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On 13 May 2016 at 20:21, Bo-Erik Sandholm <bosses...@gmail.com> wrote: > Secondhand hand Kef eggs from online auction sites is my source for > speakers. > > Around 300 usd have given me 5 eggs som sometimes even included a sub. > > Bo-Erik > Den 13 maj 2016 21:02 skrev "Eric Benjamin" <eb...@pacbell.net>: > > > This is all good stuff. I'd like to add some info about the system > aspects. > > > > Speaker mounting. This can be nontrivial. I know of one professional > > periphonic installation where the cost of the stands was more than the > > speakers. And mounting speakers at height can be very difficult. If the > > speakers are heavy then it can be difficult and dangerous. I'm right in > the > > middle of mounting several 50 lb speakers on the ceiling of my listening > > room. I couldn't find a suitable manufactured mount so I'm fabricating my > > own. My felling is plywood just to be able to support the speakers. > > > > Passive vs powered > > When I built my first system there were very few inexpensive multichannel > > power amplifiers, so powers speakers seamed like the way to go. But > powered > > speakers require that you run two cables instead of just one to each > > speaker. I'm still doing that. Now there are (relatively) inexpensive > > amplifiers like the Dayton 1240 that give lots of channels. And Marc's > > suggestion of very inexpensive amplifier modules is tempting. Too bad no > > one makes something like 8 x 15 watts in a 1u package. > > > > Coaxial speakers vs conventional 2-way > > I'm including full-range in with coax. Enthusiasts of coax tout the fact > > that coax speakers are effectively point sources. My belief is that the > > primary advantage is in the off-axis responses. Two way speakers are > > designed to have flat on-axis response, but off axis there are nulls in > the > > response which appear above and below the principle axis. But there are > > relatively few coaxial speakers from which to choose. > > > > That's it for now. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On May 13, 2016, at 10:25 AM, Marc Lavallee <m...@hacklava.net> wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 13 May 2016 09:44:58 -0700, mgra...@mstvp.com wrote: > > >>> From: "Emanuele Costantini": > > >>> Gallo A'Diva and ORB audio, I think they need an amplfier in order > > >>> to work, which is not an option due to lack of room space. > > >> > > >> I would bet that the spherical speakers and the requisite amplifier > > >> take up not more space than most powered speakers. > > >> If you're going cost conscious you can use the small digital amps > > >> from the likes of SMSL & Parts Express. I have one that delivers > > >> 50w/c in 1/4 of 1 RU. That is, you can fit 4 into a 1 RU space. > > > > > > I use a few identical amp modules, with 2 or more channels per amp: > > > > > > http://store3.sure-electronics.com/audio/audio-amplifier-board?dir=asc&order=price > > > In a small room, with small speakers, 15 watts per channel is enough. > > > The same store have a selection of power supplies. My solution is to > > > use the power supply of a dedicated PC, where I installed all the amp > > > modules in the drive bays. The 450W power supply is completely silent, > > > as well as the rest of the PC (no fans at all, only passive cooling). > > > -- > > > Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sursound mailing list > > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20160513/d8a6d2b8/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -- Augustine Leudar Artistic Director Magik Door LTD Company Number : NI635217 Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, Belfast BT88LL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20160513/53519905/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
