Outdoor Speakers for basic yard/gargage setup

Mike682

Looking for a budget pair of outdoor speakers for backyard parties that can mount to the eave on the side of my garage

Mike

jcaut

Hi Mike,

I don't have any for sale, but I was just looking at these:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=310-086
My father-in-law is looking for some budget patio speakers and I noticed these in the latest PE flyer. I'm trying to talk him into some Atriums, but he's wanting to go cheaper.

I've never used them, but I figure for $100 they're probably not bad. I'm curious as to what type of surrounds they use; They say "non-woven", but I can think of a lot of things that are "non-woven". The pic on TIC's website sure looks like foam and that might be lousy for an outdoor speaker.. But I figure TIC should have lots of experience in what works with outdoor speakers.

Mike682

interesting, not a bad looking speaker.

Thanks for the info

George Grand

For outdoor activities, I scour the thrifts and yardies for either Rat Shack Minimus 7 or 77. The ones that come in the little bomb-proof enclosures with the perforated steel grilles.

jcaut

The 77's were a bit bigger than the original 7's, correct? I think later they offered basically the same speaker in a plastic cabinet, but I don't know the model number and I may be completely wrong anyway.

I had a pair of 7's that I bought new back in '85 maybe, on one of RS's half-price sales. They survived 9 years rolling around in the often damp cargo area of my leaky '74 Corvette. Three or four years ago I pulled them out of the closet, repainted the aluminum enclosures and sold them to a guy at work. He's still using them today, and they still sound good.

Jason

adam2434

jcaut wrote: »

I've never used them, but I figure for $100 they're probably not bad. I'm curious as to what type of surrounds they use; They say "non-woven", but I can think of a lot of things that are "non-woven". The pic on TIC's website sure looks like foam and that might be lousy for an outdoor speaker.. But I figure TIC should have lots of experience in what works with outdoor speakers.

Non-woven is a type of cloth made from plastic fibers. The cloth is not woven; rather the fibers are laid down in a somewhat random mesh, and then bonded thermally.

If Polk's outdoor speakers cost more than you want to spend, for $50/pair I like the these: http://www.amazon.com/Jensen-J052W-Indoor-Outdoor-Speakers/dp/B00005LAC5/ref=sr_1_3/002-2623312-0855248?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1181002907&sr=1-3

They are the white version of Advent Marbl II (same parent company), which I've used in my garage and patio for years. Sound very decent for $50. My only gripe is the spring clips.

For a little more money, outdoor speakers from http://htd.com look pretty good.

honda cber

well, they aint atriums,

but about 3 years ago, i picked up what i assume is an older version of these speakers to put out on the deck for the total outlay of $19 + tax from CC (total impulse buy). you see, nice things have a habit of getting gone around here if they arent locked up or tied down. i liked these enough that i brought them to our new house, which included the trouble of fabricating new brackets, as i had nailed the old ones up, and basically destroyed them during removal, lol. i drive them with an old panasonic amp connected to a PC for internet radio and pandora.com (great for parties), and use the onboard drives for cds. could possibly have been the best $20 ive spent in awhile (the 100' of wire i used was almost double that).

they sound like inexpensive speakers, which they are. but they have survived exposure and loud volumes, and havent yet gotten ganked! infinitely better than the boombox we used before. cheap out, baby.

a

daboyz

Fry's has Atrium 45's for $99. Cheap shipping,also

Serendipity

daboyz wrote: »

Fry's has Atrium 45's for $99. Cheap shipping,also

That's a good deal. I'd recommend the Atrium 45's too, if not the Atrium 55's which have slightly more defined bass.

phipiper10

I just paid $110 for the Atrium 45 plus shipping and I thought that was a deal.

I listened to them all day today and they sounded at least as good as I expected.

shawn474

Mike,
I have these and like them a lot. Got them off of e-bay in the winter from the Harman factory store for like 70 dollars. You can get a refurb pair for $150 from the website. http://www.harmanaudio.com/search_browse/product_detail.asp?urlMaterialNumber=N24AWII&status=