Customer reviews
2009-01-06
AR AW822 900 Mhz Outdoor Wireless Speaker is a winner!The item was delivered promptly in 3 days and performs flawlessly. No drifting of signal and the quality of the speakers is very good for the cost and size. Be sure to read the instructions completely to avoid any problems, as you cannot use the transformer and plug if you are using regular or alkaline batteries. It will cost you about $32 for a set of NICads and much more for Nimh batteries, so the NiCads are ok and will recharge for many hundreds of cycles. I keep my unit on the charger inside the house and then use the batteries when the unit is used outside the house or in the garage. I have tried some other units on the market and find them cheaply made and mediocre in sound quality. By the way, if the light does not go out when the on/off button is pushed in, you just did not hold it long enough. Great product!
2008-12-22 Great portable sound system
The sound is quite good considering it's mono with only one speaker. I owned the previous version of this speaker and used it for several years before it stopped working properly.
Plus's: The transmitter on this new version is smaller so it takes less room on my desk (I use my laptop as my "stereo" with a Rhapsody Unlimited music subscription--bought out from YahooMusic which was bought out from Musicmatch). The speaker is very light and portable so I bring my music wherever I go around the house and I like it better than an iPod because I don't have to purchase songs and download them to my iPod to listen. I simply setup a playlist in Rhapsody with any song I want (or my kids want) and I can just take my speaker with me so everyone can enjoy. It's a no-brainer to setup and use.
Minus's: About a minute after the music stops and there is no sound being transmitted there is a very loud burst of "noise" from the speaker. It can startle you if you're not ready for it! The speaker also seems to occasionally lose the signal for about 1-5 seconds but then refinds it. For me it's a minor inconvenience.
Overall: unless you're a real stickler for a high-def sound experience, this speaker is great (especially considering the price!). It's easy to setup, very portable, and the sound is generally very good.
2008-12-14 Very good for the price
For portability, there is a handle and the brown color makes the speaker unobtrusive. There is an A/Mono/B switch, on/off volume switch, and pilot light. This indoor-outdoor speaker takes 8 C Batteries or 8 rechargeable Cs with the built in recharger. But when an electric outlet is available it works on an AC Converter. The hook up is simple. I use the headphone jack outlet on my A/V stereo. But there are other options. You do need to turn the speaker off if the source is off or you get a shrill feedback. You will need two speakers for stereo. For the price this is a very good product and Acoustic Research is a quality company.
2008-12-06 Very pleased with speaker
I bought the speaker so that I could listen to televison news on the back patio. I had it working in about 30 minutes. The sound quality is much better than the speaker in the television. I've only owned it for about a month so I can't comment on reliability. But overall I'm very pleased.
2008-11-25 great speaker
I recently ordered a wireless speaker for my computer music. The speaker arrived in the mail very quickly and it works just great. I can now dance to the music anywhere in my home...thank you, Maxi MacFarlane
