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86129squids
Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey all- I just picked up (stole!) some Yamaha outdoor speakers, planning to install them soon. Given that Radio Shacks are gone, not to mention LONG since stocked the components I'd need (grrr), help me figure this out...

These are NOT Bluetooth, these are meant to be wired directly to the receiver/amp. What I'm envisioning at the least would be to run wires through my attic or crawlspace out to the deck, tapping into my "A" channel. After that, I'll need a way to control the volume, so a weatherproof double rheostat of some sort should do it...

Or, might there be a self-contained, weatherproof, wireless receiver/amp that I could just plug into a power outlet? Somehow I doubt a product like that exists, but I dunno. I'm expecting to hardwire it, no big deal, but I'll definitely need volume control.

This is basically a redneck custom job, but it'll need to work properly. Where would I find stuff like this? I know several of youn's can chime in on this, holla!

And, thanks in advance as usual!
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Ferris_von_bueller
Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Steal a Yamaha receiver with wi-fi ?
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Court
Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 01:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have a set of speakers I was fixin' to put on eBay that use the household wiring.

You plug the transmitter into the speaker output of your receiver and there is a small antenna atop it. The speakers are batter powered and received the transmitted signal.

They are not Bluetooth.


For controlling multiple speakers you can go from the entry level OUTDOOR SPEAKER CONTROL to this DANGEROUS MUSIC unit from Sweetwater.

I'm, just getting the audio done in my new construction trailer . . .without music to work by ,. . I am worthless.
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Court
Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 01:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

P.S. - If you want to save both TIME & MONEY . . I'd just pick up the phone . . call Paul Rowan, at Sweetwater, tell him want you want . . . . and problem solved.

They are the gold standard of service when it come to anything audio.

Paul Rowan - (800) 222-4700 X1380
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86129squids
Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 03:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Court- the solution to the problem won't be too big a deal, but hey, maybe I'll dream big someday...

"Hearing, the ear, is the truest of the senses."

Kierkegaard
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2015 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You could build an isolated outdoor system. Just get an outdoor amp with an iPod input - it will drive the speakers, the iPod will have a volume control. Get something with a standard 1/8" TRS jack, and you can patch in an iPod, laptop computer, or basically anything that has a headphone output jack - just get a 1/8" to 1/8" patch cable and you're all set.

Hell, if you want old-school Appalachian-Engineering...get an old car stereo amp, and a 12v power converter!
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