- 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)
Power Handling (Music/Nominal): 120 Watts/35 Watts. Driver Size: 6.5″ High Compliance Poly Propilane mica filled woofer with 1/2″ PEI Dome Tweeter. Frequency Response: 80Hz to 40kHz, ±3dB. Sensitivity: 80dB/2.83 V/m. Impedance: 6 ohms. Dimensions (WxHxD): 513/32″ x 101/8″ x 65/32″. Weight: 3.74-lbs ea. Acoustic Suspension design is magnetically shielded for video use and has a water-resistant enclosure with metal grill to protect the speakers from the elements. Other Features: 5-Way binding posts speaker terminals.Yamaha’s compact NS-AW150 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 6.5-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-AW150s’ 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-AW150s 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.
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June 24, 2010
#1
Review by A. Burwell
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These spkrs sound great. The mounting hardware was very nice. Shipping was speedy.
June 24, 2010
#2
Review by Christopher De Armond
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I use four of these in a Black box 80 seat house Theatre and they are fantastic for the job. Paired with a two channel eq and a modest power amp they consistently deliver great performance.
June 24, 2010
#3
Review by E. Sousa
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I own a restaurant and needed to get rid of my music provider and replace the sound system. They had big Bose speakers hanging in the ceiling. I replaced them with these. The Yamaha sound is ten times better then their Bose speakers. I bought them new with the free shipping. These are one of the best set of speakers for the sound. Bass is even there. I will be buying these for my rear speakers for my home theater as they will do the job. I’m glad I read the reviews and made this purchase. Can’t go wrong for the price.
June 24, 2010
#4
Review by Salvatore N. Pizzo
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the sound reproduction is awesome and they disperse very broad—could be used indoors—they really deliver a broad spectrum of sound with killer bass at low levels.
June 24, 2010
#5
Review by T. Wehrenberg
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Easy to install, just needed a ladder and a cordless drill/screwdriver. A Wire stripper is also reccomneded for your speaker wires. Comes with mounting bracket. I put these under the eaves of our front porch, partly protected from the elements. We’ve had some good storms in the last 3 weeks and these are nice and strudy. They even come with an extra safety wire, reccomended to use in case the speakers ever come loose.
Sound is fantastic. I have these hooked up to an old cheap receiver and still great. Highly reccomended I will probably order another pair for our deck out back.