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Athena Micra-6 | Athena Micra-6 6-Piece Home Theater Speaker System, Silver/Black

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	• Athena Micra-6 6-Piece Home Theater Speaker System, Silver/Black Athena Athena average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Works Great

I'm very happy with my purchase. I'm using them with a Pioneer receiver and after figuring out where all the cords go, the speakers are fantastic. For their size and price they are outstanding. I ran into a little trouble when I began assembling the stands (also Athena) and found that a few screws and a clamp were not the right size or such. I emailed Athena and they mailed the proper parts out right away (for free).

Athena Micra 6 Speaker System is perfect for our 52

After reading a number of reviews, we decided to buy this home theatre speaker system for our large family room. I bought 14 gauge speaker wire from [...]. The sound is wonderful for our Direct TV HD shows and you can't beat the price. They are also very good looking speakers as the pictures on the web site doesn't do them justice.
For listening to music, I perfer using my B & W speakers, as these speakers don't deliver the rich sound for listening to music in a large room. Again, if sitting on our reclining couch 12' away from the 52" HDTV these Athena Micra speakers are wonderful.

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Athena Micra-6

Not sure how relevent this review is now but i love this system. i just started reviewing items i recently bought and came across this item. i've had it for 3 years now and it sounds as good as the first day i got it. don't let the small size fool you...it puts out some good sound.

i do have to admit that i'm not an "audio expert". i'm just an average joe that still enjoys these speakers.

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Great for a small rooms and movies

These speakers are awesome for movies! I have a small room off my kitchen that I have turned into a mini home theater; I have paired these speakers with and Onkyo 604 receiver. The surround sound is great; the bass is full and rich and gives a very realistic experience. These speakers are a great value, wall and ceiling mounting is also very easy and simple with the included mounts.

The other day I was watching a movie and in the scene there is an unexpected crash from a tree falling, and the rumble from the bass scared me so much that I nearly fell off my sofa; my heart was racing pretty fast. I have no complaints about the realism and richness of the audio experience.

The only negative things are that occasionally I find the sound has a bit too much treble, and bass but not enough warm mid-range. I find my ears feel "tired" after listening to at higher volumes for more than a few minutes. As great as these are for movies, I feel they lack the mid-range needed for music listening. I won't knock the rating down, because these are not meant to be music/stereo speakers so it's not fair to expect that from these speakers.

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Couldn't Ask for More, For the Money...

Lets see, we paid around $[...] for these speakers. We also paid about $[...] for a Bose system that we have in another room. Guess which performs better? The Athena Micra, hands down. Particularly, the mids and bass are stellar, and literally blow the Bose away. The highs are also crisp and well defined. After doing A TON of research, I settled on these speakers as my choice, and I do not regret it one single bit. I should note, in order to get the best sound out of these, speaker placement is key. The fronts aren't hard to setup, but the rear speakers need to be placed slightly behind the listening area, pointing toward each other (ie: the faces of each speaker are pointed towards each other, each face being perpendicular to the listener's ear and slightly behind), and NOT pointed directly toward the ears of the listener. They also MUST be placed at a height of approximatly 4-6 feet above where the listener's ear will be, and at least 6 feet apart (preferably, the same distance apart as the front speakers). I'm trying to upload a picture that will illustrate this.

Anyhow, you will also need a solid receiver. I HIGHLY recommend a Pioneer unit, due to its very accurate auto calibration system. Unless you are an audio guru, which I doubt if you're shopping in this price range (no offense), then you will need a thorough and precise auto calibration system. Pioneer gets the vote hands down in that department over all other receiver manufactureres. If you're not interested in HDMI, an auto calibration Pioneer will run you about $[...]. An HDMI equipped variant will run about $[...]. The difference in sound is negligable, but new equipment (specifically HD-DVD) require HDMI to work properly.

So, on the low end, we're talking about $[...] for the receiver and the speakers. Add another $[...] if you want stands for these (ie: if you're not wall mounting), and the total gets you to $[...] for the full system...hundreds less than Bose, which pales in comparison, and at least $[...] less than anything that can best it. Don't settle for home theater in a box...for a few hundred more you can have a system that exceeds the expectations of 95% of home theater users. I'm very picky, and I was not dissatisfied.

If I could list one gripe, it would be that the subwoofer is a little on the weak side, but not nearly as ill-winded as the Bose (the Athena sub compared to the Bose sub is no contest...its actually laughable how bad the Bose is in contrast). Just turn the volume knob to about 8 or 9 on the sub to taste (depends on your room), listen for a day or so, adjust speaker placement, listen for a few more days, then have the Pioneer do the auto calibration. You won't be let down.

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The amazing MICRA system from Athena Technologies is a complete 6 piece music and home theater system that is designed to complement your lifestyle, while providing sound quality second to none. This seriously designed system has four identical MS satellites with long throw woofers and a high powered tweeter, each includes a flexible mounting bracket allowing wall and ceiling mounting. The matching MC center channel is timbre matched for the best possible home theater sound. Completing the system is the M225 8" active subwoofer. Designed exclusively for the Micra system, this unique subwoofer will take little floor space while providing huge amounts of clean, distortion free bass response. The Micra system works extremely well in rooms of approximately 400 square feet or less.The Micra system is the perfect addition to any home theater system using Plasma or LCD type screens as the slim profile and high tech silver finish match most flat screens. The versatile mounting brackets provide a simple, strong solution to any type of system installation and allow for angled horizontal adjustment to point the speakers towards the listening area.Simple to set up, flexible mounting options and Athena's legendary sound quality is now more affordable than ever.

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