Klipsch AW-650 Indoor/Outdoor Speaker, Black (Pair)

These sound fantastic for outdoor speakers. I have a pair in my breezeway with an 8" active wireless sub (also Klipsch) and they pair well enough, but I've ordered a 12" active wired sub to replace this one as the lows aren't nearly loud enough to compliment the mids/highs of these loudspeakers. They're much larger than I anticipated. Completely my fault for not looking at the dimensions before ordering, so you should. I have plenty of space, so it didn't impede installation at all, but if you have shallow eaves, use a measuring tape to verify fit. I have these speakers powered by a cheap Fosi BL20C (160w x 2 ch, requires active sub, but does have an output) and have two cheap Dual (brand) outdoor speakers on the patio splitting the wattage (80w per speaker). To state the obvious, these Klipsch AW-650's make the Duals sound...cheap. One thing to note is that according to the Klipsch spec-sheet, these are rated for continuous 85w and a PEAK of 340w (each).I can honestly recommend these to folks who understand that they're OUTDOOR speakers and not designed to sound like a $5k pair of studio towers, but for the coin, I can't recommend them enough. I would also recommend to pair them with a 200w-300w 10"-12" sub if you must have the lows and have a protected space for one.

To this day, I've never had any difficulty reviewing Klipsch speakers as all of my main speakers are and have been over many years, Klipsch, so I kinda feel I just might possess enough "street-cred" to give them a worthy review. Presently, I'm using a Denon AVR x4800h receiver with 125watt/channel to run my 7.1 main zone in our living room, which, IMHO, is outstanding, but I needed a pair of really nice quality speakers for my patio, because sitting out there listening to the sub-par Bluetooth speakers just isn't cutting it anymore. I did take my time and spent a lot of it looking around for the right speakers because, I know the good ones, at least to me, can be and usually are a little pricey and then may or may not deliver the waves you were hoping for. Fortunately, I found these on Amazon, and at 53% off, that's an O.M.G! in my book. And what a perfect addition for the patio! It didn't take me long to unbox (which the boxing alone was excellent), install and crank the juice to these impressive, Klipsch speakers. The Denon has additional Zone options which allows one to wire speakers in different areas and use all the amplifier's options to run them. Suffice to say, these exceeded my expectations, and they were high as I expected and was hoping for another great experience coming from "The Keepers of The Sound." Without a doubt, everything from the killer bass to the Mids and Highs, all were absolutely outstanding! I spaced them approximately 15 to 20 feet apart, angled slightly downwards since they're not exactly at listening level, but after all was said and done, the sounds meld together so perfectly that they give the impression they're mounted directly behind my head and my tympanics are doing the "soft-shoe" dance. I have a need for my music to be clear, crisp and usually loud, and that also means it has to have as little of distortion as possible, so it becomes an almost a spiritual experience instead of a fatiguing one. Again, the clarity with zero distortion at the loudness I play them, not to mention they're suitable for outside use and should be able to withstand almost everything Mother Nature has to throw at them, which is another impressive attribute. For my review, I couldn't give them anything but my highest recommendation for price, style, quality of outrageous sound across all 3 spectrums, and knowing they were made by, again, the Keepers of The Sound, it's a safe bet, these will last and provide great neural sensations for many years to come. 5 Stars all day long for all the above.

These are an amazing speaker set up with even easier installation then expected. These were purchased for our properties Sport Shack where we rent out our boats, sports equipment and sport courts. Clear sound with out having anything muffled out. These have come into play for making announcements about inclement weather as well. While this product is flagged for frequent returns, be mindful that people did not plan out where they were putting these speakers as they are a large size. IF you wanted something that will with stand conditions and want clean, clear sound. These are the ones for you. We have begun our process of upgrading our pools soon and these are what we are going with.

I have these AW-650’s on my patio and they are about as good as you can get for this setting. I’m running them on a budget streamer with integrated Class D amp. I think it was under $100 for that module, rated for 40 WPC. Excellent for music and podcasts. I’ve had these 5 years now. Initially running the speakers on Zone 2 of my AVR through a vintage 100 WPC class A/B stereo receiver, it was a little warmer sounding, so these speakers are tolerant of different sources, though for my listening levels, the little class D is actually better, since the bigger amp could get really loud really fast, (but the wife would complain long before the speakers!) The photo of the source shows it integrated in a hobby box along with the patio lights.