Speakers in a bathroom?

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GadgetBoy

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I recently installed a TV in the bathroom. The TV is mounted about 5 feet from the shower and, while it's great for watching the news while shaving, I can't hear squat while I am in the shower with the water on.

I'm thinking about installing speakers above the bathtub, but I am concerned about the high humidity that they will be subjected to.

Rather that installing an outdoor speaker on the ceiling (which could look very awkward), I was thinking about getting a marine grade speaker and fabricating a mount to install it in the ceiling. I have seen some wireless speakers that hang from the shower head, but I am not sure how clean of a look that will be.

Looking to see if any of you guys have done anything like this.

Thanks in advance all,
GB
 
I wouldn't worry about it. Just figure that the speaker may die and you will spend 15 minutes replacing it a few years down the road. If it doesn't fail for 20, great, but for less than $100 you can get two descent ceiling speakers meaning you have your first spare right off. IMHO, the speaker just dosn't cost enough to go to all the trouble and expense to protect it.

Personally, I have a regular yamaha ceiling speaker just outside the shower (the shower wall is open at the top so steam gets out). It is 3 years in use now and looks/sounds brand new.
 
The problem with mounting the speaker outside the shower on the ceiling is that my bathroom simply isn't large enough and I have a ceiling light and an exhaust fan mounted already. I just don't have the room...
 
GadgetBoy said:
The problem with mounting the speaker outside the shower on the ceiling is that my bathroom simply isn't large enough and I have a ceiling light and an exhaust fan mounted already. I just don't have the room...
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I was trying to instill the idea that I don't think it matters. I would just mount a regular ceiling speaker above the shower if that were the only space I had. I just woudn't worry about the speaker dying. It will certainly last at least a few years even if it got moist on a daily basis. It just isn't expensive enough of an item to get all worked up about replacing it every so many years.

You could also take the grill off the speaker and spray it with water repellent like scotch guard every few months which I think would make it last a very long time.
 
I have a pair of speakers in the bathroom on a wall between the shower and the tub. They've held up for the last 8 years or so. I compensate by increasing the volume. They sound pretty good. I do have the exhaust fans set up such that they go on when you either turn the lights on over the tub (really more like a kind of large whirlpool bath) or over the shower; so the noise level is higher just running the fans / shower. These are indoor/outdoor 8" Pyle in wall speakers. I did similiar in Florida with the wall speakers except there the bathroom has the 9 foot ceilings. In the old house I used small but very loud external speakers in boxes in both the bathrooms and master bedroom. They didn't look as nice as the in wall speakers but had a relatively small footprint and good sound.
 
About 5-6 years ago I installed Terra speakers, one in the ceiling within the shower stall and one in the ceiling of the master bath directly above the tub. Never a glitch through thousands of showers (4 people, one shower per day each for 5-6 years). I installed the version with the dual coaxial tweeters so I get stereo through one speaker - great sound and saves space. Terra specializes in speakers that are temperature and moisture proof.

http://www.terraspeakers.com/ca_wf10_2_square.html

Rick
 
I agree with the others... (in fact a similar conversation comes up with boat owners if they should really bother with marine speakers).

They should hold up just fine... But when picking speakers, avoid paper cones and look for a well made plastic or fiber or other cone and glue that won't be sensitive to water.
 
ricks said:
About 5-6 years ago I installed Terra speakers, one in the ceiling within the shower stall and one in the ceiling of the master bath directly above the tub. Never a glitch through thousands of showers (4 people, one shower per day each for 5-6 years). I installed the version with the dual coaxial tweeters so I get stereo through one speaker - great sound and saves space. Terra specializes in speakers that are temperature and moisture proof.

http://www.terraspea...0_2_square.html

Rick
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What's the price point of these? Searches only yield prices for rock speakers and not wall speakers. I'm guessing a pre-requisite for being a dealer is not to publish prices.

They may be out of the range I am looking to pay. This is a "nice to have" and not a "must have". ;)
 
Have you looked at the Monoprice.com ceiling speakers? Many people here use them (I'm planning on it). Good price and quality. They have a Kevlar cone, should hold up well to moisture.
 
Here are some descent in-ceiling speakers for $70/pr. I think you will find that the steam takes a very very long time to damage the speaker, if ever. And if it should fail after a few years, just pull the second one out of the cabinet and install it for several more years of use. By the time that fails, you will have probably died or moved. :o

In my shower, I didn't bother with stereo. It's not like you really can tell with all the echoing and noise of the bath/shower room.

http://www.buy.com/prod/pioneer-s-ic831-lr-in-ceiling-speaker-2-way-cable-100w-rms/214563004.html
 
I use Monoprice speakers in 3 bathrooms with the thought that - like others - they sound decent and are cheap and easy enough to replace when/if the time comes.
 
I installed one of Outdoor Speaker Depot's outdoor stereo in-ceiling speakers in both bathrooms of my last house. They worked great; we had no issues with them in two plus years.
 
@OP - How would you power your speakers in the bathroom from the television? Would you pick up a standalone amplifier?
 
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