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 enlarge | Brand: Acoustic Research
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy Used: $79.95
You Save: $50.04 (38%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  142 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.3
Dimensions (in): 16.7 x 13.2 x 8.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 2 months
MPN: AW-811
Model: AW-811
UPC: 044102150812
EAN: 0044102150812
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 About the on - off switch May 20, 2005
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I got a speaker for my birthday and absolutely love it. I love jazz and really love KPLU out of Portland. My wife likes the Lynx disco station and her itunes stored on the pc. Bought mini speakers for my laptop but we hated having the wires and cord running across the sunroom floor. And then if you needed to move the laptop... Then I saw these speakers. Read the stuff about the button and was nervious but the price looked good. Frankly, this is my favorite toy and the on off seems to be working great. I hope the people who had switch problems read the manual cuz the switch is not your usual on off switch. It is a cylinder that sticks down from one of the flanges on the side of the speaker.
Initially, I would give the switch a tap and the unit would come on (most of the time) and sometimes it would take a couple quick taps. Then, one time, it did not come on with my usual tap. Yikes! I thought I had a bad speaker. Then I broke out the manual. It said, you needed to press and HOLD the switch for a couple seconds to turn the speaker on and off. Held the button and it worked perfectly. So, no complaints. Maybe I'll be complaining a couple months from now and I promise to come back and put in another review if my fails like theirs did.
The sound is fine and the range is great. I have transmitter in the basement PC and can move speaker all over 1st floor. Haven't actually taken it up to 2nd floor yet. And it travels about 75 yards to the limit of my back yard. I even like the little optional grey rubber pad you can put on top to hold a beer. Bottm line. It's a perfect summer toy for hearing your PC music outside. (of course you can also link it up to your stereo or tv or any other audio source)
 It worked great while it worked August 14, 2005
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I purchased two of these speakers so I could have music outside on the patio. I plugged them in and got them set up in a couple of rooms in the house. The sound quality was much better than I expected and I was really happy with my purchase. Then I put batteries in one. I read ALL of the instructions first. Followed those instructions to the letter. When I turned on the speaker with the batteries, it came on for a fraction of a second and then shut off. I spent the next hour taking batteries out and in and plugging it in and unplugging it... it never came on again. Dead. Money wasted. The other speaker still works fine and has never seen a battery. I suspect that there is some faulty wiring in these speakers that causes them to permanently shut off when you use batteries. Read the other reviews. I'm not the first to have this problem.
Very Disappointed April 13, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I have never written a product review before, however, my experience with these speakers was so disappointing, that I find myself moved to share it with others.
I purchased a pair of these speakers last month so I could have music on my back deck for the summer. When the speakers arrived, they worked for about an hour, however, the tuning was not precise. Shortly after I began using the speakers, one speaker would no longer "turn on". In addition, the transmitter stopped working. After speaking with AR, they believed that the speaker's power switch and the transmitter were both defective.
As the purchase was within the Amazon return period, I shipped the speakers back to Amazon for a replacement pair. When the new speakers arrived, they worked GREAT. The sound was very good and the reception was impressive. I used the speakers sporadically over the course of the next two weeks and then it happened -- the power switch on both speakers stopped working. No matter what I tried, the speakers simply would no longer "turn on."
Once again, as I was within the return period, the speakers went back to Amazon, this time for a full credit.
Buyer beware on these speakers. If you get a pair that initially works, play them A LOT throughout the first 30 days to make sure they continue to work. Best of luck.
I love this speaker--great deal.... Cool Product! June 20, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
For all of you who research a product before you buy it and if you have read some negative reviews for AW-811, I was pleasently surprised.
First, it was bigger than I thought. It is about a foot high and it looks like a modern spreaker. (I don't know what the people who said it was ugly were expecting, it is a speaker-not a piece of art!?)
Also, the auto tune feature is great. I was also considering the AW-810 but you had to take the time to tune it yourself and it cost more (for what reason? AW-811 seems so much better).
I just received it and used it all weekend with the AC adapter. I did order recharge batteries, since the AW-811 is also a battery charger, but they didn't arrive yet.
The sound was great for a small outside party on your deck. I am impressed
My Review January 19, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased this for Christmas 2006 and just love it. It is all that is was advertised. I tried it out in our backyard, about 225 feet away and works fine! It took a while for the signal to get there but was fine when it did. I was a bit leary about the distance but since it says it works up to 300 feet away I bought this one. I give it 5 stars! :-)
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