I need some advice. I put a pool in my backyard, but it's pretty far from my back patio. I'm looking for a way to get tunes out there. I can mount outdoor speakers on my pergola that has electricity. I want the speakers/system to Bluetooth to phone. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

You have to look at Sonos

I have a Bose sound touch in my cabana that powers four speakers, two in the cabana and two in trees. It's plenty loud if you want it. It does require WiFi so we had to run cat 5 cable out there plugged into a cheap netgear booster/router. TVs are on sound bars.

How many speakers? Budget? Have a covered place under the pergola for an amp?

A mini amp, Bluetooth receiver, and a couple speakers can be thrown together for about 100.

https://www.amazon.com/Lepai-LP-168HA-40-Watt-Amplifier-Output/dp/B0070Z87YO/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=lepai+amp&qid=1552157425&s=gateway&sr=8-6

https://www.amazon.com/B06-Plus-Bluetooth-Receiver-Streaming/dp/B078J3GTRK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=15Q52XX481X61&keywords=bluetooth+audio+receiver&qid=1552157517&s=gateway&sprefix=Bluetooth+au&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electronics-LU43PB-Performance-Bookshelf/dp/B00081NX5U/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1PM86A7S074RF&keywords=outdoor+bookshelf+speakers&qid=1552157569&s=gateway&sprefix=Outdoor+book&sr=8-3

Just get a Bose soundlink. Plenty loud and you can take it on any trip to the outdoors or vacationing. Fixed speakers are not worth it IMO. I've had a soundlink for about 7 years now and it will still play 6-8 hours straight and jam the whole neighborhood.

Sonance is best option for that, but pricey.

Waterproof Bluetooth speaker works for me. Can move it around wherever I want, even on a float next to me.

I also have a Bluetooth adapter for my tv. Can listen to games at night in the pool without having to turn the tv up loud.

I just completed this myself last weekend. So far, so good.

I bough this receiver. It sits inside under the tv with the cable box and DVD player. The home was already wired for outdoor speakers, just never setup. The speakers are wired to it directly. I also have the cable box wired to the receiver so I can listen to whatever is on the tv while outside. The main thing I wanted was Bluetooth capability and this was probably the lowest price option. Now we can stream pandora or other songs on our phone.

Yamaha R-S202BL Stereo Receiver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EMQI2CU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Yamaha NS-AW150BL 2-Way... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001VGFKW?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I'm a fan of Bose 151 but they are wired.

Edit: yes, I'm an old.

This bad boy will get as loud as you can handle....


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Sonos and they'll throw the music plenty far, plus your music is never interrupted by phone calls or anything since they connect over Wifi. The $149 speaker is the only weather resistant one unless you step up to the new outdoor ones that are $800 a pair

Ue roll 2

One is good. Two are great

Reliable. Rechargeable. Waterproof.

We use two for the back yard. The bungee cord will attach them wherever you want.

Look around the inter webs. I've seen them listed in the $57 range.

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Ears-Wireless-Bluetooth-Waterproof/dp/B01FFV59PY

IslandAg76 said:

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You have to look at Sonos

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This. I have a pair of play 1s on my patio. I was skeptical of Sonos at first but it turns out they multiply almost as fast as guns.

We have Sonos connect amp and it runs 2 paradigm outdoor speakers and it will blow you away.
https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/connectamp.html

+1 for Ultimate Ears...great sound, built in amplification, no speaker wires, waterproof, can move them around, they have an app where you can sync as many speakers you want to the same Bluetooth device, you could literally hook up 200 speakers and host Chilifest if you wanted

Are Sonos really outdoor speakers? Would you really leave them out in the rain?

Burnsey said:

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Are Sonos really outdoor speakers? Would you really leave them out in the rain?

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I wouldn't leave them in the rain but they work great under covered patios. It looks like they are coming out with one that is rated for rain soon.

You have to have really good WiFi signal for the Sonos to work. And they are expensive. I'd be looking at the UE Roll 2 that was previously mentioned.