I was wondering why no one mentioned the Boston rock speakers? I haven't used them yet but from what I understand they are Boston Voyager speakers put in a rock casing. We use the Boston Voyagers a lot and I know they sound good so I would think the rock versions sound good too.
As for Niles rocks, we have used those for an outdoor theater/restaurant at a high end private resort and were very satisfied with them. They were scattered around the gardens for background music. We used Voyager 6's in the theater area. Its a 7.1 setup
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