We have been using 2 RCA home theater speaker boxes (6"low, 3"mid, 1"high) and a radio shack MPA-250 2 channel amplifier. It accepts rca type imputs however. We got around that by using an unused channel on the ATI matchmaker 110 to convert the XAP800 (XLR) to rca. It's mono at the moment but can be stereo with another matchmaker. It's cost was around 149 for the amplifier and 49 for each speaker.
And here is where my opinion comes in :-) I have been in another grid room that has those 550 each speakers and I can't honestly hear any difference between those and the mine. My two cents.... Adam Taylor Computing Center University of Louisiana at Monroe -----Original Message----- From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Eric Olson Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 3:52 PM To: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov Subject: [AG-TECH] Room node speaker suggestions? Hi, Does anyone have suggestions for powered speakers/monitors that are less expensive than the recommended Genelec 1029A, but still work well in an AG room node? A few of our Genelecs have started to produce a hissing noise (replacing a hissing speaker with non-hissing Genelec speaker stops the hissing and vice versa). Since they cost about $550, it would be nice to know if anyone is successfully using something cheaper (preferably with an XLR input option) that performs well enough for AG meetings in a room node. Also, hints on how to reduce hissing or prevent damage to existing Genelecs are welcome. Thanks, Eric