While they're designed to move air, they also have a pretty good
output in our pool, Walt. We had one speaker working for a
week...five feet below the surface...completely under water! They are
NOT (strictly speaking) underwater speakers. But they work very well
without failure, completely submerged.
Bernie
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>> Also, NEAR has had a pair of their speakers mounted (and working) on
>> the top of Mt. Washington, NH for 7 or 8 years, now. That's notable
>> because (as of this writing it's -22C w/ the wind chill factor) this
>> is the location of the worst weather conditions in N. America, and
>> the NEARs mounted there have not failed yet.
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>It might be worthwhile noting that there is a difference between
>waterproof speakers and underwater speakers. The NEAR appear to be
>waterproof, but not designed to work on water, i.e. completely
>underwater, they still are designed to move air.
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>One place to look for underwater speakers is swimming pool equipment
>suppliers. And places that supply swim teams and the synchronized
>swimming performers. Every time I've looked the prices were high. But
>the underwater speakers are more designed to vibrate the water. For true
>submerged use.
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>Walt
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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