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Forget other entertainment in the tub it is really not worth it IMO. It is a nice place to get away from all that. Built in sound IMO is also a waste if you want some music get something portable and sit it on a shelf outside the tub. Alexa would work good as it is voice controlled.
Quote from: bud16415 on February 27, 2020, 08:36:39 amForget other entertainment in the tub it is really not worth it IMO. It is a nice place to get away from all that. Built in sound IMO is also a waste if you want some music get something portable and sit it on a shelf outside the tub. Alexa would work good as it is voice controlled. First off in the USA it is code that all outside outlets be GFCI and I believe it is in Canada as well, but I do agree it bothers me even with GFCI seeing anything 120VAC near a tub or pool. IMO what we have is outdoor speakers that provide music to the whole deck and all the equipment to power them is inside the house.Any music no matter where the speakers are located is going to sound bad competing with jets. Adding noise to noise just makes more noise IMO. The time for some low volume quality music is when the tub is being used for soaking. I’m just not a fan in general for gadgets built into hot tubs. Even waterfalls and light shows don’t get used that much after the novelty wears off for most people. Our lights stay on blue year round and the waterfall gets turned on to show friends how it looks. Water and speakers just don’t mix for me. I don’t want to discourage anyone that wants to try out features like this just my opinion on them. I agree being a good neighbor is important. Sound and visual should be taken into consideration when placing a hot tub. Pop up speakers no but a spa with molded 5.5" speakers Yes. The benefit is you don't need a lot of extra volume if you are in a populated area. Your head is right by the speaker and with the pumps running a portable stereo will need extra volume to hear that could piss off close neighbours. Awlays worry when I see customers with lights hanging over a spa or portable stereos with the cord long enough to reach the water. Usually with no GFCI in the wall plug
The reason I asked is because the place where I'm thinking about putting the tub already has wiring for a tv to be hung. I knew a guy long ago that used to talk about sitting in his hot tub and watching baseball games at night. That actually sounded nice but I didn't think you could stay in them for that amount of time, so I figured I'd ask. I'm glad I did.
Quote from: Sludge Factory on February 29, 2020, 01:02:04 pmThe reason I asked is because the place where I'm thinking about putting the tub already has wiring for a tv to be hung. I knew a guy long ago that used to talk about sitting in his hot tub and watching baseball games at night. That actually sounded nice but I didn't think you could stay in them for that amount of time, so I figured I'd ask. I'm glad I did.You could but you would want the temp set lower. People hang out in swimming pools for hours and hours so that is no different than in a hot tub it is just water. The difference is if you have your water at 104-105 f it is great for relaxing and getting to sore muscles etc. but the heat like a sauna is draining. In the summer if I had the tub set to 99 f I could hang out in it all day and watch sports. It is a different usage of the tub and at 98-99 it is really a cool down tub not a hot tub. I have set ours to not come on during daytime in the summer and used it that way. I’m just curious you picked an unusual name for a Hot Tub forum. haha. I hope its not a premonition of your upcoming new tub.