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5
out of 5
Mirage Prestige System is the Very Finest
Written By
Igor, Solana Beach, CA on Monday, January 19, 2009
I purchased the Prestige System ( 4 Satellites and a Center Speaker, plus a S-8 Omni Sub Woofer). They were put on line 9Jan09 and the system is amazing to listen to, either soft or very loud. I'm not an audiophile and wear hearing aids but the sound to me is impeccable. They are being driven by my Onkyo TX-SR806 Receiver and I have a Blu-Ray Panasonic 55 Disc Player. This is like sitting in a movie house and truly enjoying a DVD or a CD. I replaced a Bose Accoustimass 6 System with these and use 2 of that systems speakers for my back L/R speakers to make it a 7.1 system. I shall purchase 2 more of the Mirage satellites for the Bose replacements in the near future. The Bose System was a mistake when I purchased it in 2007.
My Son was so impressed with my comments has purchased an identical system for his home in Virginia. These ar well worth every penney of the prive and Crutchfield shipped them carefully packed with on time delivery. A great system to own.
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5
out of 5
Mirage Nanosat Prestige
Written By
Frank, Atlanta on Friday, August 01, 2008
Great high end, rich middle.
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5
out of 5
Very Satisfied
Written By
Joseph, Atlanta, GA on Monday, April 07, 2008
It came down to
Mirage and Bose for
my home theater...I
chose Mirage and am
glad that I did.
First off these
satellites are
gorgeous! Nice
finish with a
magnetic grille.
Secondly the sound
is amazing. I am
driving them with an
Onkyo 705. The
highs are crisp with
excellent tone even
at low volume. The
sound does
absolutely fill the
room. The one draw
back to this is that
you lose some
spacial definition
so some surround
sound effects are
harder to pinpoint,
but the clarity more
than makes up for
this. I have them
mounted over 6 feet
high on my wall so I
had to mount upside
down. (One note:
since they are
mounted upside down
the logo is now
upside down. I wish
the logo was
reversible).
If you are on the
fence about
purchasing these I
say do it. You wont
be disappointed.
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4
out of 5
Nice for surround sound, but not for front sound.
Written By
marlae, South Windsor, CT on Saturday, February 16, 2008
I heard a lot of great things about these speakers, so I tried them out with an Onkyo SR505 and the setup was just using these two nano's as front stereo speakers. I currently have Bose Acoustimass 3 Series IV Speaker System , live in a small condo where the walls are thin, so surround/floor speakers are out. The NanoStats use reflective technology in there speakers and the sound is lacking clarity at various times as well as bass. They would make great back surround speakers but as front stereo speakers, I would compare to others small speakers. My comparison to the Bose's which have an advantage because they include a bass module (and smaller), I noticed the sound to be clearer with better definition (and cost less). In the end, I could of easily live with these nano speakers if I didn't have the Bose's to compare to.
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5
out of 5
Terrific Little Satellite Speakers!
Written By
jrssol1, Bloomfield Hills, MI on Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Just got these Nanosat Prestige sats along with an Onkyo 703 receiver (great price from Crutchfield), Nanosat Prestige center-channel, and Mirage S8 sub for use as a surround/stereo system in a 16'x20' carpeted room with 8' foot ceilings (13' typical listening distance), which opens up widely into an adjacent slightly smaller dining area and the rest of our medium-sized condo. All the sats are crossed-over via the Onkyo at 120Khz (Mirage's recommendation) and the LFE low-pass filter is also set at 120Khz. These speakers came very well-packaged, beautifully finished and look great, and the best news is that they sound great -- very balanced, smooth, and detailed (and surprisingly powerful/clean for their size) -- they match up perfectly with the S8 sub (see my S8 review). These speakers offer an extremely wide "sweet spot" in terms of tonal balance and listening area. We can sit in our adjacent dining area and the sound quality is nearly the same as sitting in front of them, honest! However, it should be noted they are not quite as "localized" in terms of sound placement as some of the best front-firing speakers are. This is not a flaw -- it's that Mirage opted for a 30%/70% direct/reflected ("omnipolar") design philosophy to achieve their large listening stage. If you primarily tend to listen to your system by yourself from one critical spot, then these may not be your best option. On the other hand, if you also live your life while listening (i.e., you entertain guests with movies/music, or you listen from different positions), then these ought to be at the top of your list for consideration.
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