Don’t Skip the Outdoors for Your Speaker System
Kick Up the Ambiance with Outdoor Audio in Your Home or Business
Music has the power to transform and uplift any atmosphere. So if you’re planning to install a high-end sound system in your home or business (or if you own one already), have you considered extending it outdoors, too?
Manufacturers like Coastal Source build weatherproof speakers that can withstand weather conditions all year long. So whether you’re setting the mood for guests at your restaurant patio, or are hosting friends in the backyard, you can enjoy your favorite unes under the sun and stars.
An outdoor audio installation takes outdoor music beyond tiny portable speakers. Read on to learn how outdoor audio works and how it can enhance your home or business.
Texadia Systems is a residential and commercial AV integrator based in Dallas, TX. Contact us here to learn more about outdoor entertainment!
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Bollards, Subwoofers & Satellite Speakers
Outdoor audio isn’t one-size-fits-all. Many business owners and homeowners choose to install speakers on the building’s exterior walls. But you can bring audio further into the outdoors with Coastal Source’s 3-Way and 2-Way Bollard loudspeakers. Their drivers deliver powerful, far-reaching sound that won’t require you to crank the volume. And burial subwoofers supply the bass notes that often disappear in open-air settings.
Don’t want speakers intruding on your beautiful landscaping? Small Satellite speakers are as inconspicuous as a pathway light and can hide amongst shrubbery and plants. A series of Satellite speakers will ensure your entire outdoor area is covered.
Control from One System
If you already own an indoor speaker system, we can connect it to the patio, porch, or pool area by wiring outdoor speakers to the same network. That way, from a single phone app, remote, or wall keypad, you can turn on speakers for the entire property. In the mood for 2000s indie rock? Select a playlist, choose the audio zones you’d like to listen in, and adjust the volume in seconds.
We can even sync outdoor audio to landscape lighting and outdoor TVs, all controlled through the same smart system. When it’s time to close up for the night, it only takes one command to turn everything off.
Tips for Superior Outdoor Audio
Outdoor audio can be tricky. Without walls for sound waves to reflect off, speakers can lose sound frequencies and sound quiet or washed out. To combat this, many people crank up the volume, much to their neighbor’s annoyance. Not to mention the poor ears of whoever’s sitting nearby!
Instead, it’s smarter to build a network of several speakers to disperse audio around the lawn. Audio gaps are filled in with more coverage, and you won’t need to blast the volume.
Other ways you can improve outdoor audio performance is by playing in mono formats and normalizing sound levels so that quiet parts are brought up higher. If your family or business uses iTunes, you can normalize songs on the platform and create a separate playlist for outdoor sound. Now audio details won’t be lost to the wind and challenging outdoor environment.
If your Dallas business or home is ready for outdoor audio, look no further than Texadia Systems. We design and install custom sound systems to defy the elements. Contact us here or send us a message below to get started!
