Building A Pool Day By Day: Audio Options

It's Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. I spent a good part (OK 15 minutes) of the afternoon up in one of my attics (don't ask) checking out the lay of the land to install outdoor speakers. I found about 28 " of blown in fiberglass installation, a lot of trusses, AC/HVAC Vents, and most importantly, clear sightlines to the eaves and the ceiling of our lanai, so I will be able to have 4 speakers where I want them! I plan on hooking them up to an auxiliary Receiver I had lying around via the 2nd Source port on my main Sony Amplifier. This give us great Audio Options, because we will now be able to independently listen to music, Ipods, whatever, outside in the pool or in the lanai, while the kids are watching Dora or Power Rangers.

Tips for installing external speakers

• Get a second amplifier
• Buy a 'snake' to fish wires through walls
• Buy good quality weather proof speaker for under the eaves
• Used recessed speakers in the lanai

If you aren't very handy I suggest the following:

• Call a reputable dealer that does home installs, here are two I've used in the past:
  
• Tweeter
• Circuit City
• Buy your next door neighbor some bourbon or a case of beer.

External Audio in our house is a necessity, and well worth the effort!