Mirage Nanosat Prestige5 Small High-Performance 5.0 Speaker System

by Mirage

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 4.2 x 5.8 inches ; 2.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 17 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000X5NYN2
• Item model number: Nanosat Prestige5 System
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,850 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #86 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Stereo Components > Speakers > Speaker Systems

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

MIRAGE Nanosat Prestige 5 System

Overview

Whether you want to relax with a good flick or host a movie screening for your friends and family, the award-winning Nanosat Prestige 5 home theater system delivers immense performances from tiny, contemporary cabinets that blend in beautifully with your décor—and lifestyle.

Consisting of four Nanosat Prestige satellites and a Nano CC center channel, the Prestige 5 uses premium materials and patented technology to disperse sound in a completely immersive 360º pattern, recreating the experience of a live event. You’ll also discover this speaker setup easily fits anywhere and in any type of environment. It’s elegantly crafted and features a sophisticated high-gloss black lacquer finish, making it a welcomed addition to your room. While included brackets make wall mounting the satellites and center channel a breeze, they look just as good sitting on a table or shelf.

Benefits

• Includes 4 matching satellites and a center channel
• Recommended Prestige S10 or S8 subwoofer sold separately
• Small, versatile package unobtrusively fits any lifestyle
• Delivers enveloping 360º music and movie performances from any position
• Stunning design with high-gloss black lacquer finish
• Magnetically shielded to avoid TV interference

Detailed Description - Small Size, Big Impact

Whether you’re listening to mellow music or watching an action-packed flick, our compact Nanosat Prestige 5 home theater system, with its modern materials and unique miniature technology, brings your entertainment full circle.

Each satellite employs a powerful 2.75-inch titanium deposit polypropylene cone woofer for amazing bass performance and a 0.75-inch pure titanium hybrid tweeter for warm, rich high frequencies. The center channel utilizes a 3-inch polypropylene woofer and a 0.75-inch dome tweeter for balanced, full-bodied sound playback.

But what really separates this system from the rest is a patented Omniguide module, an ingenious design that involves two deflectors, employed on all four satellites as well as the center channel. While one deflector rests on top of each speaker’s tweeter, the tweeter itself is housed in a deflector, suspended over the woofer. These combined elements distribute sound directly towards the listener, as well as reflect it off walls, ceilings and other surfaces—resulting in a perfect 360º soundstage. More importantly, you’ll hear the same enveloping performances from anywhere in your room.

For increased low-frequency bass response, we recommend pairing the Prestige 5 up with an optional Prestige S10 or S8 subwoofer, so you can hear and feel dynamic music and movie content.

The Science Behind the Mirage Sound: Exclusive Mirage Technologies

Omnipolar® Sound

Our Omnipolar approach to speaker design brings unprecedented performance to a variety of product sizes and room positions. This 360º sound philosophy works with your room, rather than against it, to create the proper proportion of direct and reflected sound. Being Omnipolar means our speakers embrace and optimize reflections; offer excellent imaging, width and depth; and perform optimally regardless of where they are placed in a room. In other words, they take full advantage of the fact they cannot be separated from your room. You get a completely immersive experience that permeates evenly throughout your entire listening environment.

Omniguide Technology

Our patented Omniguide module (patent #6,996,243), also the heart of Omnipolar sound, is an ingenious design that involves two deflectors. While one small deflector rests on top of the speaker’s tweeter, the tweeter itself is housed in a larger deflector, suspended over the midrange or woofer, depending on the design. The module disperses sound the way the ear and brain are accustomed to receiving it. Thirty percent of what our speakers deliver is direct sound. The other seventy percent is sound reflected off walls, ceilings, floors and other surfaces for a completely immersive, 360º experience. So, no matter where you sit, the enveloping sound follows.

What’s in the box?

	(1) Nano CC Center Speaker - Quite the entertainer, our unobtrusive Nano CC center channel dynamically reveals layers of detail—from delicate whispers to subtle nuances—other speakers often leave behind.
	(4) Nanosat® Prestige Bookshelf Speaker - With its sophisticated looks and engaging personality, our Nanosat® Prestige satellite is everything you could ever want in a speaker. It delivers immense music and movie performances from a tiny, contemporary cabinet that blends in beautifully with your décor—and lifestyle.

What the experts are saying about the Nanosat® CC…

“Mirage’s Nanosat Prestige home theater system has a lot going for it. Topping my list are its wonderfully sweet treble, and excellent surround envelopment—traits that you just don’t expect from a system with such tiny speakers. And all this from a system that costs only $1400.” -- AV Guide, Vince Hanada (December, 2008)

2008 Tech Home Mark of Excellence Award (March, 2008)

The Perfect Vision Editor's Choice Award 2007 (August, 2007)

Electronic House Product of the Year 2006 (August, 2006)

Product Description

Powerful sound doesn’t have to drown out your décor—and the Nanosat Prestige 5 system proves it. So, place the speakers on the mantle, mount them on the wall or tuck them away on a shelf, and you’ll still experience audio like never before. The Nanosat Prestige 5 uses extra premium materials and patented Omnipolar technology to radiate 360º of sound evenly throughout your room. The Prestige 5 includes 4 matching satellite speakers and a center channel so, whether you’re enjoying music or hosting a movie party, this wondrous little system always looks and sounds the part. These tiny wonders are both elegant and rock solid, as the medium density fiberboard enclosures are finished in beautiful black lacquer. This Nanosat Prestige 5 speaker system can be matched with any Mirage subwoofer to create an unbelievably immersive Home Theater system. Additional Nanosat Prestige speakers can be added for 7.1 and 9.1 systems.

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

MIRAGE Nanosat Prestige 5 System

Overview

Whether you want to relax with a good flick or host a movie screening for your friends and family, the award-winning Nanosat Prestige 5 home theater system delivers immense performances from tiny, contemporary cabinets that blend in beautifully with your décor—and lifestyle.

Consisting of four Nanosat Prestige satellites and a Nano CC center channel, the Prestige 5 uses premium materials and patented technology to disperse sound in a completely immersive 360º pattern, recreating the experience of a live event. You’ll also discover this speaker setup easily fits anywhere and in any type of environment. It’s elegantly crafted and features a sophisticated high-gloss black lacquer finish, making it a welcomed addition to your room. While included brackets make wall mounting the satellites and center channel a breeze, they look just as good sitting on a table or shelf.

Benefits

• Includes 4 matching satellites and a center channel
• Recommended Prestige S10 or S8 subwoofer sold separately
• Small, versatile package unobtrusively fits any lifestyle
• Delivers enveloping 360º music and movie performances from any position
• Stunning design with high-gloss black lacquer finish
• Magnetically shielded to avoid TV interference

Detailed Description - Small Size, Big Impact

Whether you’re listening to mellow music or watching an action-packed flick, our compact Nanosat Prestige 5 home theater system, with its modern materials and unique miniature technology, brings your entertainment full circle.

Each satellite employs a powerful 2.75-inch titanium deposit polypropylene cone woofer for amazing bass performance and a 0.75-inch pure titanium hybrid tweeter for warm, rich high frequencies. The center channel utilizes a 3-inch polypropylene woofer and a 0.75-inch dome tweeter for balanced, full-bodied sound playback.

But what really separates this system from the rest is a patented Omniguide module, an ingenious design that involves two deflectors, employed on all four satellites as well as the center channel. While one deflector rests on top of each speaker’s tweeter, the tweeter itself is housed in a deflector, suspended over the woofer. These combined elements distribute sound directly towards the listener, as well as reflect it off walls, ceilings and other surfaces—resulting in a perfect 360º soundstage. More importantly, you’ll hear the same enveloping performances from anywhere in your room.

For increased low-frequency bass response, we recommend pairing the Prestige 5 up with an optional Prestige S10 or S8 subwoofer, so you can hear and feel dynamic music and movie content.

The Science Behind the Mirage Sound: Exclusive Mirage Technologies

Omnipolar® Sound

Our Omnipolar approach to speaker design brings unprecedented performance to a variety of product sizes and room positions. This 360º sound philosophy works with your room, rather than against it, to create the proper proportion of direct and reflected sound. Being Omnipolar means our speakers embrace and optimize reflections; offer excellent imaging, width and depth; and perform optimally regardless of where they are placed in a room. In other words, they take full advantage of the fact they cannot be separated from your room. You get a completely immersive experience that permeates evenly throughout your entire listening environment.

Omniguide Technology

Our patented Omniguide module (patent #6,996,243), also the heart of Omnipolar sound, is an ingenious design that involves two deflectors. While one small deflector rests on top of the speaker’s tweeter, the tweeter itself is housed in a larger deflector, suspended over the midrange or woofer, depending on the design. The module disperses sound the way the ear and brain are accustomed to receiving it. Thirty percent of what our speakers deliver is direct sound. The other seventy percent is sound reflected off walls, ceilings, floors and other surfaces for a completely immersive, 360º experience. So, no matter where you sit, the enveloping sound follows.

What’s in the box?

	(1) Nano CC Center Speaker - Quite the entertainer, our unobtrusive Nano CC center channel dynamically reveals layers of detail—from delicate whispers to subtle nuances—other speakers often leave behind.
	(4) Nanosat® Prestige Bookshelf Speaker - With its sophisticated looks and engaging personality, our Nanosat® Prestige satellite is everything you could ever want in a speaker. It delivers immense music and movie performances from a tiny, contemporary cabinet that blends in beautifully with your décor—and lifestyle.

What the experts are saying about the Nanosat® CC…

“Mirage’s Nanosat Prestige home theater system has a lot going for it. Topping my list are its wonderfully sweet treble, and excellent surround envelopment—traits that you just don’t expect from a system with such tiny speakers. And all this from a system that costs only $1400.” -- AV Guide, Vince Hanada (December, 2008)

2008 Tech Home Mark of Excellence Award (March, 2008)

The Perfect Vision Editor's Choice Award 2007 (August, 2007)

Electronic House Product of the Year 2006 (August, 2006)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing sound from small speakers, March 25, 2009

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PT Cruiser "PT Cruiser" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mirage Nanosat Prestige5 Small High-Performance 5.0 Speaker System (Electronics)

I bought these speakers for my home theater system which consists of Yamaha RX-V663BL 665 Watt 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver and Velodyne DEQ-10R 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer (Black) I didn't have the floor space for big speakers because of the many doors and other furniture in the room but was concerned that these speakers wouldn't be powerful enough to fill our family room/kitchen combination. It's like a double room with the family room on one end and the kitchen on the other, covering about 42 x 24 feet. There are lots of windows and doors one one side which makes the room an acoustical nightmare. We have the rear speakers placed about halfway back, the length of the room.

But I needn't have worried because these speakers do a fantastic job despite their small size. I bought Mirage MS-STB-1 Nanosat speaker stands Black for the front speakers and mounted the rear ones on the wall with the mounting brackets that are included. The first night we hooked the whole system I realized that I bought the wrong Y connector to connect this subwoofer to my receiver so we had to watch a movie without it. The sound with just these speakers was still very good even without a subwoofer. Compared to the Bose satellite speakers that I had before, these were much better. I realized that the reason I couldn't hear what people were saying in the movies wasn't because we had the volume too low or just the acoustics, but because the sound wasn't as crisp and clear as it was with these speakers. I could actually turn the sound way down and still hear conversations. The sound was also great when we turned up the volume. There was a movie with a plane going across the screen and my sister was upstairs and said it sounded like the plane was going across the room, beneath the floor. She said she could feel the vibration in the floorboards. (This was the next day with the subwoofer hooked up).

The sound was amazingly realistic. There was a scene in the movie where a door was opening, far to the left of where the speaker is placed. The door sounded just like the door in our family room and it made me jump because I thought somebody had opened the door. These speakers really make you feel like you're in the middle of the movie rather than just watching it. With the previous Bose system (which I thought sounded great at the time) I would hear the sound coming from the speakers, mostly. With these Mirage speakers, the sound is just there, in appropriate places. I finally know what real "surround sound" sounds like.

Two thumbs up for these speakers. Anything that can sound great in this acoustical nightmare of a room has to be good.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, December 10, 2009

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A. Raza (Flushing, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mirage Nanosat Prestige5 Small High-Performance 5.0 Speaker System (Electronics)

I bought this speaker set from Amazon Marketplace in May 2009 and connected it to my Denon receiver. It certainly gave a better performance as compared to my old sony (an inexpensive set) speakers. However, in November the center channel speaker started giving muffled sound. I could hardly hear the dialogue from Blue Ray movies. I contacted the sellers and they referred me to the manufactureres. My experience with them was not very pleasant. The manufacturers ultimately referred me to a third party service center who were quite unprofessional. The bottomline is that after paying more that $700 on a set of speakers, we should get quality performance. The manufacturers should improve the quality of their products as well as service.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Product, September 15, 2010

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Ravinder V. Akkaraju - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mirage Nanosat Prestige5 Small High-Performance 5.0 Speaker System (Electronics)

After much research and waiting i finally brought this from Vanns . absolutely love this the look is good and my wife wanted this color and the finish. the sound is fantastic. i had checked bose but once you listen to mirage you would not go back to bose. Bose is cute becuase it is small is size now this looks better too just a bit bigger plus the sound quality is so much better. i got a good deal on this around 500 no subwoofer i have a onkyo Srx 674.