outside speakers

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scott451
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scott451
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Posted April 4, 2008 at 08:02 GMT
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hi,

i am looking into the purchase of a pair of speakers for my outside terrace. i have a beo passive to drive them. i will not use the latest passive speakers from b&o because i don't really have the space to mount them into something (like a ceiling or a wall). they will also be exposed to the elements as my terrace doesn't have eaves or other places to protect them.

i am looking at a pair of speakers from bowers & wilkins, the wm2. b&w also proposes 'better' versions, the wm4 and the wm6. is it worth investing ? can the beo passive drive them, will the sound be much better with better speakers ?

thanks for any advice,

 

scott
 

 

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HP
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Posted April 4, 2008 at 11:38 GMT
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Hi Scott.....although I love B&W stuff.....i went out and listened to every outdoor speaker i could find...(but not the BnW..)....from $150 - 600 USD per pair...

I gotta tell you...we went with these below ....6 of them on 3 different terraces...dirven off 3 separate Passive amps...they sounded better than anything else up to the $600....and they are like $150 usd per pair...

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Henry
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Posted April 4, 2008 at 17:15 GMT
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Although I am by no means a pro in outdoor speakers I have a friend who just kitted out his garden, terrace and balcony with Bose outdoor speakers. Like many American machines, they were very powerful.
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Posted April 4, 2008 at 21:21 GMT
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Hi Henry....i'd suggest you go out and listen to them all....i can tell you that the Bose 251...i compared it to....was more expensive with just 1 X 5 or 5.5inch woofer...did not even compare to the yamaha's.....

I know , i'm really pro yamaha....but we've had these up for about 1 year in the sun, rain and weather of the equator.....no problem with sound or finish..they wipe off like new..

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camshaft (archived)
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Posted April 4, 2008 at 23:20 GMT
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No Bose, no Bose  They've gotten way way over-hyped and they're now selling mediocre speakers for high prices.  I have a pair of the yamaha ones Rizzo posted, well the older version of them at least.  They're not bad for outdoor speakers - I'd rate them a notch below cx100's.
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Posted April 5, 2008 at 01:38 GMT
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Hi Austin...just a question....

What do you think of the bass of the yamaha's vs. CX100's...???

thanks...

k

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camshaft (archived)
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Posted April 5, 2008 at 03:24 GMT
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HP
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HP
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Posted April 5, 2008 at 05:00 GMT
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I hear ya Cam.....but outdoor speakers have really come a long way.....and you'd have to spend $800 per pair in my opinion to out do the Yamaha's.......great imaging, etc... i know their power rating is lower...but we're driving 2 pair with an amp that delivers 160 RMS per channel....super clean and it is excellent....with an outboard 10" sony sub on the terraza (terrace)....

Check em all out first....

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christophe67 (archived)
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Posted July 14, 2011 at 06:34 GMT
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Hey guys

Sorry to bring back this old post but i'm also planing on using outdoor speakers.

They will be driven by beolink passive.

Did you also move the IR Eye from the beolink outside ?

If so, how did you protect it from rain and such. there is currently an aluminium box on ebay.de but it's more expensive that the beolink that I bought 2nd hand.

Any infos welcome.

Thanks a lot

Christophe (France)

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elephant (archived)
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Posted July 14, 2011 at 07:03 GMT
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The B&O IR signal is very strong.

Test having the IR eye inside the house, but facing outside through the glass of a window.

I don't have my setup outside, (although I have experimented with temporary setups), but I do open my french windows and control the inside from the outside :-)

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