Need Recommendation for Good Outdoor Speakers

There are several speaker manufacturers that market all-weather speakers. I bought a pair of Mirage Oasis speakers several years ago; no complaints and I live in Canada where the four seasons are rather distinct. They have a little switch on 'em to compensate for the environment, adds a little bottom end. Nice mounting hardware, hard to beat for the price ~$225 new. I use a NAD7100 Reference Series receiver and Dynaco tubed CDP to listen to tunes whilst hanging around my pool. In the winter the electronics come inside and along with a pair of Wharfdale Diamond speakers make up my garage system. The Oasis speakers have been outdoors every day for a little over four years now. My neighbors have commented on their ability to play loudly, several times. Boston Acoustics makes outdoor speakers (I didn't like'em much) and I'm pretty sure Focal makes some nice speakers as well (but cost quite a bit more than the Mirage were).

Paradigm does also, I haven't heard or priced them, but if I were looking for decent speakers cheap, I would give them a listen.

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check out the ws-550..ws-540 ..ws-520 and ws-510 outdoor speakers from speakercraft ....they are wonderful speakers and come with a lifetime warrenty !!! you can see them on our showcase on audiogon or go to -http://www.speakercraft.com/

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good listening
stephen

i put a pair of Niles OS-20 in my yard.
i was pretty surprised with the caliber of bass provided.

Klipsch makes an outdoor speaker which features horn loading, and thus is quite efficient. The housing is made of ABS plastic, so it will withstand outdoor weather pretty well. I have not heard this speaker, but since Klipsch is now distributed fairly widely you should be able to find a dealer.