Prop open the windows and turn on the speakers. I think not!
Okay, if this is you, raise your hand. 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 have lawn games out of the attic and the citronella candles all lit. 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!
I'm not saying that putting speakers in the window is wrong.Yep, I've done that myself!Is there a better way? Yes, and I'll show you.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. This will require much less power from the amp to get the sound to your ears.By doing this you save your amplifiers life and extend it!
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!as long as the rotting factor of moisture doesn't bother you. 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. And if the idea of having a drink spilled on them, a football through the woofer or kids knocking them over doesn't bother you, then go ahead!How long do you think your home speakers will last in the outdoors! But don't say I didn't try to warn you!
Outdoor speakers have many advantages in this respect.These speakers are made for the harsh elements and can be left outdoors.Put them wherever you want in your landscape and keep them 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.This gives you more time to get your tunes ready to play!