Listening to Your iPod Outdoors Is A Lot Easier Than You Think

By Mary Ann Giorgio

BBQ season is coming and you’re bound to be in someone’s backyard, Solo cup in one hand, SB-50 in the other. Take a look around to see how the host is controlling his or her outdoor sound. One of several scenarios could be in play. Perhaps she has a sleek-looking iPod docking station sitting on the deck. It sounds great when you’re near it but Lady Gaga quickly fades when you stroll toward the pool. Maybe he has a pro-audio set up with speakers and amps more suited to a rave. It sounds great when you’re near the pool, but your ears start to bleed as you walk closer to the speakers. Or worse case scenario, indoor speakers dragged out onto the deck or perched precariously on a window sill. It sounds terrible no matter where you’re standing.

OSD Audio wireless speakers include a nifty
RCA to mini input that allows users to
connect the speakers to their iPod or other
portable music device via the headphone jack. 

iPod Outdoor Audio—The Easy Way

Outdoor Speaker Depot is raising a new flag for iPod connectivity with our line of wireless outdoor speakers. We’ve been selling reliable wireless outdoor speakers for years now, but haven’t really emphasized how easy these systems make it to play iPod or other portable audio device outside. Blame that one on product managers who insist on pointing out frequency response, cone materials, and excursion ratios. So we’re going to fix that this with our iPod Outdoor Connect page, a dedicated place for iPod, Android, and other portable music players and the speakers that create a simple solution.

Plug It In, Turn It On and Start the Party

Whether you choose a wireless rock speaker, wireless patio speaker, or even wireless frog speakers, all models include a 2.4 GHz transmitter. Front and center on the transmitter is an RCA to mini input that lets users connect their iPod to the transmitter via a simple RCA to mini cable, which, by the way, is included. Here is how a typical customer sets up his or her OSD wireless  outdoor audio system: Take new wireless speakers out of the box, place speakers in the yard where they want them, plug the main speaker into an outlet for power, plug the transmitter to an outlet inside or outside the house. Plug iPod into the transmitter, hit play. Now you may have to cycle through a few channels to find the best signal for your area but it is literally that easy. The 2.4 GHz-2.48 GHz frequency is less likely to experience interference from other wireless devices like cordless phones, and range is steady up to 300 feet unobstructed.

The benefits of an OSD Audio outdoor system are many; but we like to emphasize coverage and convenience. With a pair of speakers positioned in the yard, you’ll get wider sound overage whether you're toward the back of the yard or relaxing on the deck. Once installed, you can keep them there for eternity so no resetting up the speakers every time you have a BBQ, no dragging in a docking station or covering up an expensive tower. Just plug the iPod to the transmitter and hit play.

We Love Androids Too!

Just because we’re going on and on about  iPods does not mean we’re neglecting other mobile music devices like Android or Kindles,  Our wireless speakers work with any device that includes a headphone jack which includes a whole bunch of things like, MP3 players, laptop computers, receivers, etc. We state iPod simply because it is the most common request from our customers. No matter what you plug into these wireless speakers, we promise you will be thrilled with the sound quality and with how easy and fun it is. Now spark up the barbie!