| I think today wherever there's a human being, | | | | through a few placement tricks.Placement |
| there's a pair of speakers. Perhaps you can't | | | | tipsUnless you plan to use your rock speakers as |
| imagine your living without your home theater | | | | wasp nests or rain gauges, you should use a few |
| system. In the bedroom, you still want to listen to | | | | tricks when mounting them:Choose a drier place |
| your favorite Cd's. The shortest car ride is | | | | to place them.Don't point the port upward.Place |
| unbearable without a decent stereo and a pair of | | | | the speaker near the place you are to sit more |
| speakers. Newly, this goes for boat rides, too. | | | | often; In open air, there's less reflection and |
| The more recent wireless technology allows you | | | | speakers may sound weaker.Measure the area |
| to have speakers in the garden, in the garage or | | | | you want the speakers to cover, preferable |
| wherever you have things to do.But loudspeaker | | | | before you buy them. A pair usually covers 200 |
| manufacturers don't settle for this, when it comes | | | | to 400 sq. ft.Usually, 16- or 18-gauge wire is good; |
| to outdoor use. They want speakers that black | | | | for runs over 80 feet, choose 14-gauge wire.No |
| out and melt into the environment. They want | | | | matter the brand, use direct-burial cable to |
| 100% weatherproof. They want naturalistic design. | | | | connect the speakers, because it resists the |
| And the answer to all their wishes has | | | | underground moisture and oxidation.Planter and |
| materialized itself into the planter and rock | | | | rock speaker manufacturersPlanter and rock |
| speakers.The biggest rocks in this field are | | | | speakers definitely can bring a dose of exoticism |
| Stereostone, Rockustics and SpeakerCraft. When | | | | in your backyard. Here are some brands worth |
| it comes to rocking and rolling stones they can | | | | your consideration:RockusticsThese are the guys |
| make all your wishes come true. Just try them | | | | that make your garden rock. Their garden series |
| by sending over a piece of rock from your | | | | includes both rock and planter speakers. The |
| garden. They'll send back the design of a | | | | Rocky III speaker looks like a stone on the back |
| prototype speaker that looks exactly like your | | | | but like a Flintstones tool on the front. The sound |
| rock.How to recognize a rock speakerIf you are | | | | quality and the bass response are good, even |
| in a friend's garden, music is all around but you | | | | when compared with normal speakers. If you are |
| don't know where it comes from, be sure that | | | | willing to give away a larger sum, in order to |
| the speakers are hiding in the form of some | | | | enjoy a real bass experience, also buy one of the |
| rocks or flower pots. These speakers are | | | | subwoofer models. Their base can be buried in |
| especially designed for outdoor use, which means | | | | the ground and a smaller part remains visible.All |
| that they are 100% weatherproof. They are | | | | Rockustics products have a lifetime warranty |
| completely sealed, using insulating materials that | | | | (their lifetime, not yours). All the speakers are |
| are made to hold up in extreme weather | | | | designed for outdoor use. As previously |
| conditions.In aspect, both Rockustics and | | | | mentioned, Rockustics can create custom |
| Stereostone speakers got inspired from mother | | | | colored-speakers, available by special |
| nature. They have that grainy look, irregular shape | | | | request.StereostoneA Stereostone unit is a |
| of natural rocks, heavy appearance heavy, but | | | | complete speaker on its own. Stereostone also |
| are entirely made of light, synthetic, materials. | | | | offers models of aboveground subwoofers. The |
| Most buying guides recommend looking for | | | | Gibraltar Rock is probably the most impressive |
| speakers that are made of good weatherproof | | | | rock speaker from Stereostone, both in size and |
| materials like: coated aluminum, stainless steel, | | | | performance. With an 8-inch woofer, its bass is |
| polypropylene.Do rock speakers really rock?They | | | | quite pleasing. It can be of use in your personal |
| sure do! What we like most about these speakers | | | | garden, but also in theme parks or other public |
| is how you can use them to impress your kids. | | | | spaces.SpeakerCraftIt's probably even more |
| Flower pots that sing and rocks that tell stories, | | | | difficult to tell which ones are rocks and which |
| this is as close as technology can get to a fairy | | | | ones are speakers if you go for the Rox |
| tale.If you have doubts about their performance | | | | speakers from SpeakerCraft. The grille texture |
| level, don't. Of course, they can't compete by far | | | | that hides the speaker is so fine that you almost |
| with the audio quality of a high performing audio | | | | don't notice the difference. To build the speaker |
| system or to the home theater experience. But | | | | enclosure, the company developed a special blend |
| they sound pretty well. Rock speakers and | | | | of weatherproof resins. No matter how |
| planters are meant to please the ear while they | | | | astonishing this stone similarity is, you may want |
| don't bug the eye. The major advantage is they | | | | to look for a little diversity in the garden patio. |
| come close to you, and you don't have to play | | | | Webster the Frog is waiting for you. It is not a |
| them that loud. This way you won't keep the | | | | real frog, but a speaker in disguise from Bahama |
| neighbors up at night just because you are giving | | | | Sounds, a SpeakerCraft division located in |
| a back yard party.The major drawback? Though | | | | Riverside, California.For more information on |
| they are designed mostly for outdoor use, they're | | | | wireless speakers and headphones visit where |
| all wired. But this inconvenient can be solved | | | | you can find shopping tricks and product reviews. |