Yamaha NS-AW150W 2-Way Outdoor Speakers (Pair, White)
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List Price: $99.95 Our Price: $59.99 You Save: $39.96 (40%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours (as of 6:20 PM CT - detail)
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- One pair of 2-way indoor/outdoor speakers
- Acoustic-suspension design for clear sound and taut, controlled bass response
- 120 watts maximum power capacity, 35 watts nominal
- 5-inch high-compliance, polypropylene, mica-filled woofer and .5-inch PEI dome tweeter; magnetically shielded and water resistant
- Each speaker measures 5.41 x 10.125 x 6.16 inches (W x H x D)
Product Description
Yamaha's compact NS-AW150W bookshelf speakers provide an affordable way to enjoy your music or television programming on a deck or under a porch. You can bring them in during the cold months and set them up indoors, too: their high build quality and good sound lend them equally well to two-channel indoor listening. The speakers, which are sold as a pair, each use a 5-inch high-compliance, polypropylene, mica-filled woofer and .5-inch PEI dome tweeter. The drivers are optimized for high rigidity but low mass, giving them reasonably high sensitivity (80 dB with 2.83V at 1 meter), another way of saying modest amplifiers won't have much trouble driving them. Their acoustic-suspension cabinets are sealed to prevent undue resonance or tubby, tuneless bass, which often results from low-cost ported designs. With a nominal impedance of 6 ohms, the speakers will work nicely with amplifiers up to 35 watts per channel, nominal, or 120 watts, peak power. They boast a frequency response of 80 to 40,000 Hz (+/-3 dB), giving you decent bass output for their compact size and unusually extended high-frequency response for your most demanding digital media. For indoor use, you may want to augment their performance with a subwoofer to deliver deeper and more powerful bass; be sure to select one with a variable crossover so you can tailor its upper frequency to effectively "take over" at the point of the NS-AW150Ws' lowest deliverable frequency. The speakers are magnetically shielded, so you can place them on or near a TV or video monitor without fear of picture degradation from their magnetic fields. Five-way binding posts simplify connection with several different terminations of speaker cable (including banana plugs), and the NS-AW150Ws even come with two lengths of cable to get you started. While you wouldn't want to leave the speakers exposed on, say, the deck of a boat, they are water resistant and designed to withstand light wind and rain--a benefit of their sealed enclosures and rugged metal grilles. The speakers come with mounting bases and brackets. What's in the Box
Two speakers, two lengths of speaker cable, speaker bases, mounting brackets, a warranty card, and a user's manual.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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Looks great and sounds even better
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I wasn't expecting too much for outdoor speakers at this price but these speakers sound great. The mid range is clear and the high end is crisp. There isn't a lot on the low end, but it isn't missing either! You cannot expect too much for 5" drivers. If you crave more bass, add a sub. The volume level is more than sufficient when I combined these speakers with a 200W car audio amp for an outdoor stereo system. Car stereo amps can be obtained at very low prices and do not take up much room. Just take a switching power supply from an old/unused computer for the 12V-- wiring is straightforward.
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Great sound, great price
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I bought these speakers to mount above my deck. I already had the wires run during the construction of the home and installing them was very much like putting in curtain rods + attaching a couple of wires (basic stuff). Screw them in, attach the wires (simple clamps), and away you go. I attached them to a standard stereo/radio in my house with a couple of 99 cent radio shack switches so that I could control whether I played the sound inside, outside, or both. The sound quality is great but of course, it's reliant on the stereo pushing the sound. They were easily much higher quality than what my stereo could put out, but the price of the pair was too good not to pass up. If I upgrade my stereo anytime soon, I know that the speakers will be able to keep up with it no problem. The fact that they are white is awesome since all of the trim on my house is white vinyl. Black just would not look right but the white speakers blend right in.
I spent many afternoons on the deck with the radio or a CD playing in the background, with a corona in hand. Truly good memories and the speakers helped set the atmosphere surrounding those memories.
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Great quality sound
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These Yamaha speakers truly live up to the Yamaha quality and performance. Installed the pair on my outdoor patio with an old Awai receiver. Great crisp and quality bass sound. Thinking of purchasing another pair for my garage. Yamaha NS-AW150W 2-Way Outdoor Speakers (Pair, White)
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I'm hesitant to rate these as I've yet to really blast them due them being in my backyard and not wanting to annoy my neighbors. But as outside speakers on my deck, they are working out great. The music sounds really good. It's a big jump up from a boombox or portable iPod dock/speaker system. They were easy to install with the included mounting brackets, and I like that they come with mini stands if you just want to set them up somewhere in the house. I'm sure these aren't the best speakers out there, so that's why I'm giving 4 stars. But for the price, I'm 5 stars happy and would recommend them.
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Great outdoor speakers.
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If you are looking for outdoor speakers, these are the ones. The price is great and the sound is exelent.
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