Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-27 Thread Keymaster
You'd be surprised at the goods that you can find in the recording section of your local musical instrument store...=) -- Keymaster Keymaster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30281 View this threa

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-27 Thread Mnyb
http://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/music_products/pm_series_mkII.shtml I have their small PM0.4 in my kitchen very nice, and not very expensive -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-27 Thread mrloop
I've got a variety of active speakers: Kitchen: Creative Gigaworks T20 - PC orientated but good in a smaller room. Very pleased with the sound. Office: Aego M - very pleased with this set-up Lounge: M-Audio BX5a - studio near field monitor. Not as good a sound as I hoped but this may be due t

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread JorgenG .
Try this link to Connected Acoustic http://www.connectedacoustic.com/index.php One week ago I've been ordering P1 Active Speaker from this company at a special launch offer price, but not received it yet. By the way they also have an amplifier (SRi) with a build in squeezebox receiver -- Jorge

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread pippin
kesey;426715 Wrote: > http://www.cooltopia.com/product.php?xProd=15815&xSec=1&jssCart=162ede47964d0cd62ecb2ecb84a5464a > > That looks pretty pretty to me:-) Guessing from the fact that he found the A5 too techy I would guess they don't look pretty to aguess :-) -- pippin --- see iPeng, the

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread kesey
aguess;426677 Wrote: > omfg, now they are awesome :D i'll bare them in mind for "one day". > > i'm actually starting to change my mind about powered speakers. none > of them are "pretty" in the tradional sense and size i want from a > speaker pair. > > i think i might just get a small form fa

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread Mnyb
ATC has vide range both active and passive http://www.atc.gb.net/ AVi has one digital active speaker :) http://www.avihifi.co.uk/adm9.html PMC has a bunch of actives. http://www.pmc-speakers.com/productCats.php?mode=productCats&cid=5 Dynaudios pro division has them to http://www.dynaudioac

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread pippin
aguess;426681 Wrote: > > now just a little nervous about moving away from the classic > amp/speaker set-up that i understand :) Fully understand that :-) Just did it myself and I have to admit I'm happy with it. I agree the A5's (which are derived from th A7 studio monitor) probably don't fit

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread aguess
pippin;426678 Wrote: > What the heck are you looking for? You can get any kind of speaker as an > active one these days! > > Have you had a look at the link I posted. A full lineup, most of them > available as active speakers. > Wouldn't know what else you want. > > EDIT: All of them available

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread pippin
aguess;426677 Wrote: > > i'm actually starting to change my mind about powered speakers. none > of them are "pretty" in the tradional sense and size i want from a > speaker pair. > What the heck are you looking for? You can get any kind of speaker as an active one these days! Have you had a

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread aguess
omfg, now they are awesome :D i'll bare them in mind for "one day". i'm actually starting to change my mind about powered speakers. none of them are "pretty" in the tradional sense and size i want from a speaker pair. i think i might just get a small form factor amp (denon or cyrus (already ha

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread spinaltap
If you have between £3,500 to £28,000 there are a range of DSP loudspeakers from Meridian... http://www.meridian-audio.com/product-model/loudspeaker-systems.aspx -- spinaltap My Mac can go all the way to XI spinaltap's P

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread pippin
aguess;426660 Wrote: > i guess £100-£400 sort of range :) > > although the ones you link look nice, i really wanted to avoid having > to have a seperate sub, which kinda leaves me with a pair of largish > speakers i guess. something that looks smart and have what might be > considered a traditi

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread Nojelc
Another vote for the Aego M from me. They are excellent value for money at about £100. See all the reviews here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-000-AE&tool=3 Quad do some at about £500 a pair if you want proper audiophile quality http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/mor

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread aguess
pippin;426653 Wrote: > I just bought a pair of Adam A5: > http://www.adam-audio.de/hifi/english/index.htm > Very good speakers for the price IMHO. > > Plus I've got a pair of small Audioengine A2s for the bathroom, very > happy with these, too. > > > > Receiver has RCA out, that should work w

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread bpa
What price ? Aego M are good value http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/Product_range/Aego_series/Aego_M.asp -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread pippin
I just bought a pair of Adam A5: http://www.adam-audio.de/hifi/english/index.htm Very good speakers for the price IMHO. Plus I've got a pair of small Audioengine A2s for the bathroom, very happy with these, too. aguess;426643 Wrote: > > also, do speakers exist that can plug directly into eithe

Re: [slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread BostonHighEnd
AudioEngine makes some great powered speakers. -- BostonHighEnd BostonHighEnd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29658 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63773 ___

[slim] powered speakers

2009-05-26 Thread aguess
i'm thinking about getting some powered speakers to get rid of the need for a seperate amp between my squeezeboxes and speakers. are there any "decent" ones out there. doing a search on google and i keep ending up with links to speakers designed more for PC's rather than playing relatively good

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread Ian_F
egd;238200 Wrote: > heh, so was I... > > > Thanks for that, I think I've decided what I'll be buying my parents > for Christmas - an SB3/Aego-M/QNAP combo. Come to think of it I'd > better get a network cable for them also to enable copying of flac onto > the QNAP. To connect a QNAP directly

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread egd
Ian_F;238101 Wrote: > I'm surprised that any device which suffered r/w errors when you tried > to use it could possibly pass the design stage let alone make it to > market. :eek: heh, so was I... Ian_F;238101 Wrote: > Anyway, onto your question. I've hammered my QNAPs for hours on end, > moving

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread Ian_F
egd;238087 Wrote: > My experience with drives in fanless enclosures is they get very hot, to > the point of R/W errors, when copying large amounts of data. Great if > they've somehow overcome that, but I remain sceptial on that front. > Anyone have any real-world experience copying large volume

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-26 Thread egd
holmsn;237601 Wrote: > Here's the link > http://www.qnap.com.tw/images/products/NAS/TS109Pro/Thermal_TS-109_Series_ENG.pdf The article makes no mention of what the drive does when it is being accessed constantly eg. a mass copying operation of say 100GB of data. The software screendump implies

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-24 Thread holmsn
Here's the link http://www.qnap.com.tw/images/products/NAS/TS109Pro/Thermal_TS-109_Series_ENG.pdf -- holmsn holmsn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-23 Thread holmsn
I was trying to attach a pdf from QNAP but it's too big to post. Try Googling +QNAP +thermal, quite interesting. Neil -- holmsn holmsn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3809 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-22 Thread egd
Out of curiosity, how does the hard drive do in the QNAP, seeing as it is fanless - I presume it runs pretty hot? -- egd Thecus N5200PRO >> Transporter >> ATC SCA2 >> ATC SCM100SLAT egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-22 Thread Empgamer
Now being the owner of a set of A5s and a set of Aego Ms (with two SB3s) I have to say that I do find that the Aego M suit me more in a room where less power/oomph is needed. The A5s are a lot punchier IMO, as pablolie suggests. Only thing I MAY consider for when we have parties is a separate am

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-21 Thread Ian_F
egd;236532 Wrote: > I've attached some screendumps for you to get a feel of functionality. Thanks for this egd, very useful stuff. I settled on the QNAP since it better suits my needs for now. However, I do want to rip all my DVDs to disk and so something like the Thecus will be required to cop

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
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Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
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Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
Ian_F;236340 Wrote: > What would you call a tiny collection? <=200 albums? Ian_F;236340 Wrote: > Does the N5200PRO go to sleep on idle and/or by schedule? I supports > scheduled power on/ off and wakeup on LAN, so powering up your SB3/ Transporter can trigger the NAS Ian_F;236340 Wrote: > How

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread Ian_F
egd;235523 Wrote: > A TS-109 would in my view be hopelessly underpowered unless you had a > tiny collection. If it must be a QNAP, consider the TS-401T, but even > then you're still 1GHZ slower than the N5200PRO. What would you call a tiny collection? egd;235523 Wrote: > Originally Posted by

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
pablolie;236283 Wrote: > In my opinion the AE5 deliver on the higher resolution musical > experience - the Aego M's are great, but while they deliver on good and > balanced (when bass is set to 1) sound, they don't deliver as much > spacial resolution as the AE5s. Good to know as I contemplated

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-19 Thread egd
Empgamer;235998 Wrote: > I wanted a quiet system, with low power consumption, that will sleep and > wake on demand from the SB, that could do many other things, had been > subject of many good reviews and wasn't flaky when working with > Slimserver.Ditto for the N5200PRO. Empgamer;235998 Wrote:

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-18 Thread pablolie
egd;235187 Wrote: > I'm surprised you find the A5s better suited to a larger room. AFAIK > the Aego M's are rated 90W RMS whilst the Audioengine A5s are rated 45W > RMS? I have both of them in my temporary apartment. The AE5s as my main system in the living room, the Aego M's are the besdroom s

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-18 Thread Empgamer
>From my understanding both the AegoM and A5s are rated the same. 90W total system for the former, 45W per channel for the latter. Depends what you are after with a NAS. For me, and it seems many others, the QNAP TS109 Pro works fine. I wanted a quiet system, with low power consumption, that w

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-16 Thread davejsb
Excellent, thanks for the kind advice :D -- davejsb davejsb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39304 _

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-16 Thread egd
davejsb;235360 Wrote: > Now I'm debating whether to shell out for a TS-109 NAS ;) Have a look at the Thecus N5200PRO. A TS-109 would in my view be hopelessly underpowered unless you had a tiny collection. If it must be a QNAP, consider the TS-401T, but even then you're still 1GHZ slower than t

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-15 Thread davejsb
Cheers for all of the great replies and advice :) After some thinking, I've plumped for another set of Aego's which are arriving tomorrow. Now I'm debating whether to shell out for a TS-109 NAS ;) -- davejsb davejsb's Pr

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-15 Thread egd
Empgamer;235181 Wrote: > I have the Audioengine A5s. Excellent speakers. They are in a large > kitchen though and give plenty of sound. I'd likely consider the Aego > Ms for smaller rooms though. I have to say I'm just not that keen on > 2.1 sets. I'm surprised you find the A5s better suited

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-15 Thread Empgamer
I have the Audioengine A5s. Excellent speakers. They are in a large kitchen though and give plenty of sound. I'd likely consider the Aego Ms for smaller rooms though. I have to say I'm just not that keen on 2.1 sets. -- Empgamer --

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread egd
haunyack;235162 Wrote: > Unless your significant other is extremely attractive. In which case, one makes one's own music... -- egd Thecus N5200PRO >> Transporter >> ATC SCA2 >> ATC SCM100SLAT egd's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread haunyack
egd;235157 Wrote: > IMHO no point spending more for a bedroom system Unless your significant other is extremely attractive. Ooh. ;-) . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K R200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) SB3 (RWA analog) -> Rotel RB1070 -> B&W Matrix 805. (Bedroom) Fridgid

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread egd
davejsb;235128 Wrote: > I'm caught between purchasing some Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 powered > speakers (I already use a set for my PC and they're superb - and the > SB3 sounds brilliant through them) and some sort of midi hi-fi system I use SB3->Aego M's in my bedroom & study & don't think you

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread pablolie
davejsb;235132 Wrote: > Cheers for your kind reply :) > > I was certainly impressed with how the SB3 sounded when rigged up to my > Aego M 2.1's and that's certainly the cheapest way to solve the dilemma > :) Also check out http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=235097&postcount=672 I

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread davejsb
Cheers for your kind reply :) I was certainly impressed with how the SB3 sounded when rigged up to my Aego M 2.1's and that's certainly the cheapest way to solve the dilemma :) -- davejsb davejsb's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread Pat Farrell
davejsb wrote: > I realise neither option satisfies audiophilia by the way, I just don't > have the money, or space, or requirement really, for a more advanced > setup. I tend to like powered speakers when space and money is a consideration. The engineers can match the needs of the speaker to the

[slim] Powered speakers or midi system?

2007-10-14 Thread davejsb
Heya all, I've recently invested in my now loved SB3. Needless to say it's possibly the best gadget related purchase I've ever made! Anyway, at the moment I have it running through an aged and underused cheapo Acoustic Solutions SP101 system which I picked up on a whim in Argos a couple of years

Re: [slim] Powered speakers

2006-08-08 Thread Christopher Biscoe
I think the Apple speakers, the Ipod Hi-Fi, is a brilliant, low-cost solution with pretty good sound quality. I am an audiophile with McIntosh labs equipment, but needed something portable for a summer house. These worked perfectly, providing inputs from any source and also connecting direc

[slim] Powered speakers

2006-08-08 Thread bonze
I'm thinking about buying a set of powered speakers for output from an SB3. At the moment the output is fed through an old boombox, which works OK, but is a bit cumbersome and unsightly. This SB3 is located in a wooden summerhouse at the bottom of the garden so I don't want anything too 'flashy/m

Re: [slim] Powered speakers for clean (wife-friendly) setup

2006-03-19 Thread Simon Still
On 3/18/06, rpalarea <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Does anyone have any success with powered speakers? I was looking at the Bose Companion 3 on eBay. Looks like you could use the heaphonesout jack from the SB to the control pod mini jack input.Cheesy...wonder how much quality it will loose with mini j

Re: [slim] Powered speakers for clean (wife-friendly) setup

2006-03-17 Thread Jack Coates
rpalarea wrote: I love my SB3. But I need to find a way to migrate it out of my office (where anything goes) and into the house (where electronics lead a frightened and scarce life). Both my wife and I would like to bring our music library into other parts of the house, but don't have tons of sp

[slim] Powered speakers for clean (wife-friendly) setup

2006-03-17 Thread rpalarea
I love my SB3. But I need to find a way to migrate it out of my office (where anything goes) and into the house (where electronics lead a frightened and scarce life). Both my wife and I would like to bring our music library into other parts of the house, but don't have tons of space for a receive