Some of you out there have done this, who are you. Cold drinks are in the cooler on the patio or deck, every lawn chair you own has been pulled out from their hiding places. You have brought out your best set of plastic cups, bowls, plates and serving trays loaded with your favorite snack foods and cold beverages.You've swept off the patio and got out the lawn games and you're ready to go. Now you need to get the finishing touch running, the tunes! You go to your living room and take your tower speakers to the window and prop them up to blast your favorite tunes out to your yard. Wow, your party is set now!Let us talk about how to make this easier on your wallet and you!
First of all, I am not saying there is anything wrong with putting your speakers in the window.Yep, I've done that myself!Let me tell you the better way to do this.So now, you are ready to hear it?
Putting your home speakers in the window to get music to your yard is effective, to a point... The amount of power that it takes to get music to cut though the outside air to the far reaches of your yard is mind boggling, to say the least.Home stereo's do not have the proper electronics required to handle the amount of power to do this. The distance from your speakers in the windows to your listening area can be much reduced by placing speakers in your yard or landscape closest to your listening area.By having to produce less power to get the music to you, your amp will last longer. Which in turn saves your amplifier and extends its life tremendously!
Now you could take your home stereo speakers out of your living room and put them down on your patio or setting them up in your yard, but is this the right thing to do? (wow, that was a long sentence!) If you don't mind letting the moisture from the ground or the night air eat away at the cabinets on your speakers. Or if you don't mind the creepy bugs crawling into them and then letting themselves loose in your house after you bring them back in.Go ahead, if the option of spilled drinks, fly baseballs or knock over from running kids doesn't bother you!How long do you think your home speakers will last in the outdoors!If you damage your speakers or amplifier, don't say I didn't warn you!
Outdoor speakers have many advantages in this respect.These speakers are made for the harsh elements and can be left outdoors. They can be placed anywhere in your yard or landscape, close to your listening areas. And as I explained before, this helps save your amplifier and extend its life by not having to be cranked up just to hear the music. They are smaller in size and can be hidden or camouflaged to blend into you landscape, gardens or patio.Look at the time saved by not having to fool around opening the windows and dragging your speakers around again.Let's face it, this give you more time to pick out the right Hawaiin shirt to wear for the party!
The Outdoor Speaker Guy
