like that.

I have actually compared them to a small guitar Amp I have and the ‘small’ guitar amp sounds much better and has better bottom end which is ridiculous as the Skytec speaker from DJ City has a 15 inch driver (if you can call it that).

The complete 800w amplifier which I removed including the metal mounting plate all controls and plugs weighs in at 475g, less than half a kilogram.

The box is thin chipboard and the internal bracing is just thown together the speakers are no name junk they weigh very little also. The plastic horn is ridiculously light and has a resistor and cap glued to the back for the crossover.

The whole thing is made as cheap as possible, while trying to look like a proper PA speaker. This is basically a cheap home stereo speaker with an overrated amp built in, being sold as a fake High Power PA speaker.

The audio equivalent of those cheap Chinese made tools that look like good quality ones, but break the first time that they are used.

Let me just repeat – DJ City are the worst to deal with, and Skytec speakers are hardly speakers at all. I have seen good reviews of DJ City and Skytec speakers, but I would guarantee that they are fake positive posts, probably posted by the stores themselves.