Review by Anthony Bosco:

These speakers work well and look good.

Pros- Sound is excelent, I’m not the pickiest but they seem to produce great highs and decent lows for the woofer size, real clear sound.

Reception is great too. I have these working in a house with two baby monitors, wi-fi, cordless phone and a wireless video monitor and they don’t pick up any interferance from anything.

Cons- You have to plug them in or put 8 C batteries in each speaker. Pluging them in is a pain depending on where you want to use them. I haven’t had them long enough to tell how long the batteries will last but it pricery to puy sixteen C batteries.

Review by Red Ryder:

While the product description on Amazon says these are outdoor speakers, the actual packaging does not. There is one small image on the box with a caption saying they are for outdoor use, but it has an asterisk. The fine print on the bottom of the package says “weather permitting, speakers are not water resistant.” I bought these as outdoor speakers based on the description on Amazon.

On top of that, there is no way to turn the speakers off, so they will constantly drain the C batteries, and taking the batteries out to prevent draining requires removing four screws.

The connection for the transmitter is either RCA plugs or a headphone jack. My receiver doesn’t allow for RCA plug outputs (and most only have one set) requiring the headphone jack to be used. Unfortunatley my (and most) stereo(s) turn off the main speakers when a plug is inserted in the headphone jack. So I have to choose between listening to the outdoor speakers and the indoor, rather than use both at the same time. This is no good for parties, since I want music both indoors and out.

Overall, these speakers do not serve their purpose whatsoever.

Review by Cam M.:

I compared these to the NS-AW350BL side-by-side and I found that the 390′s definitely sound like a smaller speaker. The bass in the 390′s did not live up to my expectations after having the 350′s. The high frequencies sound great on both of these sets of speakers, and I recommend both of them to anyone who wants a great value for a set of fantastic sounding indoor/outdoor speakers.

Review by P. Vasquez:

I purchased these from Wholesale AV, which I would highly recommend. I really only had other reviews to go by. Since the other older models received such high reviews, decided to go with the newer. They get the thumbs up from me. They have reasonable lows and nice crisp highs. Remember that if you’re mounting these outside, you won’t get the bass you’re used to inside your home where there are better acoustics. I love being in my backyard way more than ever, either working or just relaxing. You’ll look for excuses to just be outside!

I play internet radio through my computer & have a headphone to stero rca adapter going to my amplifier & from the amp I ran telephone line through the attic to the other side of the house, & just outside my patio I installed a stereo volume control purchased from Radio Shack for .00, & from in-wall volume control to the speakers mounted about 15′ apart..just under the eave. You will need 4 screws to mount the bracket. I have hardy plank siding & used 2.5″ wood screws. If you don’t have speakers in your backyard, don’t wait any longer. It’s a great investment and you and your friends will love them.

Review by Michael H. Kay:

I bought these wireless outdoor speakers for a Mothers Day gift for my wife and I have found them to be either very good or very bad, depending on a few critical factors. Of the 150+ reviews I wish someone had taken the time to figure out the “bad” factors – it would have saved my Mothers Day. Here it is for your information – you decide.

The Good:

For the price (under 0) the reproduced sound quality of the speakers is very good. The technical details from Amazon are a bit misleading, though. The speaker has a SINGLE, 3 inch rubberized element housed inside the weatherproof enclosure, projecting the sound upward. There is a venturi sound dispersal structure which sends the sound out the sides and top. There is also a low frequency sound tunnel similar to those used in some high end sound systems (you know the ones, very expensive, four letter name beginning with B and rhyming with “nose.”) At 900mhz, the distance is limited. In my ordinary stucco-and-wood two story house, it is about 25-30 feet. By taking the transmitter outside the house the range increased by 3x to 60-75 feet. While the speakers are not truly stereo (they blend the right and left channels into a single mono channel) the sound effect when you’re within earshot of both speakers is quite good. With a high quality sound source like an Ipod, the full range of sound can be heard. When I thought some music sounded “tinny” I ultimately traced it back to source; the source music was the cause. The transmitter is quite forgiving about the input sound level. The printed instruction booklet that comes with the speakers gives good advice (set earpiece volume on source device at two thirds full). The speaker enclosure is well thought out, has two simple mounting eyelets on the back where the surface is flat. No mounting screws are included; you’ll need to provide those yourself if you want to mount on a wall. There are low-profile four rubberized feet on the bottom in case you want to set it on a delicate surface. The brand name (Audio Unlimited) appears as a small discreet logo on the front of the speaker. The transmitter has two transmission channels selected by a switch on the transmitter itself. Tuning between the two offered channels is a snap, just press the button on each speaker and it automatically finds the signal. There is a reassuring blue LED on the front of the speaker to let you know it is active at full power. Using the remote’s Power button puts the speaker in Standby and the LED turns to yellow. To fully power off the speaker you must press the power button on each speaker. The Infrared remote emits a strong enough signal to work in direct sunlight and the infrared sensor on each speaker is a 2 inch oval vrtical window on the front. It works well from just about any angle. Each speaker comes with its own AC power adapter capable of 110-240v input. when loaded with its six C-cell batteries the weight of each speaker is hefty enough to withstand wind gusts or the occasional bump, when not fix-mounted, without toppling over.

The Bad

Each speaker requires 6 (six) C-size 1.5v batteries, not included. The remote needs two AAA batteries (again, NOT included.) If you haven’t bought the C-size battery lately and you’re accustomed to AA and AAA prices, get ready for a shock. The price for twelve good quality alkaline batteries is between 12 and 26 dollars, depending on brand. I bought Ray-O-Vac at . Duracell copper top were . I had planned to use rechargeable niMh, but at for TWO batteries (you can find twelve on the internet for about ), I decided to wait to see if I liked the speakers. I do not know if the speakers will actually work on rechargeable – something to check out before you buy those expensive batteries. Rechargeables are only 1.2volt (versus the 1.5v of regular batteries). Batteries last for approximately 16 hours of continuous use.

NOW HERE IS THE REALLY IMPORTANT PART:

If you are surrounded by lots of wireless technology already – wireless telephones, wireless internet, wireless security, wireless garage door openers, wireless mailbox sensors, wireless garage door sensors, wireless iPod headphones, bluetooth headsets, bluetooth printers, keyboards, mouse… THESE SPEAKERS ARE NOT FOR YOU.

I’m a fairly geeky guy who loves his gadgets, and I reasoned that most of my devices operate at or above 2.5ghz and wouldn’t interfere. I was WRONG! by process of elimination I figured out that you need to get up abouve 5ghz to be safe from interference with this device. Remember this is an analog device that translates signals into sounds. Our ears are remarkably sensitive to any interference. And the digital kind of interference doesn’t come across the speakers the gentle hiss of background static; it comes across as sharply (loud) punctuated squeals, cracks and pops. I live on a golf course, and by taking the transmitter and speaker out onto the middle of the fairway behind my house (with a long extension cord for the transmitter) I was able to eliminate all interference. But as soon as I went back near the house, the transmitter needed to be 4-5 feet away from the speakers to eliminate most of the digital wireless interference (it never truly went away unless I was on the fairway, well removed from any human digital wireless technology).

Summary

If you live in a relatively wireless-free world, or all your other wireless devices operate above 5ghz, these are great value for the money – watch the batteries, the cost can quickly overrun what you paid for the speakers.

Review by Sssan:

I bought these wireless speakers with some trepidation, and I love them! The sound is good, they work at the advertised distance, and they look cool! I’ve tried many other wireless speakers, and all the annoying hisses and drops got to me and I returned every one.

This one’s a keeper – even at 900MHz frequency, there’s no perceptible interference from other devices, and the sound remained remarkably steady as I moved the speakers from room to room.

On the flip side, a few pet peeves:

- With individual volume controls on each speaker, it’s hard to tell if you’ve got the balance right (this may be moot – see below)

- The transmitter needs plug-in power, not batteries, thus making it less than portable

- The Saitek speakers had one neat feature – the ability to control Windows Media Player functions (pause, skip, etc.) from the speakers and the remote. This is more useful than you can imagine!

Also, I discovered one dirty little secret – that there’s no Left and Right channel with these speakers. In other works, sound is not in stereo! This is a bummer (-1 star).

Other than these issues, I think this one’s a winner.