25 Dec
2007
25 Dec
'07
7:03 p.m.
I'm looking for a source for small, cheap, but relatively nice-sounding computer
speakers, preferably ones that are powered off of a 12v wall-wart, for use in a mobile
"studio".
Many years ago, a friend had Cambridge Soundwerks speakers in his very small apartment,
and I was shocked at how good they sounded. Two little cubes and a big square subwoofer.
At the time, he said they were expensive, and that didn't surprise me.
What's out there now? I don't mind shelling out for the Good Stuff-- not quite
studio monitors but close--, as long as they can run off of 12v and they are small.
-ken
25 Dec
25 Dec
9:13 p.m.
On Dec 25, 2007 7:03 PM, Ken Restivo <ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
I'm looking for a source for small, cheap, but
relatively nice-sounding computer speakers, preferably ones that are powered off of a 12v
wall-wart, for use in a mobile "studio".
Many years ago, a friend had Cambridge Soundwerks speakers in his very small apartment,
and I was shocked at how good they sounded. Two little cubes and a big square subwoofer.
At the time, he said they were expensive, and that didn't surprise me.
What's out there now? I don't mind shelling out for the Good Stuff-- not quite
studio monitors but close--, as long as they can run off of 12v and they are small.
I love my old Monsoons. But I'm not sure they're made anymore...
Lee
26 Dec
26 Dec
9:58 a.m.
On Wednesday 26 December 2007, Lee Revell wrote:
On Dec 25, 2007 7:03 PM, Ken Restivo
<ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
Someone chucked one of the "micro-stereo" sets. CD player not working.
Everything else 100%. Plug into the aux inputs. Can't get any cheaper or much
better than that. No soooo small, however.
I'm looking for a source for small, cheap,
but relatively nice-sounding
computer speakers, preferably ones that are powered off of a 12v
wall-wart, for use in a mobile "studio".
Many years ago, a friend had Cambridge Soundwerks speakers in his very
small apartment, and I was shocked at how good they sounded. Two little
cubes and a big square subwoofer. At the time, he said they were
expensive, and that didn't surprise me.
What's out there now? I don't mind shelling out for the Good Stuff-- not
quite studio monitors but close--, as long as they can run off of 12v and
they are small.
I love my old Monsoons. But I'm not sure they're made anymore...
27 Dec
27 Dec
5:33 a.m.
David Baron wrote:
On Wednesday 26 December 2007, Lee Revell wrote:
I still have an old, small (by today's standards) Sony boombox that has
only two audio sources working anymore. One is a pair of line-level plug
inputs that work just fine with standard stereo cabling. It even has a
five-band equalizer useful for making things sound right through its
built-in speakers.
In general, I prefer small music stereo speakers for such things, not
any kind of "speakers for computers". IMO, you get better quality
speakers for less money that way.
--
David
gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com
authenticity, honesty, community
On Dec 25, 2007 7:03 PM, Ken Restivo
<ken(a)restivo.org> wrote:
Someone chucked one of the "micro-stereo" sets. CD player not working.
Everything else 100%. Plug into the aux inputs. Can't get any cheaper or much
better than that. No soooo small, however. I'm looking for a source for small, cheap,
but relatively nice-sounding
computer speakers, preferably ones that are powered off of a 12v
wall-wart, for use in a mobile "studio".
Many years ago, a friend had Cambridge Soundwerks speakers in his very
small apartment, and I was shocked at how good they sounded. Two little
cubes and a big square subwoofer. At the time, he said they were
expensive, and that didn't surprise me.
What's out there now? I don't mind shelling out for the Good Stuff-- not
quite studio monitors but close--, as long as they can run off of 12v and
they are small.
I love my old Monsoons. But I'm not sure they're made
anymore...
6:13 a.m.
Greetings,
I picked up a pair of Peavey desktop speakers that have been working
very nicely as the 2nd pair of speakers for the SBLive in my JAD box.
The mains are a cheap set of Creative Labs speakers (with subwoof), and
I'll replace them asap. Perhaps the more expensive sets are better, but
I don't care much for the sound of the mains. The Peaveys are a bit too
heavy in the mids, but the overall sound is brightened by the CL
speakers. I'm hoping that a better set of mains will considerably
improve the sound.
Anyway, those Peaveys might make a good purchase if all you need is a
decent pair of powered speakers (and no subwoofer).
Best,
dp
25 Dec
25 Dec
9:36 p.m.
Ken Restivo wrote:
I'm looking for a source for small, cheap, but
relatively nice-sounding computer speakers, preferably ones that are powered off of a 12v
wall-wart, for use in a mobile "studio".
Many years ago, a friend had Cambridge Soundwerks speakers in his very small apartment,
and I was shocked at how good they sounded. Two little cubes and a big square subwoofer.
At the time, he said they were expensive, and that didn't surprise me.
What's out there now? I don't mind shelling out for the Good Stuff-- not quite
studio monitors but close--, as long as they can run off of 12v and they are small.
-ken
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Ken,
I remember having the same reaction to those Cambridge speakers years
ago. Since then, docks and speaker systems for hand-held audio players
have made similar impressions. I have two sets of Yamaha satellite and
sub-woofer speakers for my desktop and my laptop and they sound
excellent @$99 each. Not 12V however.
Cambridge is still selling systems over a wide range of prices:
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=mul_spk_csw
with this one at $80 a particularly good deal @12V, nice specs and
features - avail January:
http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/category.cgi?category=mul_spk_csw&…
Frank
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