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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.
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- Pool & Spa News
- Article date:
- February 27, 2004
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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 ...