ᐅ Speakers and Television in the Bathroom

Has anyone here had experience with flush-mounted ceiling speakers and a TV installed in a bathroom?

There are special "bathroom TVs" available, but they are very expensive and have poor reviews. A friend has one of those TV mirrors, but it turns out to be a poor TV and a poor mirror—so it’s neither fish nor fowl. That’s why I’m considering installing a regular, affordable TV in the bathroom. The risk would be that it might fail after 3 to 5 years, but with an investment of about 300–400€ (approx. 320–430 USD), that would still be acceptable.

Are there any recommendations for flush-mounted speaker systems?

By the way, the house has a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, and the exhaust vent will probably be located between the shower and the whirlpool, so most of the humid air should be extracted.

Further details can be found in the attached floor plan!

P.S. The necessity of having a TV in a bathroom can certainly be debated, but it should be mentioned that the bathroom will have a whirlpool and is intended for longer stays.

I don’t find the idea strange at all. I’m also considering giving it a try.
However, I won’t go for an in-wall installation. Just a good wall mount, the TV positioned high enough to avoid any splashes, and a soundbar attached. That’s all you need for a wellness cinema. Oh, and don’t forget an outlet at a sufficient height.
In my case, it’s an exterior wall with a window, which will make things a bit more interesting.

I always wanted something like that too, but the cost of specialized bathroom TVs combined with their rather unimpressive quality stopped me. After observing how often and how long I actually bathe, I opted for a mobile solution. Initially, it was only intended for the outdoor hot tub (and it’s still used there occasionally), but now it’s also practical indoors since I don’t bathe as often as I thought I would at the start of construction. The downside: you have to roll the TV with its stand in and out each time. The upside: it’s only exposed to moisture in the wet room during bathing, not continuously (like when showering, etc.), so it lasts much longer. Maybe this could be an option for you as well.

The idea behind embedding the speakers came from the fact that a whirlpool in operation isn’t exactly quiet, so it might be more comfortable to have the speakers installed directly above the whirlpool. However, the idea of a soundbar is also conceivable. It would probably need to be designed for wet areas, though, right?

My main concern was whether using a conventional TV in this setting is even advisable, or if total damage is basically inevitable!?

What I still need to add regarding the attached floor plan is that the height of the shower wall, which is indicated as 2.10 m (7 feet) there, will most likely be built up to the ceiling, since the wall is also intended to serve as the installation surface for the TV (see attachment). So the shower is basically a separate area, and the humid air would first have to pass the exhaust vent of the controlled residential ventilation system and/or an open window. But the whirlpool tub will of course also generate moisture. Maybe the attached overview will help to better visualize this.

@ Tolentino
Do you have a floor plan of your bathroom showing how you plan to solve this?

@ Nemesis
What kind of portable device did you buy exactly? Was it specifically designed for wet rooms or outdoor use?

The idea is good; in practice, however, whirlpools are probably not ideal, as those annoying whirlpools tend to be quite loud...

Nice-Nofret schrieb:

The idea is good; in practice, whirlpools are probably disappointing because those annoying whirlpools are always quite loud....

That’s what the volume button on the remote control is for 🙂

Having paired built-in speakers above the tub would, of course, be the ideal solution.

Can anyone recommend a system for this, and are TVs even capable of pairing via Bluetooth as an audio output device with Bluetooth speakers?