A new project
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Dentman
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Thank you.
No not yet. I'm thinking maybe semi gloss black on the sub, then one of the accent colors we have our room for the satellites. Thoughts?
Dentman
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We have. We need to buy a bigger TV for this room. Also since I dropped our bedroom TV we are short one set.
Dentman
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Andy what gets you about the sound is you've seen similar looking tiny full range speakers like this a thousand times in cheap small radios and clock radios. So when you see it, then turn it on you cant help but laugh. Now it doesnt sound like a receiver and a pair of studio 20's, no. It's just very enjoyable to listen to with no enoying faults to slap you in the face. Add to that the fact that it plays pretty damn low at loud volume levels and well there you have it. It also the sub never huffs and puffs when having its gain set rationally. That's rare in tiny systems.
No remote, this is a very low cost amp, especially as it puts out 30 watts into each satellite and 60 watts into the sub.
There are more expensive amps that offer remote control and even Bluetooth and USB connectivity, but the cheapest of those costs three times as much and would take multiple hours more time integrating into the sub module as it is not mounted in a plate and is just a circuit card that would require mounting and protecting.
Dentman
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Sorry this was meant as a reply to Andy.
The funny thing is I've never had anything hooked up to the TV, however I may at some point when I get the new set. This system is used for podcasts and music while cooking and cleaning, Sunday coffee with the wife. I pretty only watch an hour or 2 of financial news in the morning. All other viewing is done in our media room.
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I use an Alexa Dot for the interface between my phone and the system. Either Alexa directly, or Amazon music via my phone. My phones volume controls the system volume.
I thought yesterday how cool it would have been to recess the Alexa in the front panel. Damn! Oh well I'm ordering a holder to mount it there.
I can make a larger sub module to suit. @Dentman has a 5-1/4" sub, I could make it with a 6-1/2" or 8" sub that needs a larger enclosure.
bmwuk
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I've got to save for a new entertainment stand to accommodate more equipment first.
If you wrap it in nice black material.......................................Now, will the wife appreciate me covering the top of the cabinet with 2" Owen's 703?
Or gregarious plaid material.
Dentman
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My wife started laughing when she noticed that. Her exact words were " dont tell me, it makes them sound better".
Yep. I posted a frequency response chart in the "Edge Diffraction" thread that demonstrates why the driver off-set is very important to the sound quality.