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With a limited number of warm-weather months on the calendar, Garden State residents take their backyard time seriously. This weatherproof family decided to extend their outdoor time. Thanks to an outdoor TV, a patio heater, a hot tub and a kitchen that’s the envy of every armchair top chef, this Jersey family enjoys an all-season al fresco life. Enjoying electronics outside is the easy part; making sure that the electronics and cables can withstand the elements is the challenge. Add the stipulation that audio/video gear must be concealed and it’s a job best tackled by seasoned pros. Expanding the whole-house entertainment system to the backyard was a natural extension for system designers at Electronics Design Group. The backyard became another zone in the house-wide system. But backyard electronics carry different requirements. EDG installers picked locations for wires that they knew were dry spots, for instance. Speaker considerations are different when there are no walls to reflect the sound. In order to cover the square space, they used two sets of speakers: one set of flush-mount speakers mounted in the divider behind the hot tub and the other set across the patio in a soffit under the roof of the house. The Sonance
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