Every year I use dumpster parts to make a garden system for the summer. I live in a block of 5 apartment with a communal garden & a bunch of neighbours who love to barbecue! The system only has to last the summer. I don't care if it gets broken & abused.
The first 2 years I made 2.1 systems using D3116D2 chip amps using a laptop PSU - they worked well.
Last year I went in a different direction . . .
DVD / Blueray Receivers have one moving part that is guaranteed to fail. When that part fails they are worthless. You can pick them for $5 - $20.
What remains is a remote control USB player (possibly with Bluetooth) & 5 or 6 amplifiers and an active crossover in a single box,
I picked up an LG HT902PB - 1000 watts (yeah, right). The garden sounded great: a 10" sub & four bookshelf speakers.
In helping my small business friends out, I have installed faulty DVD receivers in two local restaurants & two hairdressers.
These units have untold hidden benefits, not least the ability to control the volume and delay of individual speakers is something you are unlikely to get on even high-end commercial systems.
The tolerance is also impressive. The subwoofer channel claims to deliver 255 watts into 3 ohms, so I guess there'd be few problems running two subs off the one channel.
The first 2 years I made 2.1 systems using D3116D2 chip amps using a laptop PSU - they worked well.
Last year I went in a different direction . . .
DVD / Blueray Receivers have one moving part that is guaranteed to fail. When that part fails they are worthless. You can pick them for $5 - $20.
What remains is a remote control USB player (possibly with Bluetooth) & 5 or 6 amplifiers and an active crossover in a single box,
I picked up an LG HT902PB - 1000 watts (yeah, right). The garden sounded great: a 10" sub & four bookshelf speakers.
In helping my small business friends out, I have installed faulty DVD receivers in two local restaurants & two hairdressers.
These units have untold hidden benefits, not least the ability to control the volume and delay of individual speakers is something you are unlikely to get on even high-end commercial systems.
The tolerance is also impressive. The subwoofer channel claims to deliver 255 watts into 3 ohms, so I guess there'd be few problems running two subs off the one channel.
