Home > Consumer Reviews > EdgeAudio 502D-LCR 2-Way Compact Satellite Speakers (3-Speakers)

I purchased the LCR plus the LR speaker packages for a total of 5 identical speakers, and they actually turned out to be the newer Aperion Audio 512D's.... The 502s and 512s differ only in the dimensions of the cabinet and the cabinet materials. The 512s are improved, but both use identical drivers (internal speakers) and circuitry inside the cabinets.

The center speaker is identical to the L+R speakers, but with a horizontally mounted nameplate on the grill, rubber feet mounted on the side and horizontally mounted speaker connections. The cabinets are beautiful and the speakers include 5-way gold plated binding posts.

I have these speakers mated with an Adire Audio Dharman powered subwoofer and my home theater sounds incredible. You definitely need a powered subwoofer with any small satelite style speaker since smaller speakers are incapable of producing lower bass ranges. Nonetheless, these incredible speakers are rated down to 60Hz, which is very good for a speaker of this size.

The speakers themselves are small, but put out incredible sound. You need a decent powered receiver for these speakers (such as on Onkyo TS-DX595 or a Denon 1802) since they are fairly low on the sensitivity scale.

Cheaphometheater has a nice review of these speakers.

The best review came from my wife who said "wow, I can't believe how good these sound" when listening to The Eagles DTS DVD.

I purchased the EdgeAudio 502D-LCR kit and SW-12/320 sub to complete the audio portion my home theater setup. They are awesome! They replaced a pair of Boston Acoustics A40s and a 8-inch KLH subwoofer that I'd used as a stereo pair (actually the A40s are now the rear channels).

The increase in detail while listening to music was jaw dropping. The high end, at first seemed a bit recessed, but as I listened to more CD's that I knew well, I realized that they were smoother than I was used to. All of the highs (stuff like cymbals) were beautifully detailed. I also noticed an increase in detail in acoustic instruments. The sound stage, with and without the center channel, is three dimensional and transparent.

The speaker enclosures are solid and assembled and finished with great craftmanship. They are beautiful pieces of furniture and sound as good as they look.