Brand NameAdvent
Color NameWhite
Item Display Height9.5 inches
Depth7 inches
Peak Power Handling - Speakers15 watts
Maximum Speaker Depth (inches)7 inches
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- 900 MHz wireless technology transmits audio signals up to 300 feet through walls, floors and ceilings
- Dual power mode--plug in the AC adapter (included) or power it with 8 C batteries (optional)
- 2-way acoustic suspension design with 1" dome tweeters and 5" woofer for deep bass
- 15-watt Audiomax Digital Amplifier delivers impressive sound--even outdoors
- Water-resistant design for use outdoors and indoors in humid areas like kitchens and baths
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Advent AW810 900 MHz Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Speaker lets you enjoy to your favorite music virtually anywhere in your home and yard. The 900 MHz wireless signal technology travels with ease through walls, floors, ceilings and other obstacles, delivering high-quality stereo sound up to 300 feet. Just hook up the transmitter to your main stereo and set up the wireless speaker wherever you want to listen to your CDs, MP3s, tapes or records. The system features dual power options that allow you to plug in the speaker with the included AC adapter or install 8 C cell batteries for maximum placement flexibility.
The two-way speaker features a waterproof 5" woofer and 1" dome tweeter for extended high frequencies and rich bass sound. The speaker is compatible with most audio sources, including TVs, stereo receivers/amps, boom boxes, CD/DVD players, cassette players and more.
Product Description
900 MHZ Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Water Resistant Speaker up to 300 feet Range - Two-way acoustic Suspension Design
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
78 of 82 people found the following review helpful
I love the digital music channels provided through my cable TV service, and I wanted to be able to listen to this music outside. I just got so sick of dragging the boom box outside during dinner parties or while gardening and then having to fuss with changing CDs--especially when I had great music playing inside the house.
The speaker has exceeded my expectations. If you read the directions carefully and follow them step-by-step, you'll have good sound outdoors, too. I was up and running with tunes oustide within ten minutes. I needed another five minutes to fine tune, which was easily accomplished by reading the instructions and the troubleshooting guide. (If you refuse to read instructions or to show a little patience, you get what you deserve.)
Contrary to what you may have read in other reviews, if the unit is set up correctly, the sound is NOT thin. The bass is substantial and even with the volume set to maximum, there is no distortion. I set up the speaker (loud!) and strolled my entire yard perimeter, as well as the far side of my neighbor's yard, and could hear everything perfectly. I used the cordless phone right next to the unit--no problem. The distance from my stereo to the backyard is the entire depth of the house--about 60 feet--with signal passing through several plaster and brick walls. I found that it's important to place the transmitter up as high as you can. That solved the few little sound problems I had at setup. What can I say? It sounds great and I love it.
57 of 60 people found the following review helpful
I'm very happy with this wireless speaker set. It offers much more stable tuning than the Recoton set I owned 7 years ago. It's especially rewarding when the price I paid for this Advent set was clearance price at 50% off.
Regardless of the price, I plan to buy at least one more set for the other bathroom and also sunroom. It's over all quite musical, to my pleasant surprise, even though I wish for a bit more upper midrange and higher frequencies.
Signal strength/range is rather good, perfectly adequate for my 1600-sq-ft. home. Those customers who give a 1 or 2 ranking for this model probably didn't read the manual carefully. One important step is to avoid overloading the transmitter with loud audio source. That would make the speaker sound as if damaged or having a bad transmission. Input should be only loud enough to make the red light blink intermittenly. It's important to adjust the level of input volume especially when connecting to a CD player, which usually generates rather strong output.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
I bought this for my parents just a couple of days ago so I haven't used it enough to know completely if there will be hissing/popping etc. However, I have tried 3 different places outside of my house and it sounds great. I read the manual and did exactly what it said. I have it plugged into my headphone jack on my stereo. I have a $600.00 receiver so that might make a difference??? I doubt it though. I played a CD on my 10 year old CD player and it sounded wonderful. It is definitely loud enough (it has volume control). I actually had my receiver volume lower than the manual told me to put it and it still works great. It only took a couple of seconds to get it tuned in to where there was no static.
Now for the rest of the story. Yes, if you do have several people moving around in and out of the house, then you will get static. If you use a cordless phone or a cell phone around it, you'll get static, but that's life of wireless products. It's not that bad either. Haven't you listened to a radio and you move a bit and get static? same thing. Plus, haven't you heard static on your cordless phone when you're around electrical stuff? that's the same thing too. I bought this for my parents to use in their hot tub area (so noone should really be moving around).
So far, I have no complaints about this product. Only praise. Make sure and read the directions when you're hooking it up. Plus, I would suggest plugging it into a headphone jack on your stereo equipment. I have not plugged it in using the RCA jacks, but I know the headphone jack works great.
I'm sure it's different for different people and different surroundings. I have a brick house so the "waves" are going through wood and brick just fine. I don't know about metal. I'm sure that would hinder it's performance. Plus I've tested it up to about 30 feet (not 300 like it says it can go). If you're interested in this product. I would go ahead and buy it to try it, but make sure you can return it. I bought it at my local [store] - more expensive than what I found online, but I got it same day and I can return it if I don't like it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
good sound, limited range.
The sound from the unit is descent given the size and construction. The wireless system, however is pretty bad. Read more
Published on April 5, 2008 by J. SOWARD
no good!
very poor sound quality. It barely works. lots of static. I had to install hard wired outdoor speakers. I have bought items from Amazon before and this one is not a keeper.
Published on March 25, 2008 by Pet
Nice speaker system
Easy to set up, and works well. Terrific sound for such a small speaker (amazing in fact). Can be a bit touchy to tune in, and can be sensitive to people moving (resulting is... Read more
Published on May 27, 2007 by D. T. Golder
Dead on Arrival
This product was Dead on Arrival.
No amount of messing with cables or
adapters or settings would get it to work. Read more
No amount of messing with cables or
adapters or settings would get it to work. Read more
Published on January 23, 2007 by William Mclean
Sounds Great - Not a lot of range
Sounds Great - Not a lot of range. The sound you get from this one speaker is incredible. Set it on the floor, close to a wall, and it almost sounds as good as a Bose Wave... Read more
Published on January 9, 2007 by David Dentico
did not work
I ordered this quite a while ago, it does not work, never has worked. I haven't been able to return it and probably will just have to throw it out. Useless and a waste of money.
Published on December 12, 2006 by A. Fris
Not a good product...
Unfortunately this item didn't work at all straight out of the box. Spoke with tech rep from manufacturer and trouble shot the speaker system to no avail. Read more
Published on October 5, 2006 by Charles Cochrane
We are enjoying this speaker!
I bought this speaker about a month ago to use near our hot tub. So far, we have used it daily (on batteries) and it has been working perfectly. Read more
Published on August 23, 2006 by Chanisco
speaker
this product did not work and was missing jacks needed to operate that you said were included. Very dissappointed. Plus, you won't let me return it now.
Published on August 18, 2006 by James F. Benoit
Great Value, Easy to Install
The installation was so easy - just plug the transmitter in, add batteries to the speaker, turn the speaker on and you are good to go. Read more
Published on August 17, 2006 by E. Farley
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