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Acoustic Research AW822 900 Mhz Outdoor Wireless Speakers (Brown) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Acoustic Research
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $62.09
You Save: $67.90 (52%)
New (41) Used (3) from $39.99
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 984
Color: Brown
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 16.7 x 13
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: AW822
Model: AW822
UPC: 044476042225
EAN: 0044476042225
ASIN: B000SEXBUE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wireless speaker can be used indoors or out and has up to 250 foot range | | • | Water resistant design with built in carrying handle and tripod feet for ease of use and stability | | • | Automatic level control avoids sudden changes in volume while 2 way acoustic design provides high quality omni directional sound | | • | Convenient push button auto lock phase lock loop tuning locks onto transmitter signal and guarantees clear audio | | • | Dual power mode with AC adapters supplied -batteries optional |
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Product Description
250' range / Omni directional sound / 7.5-Watt RMS internal amplifier / 2-way acoustic design / 2" dome tweeter / 5" woofer / ALC Automatic Level Control Automatic Level Control (ALC) avoids sudden volume blasts or valleys Dual power mode runs on optional batteries or the supplied AC adapter Channel select switch allows you to optimize your reception Left-Mono-Right switch provides the option for stereo operation with another AW822 2-Way Acoustic Design, 2 dome tweeter, 5 woofer 7.5-Watt RMS internal amplifier Frequency response - 40Hz - 15kHz
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
Great Product November 3, 2008
I bought this for my dorm and it's totally great. I can watch movies on it or take it out into the hall and have a hall dance party. It meets all needs and I was actually really surprised at the sound quality. For 70 bucks it rocks! The only issue is that it takes a few seconds to connect and when it's on and not playing music it buzzes alot. Easily fixed by turning it off and on though. Great Product.
not bad - but not great either October 31, 2008
The obvious advantage is the lack of wiring - but the sound is a bit fuzzy and you can get interference from dogs and people walking around. Takes a boat load of batteries - but found some generic ones that were not too expensive but plan on spending 25+ for rechargeable batteries per speaker. For causal listening to music and the news out on the deck these are fine. but overall sound quality is not great.
 Wireless Outdoor Speaker October 30, 2008
I did not pay for "enhanced" shipping and the delivery took a while but once it was here I am very happy with it. It worked great just out of the box. Auto-shutdown feature (during non-use) is good but one time I seemed to struggle to get the thing to "wake-up". Probably "operator error" however, as I have not seemed to have that problem again.
We have XM on one of our "boomboxes" (in the kitchen) and all the wires and the antenna were a pain to move from room to room - we simply did not move them. The speaker is about 40 feet from the transmitter and works GREAT. In fact I almost believe that the "Old time radio" that I like to listen to is clearer on the remote speaker than on the boombox itself. Color me "Very Happy" with the purchase.
Now. . . Do I want to buy a second one for stereo?? Have to think about that! Let's see, Old Time Radio is monoaural anyway, isn't it? hmmm. . .
Next purchase - 8 rechargeable C batteries - the 110V power supply for the portable speaker will keep them charged when the thing is the in the home office (vast majority of the time) but we can also then just move the speaker itself to the patio or the workshop / garage. (Why didn't I test it in the workshop? It is closer to the base than the office!) The manual specifies that you should not have non-rechargeable batteries in it if you used the 110V power supply. You really don't need to read the manual (mostly intuitive) but it is so small you will finish it in one sitting in the "main reading room". Think about that last statement!!!
Can't beat it for the price October 17, 2008
I became interested in an indoor/outdoor wireless speaker when I went into Brookstone and noticed how they had their wireless speakers set up around the store. I like to play internet radio at home but grew tired of having to crank up the computer speakers so I could hear the music in my kitchen. I also wanted the speaker to be weatherproof so I could put it on my porch or deck. The Brookstone speaker was about 3 times more expensive, so I decided to give the Acoustic Research a try since I could buy more speakers for the same price. I have been very pleased. The unit was very easy to set up, is small and unobtrusive, and works as described. Although I am not an audiophile, I think the sound is very good. The music is clear, and the bass is adequate. It has a convenient, built-in handle. BUT this speaker does NOT work in addition to your other wired speakers when you plug it into your computer's headphone jack; the sound only comes out of this speaker, just like it would only come out of headphones. I bought it knowing this, but this may bother some people. I believe there may be a way to use an audio splitter so you can play the wired and wireless speakers together, but I have not tried this yet. I will update this review if I decide to try to get all the speakers working together.
 Not happy with the sound quality of this product October 16, 2008
Unfortunately I had to return this product. The sound quality was too poor even for the backyard. I would give it less than one star.
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