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As outdoor living spaces become an integral extension of modern homes, the demand for high-quality outdoor audio systems has soared. Whether it's for entertaining guests or enjoying some personal relaxation time, investing in outdoor audio can significantly enhance your outdoor experience. In this blog, we'll address some common questions about outdoor audio systems. 

What are the differences between indoor and outdoor audio systems? 

Outdoor audio systems offer superior sound quality for outdoor spaces, durability, and often come with features specifically designed for outdoor use. They are built to withstand various weather conditions, ensuring uninterrupted performance regardless of the elements. This can give peace of mind in a region with as much climate variation as the St. Louis area! Additionally, they often incorporate advanced technology for optimal sound dispersion and clarity, delivering an immersive listening experience. 

What are some key features to look for in your outdoor audio solution? 

Consider features such as weather resistance, power handling capabilities, sound quality, and scalability. Look for speakers with robust construction, UV-resistant finishes, and waterproofing to ensure longevity, and opt for trusted brands with a reputation for delivering superior sound quality. Scalability is another essential component for accommodating different outdoor spaces, sizes, and preferences, allowing you to expand or customize your system as needed. If you’re not sure where to start, our team of experts can assess your outdoor space and make recommendations based on our decades of experience.  

What are the most popular brands in high-end outdoor audio solutions? 

Several renowned brands excel in providing high-end outdoor audio solutions, including Sonus faber, Paradigm, Bowers & Wilkins, James Loudspeaker, and Sonance. Sonus faber is acclaimed for its luxurious craftsmanship and premium sound quality, offering elegant outdoor speakers that blend seamlessly with any outdoor environment. Paradigm is known for its innovative speaker designs and exceptional performance, with a range of outdoor speakers suited for any application. Bowers & Wilkins combines cutting-edge technology with sleek aesthetics. Sonance specializes in high-fidelity outdoor audio solutions, offering an extensive selection of speakers, subwoofers, and amplifiers tailored to outdoor settings. The Sound Room offers complete lines of outdoor audio systems from all of the industry’s most trusted brands.  

How do I choose the right audio system for my outdoor space? 

First and foremost, it’s important to find an expert that you trust to provide guidance for your space and the way you hope to use it. They’ll begin by assessing the size of your outdoor area, desired sound quality, and aesthetic preferences, considering factors like speaker placement, coverage area, and zoning options to create your ideal environment. Audio professionals and experienced dealers like The Sound Room can provide personalized recommendations based on your needs and budget. 

As the weather begins to warm up each year, we see a growing number of customers looking into outdoor entertainment components. The television is often the centerpiece of any outdoor entertainment space, and customers have many questions about using TVs outside. In this article, we break down the most frequent questions we get from customers about outdoor TVs and provide clear answers to help you make well-informed product decisions.

Can a regular TV be used for outdoors?

Short term? Yes. Long term? No. Temporarily, an indoor TV will function outdoors. So if it’s a one-time situation in mild temperature and weather conditions and you want to have a TV outdoors for an afternoon, you could technically use any TV. But if you plan to watch television outdoors more frequently or you plan to keep the TV outside full time, you should not use a regular indoor TV. It is not designed to stand up to outdoor conditions and will fail much sooner.

Are outdoor TVs waterproof or just water resistant?

You’ll need to do some research. Some outdoor TVs are designed to be completely waterproof. They could withstand a direct downpour of rain and still function normally. Others are water resistant. They will stand up to wet weather better than your indoor TV, but are not made to withstand constant direct precipitation. Water resistant TVs will work fine under a covered porch, but if your TV will not be covered and protected from rain, you should go with a waterproof model. 

Are outdoor TVs more expensive than indoor TVs?

Typically, outdoor TV models will be more expensive than comparable indoor TVs. Why? It comes down to features. Outdoor TVs feature specialized design and weather-resistance that creates additional expense. But they will also last much longer than a regular indoor TV in an outdoor environment.  

Do I need a special mounting bracket for an outdoor TV?

Yes. Most TV mounts are made of metal. So it’s important to select a TV mount that is rated to stand up to weather, or you will deal with rust and corrosion that will deteriorate the materials and require you to replace the mount. If you’re investing in an outdoor TV, it’s also smart to invest in a mount made for outdoor use.  

Who doesn’t love the big game? Even if football isn’t up your alley, the commercials are reason enough to look forward to this day all year long. We pulled together our top video and audio picks for the Big Game to help you create the perfect set up.

The Sound Room’s Top Video Picks for The Big Game:

1) SONY  XBR65X850B – 65″ Ultra  LED TV $2,500

Experience breathtaking detail and clarity with this Sony 4K Ultra HD TV. Once you’ve seen favorite TV shows and sports in 4K Ultra High Definition, you’ll wonder how you lived without it.

2)SONY VPLVW350ES 4K projector- $8,000. True 4K projection, now under $10K.

Sony is a company that has gone from lens to living room, now delivering 4K into our homes. They not only create 4K content, master 4K content, replicate Blu-ray disks, manufacture Blu-ray players, but also build a projector that is designed to play native 4K materials.

We are hosting an exclusive Sony 4K Laser Projector Showing of the VPL-VW500ES! This is the World’s Most Advanced 4K Home Theater Projector.

We will have the Sony VPL-VW500ES on hand for 3 days only, May 12th, 13th and 14th at The Sound Room! Here are some specifics on this elite projector.

Featuring Breathtaking Picture Quality

• Native 4K Resolution
• High Brightness
• Super High Contrast
• HDR Compatible
• Reality Creation 4K Upscaling
• Wide Color Space
• Motionflow

This Sony projector greatly reduces screen door effect and “jaggies” for a truly immersive experience that you will never forget. You can enjoy bright, crisp images, even in a brightly lit room. You will get the best possible images! It also features Motionflow, which makes motion much smoother, bringing the thrill of watching a fast-paced, action film to the home.

A lot of new technology came out recently at one the largest industry trade shows. Check out the presentation of Samsung’s The Frame, a TV with Art Mode to blend in with your décor when not in use.

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Right now thru July 5^th, we are offering amazing specials for “Dads & Grads!” All of these items would make a great graduation present for the high school or college grad in your life or an even better alternative to the boring tie Dad’s are so use to receiving. Here is a rundown of the specials:

• Buy any Sonos wireless music systems starting at $199 and get 6 months of Google Play Music for FREE!
• Integra 30.5 Surround Sound Receiver now $799, originally $999. Integra 40.5 Surround Sound Receiver now only $1099, originally $1299. $200 savings on both receivers!These are networked receivers with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology that grant you access to your digital library and online streaming services. Great for the music lover in your family!
• Bose Soundtouch Portable Wi-Fi Music System was $399, now $349. This is a great option to take the Bose quality sound on the go!
• Outdoor speaks from Klipsch, Sonance and Paradigm. All speakers on sale, save hundreds of dollars! Speakers starting at $249 a pair, your backyard barbeques will be the envy of the neighborhood.
• You don’t have to miss a moment of Cardinal’s baseball season when you’re chillin’ outside with an Outdoor Weatherproof TV from Sunbrite, starting at $1495. To learn more about these awesome televisions check out our Outdoor Oasis blog.
• Bowers & Wilkins A5 Portable wireless music system with Apple’s AirPlay regularly $499, sale price $449.

Give us a call or stop by today to find the perfect gift for the Dad or Grad in your life. At The Sound Room, we do more than simply provide home theater solutions-we provide an experience! The Sound Room has a retail showroom located in Chesterfield. For more information, call The Sound Room at (636) 537-0404 or visit us online 24/7 at www.thesoundroom.com.

The 2014 Major League Baseball season is now in full swing, which means it’s time to sit back and enjoy watching America’s pastime. If you’re planning on enjoying the Cardinal’s game from the comfort of your own home, we can help you find the best viewing options.

1. Major League Baseball has their fans in mind with an awesome At Bat app for Apple iOS. The app was updated in the offseason and now includes improved features such as inline video, league-wide scoreboard, and expanded instant replay. The free app comes with the basics, but with a paid subscription you have access to every out-of-market regular season game. $2.99 for a monthly plan or a one-time annual fee of $19.99 for the entire 2014 season all the way through the World Series.

2. Not at home or don’t have access to cable? No problem! You can watch the game through your desktop, gaming counsel, streaming device and more through MLB.TV. Users can choose from several different screen options and the video quality and playback is excellent. The MLB.TV subscription service is available for $109 a year for a standard, web-only access plan, or $129 a year for the premium version. The premium plan allows you to stream the games and watch on many different devices.

3. Are you a cable customer? Certain cable and satellite providers are offering MLB Extra Innings and including MLB.TV with the package for less than $200 a year. With MLB Extra Innings, you’ll have access to almost 100 out-of-market games a week, most of them available in HD. Can’t decide what game to watch? You can preview up to 8 games at once!

4. With WatchESPN, you can watch any game broadcasted on ESPN or ESPN recaps anytime, anywhere! The WatchESPN app is free and with your cable or satellite subscription, you should have full access to your favorite ESPN shows and live events. ESPN3 is available for Free from participating internet providers. You can check HERE to see if your provider is on the list.

Spring and summer months mean warm and beautiful weather, relaxing on the patio, and enjoying nature. It also means the start of baseball season! You don’t have to sacrifice the weather or our beloved Cardinals, just bring the indoors-outdoor with an outdoor television. SunBrite TV’s are the only time-tested TVs in the world that are designed and built for permanent outdoor installation. They are completely weatherproof with superior brightness. Their durable screens can endure temperatures as hot as 122 degrees and as cold as -24 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing you to leave your television outside all year long!

We understand it can be a lot of work setting up an outdoor living area, but SunBrite and The Sound Room created a product to help ease the process. The SunBrite TV Wireless HD Transceiver can send full 1080p HD content wirelessly to televisions. That’s right, no cables! As long as your outdoor television is within 150 feet, you’ll be watching HDTV in no time.

One of our favorite parts of the spring and summer months are backyard BBQ’s. There’s nothing better than spending time with those you love, cold drink in your hand, and enjoying some delicious food while listening to some great music. We have a complete line of Sonance outdoor speakers that deliver crystal clear sound with a rustic design that allows them to blend into your outdoor space. Now you can listen to the game on KMOX or enjoy your favorite tunes outdoors.

If you aren’t sure what steps to take first in creating your outdoor area, we are here to help! Come talk to one of our Electronic System Designers who can help you transform your patio or deck into a relaxing outdoor oasis.

At The Sound Room, we do more than simply provide home theater solutions-we provide an experience! The Sound Room has a retail showroom located in Chesterfield. For more information, call The Sound Room at (636) 537-0404 or visit us online 24/7 at www.thesoundroom.com.

With March upon us, that means it’s time for March Madness! That’s right basketball fans, we’ve seen your posts and heard your cries of joy that March Madness is here and in full swing. Who wants to watch basketball on an old, outdated TV when you could experience the game in all its glory on a brand new 4k Ultra HDTV? Well you’ve come to the right place! At The Sound Room, we can help you find a TV that best fits your sports watching needs.

There is no better time to set up a home theater system than for March Madness; if you can’t make it to the game in person the next best thing is watching the game from the comfort of your home on a 4k TV. Here are some features that will make your March Madness viewing experience even more enjoyable:

• 4K Ultra HD TV: 4K offers four times the resolution of today’s 1080p televisions and will enhance your existing HD content for the best viewing experience.
• Projectors: A projector will create a screen size up to 200 inches- that is sixteen and a half feet of magnificent basketball!
• Lighting, acoustics and sound proofing to enhance the way you experience the game.
• A great remote! You deserve it after all.

There’s nothing worse than a system emergency in the middle of the big game, but you can rest easy knowing that we offer on-call technicians and an in-house service department; you won’t even need to put down your basketball brackets.

We have over 30 years of experience helping thousands of satisfied clients put audio and video together in their homes. The Sound Room has received the Excellence in Retailing award as Best Specialty AV Dealer in the US from TWICE magazine; let us help you make your dream home theater a reality, and in time for March Madness!

Vinyl records have come back with a vengeance, and here at The Sound Room we could not be any happier! Vinyl is all about the music experience; you can truly hear the music how it was intended to sound, not as a compressed MP3 file. Why just listen to music when you can experience it?

If you are looking for a great turntable to play your vinyl on, look no further. Let us introduce you to the MT5 from McIntosh. It has been called “The turntable of the Gods,” according to Rolling Stone, and we have to agree. The McIntosh turntables combine the classic design of a turntable with modern styling elements, which create a truly spectacular addition to your audio system. Some of the great features of the MT5 include:
• Factory adjusted for perfect playback
• Spins record with absolute stability and quiet
• Track records with minimum friction-no scratching!
• Simple setup, only a few easy steps

If you would like to learn more about the turntable and the resurgence of vinyl records, check out our blog post with the president of The Sound Room, David Young, talking to Tim Ezell of Fox 2 News.
The Sound Room has the only McIntosh showroom in St. Louis, so stop by today to hear the vinyl experience for yourself! To learn more about the MT5 by McIntosh or to check out the other turntables we feature, stop by our showroom and speak with one of our sales representatives. Our turntables range from $299 to $14,000.

At The Sound Room, we do more than simply provide home A/V products- we create a truly one-of-a-kind experience! The Sound Room has a retail showroom located in Chesterfield. For more information, call The Sound Room at (636) 537- 0404 or visit us online 24/7 at www.thesoundroom.com.

The weather is warming up, and it’s time to bring your parties outdoors! Recently, The Sound Room President, David Young, was on KMOV’s Great Day St. Louis to discuss outdoor entertainment. With the beautiful weather, you might want to spend more time outside, but you don’t have to sacrifice the TV and entertainment you love to do it! We brought a Sunbrite Outdoor TV and Paradigm outdoor rock speakers to KMOV and had amazing feedback from the entire Great Day team.

See the interview in its entirety below. And don’t forget, our Paradigm Outdoor Speaker sale ends June 30! Take your music outdoors, get 20% off Paradigm All-Weather Stylus and Rock Monitor Speakers.

New and now in stores is the Sony Ultra Thin Android Panel HD TV! As you might have seen on our Facebook and Twitter, we are pretty excited about this beauty. In fact, we were the first retailer in the midwest to have one on display! Now, take that picture of what you imagine how thin a 4K television could be and throw it out the window. Sony has released their latest creation that goes beyond even your wildest expectations. This Ultra Thin HD TV is thinner than a smart phone, just take a look at this photo.

Sony created a beautiful TV with simple elegance and a minimalistic feel.

The 4K Ultra HD is four times the resolution of a full HD 1080p. You have to see this TV in person to truly appreciate the quality and resolution. The Sony 4K Ultra HD TVs are ready for the future of 4K entertainment, including upcoming 4K streaming video services like Netflix.

More Brilliant Expanded Color

Sony has a unique capability called TRILUMINOS display technology, which creates incredibly true, natural shades of colors the way you want and expect to see them. Landscapes and seascapes look more vivid and realistic, taking you away on a true experience. The new TRILUMINOS display gives images a heightened sense of depth that you are sure to love.

Did you know that June 1st is Pepper Day? No, not spicy peppers. Not Dr. Pepper. Not the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was 50 years ago on June 1^st, The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.  In honor of this momentous occasion, Pro-Ject turntables wanted to celebrate and what better way than by creating two Limited Edition Sgt. Pepper themed turntables.

We’ve seen these beautiful limited edition turntables and you certainly want to add them to your collection! The Essential III Sgt. Pepper’s Drum is an upgraded version of the Essential III model, which incorporates a low mass one-piece tonearm with sapphire bearings, an Ortofon OM10 and an acrylic platter. It undergoes a unique painting process that gives it an embossed feel and looks stunning. We will have the Essential III Sgt. Pepper’s Drum for sale for $499.

The 2Xperience Sgt. Pepper is a VERY limited edition model based on the 2Xperience SB and is equipped with an Ortofon 2M Silver. It includes an EVO 3 Carbon Fiber tonearm, composite platter with integrated mat made from recycled vinyl records for the ultimate record/platter interface and built in SpeedBox. This high end turntable not only looks good, but sounds incredible! We will have it available for $1499 for a limited time!

To commemorate the 50th anniversary, Apple Corps gave Giles Martin, the son of Sir George Martin, complete access to the original tapes and encouraged him to do a proper stereo mix while staying faithful to the Beatles’ original vision. In the new Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Box set, you can hear the original mono mixes, the new stereo mixes and even a 5.1 version as well as outtakes and bonus tracks!

Come into the Sounds Room and listen to the Sgt. Pepper’s re-released album on a limited edition Pro-Ject turntable and enter for a chance to win the “Box Set”! The Limited Edition Pro-Ject turntables can be purchased while supplies last, so be sure to take advantage of these special turntables while they’re in stock! This special promotion will run from Thursday, June 1st through Sunday, June 4th. Help us celebrate the Beatles the best way possible, with music galore at The Sound Room.

It’s that time of year again! The Super Bowl is less than a month away, and The Sound Room has big discounts on great TVs to watch it on. Save from $500 to $3,000 on the Sony A1E series depending on the size, or come to The Sound Room to check out what else we have to offer!

SONY XBR55A1E (55″)

$2,499 from $2,999 -$500 Savings

SONY XBR65A1E (65″)

$3,499 from $3,999 -$500 Savings

SONY XBR77A1E (77″)

$9,999 from $12,999 -$3,000 Savings