Theater Solutions2R8S Outdoor Sandstone 8" Rock 2 Speaker Set for Deck Pool Spa Yard Garden

Hooted them up, had to strip wires back a little further. Turned on outside zone and fired right up. Sound great!

Bought the 8” speakers and have to say they are a major improvement to our old Insignia ones and pump out the music. Very happy with this purchase.

Had these installed for a about 24 hours so no comment on longevity. I will give only initial impressions.First things first, these are NOT coaxial two way speakers. They a single driver with a "whizzer" cone (think cheap automotive speakers). Not sure how they get away with saying they have a sealed tweeter when they do not. That being said, the sound quality is good. Not great, not terrible just good. They highs are muddy, flat, and mostly lifeless but the lows are decent If these things had actual tweeters, they would really come to life. Overall they are fine for around the pool since they will be mostly used at low volume to add to the ambiance and the on the occasional outdoor movie night. Perhaps the lack of a tweeter will add to the robustness of the overall design as simpler things are usually longer lived.The overall build and sealing appears to be a good quality and quite robust. Immediately after install, we had quite the downpour which didn't phase the speakers at all. If that is any indication, they should last for a good bit.Would I recommend them? Depends on your audio tastes. If you are an audiophile and expect nothing but the best, no absolutely not. If you want something to play back ground music to help add to the ambiance and not be out place in an outdoor setting, yes these will be fine.

I bought a set of 2 to place around my pool and they sound great. They survived a hurricane, artic blast and snow.

I replaced 4 defective Niles speakers that ranged in age from 18 months old to 10 yrs old. I do not think the Niles RS6 are durable. I have purchased 7 Niles 6 inch speakers over the past 10 years and 6 shot craps!I am an audiophile, so when I gave up on Niles, and their $200-250 per speaker price tag, I looked around for the best rock speakers. The reviews on these speakers were great and the price was unbelievable. I honestly thought they were going to sound horrible and I planned on just returning them. To my surprise, I plugged them in, turned them on and they lit up my back yard!No rock speaker has the sound quality of an indoor speaker in a cabinet. However, the highs were solid, the mids and vocals were clear and the bass was more than acceptable. (There weakness is clearly bass reproduction. It is solid but not great) I compared the 2R8S to my one remaining fully functional 6 inch Niles rock speaker and it was louder, meaning more efficient with less power, and had superior highs and mids. Where the Niles speaker had a slight edge was bass reproduction. The Niles was tighter and deeper even though it was a 6 and not an 8. Most, probably won’t notice the difference in bass quality. More, knowing bass is usually the weakness of a less expensive speaker, I cheated by buying the 8 over the 6. Also, I adjusted the bass, crossover and internal eq settings on my amp and now, the bass is just as good as the Niles rock speaker! At $200 cheaper per speaker these definitely blow the Niles 6.5 rock speakers away!Durability is unknown right now but at $50 per speaker who cares!!!DO NOT OVER POWER THESE SPEAKERS!!! The manufacturer may rate them for 200 watts but 100 Watts at about 80% up is about it.

These speakers have shockingly short cables for using outdoors. Barely 6 inches.Avoid this product

Finding speakers rated for outdoor use that kind of blend in with the landscaping is difficult. Many are bluetooth and connectivity is always an issue. These hard wired speakers are easy to install, highly recommend using waterproof connectors to prevent corrosion or shorting. Once installed these have good sound quality and project across the yard nicely. I am impressed with the sound quality given we didn't pay a lot compared to other options. Would definitely recommend

I’ve gotten these over the last 7 or 8 years. Very happy with the sound but I replace every 2-3 years. With 8 speakers in the yard that adds up quick. And recent replacements seem to have an even shorter life. Just had one go in under 2 months. In addition the speak wire is not only very thin but has gone from 2’ or so to about 6” recently.