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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Dueck" data-source="post: 215313" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>How loud do you listen to music? How far away, or how large an area do you want to cover? </p><p>Unless it's soft background music only, for a small area - I'd go with speakers with higher sensitivity and higher power handling. If your receiver toasted the Niles speakers - it's most likely going to toast the Paradigm speakers as well - which also won't go loud enough. </p><p></p><p>Not the answer you want to hear, but it looks like you need a pre-amp output from the receiver to a proper (larger) amplifier, to power better speakers. </p><p></p><p>The absolute cheapest speakers I've found for outdoor use, that still sound pretty good (you'll still need a subwoofer for real bass), are the Tannoy DVS8. Even they aren't that loud though. My preference is the Martin CDD range, likely the 12" or 15" if you need to cover a larger area or louder music. Make sure you get the weather rated models. They are pro level speakers though, and don't have the low consumer level price point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caleb Dueck, post: 215313, member: 60"] How loud do you listen to music? How far away, or how large an area do you want to cover? Unless it's soft background music only, for a small area - I'd go with speakers with higher sensitivity and higher power handling. If your receiver toasted the Niles speakers - it's most likely going to toast the Paradigm speakers as well - which also won't go loud enough. Not the answer you want to hear, but it looks like you need a pre-amp output from the receiver to a proper (larger) amplifier, to power better speakers. The absolute cheapest speakers I've found for outdoor use, that still sound pretty good (you'll still need a subwoofer for real bass), are the Tannoy DVS8. Even they aren't that loud though. My preference is the Martin CDD range, likely the 12" or 15" if you need to cover a larger area or louder music. Make sure you get the weather rated models. They are pro level speakers though, and don't have the low consumer level price point. [/QUOTE]
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