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Garden audio has always been a struggle to provide for customers as there has only ever been two options. Cheap, portable Bluetooth speakers which anyone can buy and use, or expensive systems that need separate amplification and control.

American Audio Co and OSD Audio are setting out to change that in 2023. Their unique, Bluetooth, on-wall and in-garden speaker packs give the luxury of built-in audio, without the traditional set up headaches or silly costs.

Simple to install and use, you just mount them on the wall or hide them in the garden, wire the speakers together, plug in the waterproof power supply and they wake up with a Bluetooth connection for you to play from your phone, tablet or even via an OK Google/Alexa command.

With the Bluetooth built into the speaker housings, they look good too. The modern, rounded design of the 5” and 6.5” on-wall patio speakers wouldn’t look out of place on the wall of your favourite bar’s patio, whist the 5.25” or 8” Bluetooth rocks easily melt into the foliage of a garden boarder.

Then there is OSD’s super cool Sub/Sat system, again with Bluetooth built in. Power the 8” subwoofer, connect to the Bluetooth and the sub and up to four smaller satellite speakers will have your garden dancing in next to no time. Perfect for parties, around a pool and hot tub or sharing tunes to different areas in your garden.

With a Sub/Sat system there is no need to deafen those on your patio area just to be able to hear the music further down the garden, and because everything is mounted low down, in amongst the foliage, you won’t be entertaining the neighbours at the same time.

The design suggestion is to position the main subwoofer (bass) somewhere in the middle of the garden boarders and fan the supplied waterproof speaker cable out to the left and right for the satellite (mid/high range) speakers.

American Audio also recommends feeding both a left and right channel in either direction to give an even distribution of sound as you move around the garden and prevent any unusual sound imaging. This is best achieved in a L/R/Sub/L/R style of configuration.

With retail prices starting at £379.50 for the smaller 5.25” on-walls, only climbing to £799.50 for the Sub/Sat kit, with good trade margins, these simple garden systems are an easy system addition and install for anyone working with smart home systems, garden rooms, lighting and electrics.

American Audio Co, americanaudioco.uk