Ahead of CES, Lodge, an audio company that specializes in outdoor audio gear for audiophiles, announced the Solar Powered Speaker 4 Series 2. Lodge says this speaker is the first weatherproof outdoor speaker with self-charging capabilities and sound excellent.
Lodge showed off the new outdoor speaker at CES and said it had Bluetooth 5.3, a 50-watt amplifier, a 24-bit/94kHz sampling rate, a 4-inch driver, and a 4-inch passive sub. Given the complexity of outdoor acoustics, the Lodge Outdoor Speaker features Lodge Link, Lodge’s software for connecting multiple speakers.
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According to the company, the Lodge’s outdoor speaker has 180 square inches of solar panels for charging, and users can expect 20 hours of playtime. The speaker has an IP66 rating and can operate from 32°F to 113°F.
The Lodge Solar Powered 4 Series 2 speaker is available for purchase on the Lodge website for $449.