YAMAHA NS-AW350B All-Weather Indoor/Outdoor 2-Way Speakers - Black (Pair)

Simply put, these speakers are amazing. I wanted new outdoor speakers for my 30x18 patio and BBQ station area (last summer scrapped my gas grill for a kettle charcoal grill and love grilling outdoors more than ever). I was replacing a pair of workhorse Infinity Outrigger Jr. speakers that served me well for 18 years, and still sound as good as the day I first installed them. But I wanted something with more detail at low volumes, and more bass punch, which could also handle larger wattage when the situation demands it. The search was on. An old JVC 5.1 receiver (120 watts RMS) in the basement powers a set of JBL speakers in the basement, and my outdoor speakers on the patio (A/B outputs on receiver). I love keeping old equipment in use if it performs well. We can rock out to my old LP records in the basement or the patio. I also have an old laptop (Windows Vista circa '2005) I use as my digital music workstation. It has all my mp3 files and streams Internet radio with ease. It's the perfect use for a laptop that can't do most other laptop activities in today's world. If you have an old laptop collecting dust, make it a media player for an old stereo/home theater system and you'll be shocked how nice it works. I compared Yamaha, Polk, Pyle, Klipsch, Insignia, Boston Acoustic, and Bose. The clear winner, when price is factored in, was the Yamaha NS-AW350. The Bose 151 Environmental sound was good, and it may be the favorite of people who like their signature sound. Certainly a classic outdoor speaker. Klipsch was very good, but also very pricey, at several times the price of the Yamahas, with comparable sound quality. The Boston Acoustics speakers sounded nice, while lacking some bass, but the compact cube would be useful for hiding them away in corners. The Yamaha, though, is as good or better, at half the price of the Boston Acoustics, with superior sound quality. I would stay away from Pyle, unless price is your ultimate consideration. They definitely sounded OK for the money. Not sure how the build quality is, though. The Insignias were nothing special, either, and well behind the Yamahas for about equal cost. The smaller Yamaha NS-AW150 was quite decent for a little brother version, but for an extra twenty bucks, you get so much more depth of sound with the NS-AW350. I would not hesitate to buy the NS-AW150 if a smaller speaker is required for an outdoor space. The NS-AW350 is on the larger side (which also greatly helps the bass response). There's no hiding these speakers. Fortunately, I have no desire to hide these wonderful speakers. They sound excellent at low volume, when chilling to NPR or relaxing music, but they really shine when pushed. The treble is crisp, but not grating. The midrange is well balanced. The bass response defies logic. The volume these can put out will quickly bring the authorities, or at least an angry neighbor. These speakers can easily drown out a gathering of 50+ people. For versatility and cost, these speakers cannot be beat. Yamaha should double the price, and they would still be the best speakers going at their price point. The only negative is the mounting brackets. They do not allow much movement, and only support one plane of movement. My old Infinity's allow me to install the mounts for tall or wide aspects, and tilt a good amount, so you can direct the sound where you need it. The Yamaha brackets provide only a small amount of tilt movement. I may fabricate an angled device to provide more slant for the speakers when mounted. Hardly a negative that would put me off these speakers.

Ok, so I bought these years ago and they went under my eaves. I'm talking about 10 yrs ago. They sounded great and had so much bass for such a small speaker. The highs and mids are very musical and I can tell you that they sound fantastic with a harmon kardon old 80 watt receiver. Sadly, I remember when I bought my second pair, you cannot mount these from the ceiling they have to be wall mounted and I didn't want to drill into my brick again. I wanted to add these to extra speakers to the end of my house to cover more of my yard evenly as the two original ones are by my two entrances and when you are close to them, they will blow you away. I wanted the second set to use when we were in the pool as these would be close to the pool and far away from my entrances to the house. It would basically help me balance the sound out. Again, I love these speakers and my 10 yrs old ones are still kicking after 10 yrs. Only thing is they did get yellowish tint and the grills came off once but all i had to do was put them back on and push them in all the way. I would get these again in a heartbeat if they could ceiling mount. I ended up getting some definitive technology aw6500's. They sound amazing but for the price I do think they Yamaha's really hold their own. The build quality seems better on the aw6500's but they are also protected under the eaves of my house. I was thinking the bass on the aw6500's were going to blow my yamahas away but they didn't. They are a little bit deeper but I wouldn't say it's so much that you're missing bass on the yamaha's. Now what I can tell you is that the further away you walk from the house, the yamahas bass extension does start to fade a bit but it fades nicely. The deftechs seem to hold their bass more in comparison. Don't let anyone tell you these speakers do not have bass because they do and it's a very well tuned bass extension. I love they way they tuned these speakers to sound so musical. If you can mount on your wall you won't be disappointed with these.

Sound is great, has more volume than I need!

What a pleasant surprise! When I got the speakers, they were well packed, and much larger than I expected. This is one beefy looking unit with a nice weight to it. I pulled off the old speakers the previous owner put up there, and put the new Yamaha's up. They were easy to hookup, and look great. Design is curved and stylish. I installed mine vertically so I can aim them down. The only flaw is there is limited horizontal travel, so if you need to aim them really low, you can't. I'm thinking you can pad the back with a 2x4 or something to gain additional travel, but that could have been alleviated with a deeper bracket. I was powering mine with a 2x50W Emotiva. Source is an Airport Express streaming music. The sound is quite impressive. Bass hits hard, and that can be tough being outdoors, and the highs are nice and clean. Speakers sound a little bright, but again this is a product of being outdoors. I was so impressed I bought a 2nd pair for another part of the outside. Only negative.. The grilles fall off after a few months. This is consistent on other reviews here, and in all 4 of mine. I super glued them back on and they have been on for 2 years now. I'd recommend anybody buying them to put a few drops of super glue in a few spots around the grille right away. When they fall off, the grilles can bend slightly and require work to get them back in perfectly, so better to just avoid the problem. In my review, I'm keeping in mind that these are $100 speakers, so I'm more forgiving about these grille and vertical travel issues. I will say the sound quality, look, and feel really are above and beyond their price point. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these. At the price they are, they are a steal!

These speakers sound amazing! They are a loud clean full sound! I live on the lake with a big patio and large yard and 1 set of these speakers cover the area well at half volume. Im sure the neighbors across the cover can hear them loud and clear! LOL thank goodness for good neighbors 😅

I installed this under the eave of our garage so we could enjoy music while sitting around a fire pit in the driveway. The speakers are 11' off the ground and about 35' apart. The sound is outstanding, however it is somewhat directional. If you are right in the middle, it is truly amazing, but as you move closer to one speaker or the other, you really notice the loss of the other channel. This is probably to be expected but the affect seems more noticeable than I would have thought or I have experienced with a different set of speakers I have installed on the inside of the garage. The instructions actually include diagrams and something about maximum separation for two speakers (which I exceeded). I'm very happy with these as we will almost always be positioned in the middle when using them, but I thought it might be helpful to share for other use cases. I have not experienced any issues with the grills coming off like others have mentioned. When the speakers arrived, I actually tried to pry one off to see if I was going to want to glue them before installing. I was unable to get it to come loose so perhaps the manufacturer has addressed this complaint. These speakers are a great value - I'd buy them again.

Great value. Have been installed outdoors under my deck in NE Ohio for 12 years now and still sound GREAT! Currently powered by a Fosi BT20 Pro with the 32v power supply. A great match and sounds much better than using channel B from my Onkyo surround system.

Are these a good deal? YES. Are they as good as other higher end speakers? No. I ended up getting these and don't get me wrong, they would be good for speakers that you were going to put out side and not really care about them being in the elements all the time. They are almost disposable. The speakers are large, VERY large. I hooked them up and they are really not terribly crisp and to use one of the other words from other reviewers: They are kind of muddy. I did not know what that term meant before I purchased them, I thought it was audiophile snobbery, but I formally retract my opinion and agree. The issue is that the speakers would be great for a loudspeaker, but when it comes to music, they cannot keep up with themselves and it causes the sound to be a bit muffled or "muddy". I was going to keep them, but because they are so large and the speaker brackets that others have mentioned are not in the box (super bracket), it made them too difficult to mount. I ended up buying the Kilpsch's and they sound MUCH MUCH better and because they are a bit smaller and slimmer, they also mounted easier. They did cost a bit more, but in the end, I am happy. In my indecisiveness, I decided that I would do a blind listening test so my wife and my friends could give their opinions. They all agreed instantly that the Klipsch's sounded much better. They also thought that while the Yamaha's were not as good as the Klipsch's, they were not bad. Sound wise, they sound OK, but the mids are what is muddy and the lows are non-existent, but most of the time when you are outside in an open deck or patio, speakers like this can't produce enough bass to make a difference anyway.

These speakers they are very good and exelent,I'm very happy and satisfied. They can produced a clear and crystal sound with good dept.

Super bocinas... excelente marca. Se oyen increible.. Y lo mejor fue el precio que pagupe. No lo creo que hayan salido tan buenas y con un gran sonido

Great option for outdoor speakers. Easy to install and incredible sound, with actual bass! I spent a significant amount of time researching on outdoor speaker options, and by far, these were the best. Although these are a few model years old, they still pack a great punch.

Great clear sound. Surprising bass for outside. Will definately be loud enough to annoy neighbours(not that that's my goal, just saying). Smaller than I though they might be. Very pleased overall. UPDATE: All of the above still applies as of January 2017, so I guess we can add longevity to this list. The better part of 3 Canadian summers and winters.

Suenan súper bien, las recomiendo y tienen un muy buen precio