The A 250 towers measure 35-1/8 x 12-5/8” x 8-7/8” which puts them in the short, but not exactly thin category. The majority of the speakers surface is finished in a resilient, scratch-resistant, glossy black material that feels plastic-y but looks attractive and seems durable enough to stand up to some household abuse. The top and bottom surfaces, along with the baffle around the drivers, have a textured matte black finish that looks attractive enough and feels like vinyl. The A series of speakers are available in just one finish. The bottoms of the floor-standers are already outfitted with rubber disc pads which should keep them from sliding around on wood or tile floors. For the record, the spikes are not required, though. With film removed, we went ahead and installed the provided floor spikes to the bottom of the front speakers. At one point we had to carefully etch some of the film out of the seams with some plastic so as not to scratch up the finish. Peeling it off presented a hassle in some of the corner and seam areas. Once the speakers were pulled out, we noticed a protective film had been applied to the speakers’ shiny black surfaces. The speakers were protected with EPS packing materials (AKA Styrofoam) which broke apart in transport – an unfortunate by-product of direct shipping across the nation. Unboxing the speakers was a more involved process than we’re used to. There’s also a smaller, 3.5” satellite speaker and more powerful, front firing 10” subwoofer available. There are larger floor-standing and bookshelf products in the line which use 6.5” woofers, the same tweeter and, in the case of the floor-standers, an added 3.25” midrange driver. These speakers, save the sub, use some combination or another of 5.25” mid/woofers and a 1” tweeter. Out of the Boxįor this review, Boston sent us two A 250 floor-standing speakers, an A 225C center channel, two A 25 bookshelf speakers and an ASW 250 10” down-firing subwoofer. We are pleased to report, however, that after a thorough evaluation of some of Boston Acoustics’ A-series speakers, we learned that they defy many of the negative stereotypes that plague value oriented speaker products. Often, speakers that fit the “value” profile usually aren’t all that moving sonically. To be frank, when we were approached to review some of the speakers in the A series and heard they were the “value oriented” line, we didn’t exactly jump up and down in our chairs with excitement.
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