Customer reviews from bestbuy-ca
Kanto - YU Powered Bookshelf Speaker with Bluetooth & RCA Input (Matte Pair - Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(25 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 25 reviews
5 Stars
13
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5
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2
1 Star
5
76%of customers recommend this product.
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19 out of
25)
Customer Reviews for Kanto - YU Powered Bookshelf Speaker with Bluetooth & RCA Input (Matte Pair - Black
Customer Rating
1
Problems pairing w/ turntable, no headphone jack
on December 28, 2020
Posted by: Chris
from Toronto
NOTE that these speakers have a built-in amplifier and cannot be paired with your amplifier. But do research if you're planning to pair with a turntable. If your turntable does not have a built-in pre-amp, it will be very quiet, and you will need to buy a seperate preamp.
There's also no headphone jack and no way to pair with wireless headphones, so you cannot use with headphones. Pretty disappointing, these are really designed for Bluetooth pairings and shouldn't be marketed as if they are built to be easily used with turntables.
There's also no headphone jack and no way to pair with wireless headphones, so you cannot use with headphones. Pretty disappointing, these are really designed for Bluetooth pairings and shouldn't be marketed as if they are built to be easily used with turntables.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
1
Not very good
on December 6, 2020
Posted by: Hifi
from Vancouver
I came from a creative soundboard katana hoping these would sound much better. Boy was i wrong. First of all the price is just ridiculous. For 2 speakers without a sub definitely not worth it. I hooked these up with the expectations they would sound much better with crystal clear highs and greater definition. Was very disappointed. The one thing I will give these speakers was a better sound stage. But they never came close to the clarity of the katana soundbar. You get a subwoofer with built in eq modes for gaming concert, and the most of all the important eq which u can adjust every little tweet for your personal listening pleasure. And to boot the katana was cheaper and has beautiful rgb and a remote. Im sorry I would have to rate these a 1 out of 5
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
1
Not as advertised
on December 10, 2020
Posted by: Mikey
from Markham, Ontario
Brought this speakers on Dec-02-2020 not received the package until Dec-09-2020, hooked up to listen right away, very disappointed, lack of power, not musical and very narrow sound stage, returned to Best Buy next day for refund.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
2
Very poor quality monitoring production
on January 16, 2021
Posted by: Hlb
from Montreal
NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE INSTALLATION !!!!
I had to open the right bookshelf because the wire couldn’t be plugged due to unglued wire inside !
I had to wait for a friend that know that kind of stuff do don’t ruine my new purchase !
Also red and black tips were impossible to loosen without special clamps.
They made it really not easy to install!
They made it really not easy to install!
But the sound quality is good hopefully!!!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
2
Great speakers, terrible bluetooth
on January 8, 2022
Posted by: Stu
from Halifax NS
Great speakers at a good price. What's irritating is the stupid bluetooth gizmo that comes with the unit. It only works if you point the gizmo directly at the speaker with the tiny, meaningless blue dot. What's also meaningless is the manual. They might as well not have one. It's so badly written it doesn't make any sense at all. And the control panel on t he gizmo is too small for my old eyes to see. I have to get a flashlight out or shine a bright light on it because the design is that cool black-on-black style which makes it impossible to read.
I got the speakers because I wanted bluetooth control. I wanted to come home from work, grab my phone and play my favourite track. Unfortunately that has never happened. It takes half an hour of fiddling to make it work. It would be much better to have it hard-wired to phone, computer, tablet or whatever. Then I could just come home from work, plug in my phone or tablet and hear my music.
Also gotta say Best Buy was completely useless in selling the speakers. They were not prominently displayed and the demonstration playback didn't work. The retail guy who tried to answer my queries didn't have any answers to my questions. I finally gave up and bought it because I could take it back.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
1
Had to return the Product
on March 31, 2022
Posted by: BTrice
from Saskatoon, SK
I, unfortunately, had to return the product as it would not pair with my Bluetooth turntable. Totally contradicting the picture on the box which shows the product and a Bluetooth turntable.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
1
Died after 4 months
on September 30, 2022
Posted by: Dale
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Won't even turn on anymore, just an orange light. Total waste of money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Versatile
on June 14, 2025
Posted by: Ricky
from Sudbury
This is a stand up product. Very versatile, you can hook up a tuner to it or Mp3 CD or blue ray for high end sound, anything with an RCA jack. ITS 80 s tech reborn for me or Bluetooth but I'm old school.
Top Shelf,
Ricky........
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca