Coastal Source · purpose-built outdoor HiFi

Outdoor audio engineered for the outdoors from the beginning.

Coastal Source is not an indoor-speaker company adapting a product for a patio. Its audio systems are purpose-built for weather, landscape integration, long-term connections, and high-fidelity sound across real outdoor spaces.

Coastal Source 1000 Series outdoor bollard speaker
Coastal Source 1000 Series bollard in a landscape

What makes Coastal Source Outdoor Audio stand out

Durability, coverage, and connection engineering are part of the audio design.

Coastal Source developed its products around the realities of harsh exterior environments. The brand’s speakers, cabling, connectors, and mounting solutions are designed as a system, which is a major reason Elite uses the line for premium pools, patios, lake houses, large yards, and outdoor entertaining areas.

Defy the Elements™

Coastal Source designs for moisture, UV, temperature swings, corrosion, insects, landscaping, and the other conditions that destroy ordinary outdoor systems over time.

Coastal Connector / Plug+Play™

Weatherized connections are treated as a core system component rather than an afterthought. That matters because outdoor failures often begin at cable splices and terminations.

High-fidelity outdoor design

The goal is not simply loud background music. Coastal Source builds systems intended to preserve clarity, dynamics, and tonal balance outdoors.

Distributed coverage

Bollards, line-source products, hardscape-style solutions, and subwoofers let us distribute sound throughout a property instead of blasting a few speakers from the house.

Products & systems

Outdoor speaker families for different kinds of landscapes.

Bollard speakers

Premium landscape speakers that place the sound source where people actually listen. The 1000 Series is a strong example of Coastal Source’s architectural, high-output approach.

Line Source systems

Designed for greater throw and controlled vertical coverage in larger outdoor areas where conventional point-source speakers struggle to maintain level and clarity over distance.

Razor / hardscape solutions

Ultra-shallow architectural speakers intended to integrate into walls, hardscape, and exterior structures when a freestanding bollard is not the right visual answer.

Outdoor subwoofers

Dedicated bass allows the satellite speakers to play cleaner and gives outdoor systems the weight and impact that disappear quickly in open air.

Product gallery

Premium outdoor audio designed to live outside.

How Elite installs Coastal Source Outdoor Audio

Outdoor sound should be designed by listening area—not by wall location.

We map patios, pools, kitchens, seating areas, fire pits, docks, property boundaries, landscaping, cable paths, amplifier locations, and control zones. Then we place speakers and subwoofers so the system sounds balanced at comfortable levels instead of forcing two speakers to cover an entire yard.

  • Outdoor listening-zone and coverage design
  • Speaker and subwoofer placement around landscape and architecture
  • Burial-rated cable and weatherized connection planning
  • Amplifier sizing and zone design
  • Sonos / automation source and control integration where appropriate
  • Volume strategy that considers neighbors and property boundaries
  • Testing throughout the actual listening areas
  • Lifetime workmanship warranty on Elite installation labor

Questions customers actually ask

Coastal Source Outdoor Audio FAQs

Why not just mount two outdoor speakers under the patio roof?

That can work for a small covered patio. For a pool, yard, dock, or larger entertaining area, distributed landscape speakers usually provide more even coverage at lower individual volume, which sounds better and carries less unwanted sound beyond the property.

Do Coastal Source speakers stay outside all year?

They are purpose-built outdoor products, but the exact exposure rating and installation requirements depend on the model. We specify products for the actual environment rather than treating every outdoor location the same.

Do I need an outdoor subwoofer?

Not every system requires one, but open air absorbs the sense of bass quickly. A properly placed outdoor subwoofer can dramatically improve fullness while allowing the smaller speakers to work less hard.

Can Coastal Source work with Sonos?

Yes, the audio source/control layer can often be Sonos or another compatible platform while Coastal Source handles the outdoor speakers and system infrastructure. Amplifier requirements depend on the speaker design and number of zones.

Will an outdoor system bother my neighbors?

It can if coverage is poorly planned. Distributed speakers placed near the listening areas can often play at lower levels than speakers mounted high on the house, helping us keep more of the sound where you want it.

What makes Coastal Source connections different?

The brand treats cabling and weatherproof connections as an engineered part of the system. Its patented outdoor connector/cabling approach is intended to avoid common splice failures caused by water and corrosion.

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Equipment, installation, integration, and support from one team.

Elite Home Entertainment supplies the equipment specified for the project, professionally installs it, integrates and configures the complete system, tests operation, and teaches the client how to use it. Our installation labor is backed by our lifetime workmanship warranty.

Coastal Source Outdoor Audio + Elite

Design outdoor sound that feels like part of the property—not an afterthought.

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