No one will care about the quality of food you cook on your barbie this summer if you accompany your chargrilled - or more likely charnuked burgers - with music and moves from a 150watt surround sound system. Boston Acoustics has unveiled its Voyager range of outdoor speakers, with seven different models including a sub. These high quality speakers are protected from the elements by a "UV-resistant polypropylene enclosure" with the drive units protected by a corrosion resistant grille. For the sound quality, the new line feature mid/bass with co-polymer cones and butyl rubber surrounds and 19mm or 25mm Kortec high frequency tweeter units.

The Voyager Sub12 is so well protected that Boston claims it can even be partially buried for improved subtlety, yet has a 12" bass driver and has been carefully designed for better performance for wide, open environments. Or better yet, get two, as these have also been made to act in pairs, squeezing an extra 6dB from the resilient device.

If you don't happen to own an enormous pool-garden, there is the Voyager Metro, a single speaker that can produce stereo sound with two 25mm Kortec tweeters and a dual voice coil 165mm mid/bass unit, which is better suited to smaller settings. Boston Acoustics' Voyager series is now available from UK dealers, at a reasonable price of £149 for the low end Voyager Universe 2's or £699 for the premium 7's.

Boston Acoustics via Home Cinema Choice

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