Outdoor Speaker Help/Suggestions?
I need to some help getting some ideas for outdoor speakers. I just had a ourdoor kitchen w/ 12 x18' arbor built and I need some sound for the backyard/pool/kitchen area. I don't need to go high end and I want to spend about $300 max-ish for a pair of outdoor speakers. I've looked at the usual suspect in this range like Klipsh, Polk, JBL and some others. I've also found some Athenas that look decent for the price. I've come to the conclusion I am going to give up some bass response at this price range and I am OK with that. To get into the lower frequencies the price goes way up and I don't really want to spend a lot of the speakers.
So, does anyone here have any experience with outdoor speakers? I was hoping to maybe get some other alternative brand ideas or maybe even some first hand experience with a particular brand. Any help would be appreciated as I can't really demo the speakers.
BTW, the speakers will be power by some older "80's vintage" Technics Micro Series seperates which are nice and compact. The amp is 50wpc I think and most music will probably be played via an iPod and an older CD player. Nothing fancy. I just need some decent speakers that won't sound like crap.