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Good Stereo Speakers for outside use during BBQs, evening pot luck dinners etc

I want to purchase (preferably used) a pair of good speakers to place in our back yard for get togethers with friends. I would like speakers that resolve well with clean highs and decent bass but nothing on the level of very high end. I will probably be running around 40 ft of speaker wire from a Pass X250.8

I'm just looking to have quality music in the back yard to enjoy with food, drink and non-audiophile friends. Easy set up and take down is desired as I really don't want to schlep my Vandersteen's in and out of the house every time I want music outside. Any suggestions for speakers and wire would be appreciated.

Bruce

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elevick
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Will they get rained on?  Do you need much bass?  Can they be permanently mounted?
wolf_garcia
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If you’re not needing dance music levels get a new version of a small portable little "boom box" thing with bluetooth...nobody at a party cares about the quality of the background music anyway. Another solution is small PA speakers like the Mackie C200...efficient, lightweight due to Neo woofers, built in handles to carry the things, built like a tank and partygoers can spill drinks on ’em all day. Those you CAN dance to and they’ll take 500 watts peak...couple hundred bucks each.
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millercarbon
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.nobody at a party cares about the quality of the background music anyway.

Right. There’s precisely two kinds of party music: background noise barely audible over conversation, and so loud you have to shout to be heard. Either way, anything over $100 is a waste. The conversation situation nobody cares, or will even notice. The other situation people will notice, and call the cops.

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