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MICRO120X Satellite Speaker | 
| Brand: Boston Acoustics
Category: CE
List Price: $175.00
Buy Used: $60.00
You Save: $115.00 (66%)
New (1) Used (3) from $60.00
Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4 x 7.2
MPN: MR120XBLACK
Model: MR120XBLACK
UPC: 690283290306
EAN: 0690283290306
ASIN: B0008D71G0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1inch VR Tweeter w/AMD | | • | 3.5" copolymer midbass driver | | • | Cast aluminum front baffle | | • | MagnaGuard(R) shielding | | • | Includes wall-mount bracket |
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Product Description
Inside Micro lives a soul that defies its size.Thanks to big-speaker roots and Bostons history of innovation and quality, this satellite produces astonishingly powerful, pure, true-to-the-original sound. So, whether you are looking for high-clarity home theater, exceptional sound room-by-room, or a perfectly integrated, high performance whole-house system, the Micro120X performs beautifully. The Micro120X is big performance in a small speaker that lets you fill rooms with sound, not stuff. Whats more, while these compact satellites fit anywhere, including bookshelves or floor stands, they can also be mounted to fit your needs even more precisely. An L-Shaped bracket is included for easy wall mounting. Or, for even more flexibility, choose the UMB1 articulating wall and ceiling bracket and aim sound directly at the audience.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Speaker in a smaller package July 12, 2008
Michael Davis (Canoga Park, CA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recently upgraded the hub of my ent. center with a new Pioneer VSX-92TXH AVR unit. Since this unit is capable of 7.1 surroud output I started looking for speakers to add to my existing 5.1 setup. I went to several stores in my area (Best Buy, Circuit City, Magnolia) and listened to several models. My criteria for a purchase was that the speakers had to be of quality build and sound, but also small enough to mount to my wall. This proved harder to find than I had anticipated, as most speakers that put out the sound I was looking for came in larger bookshelf styles, and all other 'satellite' style speakers only came in HTIB (Home Theater In a Box) setups. I turned my attention to the internet and began searching. The problem I have with buying speakers outside of a showroom is that I can't hear them prior to purchase, but with most reputable sellers offering no-hassle return policies these days I thought I would take a chance.
After some searching and seeing all sorts of speakers from all over the price spectrum, I found these BA speakers. My 5.1 setup is mostly Sony, save for my center channel, which I upgraded last year to a Boston Acoustics 2-way for better clarity and midrange. I have been extremely happy with that piece, so in turn trusting BA hardware, decided to give these a try. It should be noted that I ordered these directly from OneCall. I had a question in regards to wether these were sold as a pair or as a single piece, and after I couldn't find any sort of phone number for cust. service on Amazon I went straight to OneCall and ended up placing my order with them because they were so helpful. Shipping took three days and I had a FedEx tracking number that same day I placed the order. (They are located in Spokane, WA. so time cutoff is 3pm PST for same-day processing). And for anyone wondering, these are sold as single units, so the price of $59 reflects one, not a pair.
Here is what I found after they arrived and were unboxed. The speakers themselves were a bit larger than my existing Sony satellites but almost double the weight. Build quality is very solid. Since these include midrange drivers I was pleasantly surprised to find openings on the rear of the unit to allow for adequate air movement, something I was only used to seeing on subwooofer enclosures. Speaker terminals are heavy duty screw binding post type with gold plating. These speakers also include a wall mounting bracket. For the price of these though, don't expect much. The bracket itself is a simple L-shape bracket with two machined holes in the back for the screws to attach to. The speaker itself sits on top of the bottom L portion of the bracket and is attached with a single bolt, allowing for a small degree of swivel if you choose to point your speakers towards the listening area. I chose to mount these using the bracket, but substituted the provided hardware with my own, using thicker screws with drywall anchors to ensure a snug fig that wouldn't sag after time. After all, these are a bit heavier for wall mountable units. Oh, one other detail. These speakers took the place of my existing front left and right surrounds, which I moved to the left and right surround middle positions.
After everything was installed and plugged in, I ran an automatic speaker calibration set-up through my receiver since I was now running 7.1. After that process finished, I previewed my new setup first with the Pod Race scene from Star Wars ep.1. Being a standard DVD I wanted to see how it handled 5.1 surround first. These speakers, driven through my new receiver, sounded great. The highs are crystal clear, and midrange is also noticeable, although I would still not rely on these to provide sub-bass level signals unless absolutely necessary. They are rated at 8ohms which worked perfectly since my receiver outputs 8ohms by default. I also had no trouble hearing sound output at low levels as well. Since I live in an apartment complex this is important, and these speakers sound great at both low and high levels. I previewed some BluRay movies with HD audio and they performed beautifully as well.
All in all, these speakers are a great buy and definitely a steal at the price. They actually perform so well that I'm thinking I might just buy two more pairs and do away with the Sony satellites altogether. I recommend these speakers!
 Decent speakers.. December 11, 2007
Prasanth
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These speakers have good highs and mid range. I replaced 2 cheap Pioneer speakers with these and I saw a lot of difference. These are way better.
Rich and Clean sound February 23, 2006
veer (ca, usa)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Listening to music is one of my hobby and so I am very choosey about speakers.
I owner Klipsch SF-II for 3 years but now I wanted wall mountable speakers. I listened to lots of speakers like bose, Definitive etc. I liked these one the best. They give very rich mid range and high frequency sound. Firstly I tried Boston micro 110x but 120x give much richer sound. It may be because my living room is big 15 x 20 feet so I need bigger speakers to give rich sound all over the room. Else 110x give very good sound too. It comes with wall mounting brackets so it save you atleast $10 or more. If buy just wall mounting brackets, they can run upto $70 plus they are ugly and mismatching.
I think the price is bit high. I am using velodyne woofer with these speakers and they make great combination.
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