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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

brskie
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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.

brskie OP
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@elevick 
No, they won't be mounted or get rained on. Just setting up when I want to hear music outside.

@wolf_garcia 
Thanks, I will check them out. PAs might be the way to go.

Maybe I should clarify a little. Yes they will be used at BBQs and pot luck dinners. However, sometimes I like to listen outdoors with the volume up. So, although I'm not looking for a very expensive high-end speaker, I would like to enjoy a musically sounding speaker outdoors without reflections in a large back yard around 1/4 acre in size.
Thanks again everyone.

Bruce
freediver
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There are weather resistant speakers available from several vendors including some that look like ROCKS,google should help you find them..
mitch2
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I have had two pairs of SpeakerCraft indoor-outdoor speakers mounted under my eves at my current home for 15 years and the larger pair actually was moved over from my previous residence.  365 days x 15+ years through Michigan winters and they still sound great.
I have no idea whether the newer versions are as solid as the speakers I have, but they are still in business and the  Boom Tomb In-Ground Subwoofer Kit looks pretty cool.
https://www.speakercraft.com/products/all/outdoor/all
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