I have a 5.1 home theater / stereo system as my main system. This comprises 4 silverline audio sonata ii speakers, a silverline audio center speaker, an Alan Yun custom made subwoofer, Conrad Johnson 5600 5 channel amp, Marantz av8801 preamp/processor , Sony udp-x00m2 blu-ray player, Sony dvp s9000es dvd player, Sony cdp-cx90es cd carousel, Michell gyrodec se turntable, sme iv.vi tonearm, dynavector 20x2 low output mc cartridge, ps audio stellar phono preamp, monster hts 2600 home theater powercenter and a Belkin pure av power center.
Now that I have described my audio components I have a simple question. My system has not changed in many years aside from the blu-ray player, I have recently updated my outdoor patio. I would like to have music from my turntable or from either my cd carousel or dvd player heard in my outdoor patio. The outside wall between my home theater / stereo listening room is approximately 20 feet from the turntable , cd, and dvd components. I would like to purchase two ( or more) outdoor portable battery operated speakers that would rest on furniture somewhere between 20 to 40 feet outside from this walll. Hence a total of between 40 to 60 feet from my components with an exterior house wall in between. I may also consider using an apple iPhone with Spotify as a source. I am not currently consider using any other streaming services. I am considering using 2 or more outdoor Bluetooth portable speakers. I understand that this would require obtaining a Bluetooth transmitter which would be connected to my Marantz processor. Does this seem reasonable? If yes, what outdoor portable speakers and transmitter would you recommend? A friend in the Internet occupation but not an “audiophile” mentioned WI Fi rather than Bluetooth. I should mentioned that I originally had several rock speakers connected to a Sony receiver and Rotel cd changer that I placed in an outdoor cabinet wired with electricity. However the cabinet, not created by an audiophile was too small to easily put in or take out the stereo components. Not being “weather proof” I had to remove these components when not in use. Consequently they were hardly used. After the latest outdoor remodel the rock speakers are no longer connected. Hence my reason for using portable water resistant battery speakers, Again my questions are, should I consider Bluetooth as I originally thought or WI FI ?And what transmitter and portable speakers should I obtain? I hope that I have provided enough details. Music will probably be rock from the 60’s to the present. Patio sitting is in an area approximately 50 feet wide and 20 in distance from the outside house wall total of 1000 sq ft.
