What are the best sounding outdoor speakers?

I recommended a friend check out NEAR speakers about a year or two ago. He liked them so much he bought a pair for indoors and outdoors both.

I've heard them both too. They are truly audiophile level speakers. The sound he got outdoors was just so real. Vocals made me feel like I was inside in the sweet spot, and I was out on the lawn with a beer!!!

Definitely worth the effort to track down,
Bob

I'm normally not a big fan of BOSE speakers, but my wife's folks bought me some BOSE 251 speakers for a gift about a year ago, and they sound awesome! These are much better than the boston's and altec lansing's that I have heard in comparison. One of the most impressive points is that they are mounted about 30 feet apart around a corner from one another, and yet still deliver huge detail and dynamic sound when sitting under just 1 of the speakers.

Check out the Rockets at av123.com. For $99.00/pr tough to beat, or go wrong. I have a pair of Speakercraft's that are serving me well though. For 2+ years they were uncovered and exposed to lots of sun and rain (this past winter in Southern CA, and are still in great shape.

About 8 years ago a friend of mine asked me for a recommendation for outdoor speakers to get her husband for Christmas. After some research I recommended some Cantons (Kanton?). They were $500 sound decent and have stood up to the outdoor elements in Montana for all these years.

Mike

You should hear the Klipsch AW-525 or better yet the AW-650.