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Avid Contributor III
August 23, 2023

Placing outdoor speakers

  • August 23, 2023
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So, I am attaching some screenshots of the outside of our house. We spend most of the time under the over hang on the upper porch, where I use the Blackstone, but out in front too on the lower porch. I am wondering where would be the best place to put a pair of Klipsch aw650 speakers, I am running them to the inside of the house where we are putting a Sonos amp. I was thinking under the edge of the over hang and pointed to the lower porch, either in an upright position angled in from the corner uprights. Or was thinking directly down from the crossbeam. I could attach them to the house against the wall under the upper over hang, but not sure how the sound would project across the area. 

I am worried about not getting enough sound under the overhang if positioned on the uprights or front beam on the overhang but also worried about projecting sound across from the far wall. Any suggestions? The first picture I put colored lines in the 3 different arrangements I had in mind, the other pics are for reference to the area. 

 

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Lead Maestro
August 23, 2023

I would mount them in the yellow position so the speakers are facing out towards both the upper and lower porches.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
melvimbe
August 23, 2023

Also consider outdoor in-ceiling speakers under the porch. From my experience, this give a nice look, the likely empty space in the ceiling seems to add to the bass of the speakers, and the audio won’t feel like it’s coming from behind you.  I don’t think it will cover the secondary porch as well, but I also think you won’t feel like you have to play it loud for the secondary porch...if that makes sense.

There is also nothing wrong with in-ceiling speakers and the outdoor speakers in the blue position.  Both pairs can be wired to a single amp.

Danny
UbetAuthor
Avid Contributor III
August 25, 2023

I don't really want to cut more holes in the ceiling, for architectural speakers, and already have the Klipsch on order. should I place them up high in the corners, or down just a little?

Not really anxious about running cable through the wall being as we have a log house, but metal siding on it. so running it through the wall will probably have to be straight through then figure out how to run it as inconspicuous as possible 

UbetAuthor
Avid Contributor III
August 31, 2023

I would mount them in the yellow position so the speakers are facing out towards both the upper and lower porches.

Am I going to need to worry about reverberation or bad sound, being against the metal siding and plastic vinyl ceiling of the overhang? I have the speakers in hand and just waiting for the amp to show up. I ordered it with 2 day shipping on Monday from sonos and it won't be here until tomorrow. 

 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
September 1, 2023

I’d not worry too much about the speakers causing the wall or roof to vibrate as it is behind the drivers. If it does adding something like Dyna-Mat will stop that easily.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_15411101/Dynamat-Dynaliner-1-8-thick.html

UbetAuthor
Avid Contributor III
September 1, 2023

One thing, if placed on the beam up front I can adjust and turn them to face back onto the upper deck if I want to. Then face them to the lower deck when I want by the turn of just two knobs. 

UbetAuthor
Avid Contributor III
September 2, 2023

Finally got my amp today. Got home, threw some banana plugs onto some wire and just set everything up outside real quick. Set the volume control to 90 and only turned the volume up to 50 real quick, and am super happy so far. I think the sound better than my 5s inside. The sound really good, even with the bug zapper going off constantly. 
 

I’m super excited to get them mounted tomorrow though. Going to get a ca800tsw sub to go with them, unless someone can recommend anything different. 
 

 

106rallye
September 2, 2023

According to what I see when googling “ca800tsw” this is a passive subwoofer? I do not own an Amp, but am presuming it can only drive an active sub. You should maybe check……

http://assets.klipsch.com/product-specsheets/CA800TSW-Spec-Sheet.pdf

UbetAuthor
Avid Contributor III
September 2, 2023

According to what I see when googling “ca800tsw” this is a passive subwoofer? I do not own an Amp, but am presuming it can only drive an active sub. You should maybe check……

http://assets.klipsch.com/product-specsheets/CA800TSW-Spec-Sheet.pdf

But can’t I wire it like this? This is from the manual

 

Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
September 2, 2023

You could wire it like that but you’d have very odd sound with a sub only on the right or left channel. You might want to buy two.

Keep in mind that it will be using power from the Amp and subtracting that from what is going to the main speakers.