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Speakers in bathroom - ceiling, wall or shower?

14 years ago

Hi! My husband listens to podcasts and I listen to (80s!) music in the shower so we were leaning towards putting in the Kohler SoundTile system. But it is expensive, especially b/c the fixtures are oil-rubbed bronze, so I was looking for advice on whether anyone went with these and they were worth it - or if you went with outside-of-shower wall speakers or ceiling instead.

My concern with out of the shower is that you'd have to turn it up so loud that you'd be blaring to the rest of the house. But, then again, if it's in the shower, would it be muted if you weren't showering and just wanted to listen to music.

But maybe speakers sort of on the edge of the ceiling near the shower might work? They are much less expensive.

The shower is all tile (no tub) with glass doors but if we go with the Sound Tiles, we were putting the speakers up high - over the shower head and above the glass doors.

Thanks for your advice - and if you have any pics, I'd love that too!

Alexa

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akcorcoran
Original Author

13 years ago

Hi again, Emily! We DID use the speakers and I love them! The sound is amazing and it looks great with the Kohler Devonshire set. I'll see if I can find a picture.

The ONLY thing I'd consider changing is that we got the Kohler bluetooth receiver and wired it to be in the guest bedroom versus in a cabinet in the actual bathroom. Sometimes the bluetooth drops out a little so if I were to do it again, I might install the Kohler bluetooth thing in one of the cabinets IN the bathroom. It's tiny so it doesn't take up much space. It's hard to say b/c our rationale was that I didn't want to bring my iPhone (or music device) in the bathroom b/c of the moisture but the bluetooth is a greater distance when in the guest bedroom.

All that said, my hubby decided to just go with speakers in the ceiling of the main portion of the master bath we're building. He wants to tie it all into a Sonos system (I just nod and say, "OK, can I blast my 80s music with this system?") He didn't feel like the bluetooth was as reliable as the built-in speaker and Sonos would be.

The sound in a bathroom carries pretty well so I don't know that it has to be right there in the shower. It's pretty cool though... hee, hee!

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Emily Hurley
13 years ago
Hi Alexa, Did you use the speakers? Would love to hear how it went for you. So cool.
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designideas4me
13 years ago
How about headphones under a shower cap? just kidding.

You dont have to worry about moisure in the speaker with their system?
Om Ahmed
13 years ago
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akcorcoran
Original Author
13 years ago
Here's a picture! It's not a staged glamour shot - my hubby had just gotten out of the shower but I wanted to show you how they look with the Devonshore Oil-Rubbed Bronze fixtures (BRZ2)
mileswilliams
12 years ago
Definitely speakers might work, but you should choose Bluetooth shower speakers that don’t need to be fitted in a bathroom. You will clearly hear music while placing them anywhere in a Bluetooth range. See their pictures on http://abcotechbrand.com/browse-new-items as they come in various categories and design. Choose the one which suits your taste and budget. Hope you like it.
PRO
User
12 years ago
Another option from Kohler is the Moxie.
It's a showerhead that has a removable wireless bluetooth speaker in it.
It comes in an array of finishes as well.

http://www.us.kohler.com/us/Moxie-Showerhead-+-Wireless-Speaker/content/CNT16200089.htm?isRedirectedTo=true&searchTerm=moxie&_requestid=4402349
greenhousedc
8 years ago
@akcorcoran How have your speakers held up? I'm thinking of putting a speaker in my shower and was wondering if the extra cost is worth the Kohler speaksers?

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