What are the best sounding outdoor speakers?

I just found these Sonance ones as well:
http://www.abtelectronics.com/product/13124.html

They look like they perform better on paper going lower freqwise, less load and higher sensitivity than the Niles:
http://ww1.onecall.com/PID_21112.htm

Anyone have any experience with these brands? Which is the better quality? I know the rock idea is kind of fugly but actually it would work well in my lanai/garden application. The coverage I could get from where I could put them is better than standard speakers (can't hang standard speakers on the outer lanai poles facing in) and wiring the rock speakers on the ground would be a heck of a lot easier than trying to wire ceiling/wall mounts (my attic/crawl space sucks).

Scott

As far as rocks go I’ve only heard the Niles RS8Si (8” rock) and their 6”. The 8” sounded great and can be run as a single rock or as a pair. They are expensive and sold individually.

Does anyone know a good mail order supplier to purchase the Klipsch WA-650 outdoor speakers?

Thanks for the reply,

Yes, I noticed the RS8Si had two tweeters. I can get two of the Sonance rocks for the price of one of the Niles. I bet two of the Niles would sound great but at a hefty price.

Scott

The reason for the Niles having two tweeters is because it can be used as a stereo speaker by itself. It has stereo inputs or can be used for left or right.

I have a pair of Speakercraft outdoor speakers, I think they actually call the outdoor line Weathercraft. They have dual 5 1/4" mids and a 1" alum. dome tweet. I listened to Polk,Infinity, JBL,Boston Acoustic and Niles. The speakercraft were the best overall then the Niles. The rest were just OK. Most of the outdoor speakers I listened to have a very boxed in sound and the Speakercraft were very open. They do require a bit of power, I am using my two rear channels off of a Rotel 5 X 200 amp, and they will rock.