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Need Recommendation for Wi-Fi capable Receiver for Pool Speakers

Posted on 7/3/26 at 9:44 am
Posted by AFtigerFan
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2008
3758 posts
Posted on 7/3/26 at 9:44 am
We're purchasing a house and we move in next week. They have 3 wired speakers outside for the pool area that are mounted on the house. The speaker wires come into the house at a central location so that's the easy part. I haven't looked to see what the brand/specs are yet so maybe this post is premature, but here goes.

I'd like a receiver that has Wi-Fi so I can control the music with my phone when we're outside by the pool. I'm not looking to break the bank, but I would like some recommendations. What receivers do you think I should look at? Would it need to be a 3 or 4-channel receiver, or is there a way to make a 2-channel receiver work? I have no experience at all with this stuff, so I thought I'd go to my favorite place and ask.

Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
34990 posts
Posted on 7/3/26 at 11:05 am to
A lot to unpack here. I assume the 3 speakers are still there? If so, unless they are wired in a strange way, I wouldn't run 3 speakers. I would only run two, optimally the two that are the furthers apart unless one is ridiculously far away from the pool area. That way you are using a two channel amp and things are much less complicated.

If it were me, I would be worried about strange impendences messing up my new receiver. So you'll need test the speakers back at where they terminate. You'll need a multi meter for this. It's a little involved, but worth it. (All of this assumes the wires aren't labeled) First, disconnect all of the speakers from the speaker wire. Then twist the two ends of one of the speaker wires together. Go back to the speaker wire termination location and test for continuity. Find the two speakers you want to use and reconnect them. Google how to test speaker impedance and follow the directions using your multi meter. Make sure that the readings are roughly the same and that range is within what your amplifier can handle. At that point you have the speakers sorted out.

For step two, Find a receiver that has Spotify connect and you should be good to go in that regard. You could also use the outputs from a dedicated Alexa device (or similar) to control music the same way.
This post was edited on 7/3/26 at 11:06 am
Posted by AFtigerFan
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2008
3758 posts
Posted on 7/3/26 at 11:14 am to
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I would only run two, optimally the two that are the furthers apart unless one is ridiculously far away from the pool area. That way you are using a two channel amp and things are much less complicated.
I don't know why I didn't think of that. The 3 speakers are there. 2 speakers face the pool from the back patio, and the third speaker faces the pool from the outdoor kitchen. This is a suggestion I'll seriously consider. I can do all the testing with the multi-meter, so no issues there. Thanks.
Posted by ColdDuck
BR via da Parish
Member since Sep 2006
3022 posts
Posted on 7/3/26 at 11:33 am to
Sonos amp supports 4 speakers. Just do that and call it a day.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
34990 posts
Posted on 7/3/26 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

Sonos amp supports 4 speakers. Just do that and call it a day.



Yeah but in this configuration, you'd have to run 1 (or all 3) in mono or it would sound funky.
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