[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Michaelwagner Wrote: > Their web site says: > In Stock? No, due 11/1/2005 Sorry, I didn't spot that. -=> Mike Hanson <=- -- Mike Hanson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Their web site says: In Stock? No, due 11/1/2005 Want us to email you when it arrives? Weight: 1.50 lbs. Catalog Page: 022 (PDF) Email This Page To A Friend! -- Michaelwagner ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
I got my Sonic Impact 5066 T-Amp from 'Parts Express' (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=300-952). -=> Mike Hanson <=- -- Mike Hanson ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
thinkgeek is also showing out of stock now -- Michaelwagner ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
I'm running a T-Amp with some some largeish speakers for my kitchen squeezebox. I bought 2 T-Amps from the US and 2 mains PSU's from the UK back in June of this year. They eat batteries, and you need a PSU which can put out >2amps, this was tricky to source. Costs as follows: 1. 2 x T-Amps from http://www.thinkgeek.com/ = $69.98 plus (daft) shipping: $36.96, Total: $106.94 = £59.41 2. The inevitable DHL Customs charge: £12.02 3. Two PSUs from Rapid electronics http://rapidelec.co.uk: 11-25W MINI DESKTOP DWITCH PSU 12V DC 2A £29.96 incl shipping Total: £101.39 for two, more than I expected... but I'm pretty happy with the quality. Jonathan -- JJP ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Oh me of little faith. I ordered it on Tuesday evening and it arrived on Thursday morning. Very good service from Media-Zone. First impressions are that it's tiny and it's not quite as cheap and nasty looking as I expected (it looks ok really and it's small enough to hide anyway). Trouble is that it arrived too quickly and being a headphone listener, I haven't got round to sorting out some decent speakers so I can't let you know how it sounds. If you trust all the on-line reviews and want a UK supplier, I'd recommend this lot. It was only £24.99 including VAT and delivery. -- Fifer ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
max.spicer Wrote: > Anyone know of a reseller that will sell it in the UK? > > MaxI found 'this supplier' (http://www.media-zone.co.uk/default.asp?so=A&welc=Z&search1=Amplifiers) yesterday and have ordered one. I don't usually deal with vendors who only provide email contact details and only take Paypal, but in this instance I'll risk the £25. I'll let you know what happens. Those 41Hz audio amps look interesting. I might just spend another 25 ... -- Fifer ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
If you fancy a Tripath amp and are not averse to a bit of soldering (Surface Mount) have a look at the amps on www.41Hz.com. I've built an AMP 3 - cost for the kit 25 euros plus shipping. To this you need to add a case and some basic mounting H/W and a PSU. Using a cheap CB radio PSU from Maplin I found the quality of this amp was at least the equal of a Linn Intek (yeah old I know now), and suspect that with a good PSU it'll get even better. Chris -- lostboy ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Look nice (on sinewaves anyway!) - note that a previous one went for £140 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22509&item=7534016937 -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Jimmerz said the following on 11/10/2005 11:01: There's a couple on there, what a shame this guy only delivers to Germany: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7552202287 What makes you think that? The auction says: Item location: Hannover, Germany Post to:Europe And later on he says... International Bidders: please ask before you bid for the shipping costs or if you got any other questions. R. -- http://robinbowes.com If a man speaks in a forest, and his wife's not there, is he still wrong? ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
There's a couple on there, what a shame this guy only delivers to Germany: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7552202287 -- Jimmerz ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Search Ebay for "Sonic Impact". There's a European seller sellng them with a "Buy it now" price of about £20 (plus £15 postage). But I haven't bought one off him, so I don't know how trustworthy he is?? Chris -- cbemoore ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
IIRC you also need a PSU - which pushes the final cost up a bit more. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
dean Wrote: > > > http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/sonicimpact/t.html > I'm using this amp for the speakers mounted in the ceiling and it works > terrific and you can't beat the price. Manufacturers online store is here: http://www.si-technologies.com/frontEnd/cm_productDetail.jsp?productID=18 but they say they're currently out of stock. -- Michaelwagner ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Anyone know of a reseller that will sell it in the UK? Max dean Wrote: > > http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/sonicimpact/t.html[/color] > I'm using this amp for the speakers mounted in the ceiling and it > works terrific and you can't beat the price. > > -dean -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
On Oct 7, 2005, at 5:22 AM, inguz wrote: How about a cheap-cheap amplifier (which gets rave reviews, but I've not heard it) and some fancy loudspeakers (the A'Divas sounded very nice on a very brief listen, but others likely have more experience with them): http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/sonicimpact/t.html I'm using this amp for the speakers mounted in the ceiling and it works terrific and you can't beat the price. -dean ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Don't know if your 'dealer down the road' is Grahams, but they do B&W as well as Linn and the Gallo stuff. KEF and Sonance products are generally well thought of too. IIRC the Gallo stuff is quite expensive. I built some dedicated SqueezeBox amps for an installation I did http://www.at-view.co.uk/installations.htm. They're 'chipamp' based, single input; with no controls to play with, and they can be hidden away fairly easily (even in the ceiling I reckon). I could do one for about £150 depending on the case it goes in. There's a lid off photo here: http://www.at-view.co.uk/components.htm. I've actually used one to drive a pair of Isobariks, and it works really (surprisingly) well! -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Cheers for that - very interested in the speakers you mention Inguz, that's great that the ceiling mount is seperate. According to their website, there's a dealer up the road from me that sells them so I can actually hear them first unlike other ceiling speakers. -- Jimmerz ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
Jimmerz Wrote: > Hi All, > With a budget of about 4 hundred quid give or take, could you guys give > me any recommendations where to start? I actually set up my kitchen with an old Naim Nait 2 amp and a pair of Linn Sweetspot in-ceiling speakers. I must admit I haven't been too enamoured with them, it's a fairly thin sound and no bass, but that may be down to the ceiling mounts, although they are in pretty firmly. The also buzz when the volume is up, so I'm not sure I'd recommend them as a single pair, they probably work best as multiples. They do look very neat though, same size as a downlighter, which is why I chose them initially. The Naim is great though, so why no check out ebay for a good secondhand integrated amp? Paul -- CardinalFang ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
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That amp is so cheap and has such a following that I'd love to buy one. Unfortunately (just like the equally cheap and rated Chaintech AV710 soundcard) no-one in the EU seems to sell them. I'd order from the states, but shipping, duty, VAT and (especially) customs clearance charges are too much of a lottery. -- Fifer ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Buying advice - Amp & Ceiling Speakers for SB
How about a cheap-cheap amplifier (which gets rave reviews, but I've not heard it) and some fancy loudspeakers (the A'Divas sounded very nice on a very brief listen, but others likely have more experience with them): http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/sonicimpact/t.html http://www.anthonygallo.co.uk/gallo-products/ceilingmount.php -- inguz ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
