Home > Consumer Reviews > AudioSource LS62W 6.5-Inch Two-Way Indoor/Outdoor Speakers (Pair) (White)

There were no reviews on these speakers so I took a chance primarily based on their design- a 6.5" woofer and a fabric dome tweeter. As far as I'm concerned, you should only buy a speaker with a 5.25" woofer if you plan to use a subwoofer since the lower bass tends to get distorted on small woofers and color the rest of the lower frequencies. And polycarbonate tweeters (cheap plastic discs rather than domes) are harsh and have lousy lower treble.

So that brings me to the AudioSource LS62. For the price they are fantastic. The bass is strong, but slightly boomy due to the cabinet being made out of plastic rather than wood. But they're outdoor speakers so there's really no other choice for materials. The tweeters are fairly smooth and have a good range. The only real gripe I have is that these speakers don't have a crossover, so the midrange is a little pronounced since the woofer and tweeter are both overlapping slightly and producing the same midrange frequencies. You'd have to literally spend hundreds more to get crossovers and a denser cabinet.

I certainly wouldn't use these as main speakers inside my house, but for using them on the porch they are fantastic. They get plenty loud with a 15 watt/channel Pyle amp. I would highly recommend these- especially for under 1 benjamin.

I bought these of all things for a small * indoor * music room. This is like a 9 X 12 room in the basement where 4 or 5 people can hang out for a music jam or karaokae. I needed speakers - more like mini-PA speakers that would fit in a small space and still have some oomph. These ended up working out just fine. To cut to the chase: they are used as vocal PA speakers. NOW, DISCLAIMER: I am using them with a mini professional audio mixer (Mackie 1202VLZ), an Alesis compressor/gate which I use to protect the speakers (peak limiting) and a really nice old skool Yamaha rack mounted professional power amp (140 watts per side). The sound is very clear for the money - yes I've heard Celestion, Bose, Quads REALLY nice stuff. My point is these have a real Linkwitz-Riley crossover and are comparitively dirt cheap. Yes they are a bit boomy but used OUTDOORS (like they were intended) that should be about right as bass tends to evaporate somewhat outdoors. I run a 18db octave filter at 75db to protect the speakers. Eventually I'll get an active crossover and make it so they handle nothing below 250 Hz. Forgetting all the technical crap, they include brackets (an extra with Carvin, and many other brands). The brackets are just stamped metal but they suffice. I guess the only thing I'd say is have a clear amplifier as when I hooked them up to a true outdoor receiver (which is cheap and the opposite of my Yamaha pro amp) they sounded muffled and crappy. Not the speakers fault really.

In closing - I was broke, they were cheap, it worked. P.S. if you're into genre like metal with pummeling 28" kick drum sub bass, don't kid yourself, don't look here - they're not intended for that. You'll just blow them. Beatles sound just fine on them (Day-tripp-er yeah..) at decently loud volumes.

Speakers arrive before the scheduled delivery date. They were attractive, easy to install and music is clear, even outside on a open porch. Very pleased with this product.