I appreciate your help.. however I NEED outdoor speakers due to the location & wind.. thank you

Go to Amazon and type in outdoor speakers in search. You will get models from $30 up. I recommend the Polk Atrium 4's at about $120. You need also a decent amp to drive. Get one that you can control with an app on your phone so you can control while outside (providing you have wifi - if not, look into a wifi extender) the source (radio, ipod, pandora, etc) and volume.

Jack

thank you Jack.. that sounds very doable!

Thank you Leo, good information.

I've heard this objection for 27 years. $400 for outdoor speakers (dependent on manufacturer) is not exceedingly high, or $350 as well. What is the area of coverage, how much quality audio do you want? They are more efficient being placed on outside of porch's and faced in towards the side of homes. You don't have all the audio projecting over to your neighbors. Do you enjoy your audio system, or get more use out of it than your $10,000 Persian rug under the dining room table?

I understand your point. Just an FYI I have no $10,000 rug of any kind anywhere in my house. Good point, placement of speakers. The house was finished in January, so the decision on speakers was done months ago. Thank you for some good information.

If you take 16/4 or 14/4 speaker cable for ceiling speakers, run them all along from front to back ceiling and down to back wall on left & right side of room. You can later add in a single in ceiling side surrounds or side and back in ceiling surrounds, or in-ceiling and rear in-wall surrounds. Now with Dolby Atmos and DTS HD, this applies as well.

Thank you.. helpful info.. need for weather to warm up before accessing what is out there ...