Pool Side Stereo Without cutting Into the House

[W.J.Christy]

Like many folks I wanted music around the pool but had no place for outdoor speakers wired to a receiver inside my house. I also didn't have a good place mount a full size receiver outside where it would stay dry. I have a fair bit of decking and a single blue tooth speaker didn't cut it. I originally bought a set of wireless Bluetooth speakers that connected to each other and my phone that i could place on either side of the pool and they woked ok. However, they needed charged, had to be drug in and out of storage, couldn't stay outside permanently, and just were either to loud or to quiet depending on where you were on the pool deck. So I came up with this, I mounted a digital amplifier in a water proof box and connected it to a wifi plug under the counter in my outdoor kitchen. I got my hands on some rock looking outdoor speakers and placed them around the 4 corners of the pool making sure each side had a left and a right for full sound. Using cl3 direct burial outdoor speaker wire and water resistant connectors, I connected all 4 speakers to the amp and buried the wire.

Now, I can turn the amp on from my phone, have it automatically connect, and play music in seconds. No dragging speakers in and out, no charging, no "dead spots", just easy music listening. The amp also has aux input RCA's so movie night by the pool is a thing now.

If anyone wants to know the parts I used let me know and I can provide a list.

 

[W.J.Christy]

Also wanted to mention, all the penetrations were sealed using hot glue to prevent water ingress. That would allow it to be mounted more or less anywhere so long as a plug was nearby.

 

[ckh1980]

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[Orion7319]

I have that same amp. I just stuck mine under the eve of my gazebo with some industrial Velcro and attached an old AirPort Express to it that gives me air play 2. I’m using klipsch KH0- 7 speakers. They can sometimes get damp, but it’s held up all year.

 

[Mdragger88]

Y’all are all making my redneck echo mount look bad!

 

[W.J.Christy]

Whoops double post....

 

[W.J.Christy]

I have that same amp. I just stuck mine under the eve of my gazebo with some industrial Velcro and attached an old AirPort Express to it that gives me air play 2. I’m using klipsch KH0- 7 speakers. They can sometimes get damp, but it’s held up all year.

Those little amps are quite the beast. I have been very impressed with mine.

 

[Orion7319]

Those little amps are quite the beast. I have been very impressed with mine.

Yeah they actually are. I’m impressed with these Fosi amps. These particular speakers are a bit hard to drive and this is the third class D amp I tried with them. Usually these little mini class D amps aren’t all that powerful, this one’s really good though, and gives these speakers plenty of power.

 

[Orion7319]

Y’all are all making my redneck echo mount look bad! View attachment 454759

Lol! As long as it works!

 

[Katodude]

So love the idea of a redneck echo mount. Everything in my house is Alexa driven. I hide echos everywhere, just so I can yell at it to manage lights or music. The idea of mounting one to a ceiling is intriguing.

 

[Mdragger88]

So love the idea of a redneck echo mount. Everything in my house is Alexa driven. I hide echos everywhere, just so I can yell at it to manage lights or music. The idea of mounting one to a ceiling is intriguing.

They make little holders for them but what kinda fun would that be? Also mine is attached to a pipe so there’s really not a mount that would work for that since it’s not a flat surface. Tie wraps to the rescue! I may “upgrade” to black ones when i repaint all the boards & pipes brown.