YAMAHA NS-AW150BL 2-Way Indoor/Outdoor Speakers (Pair, Black) - Wired

This is my second pair, and these are smoking deal in my opinion. I used them in a very unconventional way, however. I have an old Jeep Wrangler which, from October-April in Arizona, has no top. I needed speakers that were all of the following without sacrificing audio quality: inexpensive, compact, weather resistant, rugged, easy to install, yet hard to steal. I'll start with the speakers themselves and then comment on price.1. Compact: I welded the brackets for these speakers onto the rear of my roll cage. I needed something that would be small enough that it wouldn't interfere with the rear passenger's head or shoulder room. Mission accomplished.2. Weather Resistant / rugged: So far -- mud, rain, a fair amount of hard core off roading & rock crawling, days in the sun with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees (yes, in October), and a few nights with temperatures below 40 degrees. The composite enclosure and weather resistant drivers have held up quite well. No cosmetic damage at all, other than being dirty, and no reduction in sound quality. I'm impressed.3. Easy to install yet hard to steal: Well, I welded the handy brackets to my roll cage, so those aren't coming off (see side bar at end of the review). That part took me 20 minutes to do including grinding the paint off the brackets and the roll cage itself in the appropriate locations. Then you use a couple of provided screw knobs to attach the speakers to the brackets. Theoretically, a thief could just unscrew those knobs and remove the speakers, so I used a little thread locker red, which makes it really difficult to back the knobs out. Difficult enough that a thief will probably give up before they actually get the knobs to turn. I think I'm good.4. Audio quality: Just because this is #4 on this list doesn't mean it's a low priority. In fact this and price are why I first considered Yamaha. These are good quality, good sounding speakers with a nice full frequency response in open areas. The stereo imaging is good, and they actually have a little MORE bass than I expected out of such a small speaker, especially when you consider that I have them installed in a totally open space (no wall or corner behind them to reinforce the bass frequencies). I'm pleased. Of note, these are 6 ohm speakers. This was another reason I chose them OVER some other reputable all weather speaker brands. Car stereos rate their power output at 4 ohms, and most speakers intended for use in or around the home are 8 ohm speakers. A car stereo driving a pair of 8 ohm speakers would output approximately half the wattage as it would when powering 4 ohm speakers, which would limit volume. At 6 ohms, the stereo in my Jeep drives these Yamahas loud enough that I can clearly hear the music at highway speeds, without distorting them. Plus, I could still use them for home audio if I chose to do so. Very versatile.5. Price: Yamaha is a very reputable brand name. In my experience, they make good reliable speakers. This holds true for the AW150. Based on all of the above, at a price point that is half or better than many competitors such as Polk, Bose, etc.., you cannot go wrong with these little Yamahas. Highly recommend.*Side bar: This is my second pair of AW150s. I welded the first pair in my Jeep several months ago. On a recent four wheeling trip, the beating caused the welds to fail on one of the speaker brackets (this was my first time trying to weld something), and the speaker bracket broke off the roll bar. While on the highway driving home, the speaker bounced out of the vehicle at about 70 MPH and was lost and gone forever. Hence, pair #2.Happy listening!

Compact & Unobtrusive: I have these speakers mounted to two posts on my back porch pergola - to the left and right - with the seating arrangements in the sweet spot in between. They are the perfect size. They have 5 inch woofers, which is plenty of low end bass for listening to music, everything except of course deep, deep bass.They're not big in size; I don't notice them sticking out like a pair of sore thumbs from where I sit to where they are mounted. The music sorta just emanates from them and creates a pleasing sound field. They blend in beautifully! Very compact and unobtrusive considering the big sound field that they produce.Big Sound: I'm surprised by this. I can't believe what I'm hearing. The pergola stretches out 16 feet from post to post, and while sitting in the sweet spot, the stereo image that these two speakers create is absolutely fantastic. I thought since they're outside where it's kinda noisy from all the day to day sounds one hears that they would sound muffled and music would be difficult to understand, thus having ever and always to turn up the volume louder and louder. This is not the case! Even a low listening levels, the sound is big and full! Unbelievable! The only thing they can't do is produce deep hard hitting bass, but that's to be expected from one 5 inch woofer.Easy to install: The kit comes with a pair of brackets that you first screw to the wall, or in my case posts. Then, in about 5 minutes, I was able to attach the speakers to the brackets using the supplied hardware. They have these big palm-sized plastic-ized screws that make installation simple - You don't need any tools! All you do is line up the speaker with the bracket and screw in the palm-sized screws on both ends. Easily a five minute job. And in the winter, you just unscrew the screws, take down the speakers and store them away until spring. I should add too that you have to plug in the speaker wires as well. And if you use banana plugs, then things are just that much easier too since all you have to do then is plug in the wires into the binding posts on the back of each speaker.Easy to Drive: I have a these speakers hooked up to a small LEPAI mini amplifier that probably only puts out about 15 watts per channel. These amps sound amazing! And thank goodness these speakers are easy to drive, because they too sound amazing! I don't have to turn the volume up hardly at all before the music starts to really rock. Clean and clear! Big big sound! No distortion! Easily the best thing about these speakers!I can't reply about their longevity yet, or their ability to work in rain, heat or other less than ideal climes. I'm not gonna let these speakers freeze and rot away in the winter, so that'll probably be the best thing I can do to keep them nice for a very long time!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Received speakers promptly as promised by Amazon. Well packaged and all hardware was present. Speakers felt and looked like a quality product. I installed them under the eaves on my outside wall using the provided brackets. Nice touch to provide stainless safety cable for each speaker, I wonder why. Physical installation went as described in the instructions. I used banana plugs on one speaker and direct wire on the other (ran out of banana plugs) and terminals work well with both connections using 14 g wires. Sound is good, probably not great but adequate for what I intend to use them for. They project well and can easily fill my small (50 x 20) backyard with music. Can probably annoy neighbors if I want. I notice a small clarity difference when I go inside and have a direct comparison with my in-house Def Tech speaker system but the Yamahas cost much less so that was expected. A good speaker for the $$. I expect that they will improve over time.2 month use update - speakers working perfectly and sound even better. Based upon current performance I would raise rating to 5 stars !1 year use update - speakers working perfectly after 1 yr. We take them inside for the winter months in Ohio. Good sound !

Good product, happy with the sound

These are a great value for outdoor speakers. No. They are not audiophile quality. Yes, they sound great to 98% of ears. They are clear and have a surprising amount of bass for their size. They come with brackets and have good screw down speaker terminals (they accept banana clips, if that is your thing).These say they are for outdoor use and are weatherproof. No, they are not waterproof - as in, you cannot put them underwater. However, they should be fine outside in the rain. I havent had any problems on my deck and they are fairly exposed.These also include a plastic part that can be added to make them stand up on their own on a bookshelf.These probably aren't the best indoor speakers - you can get better for your money.These are perfectly adequate for outdoors.If you just want some music on your deck, these fit the bill.I also have mine set up so I can see my 64" plasma through my floor to ceiling sliding doors to my deck. I route dialogue through these speakers, and they do a great job of reproducing dialogue.The included brackets allow you to tilt up and down, but not pan left or right (unless you put the up sideways).

These are attractive great-sounding full range speakers. I mounted them under the eaves by my deck about 20 feet apart and hooked them up to the "B" speaker connections on my 110w/channel Onkyo receiver using Pyle 12 gauge zip speaker wire. I cranked the volume up to 66 (out of 100) and my wife actually wanted me to turn them down because they were a bit too loud to carry on a conversation at the pool 50 feet away! So I turned it down to 53 and the pool party was on. :D (Side note: at this volume, I had to turn the indoor "A" speakers off because they were way too loud for the small room they are in.)The bass response is pretty amazing considering the size of the speakers--reasonably chest-thumping with no significant distortion of the mids and highs. Mounting was a breeze--two screws (not supplied) through the mounts and they were up. I do wish the mounts allowed a bit more range of motion for more flexible positioning but it's not really a big problem given their fairly wide sound dispersion pattern. Connecting wires is a breeze with the compression connections--simply loosen the nut, slip the wire through the post hole, and hand tighten the nut. You could use bannana plugs if you wanted to but I didn't particularly need that as this installation will be relatively permanent--I'm not moving them around so I don't need quick disconnect/reconnect. (Connection tip for the do-it-yourself newbies: Split the end of the zip cord back about 2 inches, expose about 1/2 inch of copper on each wire and twist the wire strands so they go into the post holes without fraying and bunching. The wire with the stripe on one side goes in the + (red) post on both the amp and speaker)These speakers are small enough to be unobtrusive but really produce big sound when driven by good clean amplification. Two thumbs up from here.

Great sound for the price and they last. I have several pairs of these around my house and pool area. They sound fine for small outdoor speakers. This last purchase is to replace 2 of them that finally died. I'm buying again because they lasted about 14 years outside in the sun. The only downside is that if they are in direct sun, the covers tend to fade a bit. In any case, I'm happy to get new ones as they will look nicer too.

My two Yamaha outdoor speaker arrived and were installed replacing two JBL speakers smaller in size that were in our front area they functioned well for many good years approximately 15 years.The new speaker are somewhat larger in size and produce a much crisper sound. Just awaiting arrival of 14 gauge speaker wire which i will start at the tuner and run to the outdoor speakers to improve the overall sound. Both my tuner and speakers are Yamaha products.

son mis consentidas, buenas y nada caras

La calidad del producto es muy buena, Tienen una potencia real de 35 watts pero suenan increíble buenos agudos y buena potencia en bajos. yo las use en interior para conectar a un amplificador como surround traseros para hacer un sonido de 7.1 canales y funcionan igual que las bocinas de estudio que tenia. dentro de la caja incluyen todo para colocarlas en la pared y también una base para colocarlas en vertical como yo hice, las recomiendo ampliamente.

Estuve buscando en muchos sitios informacion sobre estas bocinas sobre si resistian a la intermperie, y nunca encontraba nada, solo breves comentarios; nada contundente, asi que despues de 3 meses de uso.... SI, si resisten la lluvia intensa directa, sol directo, viento con polvo directo, al menos no he tenido problemas y la calidad de sonido es excelente ya que no solo son medios y altos ya que si reproduce decentemente frecuencias bajas con gran calidad/precio, .... claro que no descarto que su tiempo de vida util se redusca ante esas condiciones, solo el tiempo lo dira, asi que si tu eres como yo que quiere informacion sustancial...... presto, ahi esta"😁

Installed speakers outside. Live near open fields, so far they still sound great and withstand the environmental elements. A friend came over thought they were great and also ordered a pair.

Works great. Appealing look! Sounds great. They shipped quickly and are just as described. I am happy with the final product.