Friday, August 14, 2009

Wireless Outdoor Speakers - Back To The Great Outdoors

By Dave Heebs

Lets face it. Man is a creature of his environment. For millenia he has sought to master this environment and in doing so he has developed ever increasing methods of building housing and other structures to help him exist on this planet. But in the gradual march towards progress, we have lost our connection to nature. Many people seek to reconnect with nature and thus reconnect with themselves by going out and jogging, camping or even just sipping wine on the patio on a warm summer night.

When they go outdoors and enjoy nature, people usually do not leave all of their electronic devices at home. Sometimes, for example, joggers will take along personal devices so they can listen to music as they run. Things such as the Walkman have been keeping runners entertained on their miles long runs for decades. And now iPods have taken their place.

With the iPod comes an attachment for your belt as well as a quality set of headphones that are of stereo quality. But these headphones have to be attached to your head and while this may entertain you, it is not going to entertain your guests if you want them to enjoy the music as well. To this end, the iPod has an external port that allows it to be connected to an external stereo speaker.

If you want to ditch your iPod outdoors and simply connect your speakers to your stereo system then you easily have the ability to find outdoor speakers that will work with it.

Manufacturers such as Acer, Dell, Harman Kardon, Creative Labs, Infinity, Klipsch, Samsung and Bose are just some of the manufacturers that you will come across in your quest to buy outdoor speakers. To purchase a nice, well made set of wireless outdoor speakers you would only need to pony up around $300 (give or take $100). In this price range, you are guaranteed to get speakers that have a great sound but will not break the bank.

The best thing about wireless outdoor speakers is their portability. The ability to bring them virtually anywhere is priceless when you consider some of the areas that you might want to take them and still jam to your tunes.

The drawback to such speakers is that they are not connected to a power source and so their power is self contained. These speakers are either powered by a battery and have to be recharged in an electrical socket or they contain a solar panel that recharges the battery. Either way, you will only be able to listen to music as long as the speakers have power.

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