Acoustic Research Edge Floorstanding Speakers

Acoustic Research Edge Floorstanding Speakers 

DESCRIPTION

Weather-resistant and video-shielded, AR's Edge is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Each molded-polymer, ported enclosure houses a 1" polycarbonate dome tweeter and a 5-1/4" driver mounted on a flared front baffle.

USER REVIEWS

Showing 21-26 of 26  
[Jul 27, 1999]
Mark

Excellent indoor-outdoor speakers with good sensitivity and a full dynamicsound.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
[Sep 13, 1999]
Ananth
a Casual Listener

been looking at sub/sats for a while. tried Bose, Polk, Infinity, AR, JBL, Klipsch & Energy. Finally came up with 2 options Polk RM6500 and AR Build.
Settled with AR as it is very good in mids and highs. The voice was crisp & clear. It was sounding great even without the sub. Swivel mount/base is excellent. Better than Polk for both price and features. Very very pleased with the setup so far.
My build consists of 4 Edge as satellites + AR C225PS for CC.
thinking of buying a Energy ES-8 or ES-10 sub.

5 Stars for Sound quality, price, features & looks.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
[Nov 24, 1999]
Tom
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Construction very suitable for outdoors. Brackets look to be rock solid and offer the greatest adjustability I have seen. At $200 a pair the price is right.

Weakness:

Very bright. Almost harsh at times. Really require a sub for full range sound.

Despite the weaknesses noted, these are an excellant value. I intend on using these speakers outdoors. For indoor applications they are a natural for surround sound, or for main speakers with the use of a subwoofer. At the moment I have them connected with the NHT SW2 subwoofer. They are not as smooth or open as the Super Zeros, but the crossover on the sub is maximized for the NHT's which may account for that. I will add on to this review after a month or two of outdoor use.

Anyone know of a good outdoor subwoofer?

Similar Products Used:

NHT Super Zeros.

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jul 27, 2000]
Mike Landes
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

great mounting brackets, good sensitivity, good sound, and mostly good value.

Weakness:

None

For 2 years I used these as surrounds in a fairly large room, and they were a little lacking in bass for that size of a room, but otherwise sounded great. For the last one year I've been using them as computer speakers, using a 10 wpc integrated tube amp. They are spread about 4 and 1/2 feet apart, eye level, and they sound phenomenol! Excellent! In this small environment, they really excell. I give them 5 stars for value, and 4.5 stars for lack of bass in a big room.

Similar Products Used:

Bose

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jul 16, 2000]
Travis Olson
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Many applications Bang for the Buck

Weakness:

No Bass

If you are looking for a set of surround speakers for a low-budget setup,look no further. These speakers are great for the price I payed for them. I found them at a Sears moving sale for a mere $100 bucks! Placement was kind of hard but I managed. The sound quality is better then any surround speaker I have owned. The bass is lacking but it only has a 5 1/4" mid/bass driver so it is expected. The speakers have a great high freq. response and the midrange isn't bad. A bracket is included and provides many placement options. Overall I give it 4 stars for lack of bass. And 5 in value.

Similar Products Used:

Sony Surrounds(Sucked),JBL NR-24

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Aug 03, 2000]
Gerald Parham
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

size, wall mounts, clear sound,

Weakness:

NA

I use the Edge as Surround Speakers, what a TREAT!!! Speakers sound great for music and movies, especially The Matrix. Bass is not real strong, but that's what a Subwoofer is for...RIGHT!!!! Bought these for $169 at www.gonustar.com, NEW not refurbed!!! FAST DELIVERY... odered on Tuesday nite at my door Friday morning!! They even sent FREE SPEAKER WIRE FOR THE SPEAKERS!!!!!! I rate the Edge at 4.5 stars.

Home Theater Setup:
Front: JBL D315 (Thinking bout upgrading to AR-9...Hint know where I'm going www.gonustar.com they have em $699pr)
Rear: AR Edge
Center: AR 25HO
Sub: AR-S300

Similar Products Used:

JBL N26, S26

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
4
Showing 21-26 of 26  

(C) Copyright 1996-2018. All Rights Reserved.

audioreview.com and the ConsumerReview Network are business units of Invenda Corporation

Other Web Sites in the ConsumerReview Network:

mtbr.com | roadbikereview.com | carreview.com | photographyreview.com | audioreview.com