Advent AW820 Wireless Stereo Speaker System

by Advent

Product Details

• Item Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006CJJV
• Item model number: AW820
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,308 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 11, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Here's total flexibility for your sound system! Two-way speakers deliver high-quality stereo and TV audio anywhere in the home, up to 300 feet (range may vary by environment). Expand your sound system instantly, without the hassle and expense of running speaker wire.

• Separate 4" woofer and 1" dome tweeter for extended high frequencies and rich bass sound
• Front panel controls for easy operation
• Dual-power option allows speakers to run on batteries (not included) or AC adapters (included)

Specifications and Features:

Transmitter

• Omnidirectional
• Effective transmitting range: up to 300 feet
• Adjustable audio input level
• Variable frequency adjustment between 912.5 to 914.5 MHz
• 3.5 mm miniplug inputs
• UL listed AC adapter

Speakers

• 10 Watts per channel RMS (each speaker)
• Two-way acoustic suspension design
• 1" dome tweeter; 4" Tuff-Kote woofer
• Integrated power / volume control (front)
• Individual frequency fine tuning (front)
• Left / mono / right switch (front)
• Frequency response: 30 Hz - 20 kHz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB
• Channel separation: 30 dB
• Distortion: <1.5%
• UL listed AC adapters (2 - one for each speaker)
• Operates on 8 "C" cell batteries (not included) or AC adapter (included)

Product Description

RCA/Thompson (AW820) 900MHz WIRELESS SPEAKER

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great find!, December 3, 2002

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J. Geoffroy (Auburn, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advent AW820 Wireless Stereo Speaker System (Personal Computers)

I have to admit that I was a bit leary of wireless speakers but after actually trying these I was bowled over. My girlfriend and I enjoy listening to BBC Radio on the internet with the problem being that we would need to sit in the office to do so. With these nifty speakers all I had to do was hook up the transmitter to my computer and proceed to put speakers in every room in my house. I am running six speakers in various locations of my two story house off one transmitter with perfect sound quality everywhere. I have cranked them up a few times with music also, (think about how many MP3 files you can fit on your computer and play at parties) and the sound quality is excellent. I can hardly wait until summer, when I can listen to the Red Sox game on the internet while BBQ'ing in the backyard. By far one of the best purchases I have ever made. Buy these!

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine product, given FCC limitations, September 27, 2003

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John Paquette (Boston, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advent AW820 Wireless Stereo Speaker System (Personal Computers)

I've had these speakers for a couple of years now. They are surprisingly well-amplified and good sounding. Each speaker accepts eight (8) C batteries, which give it enough power to be quite loud. The batteries also last quite a while. Each speaker also has a hefty power supply, which is NOT a "wall wart" (yay)! The black box is in the middle of the power cable. Advent didn't wimp out on the power.

The utility of these wireless speakers is great. You can take them anywhere you are, and hear the stereo. Range is about 100ft or more, and less through walls (even less through brick).

A switch on each speaker allows it to play the left channel, the right channel, or monaural (a mix of left and right). This makes it possible for you to use the speakers in stereo pairs, or as independent monaural speakers. Very versatile!

The only caveat is that if you live in an apartment complex, you may get interference from cordless phones. The transmitter is tunable, so you can usually avoid the interference. If you think of these speakers as FM radios, and expect similar performance, you won't be disappointed. But if you are deeply annoyed by occasional interference, I'd stick with long wires.

These speakers are one of the few products I happily use every day. Great for bringing the music to places that would be hard to reach otherwise.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Quite Good, May 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Advent AW820 Wireless Stereo Speaker System (Personal Computers)

I have owned these speakers for a about a year. I bought them at a sidewalk sale in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. I use them to broadcast the audio from various satellite channels to where I sit at my computer. The distance is no more than 30 feet so I cannot say how they would function over much longer distances.

As opposed to some of the reviewers, I have had no difficulty adjusting the frequency. I have very occasional static interference but for the most part this is a non issue. In essence, I use them in an urban environment on one floor of a brownstone here in Brooklyn so I cannot say how they might operate in your neighborhhood. I have them set for mono as this this tends to minimize whatever small amount of interference there may have been. This has a slight effect on frequency response but it is not major.

Please note that the fidelity is quite good but it is NOT audiophile quality so it is probably good to take that into account. All in all, I very good product.