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RSL Outsider II - White
$199.95 + FREE SHIPPING
The Outsider II combines our decades of speaker experience with factory-direct pricing to shatter our competitors' price to performance ratio for high end outdoor speakers. The result is better sound than you might think possible at a price we dare anybody to match. The Outsider II achieves such high sound quality that it can be even used indoors in a high-performance home theater system. *Priced and sold in pairs only.
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RSL Outsider II - White
The Outsider II combines our decades of speaker experience with factory-direct pricing to shatter our competitors' price to performance ratio for high end outdoor speakers. The result is better sound than you might think possible at a price we dare anybody to match. The Outsider II achieves such high sound quality that it can be even used indoors in a high-performance home theater system. *Priced and sold in pairs only.
THE WEATHER-RESISTANT OUTSIDER II
THE WEATHER-RESISTANT OUTDOOR SPEAKER
Crystal Clear Highs
for distortion-free sound
Tight, Clean Bass
no sub needed
Mounting Brackets Included
for easy installation anywhere
Metal Grille
maximum protection from the elements
Choose Black or White
two colors to match your outdoor setup
PREMIUM SOUND FOR THE OUTDOORS
Get Audiophile Quality Sound Outside At An Incredible Price!
If you’re on this site, chances are you’re no stranger to real sound quality. Maybe you already own a great home theater system. However, when you’re outside barbequing or hanging around the pool, do you have to settle for the crummy sound of portable speakers? Does it make you long for smooth, wide range distortion-free sound that makes music satisfying again? In audio/video stores, high quality outdoor speakers can set you back $500-$700 a pair. How about an amazing set of outdoor speakers for about half that price?
Almost 35 years ago RSL introduced the very first high fidelity outdoor speaker, The Outsider. Up until then outdoor speakers were mainly metal or plastic horns that sounded horrible, like an airport P.A. system. The RSL Outsider was a huge success and the start of a revolution.
Now, we’re proud to introduce the next generation, the Outsider II. It combines our decades of speaker experience with factory-direct pricing to shatter our competitors’ price to performance ratio for high end outdoor speakers. The result is better sound than you might think possible at a price we dare anybody to match. The Outsider II achieves such high sound quality that it can be even used indoors in a high-performance home theater system.
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Frequency Response: 50-19,000 Hz ± 3db Woofer: 6 1/2″ with Ferrite Magnet, Polymer Composite Cone, Rubber Surround Tweeter: 1″ Silk Dome, Ferrite Magnet Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Sensitivity: 88 db SPL @ 1 watt, 1 meter distance Weight: 7 lbs Dimensions: 11 1/2” W: 8 1/2” D: 8 7/8” (Without bracket 7 1/2”) Recommended Power: 25 – 100 watts (Amplifiers up to 150 watts can be used if care is taken not to operate the speakers at maximum volume) Crossover Frequency: 2,500 Hz Crossover Slope: 6 db/octave Cabinet: UV Treated, Polymer Infused Anti-Resonant enclosure Binding Posts: Gold Plated Mounting Brackets: Aluminum |
CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS
BY THE MOST DISCERNING AUDIOPHILES
(8) TOTAL REVIEWS
RATING
I just moved to a new home, and it was pre wired for speakers on the covered lanai. I had outdoor speakers years ago, but they were the generic brand sold at the big box store. I figured since they were outside the sound quality really didn’t matter much. I was wrong. These Outsider II speakers sound amazing! I can’t believe how good the music sounds on these speakers. They are being powered by a modest entry level Denon receiver that pushes 75 watts maximum. The lanai is 10’ deep, 22’ wide, and just over 9’ to the ceiling. With the receiver running at a little more than half power the sound is crystal clear all the way to the back fence, and honestly too loud for conversation up on the lanai. Great sound, great price, and you don’t need a lot of power to drive them. Well done RSL!
RATING
Fantastic! Bought these for a medium sized patio in the San Francisco Bay Area. I did extensive research. I have a Sonos sound system and enjoy good quality music but I’m not an audiophile. I appreciate value but didn’t want to overpay for a more well known brand. I was upgrading from smaller Polk Atrium speakers which get great reviews but always sounded small and poor to me. The RSL outsider speakers sound excellent and are very reasonably priced. They are absolutely perfect those who want excellent sound and an excellent value. Highly recommend!!
RATING
Excellent customer service - excellent sound - highs are crisp and clear and the bass is surprisingly good for outdoor bookshelfs. I turned them up had a noise compliant within 10 minutes! Fills my back patio with alot of sound and no need to add my sub.
RATING
Installed new pair 1 week ago and couldn't be happier. Sound crystal clear & good bass for outdoors.. I tucked the Outsiders II about 12-18" from ceiling in our Covered Front porch. These are an absolute bargain and you won't be disappointed, my wife loves the sound also. Also packed great & quick shape to boot & Joe/Howard both are a pleasure to deal with. I'm driving them easily with new Yamaha N303 streaming receiver... Will add CD player also to use my vast collection outdoors (primarily Vinyl inside)
RATING
I have had my RSL Outsider II black now for over a year and it sounds great!!! I even bought a pair for a friend. I am a repeat customer and I had the opportunity of working with Joe on an earlier sub woofer in which case I ended up upgrading to the analog sub woofer that's just powerful with clean bass sound. Great products and price point for us little folks to appreciate good sounding music. Keep up the good work as I am always watching the site for new stuff and recommending your products to all of my friends and family!!!
RATING
My initial response to these Outsider IIs is great. I must echo Joe S on how they sound before they are broken in because that's the phase I am in now. I am not ready to connect them outside YET but since I have the RSL 5.1 package I thought I would play them indoors to get to get them broken in. Love the sound and this is just the first hour I have had them playing. I will update this post after they are broken in.
BTW the 5.1s were just ok when I first listened to them, but believe me after they were broken in...WOW!! completely different sound. You gotta love them.
RATING
Your pre-season Outsider email just reminded me of this follow up from last year. I received my speakers last year purchased on your season close out sale. I didn't get them installed on the deck until just recently.
I tested and broke the speakers in indoors running them beside my other RSL's from the '80's. In particular comparing them to my RSL book shelf speakers from the '80's. "Magnificent's" I believe, and for a book shelf speaker, they truly are. OK, the drivers are 25% - 30% smaller as is the enclosure but allowing for that, I wasn't all that impressed. That's why I didn't respond with a critique right away.
However... outside and properly placed, they come to life. These blew my old JBL outside speakers away and are not intimidated at all by a large open area (2 acres of backyard). Just goes to show, trust the experts, the Outsiders are for outdoors and perform in the tradition of RSL speakers, magnificently!
RATING
Been looking for a pair of quality outdoor speakers for a few months and went to a few local audio stores in my search. I listened to a lot of inexpensive speakers that sounded flat and hollow and some much more expensive ones that I loved. But just couldn’t pull the trigger on $500 outdoor speakers.
So I decided to give the Outsiders a try. Initially I thought they sounded decent. Good clarity and crisp highs, but the low frequencies were a bit tight. Still there, just not as pronounced as others I heard. But in the manual it recommends listening to the speakers for 30+ hours to allow them to break-in. Not thinking much about it, I continued to use them and after about a week I began to notice a significant difference and improvement, especially in the bass. I’ve had them now for a few months and have been really impressed. The sound seems to keep getting better with each use and the bass matches perfectly with quality of the mids and highs. And I’ve found myself listening to music outside almost as much (if not more) that I do inside. Probably because I’m still using some old bookshelf speakers inside that sound completely inferior to the Outsiders. I’ll be buying some indoor speakers from RSL in the near future.
WRITE YOUR OWN REVIEW
RATING
I just moved to a new home, and it was pre wired for speakers on the covered lanai. I had outdoor speakers years ago, but they were the generic brand sold at the big box store. I figured since they were outside the sound quality really didn’t matter much. I was wrong. These Outsider II speakers sound amazing! I can’t believe how good the music sounds on these speakers. They are being powered by a modest entry level Denon receiver that pushes 75 watts maximum. The lanai is 10’ deep, 22’ wide, and just over 9’ to the ceiling. With the receiver running at a little more than half power the sound is crystal clear all the way to the back fence, and honestly too loud for conversation up on the lanai. Great sound, great price, and you don’t need a lot of power to drive them. Well done RSL!
RATING
Fantastic! Bought these for a medium sized patio in the San Francisco Bay Area. I did extensive research. I have a Sonos sound system and enjoy good quality music but I’m not an audiophile. I appreciate value but didn’t want to overpay for a more well known brand. I was upgrading from smaller Polk Atrium speakers which get great reviews but always sounded small and poor to me. The RSL outsider speakers sound excellent and are very reasonably priced. They are absolutely perfect those who want excellent sound and an excellent value. Highly recommend!!
RATING
Excellent customer service - excellent sound - highs are crisp and clear and the bass is surprisingly good for outdoor bookshelfs. I turned them up had a noise compliant within 10 minutes! Fills my back patio with alot of sound and no need to add my sub.
RATING
Installed new pair 1 week ago and couldn't be happier. Sound crystal clear & good bass for outdoors.. I tucked the Outsiders II about 12-18" from ceiling in our Covered Front porch. These are an absolute bargain and you won't be disappointed, my wife loves the sound also. Also packed great & quick shape to boot & Joe/Howard both are a pleasure to deal with. I'm driving them easily with new Yamaha N303 streaming receiver... Will add CD player also to use my vast collection outdoors (primarily Vinyl inside)
RATING
I have had my RSL Outsider II black now for over a year and it sounds great!!! I even bought a pair for a friend. I am a repeat customer and I had the opportunity of working with Joe on an earlier sub woofer in which case I ended up upgrading to the analog sub woofer that's just powerful with clean bass sound. Great products and price point for us little folks to appreciate good sounding music. Keep up the good work as I am always watching the site for new stuff and recommending your products to all of my friends and family!!!
RATING
My initial response to these Outsider IIs is great. I must echo Joe S on how they sound before they are broken in because that's the phase I am in now. I am not ready to connect them outside YET but since I have the RSL 5.1 package I thought I would play them indoors to get to get them broken in. Love the sound and this is just the first hour I have had them playing. I will update this post after they are broken in.
BTW the 5.1s were just ok when I first listened to them, but believe me after they were broken in...WOW!! completely different sound. You gotta love them.
RATING
Your pre-season Outsider email just reminded me of this follow up from last year. I received my speakers last year purchased on your season close out sale. I didn't get them installed on the deck until just recently.
I tested and broke the speakers in indoors running them beside my other RSL's from the '80's. In particular comparing them to my RSL book shelf speakers from the '80's. "Magnificent's" I believe, and for a book shelf speaker, they truly are. OK, the drivers are 25% - 30% smaller as is the enclosure but allowing for that, I wasn't all that impressed. That's why I didn't respond with a critique right away.
However... outside and properly placed, they come to life. These blew my old JBL outside speakers away and are not intimidated at all by a large open area (2 acres of backyard). Just goes to show, trust the experts, the Outsiders are for outdoors and perform in the tradition of RSL speakers, magnificently!
RATING
Been looking for a pair of quality outdoor speakers for a few months and went to a few local audio stores in my search. I listened to a lot of inexpensive speakers that sounded flat and hollow and some much more expensive ones that I loved. But just couldn’t pull the trigger on $500 outdoor speakers.
So I decided to give the Outsiders a try. Initially I thought they sounded decent. Good clarity and crisp highs, but the low frequencies were a bit tight. Still there, just not as pronounced as others I heard. But in the manual it recommends listening to the speakers for 30+ hours to allow them to break-in. Not thinking much about it, I continued to use them and after about a week I began to notice a significant difference and improvement, especially in the bass. I’ve had them now for a few months and have been really impressed. The sound seems to keep getting better with each use and the bass matches perfectly with quality of the mids and highs. And I’ve found myself listening to music outside almost as much (if not more) that I do inside. Probably because I’m still using some old bookshelf speakers inside that sound completely inferior to the Outsiders. I’ll be buying some indoor speakers from RSL in the near future.
WRITE YOUR OWN REVIEW
SPECIFICATIONS
Outsider II Outdoor Speakers
(2 included)
Frequency Response: 50-19,000 Hz ± 3db
Woofer: 6 1/2″ with Ferrite Magnet, Polymer Composite Cone, Rubber Surround
Tweeter: 1″ Silk Dome, Ferrite Magnet
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Sensitivity: 88 db SPL @ 1 watt, 1 meter distance
Weight: 7 lbs
Dimensions: 11 1/2” W: 8 1/2” D: 8 7/8” (Without bracket 7 1/2”)
Recommended Power: 25 – 100 watts (Amplifiers up to 150 watts can be used if care is taken not to operate the speakers at maximum volume)
Crossover Frequency: 2,500 Hz
Crossover Slope: 6 db/octave
Cabinet: UV Treated, Polymer Infused Anti-Resonant enclosure
Binding Posts: Gold Plated
Mounting Brackets: Aluminum
