Customer Reviews:
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 Wow, wow, wow! July 23, 2010
Brian M Reed
I originally intended to buy the Bose 151 outdoor speakers until I read some unfavorable reviews. I came across the reviews for the AW390's and ended up purchasing them. I installed the speakers today and was BLOWN AWAY at just how good these speakers sound. I went with a 16 gauge wire, and was still impressed at how clear and high quality these speakers sound. All for the $109!!! Quite the deal.
Indoors I have Bose 301's, while the AW390's aren't 301's they certainly provide excellent sound quality for an outdoor speaker.
-Brian
Sound Great Outside and Terrific Value July 12, 2010
MJC (Chicago)
I bought these without great expectations. Yes, the reviews are very good, but the urban balcony into which I placed them is sonically hostile. Highly reflective brick walls on three sides of a 15' x 20' area, street noise is an issue, and I don't want to bother the neighbors (too much).
After a few months of listening, they sound really good. I'm impressed with the detail of music and with their ability to provide decent bass, without going "boomy" Several guests and friends have commented on their sound quality. Considering that they are usually played at a low volume, that's unexpected.
With Amazon's price and free delivery, these might be one of the best purchases I've made this summer.
 Brings music outside June 18, 2010
William Misencik
Very well made and great sounding product for the money. My only caveat is that the mounting brackets when directly mounted to the soffit have a limited range in its travel. This may cause your speaker to be aimed down a little too far if you are trying to project sound a good distance away. Other than that, well satisfied with this product.
Great Value! June 6, 2010
Richard Churchill
I have always loved the quality and sound of Yamaha, but I still do my research whenever purchasing another piece of audio, video, or any other equipment for that matter. And after clarifying our budget, visiting many websites, reading a lot of reviews, and comparing prices we decided on the Yamaha NS-AW390BL Indoor/Outdoor speakers for our deck.
The speakers were below our budget, but beyond our expectations. The sound quality is superb and fills our patio and backyard so nicely that it seems our neighbors spend a lot more time outdoors with us. I will admit that the deck doesn't tremble under our feet from the bass, but what do you expect from a 6 1/2" woofer. We would recommend these speakers to anyone loves their music very crisp and precise. *****
Careful with the grilles May 18, 2010
D. Conley (Lost Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Yamaha NS-AW390 is a very good choice for a fairly compact, wired, outdoor speaker. The sound is about as good as you could expect in an outdoor setting from something in a package this size.
I noted two issues/cautions regarding the design:
- Be extra careful handling them until you get them mounted, as the protruding grille is formed from thin perforated sheet metal. It doesn't take much of a bump to dent/deform the grille, and then you're stuck with it, as the sealed cabinet prevents access to the back of the grille, precluding any easy/non-destructive way to pop the dent out.
- The terminal clamps don't provide a very firm grip on the wire ends - it's too easy to pull the inserted wire out of the clamp. (Screw terminals might have been a better design choice.) They're fine once mounted and connected, but connections can be flaky while moving the speaker around to adjust the angle within the mounting bracket. (I used 16 gage stranded wire - like lightweight lamp cord.)
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