Outdoor audio for Seattle yards
that get rained on.

What is a landscape speaker system?

Several small weatherproof satellite speakers placed low in the beds along the areas where people sit, plus a subwoofer buried in the ground with only its port showing. Because the speakers are close to the listeners, the volume stays low and the sound stays even across the yard. That is the opposite of two loud speakers bolted to the house, which blast the patio and still leave the fire pit quiet.

Which Seattle lots need a landscape system rather than patio speakers?

Sloped, lake-facing lots such as Seward Park and Leschi, and any lot with close neighbors. On a slope the seating areas sit at different heights. A pair of patio speakers on the house reaches the near terrace and misses the lower one. Turned up to reach the lower terrace, they reach the neighbors first. Many small speakers placed low in the beds at low volume put even sound where people sit and let it fall off at the property line. Two loud speakers do the opposite. A flat, fenced yard with one covered patio can stay with patio speakers.

What does it cost in Seattle?

As of September 2026, outdoor systems run from $4,500 for a basic covered-patio speaker system to $100,000 or more for a full outdoor theater with projection, surround sound and lighting. The middle of that range covers most Seattle yards: a landscape zone with a buried subwoofer, a covered-patio zone, an amplifier in the rack and the control integration. Trenching distance, rock and existing conduit move the number. The outdoor living page shows how the tiers break down.

How the $150 mobilization fee works for a Seattle install

The $150 mobilization fee on the pricing page applies per visit, as of September 2026. Seattle addresses are 20 to 35 miles from Kent, so the walk-through, each install trip and any service call carry it. Installation is scheduled in full days rather than a string of short visits, so the fee is paid once per trip. A patio zone that takes a day pays it once. The fee is listed on the proposal with the rest of the fixed price.

What survives a Seattle winter outdoors?

Purpose-built landscape speakers from Sonance and similar lines, direct-burial cable, sealed connections and marine-grade hardware. Subwoofers go in the ground in a sleeve. Amplifiers stay inside in the rack. Patio speakers sit under cover and outdoor TVs get a weather-rated enclosure and bracket. The cheapest way to spend twice is to put indoor-outdoor speakers from a big-box store on a Seattle wall.

How does a Seattle yard tie into the house system?

The outdoor zones become rooms in Control4 or Josh.ai. An evening scene raises the landscape lighting, sets the patio volume and turns the fire-table zone on. A schedule drops the volume at a set hour. If the house has no control system yet, a streaming amplifier and a weatherproof keypad run the yard on their own, and the control system can come later.

Keeping the peace with the neighbors

Landscape systems are the neighborly choice because the sound is spread across many small speakers at low volume rather than pushed from the house. Zone limits and quiet-hour schedules are set at install. If your lot is tight, the design leans on more, smaller speakers rather than louder ones.

Where in Seattle?

Seward Park, Mount Baker, Leschi, Madrona, Magnolia, Queen Anne, Ballard, West Seattle, Wedgwood, View Ridge and Laurelhurst, plus Mercer Island. The office is at 415 Railroad Ave S in Kent, so Seattle addresses are 20 to 35 miles out and the $150 mobilization fee on the pricing page applies to visits. The South Sound version of this service is on the outdoor living page.