If you are looking for an affordable set of 4-inch speakers, take a look at the Foxin FMS 4040. This 4.1 channel speaker system can output 85W and retails at a price of Rs. 2500. These are Bluetooth stereo speakers, but you can even connect your smartphone or laptop via an AUX cable.
While you may have not heard of Foxin before, the brand sells a bunch of accessories and products in India, ranging from gaming mice and keyboards, braided cables, and even laser toner cartridges. But the company has been expanding its range of speakers lately, with the FMS 4040 Bluetooth speaker being one of its most recent offerings.
What’s in the Box
- Subwoofer x 1
- Satellite Speakers x 4
- User Manual x 1
- Remote Control x 1
- 2-in-1 Aux cable x 1
- FM Cable x 1
Foxin 4040 Speaker System SPECS
Subwoofer x 1
- 4-inch driver (25W)
- 155 x 263 x 236mm
Satellite Speaker x 4
- 3-inch driver (15W each)
- 94 x 76 x 141 mm
Total 85W output
DESIGN
The 4.1 channel Foxin 4040 speaker system comes with a pretty simple design. You won’t find anything fancy about these speakers, but the design is subtle, with a texture in the lower half that’s common across the five units. One thing I noticed is that the speaker’s surface is prone to scratches, so take extra care when cleaning them.
On the subwoofer, you’ll find a bunch of physical buttons for things like adjusting volume, Play/Pause, FM scanning, and changing modes.
On the front, you also get an LED display that shows the volume levels and functions. The overall design is pretty uncomplicated and should blend in with your existing furniture.
Also, note that the four satellite speakers come with a wall mount.
Coming to the back, the Foxin 4040 speaker system supports RCA connectors for AUX input. You can also connect to these speakers via Bluetooth. So they can connect to your smartphone, desktop, or laptop systems. However, you’ll have a hard time getting these speakers to work with your TV. You’ll have to get an adapter that converts RCA to optical in order to achieve this.
You’ll also find a physical switch at the back to turn on the speakers. Above the physical switch, there’s a knob for adjusting the bass levels. But there’s a good chance that you’ll miss this button behind the FM Cable antenna.
It does a pretty decent job at controlling the overall bass of the system.
Finally, the speaker also comes with a remote. It has a very traditional design and the range is short (5 meters). But the remote works as you would expect and includes a button for the equalizer which switches between preset menus like pop, jazz, rock, etc.
Foxin 4040 Sound Performance
The Foxin 4040 supports Bluetooth, Aux, and FM radio modes. The speaker also features a USB-A port on the side.
As for the sound performance, the Foxin 4040 outputs pretty good sound for its price. The subwoofer does a good job of producing low-end bass. The best part about the speaker is that you can control the bass output separately using the knob at the back, and at no point will it overpower the mids or the highs.
The speaker even outputs good mids and the vocals are clear. However, the highs are a bit shrill and if there are a lot of instruments involved, the sound output can get a bit messy.
As you can imagine, this makes the Foxin 4040 good for playing music with strong lows and mids. It was fun listening to songs like Go Down Deh, and Jalebi Baby. But when I tried a few Bollywood songs with a lot of instruments and a lot of highs, the experience wasn’t as good.
That said, if you tweak the equalizer, you should be able to squeeze out decent output even for the highs.
While watching movies or YouTube videos, the speaker produced clear vocals and decent low-end grunt, so the experience was fairly immersive.
In short, these speakers offer pretty decent low-end and mid-range output but struggle with the highs. However, I feel this kind of sound signature is acceptable. They offer a reasonably good output for the asking price.
After all, for INR 2500, the Foxin 4040 is one of the cheapest 4.1 speaker systems that you can find in the market right now. This makes it a good choice for people who are a little tight on budget.
