YamahaNS-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.

Great quality and sound. Perfect price thank you.

Lifelong audio engineer here. These are vastly superior speakers to the cheap speakers they replaced. Holy cow, what clarity. The bass could use some reinforcement if you want them loud or need that thump, but then you have the whole neighbor issue. Keep in mind that these are less efficient than some makes, so you might need more wattage than you expected for given loudness.

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 are really outstanding outdoor speakers. I have had a pair in my outdoor bar, partially sheltered for two years now. I live in West Virginia and we get tremendous weather swings from 100° days in the summer to subzero temperatures in the winter. The speakers keep going great. Great sound quality and built like a tank. The only complaint I have is that the grills tend to fall off after a while. I simply glued mine back on with some clear silicone problem solved.

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.