Mirage NANOSAT 5.1 System Black / Platinum 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System

by Mirage

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 36 pounds
• ASIN: B000F95EES
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,704 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

The NANOSAT SYSTEM consists of 5 Platinum/Black NANOSAT satellite speakers for front, center, and surrounds and includes a 75 -Watts RMS powered subwoofer. The perfectly matched sub is preset by Mirage's award-winning audio engineers and will blend in seamlessly with the NANOSAT speakers. The NANO SUB's rich, crystal clear bass will elevate your music and home theater experience to the next level. The NANOSAT system is extremely easy to set up. All you need to do is connect the subwoofer and the satellites to the receiver and adjust the volume level of the subwoofer to meet your personal preference. The NANO SUB, available only in the pre-packed 5.1 NANOSAT system package, has no phase control or frequency control to worry about, as all the work has already been done by Mirage's award winning engineers. The NANO SUB's 8-inch down-firing woofer features the revolutionary Ribbed Elliptical Surround technology exclusively available from Mirage. This technology eliminates surround distortions, allows for greater efficiency and enables the NANO SUB to play tremendously deep at high volume levels. Mirage's new technological advancements, when combined with an internal Amplifier power of 75 Watts RMS, allow the NANO SUB to shake every living room, in a surprisingly musical fashion. With a system frequency response of 30Hz to 20KHz, this system works equally well in both 2 channel and home theater mode. All you have to do is connect the system and immerse yourself in the sound you love.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent speaker system., January 7, 2007

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Je Maintiendrai (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mirage NANOSAT 5.1 System Black / Platinum 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System (Electronics)

While we are by no means experts in this field and thus can't adequately comment on detailed tone reproduction, we are elated with our Mirage Nanosat 5.1 speaker system (we own the white version). Not only does the size of the speakers gently vanish in the décor, but the sound is astonishing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value and sound, October 6, 2010

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KevinC - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mirage NANOSAT 5.1 System Black / Platinum 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System (Electronics)

When we moved into the new house the former owner took his Bose speakers from the family room. I bought these as a replacement and they sound better than any Bose speakers I have heard for surround sound. Bass is good but not great and the center channel is good for small rooms but you should buy a larger one for a big room. Overall this is the best sound for the price I have heard.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best for my situation, May 6, 2009

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ultrabike "ultrabike" (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mirage NANOSAT 5.1 System Black / Platinum 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System (Electronics)

I needed a speaker system for my living room. The requirement was to get the best sounding small speakers for a reasonable price, and maximum sound stage.

This particular system is omnidirectional which means that it will create the largest possible "sweet spot" and will completely fill a room <= 300 ft (i.e. my living room).

I've heard the small 5.1 system by Klipsch (Mirage parent company) (synergy quintet III), B&W (M1s), Polk (RM705), and Energy (Mirage sister company) (classic take 5):

Polk RM705: A good system, but not as good as the others. IMHO these speakers don't seem to give as much detail as the other brands.

Klipsch Synergy: I compared this system against the Polk, and it seemed to do better in terms of detail. However, they will usually cost more than the Polks.

B&W M1s: These sound great, but not better than the Klipsch IMHO. They are comparable to the Klipsch, but you will have to pay more for them (many may disagree with me here, but I'm just talking about what my ears perceived). For the price I would have expected these to at least produce a larger sound stage, frequency range, and clarity than the Klipsch. You do get a set of speakers from a name company though (just not superior sound in their class according to my ears).

Energy Take 5: The cheapest of the lot and sound that arguably is better than all of the above. I've heard these speakers in a show room, and both my wife's and my jaw fell. Incredible sound for a system just $300 on sale (including the matching sub!). However, even when the sound stage is good, the sweet spot is still small.

The issue is that my living room is arranged so that the center sofa gets the sweet spot, but the seats at the side don't. Solution:

Mirage nanosats: These sound as good as the Energy Take 5 in my opinion, but the sweet spot is gone. I have sat outside of the left front speaker and sound is phenomenal! These speakers will be about $100 more than the Energy's, but you get an obviously larger sound stage, not possible with any other speaker at comparable size, price and class. And they will play loud enough with minimal distortion in a medium room, believe me. Another bonus is that they are very forgiving in terms of placement (I have all front speakers above the TV and they still sound great! - note this is NOT possible with any of the above speakers as you will notice the sound comes clearly from above the TV).

I've seen reviews about the center speaker not having enough power being that all satellites (including the center) are the same. I disagree, I feel the sound from the center channel very clear. Other center speakers (including the ones from Mirage) may boost the mid frequencies to make speech more clear. There is a trade off, the sound will not blend as well as it moves to the other channels in surround sound effects. I feel that if the sound was encoded in a way, then I prefer enjoying it undisturbed. If I need more power on the mid frequencies for speech, I can always have my receiver do this for me instead of my speakers.

Furthermore, it is relatively easy to purchase extra sats for a 7.1 system. I do not feel the need to do so, but I have seen extra sats for as low as $50 in Vanns! As reference, I bought my system for $450 on a sale.