Article: Good vibrations: underwater sound systems and speakers are creating a pulse in residential pool construction. Here's what you need to know about this emerging trend.

Microsoft Corp. CEO Bill Gates installed one in his Medina, Wash., mansion. Actor Russell Crowe special-ordered a set for his pool Down Under.

They are underwater sound systems. However, they are no longer a luxury afforded only by the likes of corporate giants and celebrities. "Homeowners are becoming better-traveled and more sophisticated, and that inevitably has a trickledown effect," says Skip Phillips, owner of Questar Pools & Spas in Escondido, Calif., and co-founder of Genesis 3, a design group based in Murfrees-boro, Tenn.

High-end pool designers such as Phillips say this feature has been growing in popularity over the past two years, especially ...

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