Audio

Speaker Placement

Place speakers so they are shielded from rain and direct sunlight when possible. Under eaves is a good option.

Create even sound coverage with speaker placement.

A good method is to aim two speakers towards a central listening area. One pair of speakers can cover between 200 and 400 sq. ft.

As a general rule, do not separate the two speakers by more than 20 ft.

Do not cluster speakers on one side of the space. Crowding these together makes it impossible for sound to fill the area while simultaneously blasting anyone sitting next to them with a harsh wall of sound.

Instead, place speakers opposite each other, angled towards the center of your chosen area. There should be 10 to 12 feet of space between each speaker with around 12 feet of distance from the speaker to the center of the areas.

Divide the yard into “zones”. You can have one zone per amp. Typically, you will have (1) zone for the TV and (1) zone for music. Both zones can play the same thing simultaneously.

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Bose Speakers

Currently Bose Speakers do not come with swivel mounts

Bose Speakers are purchased in pairs.

You can mount speakers horizontally to fit in tight areas

Coastal Source

Coastal Source amps need to be mounted in shade due to prevent overheating

Reference

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https://www.tuckerandtucker.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pdf_FG00986_OS53-White_design-tips.pdf⁠

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pdf_FG00986_OS53-White_design-tips.pdf

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https://www.bassheadspeakers.com/outdoor-speaker-placement/⁠

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Step 1: Find the Right Space

Any outdoor speaker is bound to be subject to environmental pressures such as rain, thunderstorms, erosion and sunlight. It’s always better to consider placing your speakers under the eaves of your house, where the overhang will partially shield your speakers from these environmental factors. As to outdoor speaker placement, traditional issues such as soundstage and imaging do not really come into play here. Instead, the central issue is sound coverage from your outdoor speakers, and it’s good to place one speaker higher up to one side of the area and the other speaker at the other side as far apart as possible for the widest range. As a general rule, do not separate the two speakers by more than 20 feet or else you might end up hearing the speaker that is closer to you and not the furthest speaker. The best method is to “aim” the two speakers towards a central area in an equilateral triangle that you want to cover to enjoy the best stereo effects.

Step 2: Recommended Distance

As a general rule, professional installers recommend using one pair of outdoor speakers to cover an outdoor area between 200 to 400 square feet (a corresponding patio or deck measuring 20 x 20 feet should be the maximum area served by a speaker pair). How the speakers sound from a distance will also depend on the directional aiming of your speakers, so aim your speakers at a sweet spot where you want your guests to experience the maximum stereo effect. One way to achieve this is to place your outdoor speakers on a high ladder support and play audio music from it before actually drilling a hole in the wall or the ceiling. This trial and error will help you discover the ideal outdoor speaker placement for your backyard.

Step 3: Fine Tune your Speaker Placement

Once you’ve found that great sweet spot for your speakers, the next step is to fine-tune your outdoor speaker placement. This is done by correct angling your speakers instead of aiming them straight at the rear wall. This will improve their staging and imaging by reducing reflections off the side walls. Angle your speakers and listen to them while standing in the centre of the open space until a perfect center sound “image” sets in. Listen for a wide soundstage with good focus, where the bass is tight and the treble is detailed. There are really no fixed rules on how to angle your speakers but simply angle them until they sound perfect.

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When you have a particularly large open space (patio + swimming pool), the key here is to add more speakers around the area to produce good quality environmental surround sound. Your guests can enjoy music by the pool while those sitting in the patio can also relax comfortably with 2 dedicated speakers. The other alternative without the pool speakers is to blast music from the patio speakers, but this would disrupt the comfort of guests at the patio.

Loud And Clear: How To Properly Place Your Outdoor Speakers

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https://www.coversandall.com/blog/loud-and-clear-how-to-properly-place-your-outdoor-speakers/⁠

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One of the biggest and most common mistakes made when setting up speakers is placing multiple speakers in a cluster on one side of the space. Crowding these together makes it impossible for sound fill the area while simultaneously blasting anyone sitting next to them with a harsh wall of sound.

Instead, audio experts recommend placing speakers opposite each other, angled towards the center of your chosen area. There should be 10 to 12 feet of space between each speaker with around 12 feet of distance from the speaker to the center of the areas.

As far as large backyards are concerned, a helpful way of ensuring that your speakers have full sound coverage is by dividing your yard into “zones”. Each of these individual areas, from the living room to the dining area will need to have their own speaker setup tailored to the specific dimensions of the space.

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