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Kensington Home Technology has been featured in The Sunday Times, as their Tech Consultant under the banner 'Ask the Experts':
I want to listen
to music outside without turning up the volume in the house and flinging
open the windows. How do I fix up outside speakers?
MA, east London
These days, more of us look at our garden as an extension of our living space, and apply the same standards to fitting it out as we would to the living room. That goes for music, too. Bowers & Wilkins (01903 221800, www.bwspeakers.com) has a range of weatherproof external speakers that provide great performance, starting at £199 a pair. They come with wall brackets and need to be fixed to a surface. For £400 a pair, you could invest in fibreglass Outback Rock speakers, which look like stones and will blend into your borders (available from the Multi-Room Company; 01242 539100, www.multi-room.com ). When installing external speakers, use external-grade cable where possible. If you bury the cables, make sure that they won’t be damaged by digging or pruning. Wireless speakers avoid this problem. Vivanco (01442 403020, www.vivanco.com ) has splash-proof – but not waterproof – external speakers, which run on batteries, for £150 a pair. For a list of installation companies in your area, contact the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (01480 213744, www.cedia.co.uk ). Malcolm Stewart is co-founder of Kensington Home Technology, a custom installation company e-mail your questions to propertyexperts@sunday-times.co.uk |