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gignoffo
Contributor I
January 5, 2017
Question

outdoor use

I have a covered porch and can mount a play 3 where it would be completely impossible for it to get wet. i would also bring it indoors in the fall and remount it in the spring so that it did not have exposure to the elements during the really cold months (live in Chicago). any reason to think i would be doing damage to the speaker with this setup? thanks!
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    smurph
    Lyricist III
    January 6, 2017
    I am using a Bose 251 pair for over a decade now, and in addition to weather protection, they seem to be designed for better sound out of doors, where room reinforcement is lacking. Each unit has a tweeter array aimed to disperse the sound across a wider area, and rear firing bass ports, to do that job better. Other speakers designed for out of doors use may employ similar tricks that Sonos play units may lack, since these are designed for indoor use.

    Another reason therefore, to consider speakers made for use out of doors, beyond the one related to weather proofing.

    Kumar has a really good point about the fact that speakers themselves can be designed for different applications. So a question to the OP would be if he already has a Play 3 or other Sonos speaker that he's tried in his particular target environment, and does it sound it good? There is limited manual EQ for Sonos speakers; bass/treble and loudness like on an basic receiver. I tend to doubt TruPlay would be a good solution outdoors, though maybe I'm wrong. A Connect Amp with specifically designed outdoor speakers may give better sound, and a Connect + equalizer + amp might be even better yet. Depends on the particulars of what the OP wants.
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