There are likely 4 different zones: Upper Patios, Pool, Hot tub, and Gazebo. The upper patios can take house-mounted outdoor speakers. The pool area is 2,600 sq. ft., the hot tub area is 200 sq. ft., and the gazebo area is 275 sq. ft. For the gazebo, I could use regular outdoor speakers inside it.
Outdoor Landscape series speakers
I am interested in installing landscape speakers (satellites and buried sub(s)) in my backyard, including zones for patios, a gazebo, pool, and hot tub. Has anyone purchased or demo'd a landscape series speaker set, and could share perspective on preferred equipment? There seem to be a few major players (Sonance, Martin Logan, Paradigm, TIC, OSD). I have a few questions:
1. Is it better to buy one large system or a few smaller systems (e.g., Pardigm GO4 package).
2. When is it preferred to have 6" vs. 4" satellites?
3. What control systems are preferred (Sonos amp, Control4, Elan, etc.)?