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I'm looking for some decent speakers for the garage. My feeling is I would be happy with something in the $200-$400 range. Powered seems ideal to keep it simple and out of the way. I've got a ton of stuff in my garage well organized, but shelf and wall space is at a premium. I get a new tool for every project, so it's not ever going to get any better. So I don't want them to take up more room than necessary.
It seems like most only have balanced ins, including many of the go-tos e.g. JBL 305P
I would be connecting my phone to them from a streaming service. I'm OK with line in or Bluetooth. I would actually prefer Bluetooth for ease of use, but it seems like most in this range with Bluetooth are >$400. My phone only has USB-C, if that matters.
Or is there something I'm missing and there is any 'easy' way to connect my phone to something with only balanced ins? It seems kind of silly to spend $250 on something and spend another $50+ just to get it connected. I would also like to avoid having another box, just a pair of powered speakers with a line in seems ideal.
My priorities are good sound, and some ruggedness (looks and actual) since they will be living in a garage. I'm also wondering if a port is a bad idea with the critters/insects that sometimes live in garages. But it seems like everything in this arena has a port. I don't need them to dig too deep, but I get the port since something sealed of this size with a 5"-6" mid/woofer in this price (power and excursion) range would probably be pretty bass lacking.
High and low shelving capability built into many of the studio monitors also seem like an easy way to tame any issues due to many hard surfaces and close proximity to walls with them being up on shelves near side walls, or mounted on the side walls.
The garage is only 380 sq ft and this is really for background while working on the car or woodworking right outside of the garage, so loud is not a requirement.
It seems like most only have balanced ins, including many of the go-tos e.g. JBL 305P
I would be connecting my phone to them from a streaming service. I'm OK with line in or Bluetooth. I would actually prefer Bluetooth for ease of use, but it seems like most in this range with Bluetooth are >$400. My phone only has USB-C, if that matters.
Or is there something I'm missing and there is any 'easy' way to connect my phone to something with only balanced ins? It seems kind of silly to spend $250 on something and spend another $50+ just to get it connected. I would also like to avoid having another box, just a pair of powered speakers with a line in seems ideal.
My priorities are good sound, and some ruggedness (looks and actual) since they will be living in a garage. I'm also wondering if a port is a bad idea with the critters/insects that sometimes live in garages. But it seems like everything in this arena has a port. I don't need them to dig too deep, but I get the port since something sealed of this size with a 5"-6" mid/woofer in this price (power and excursion) range would probably be pretty bass lacking.
High and low shelving capability built into many of the studio monitors also seem like an easy way to tame any issues due to many hard surfaces and close proximity to walls with them being up on shelves near side walls, or mounted on the side walls.
The garage is only 380 sq ft and this is really for background while working on the car or woodworking right outside of the garage, so loud is not a requirement.
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