All-weather Warrior

There are many “all-weather” speakers on the market that can be installed on a patio or deck to deliver year-round music, but Monitor Audio’s Vecta V240 ($475/ each) stands out among them as a particularly stylish example. The Vecta 240 is available in black or white and features a curved cabinet that’s designed to blend in with corners and fit under eaves. A single-point pivoting bracket system ($50/ each) allows for simple mounting and horizontal or vertical installation. Since this is a speaker from Monitor Audio, sound quality is a primary concern, and the Vecta V240 addresses that through dual 4-inch C-cam metal cone woofers and a 1-inch gold C-cam dome tweeter — both mounted on a curved baffle to reduce ceiling and wall reflections. monitoraudio.com