ntom;158820 Wrote: > Have an SB3/Naim/Maggie set up in the lounge which is great. Persuaded > the missus to allow me to add a second-hand wireless SB1 in the newly > done up kitchen which is OK (drops out rather too often...) but the > speakers I have are miniature Bose look-alikes & sound awful (well they > did only cost 99p). > > Problem: on a blind test the wife went for the Maggies over the old > SBL's (easy win actually) but when the blindfold came off & she saw the > size of the Maggies she was a bit taken aback.....!!! > > So chances of getting any decent sized speaker in the kitchen is erm... > well no chance. > > Anyone suggest a remotely listenable speaker (largely internet radio > but also music) that can be powered by the tiney T-amp that I have to > use..... I do have a small pair of old Minimax speakers in the attic > somewhere which were great, but supect even these are too large for > domestic harmony (in the kitchen at least!). > > Neale
There are speakers that you can build into the wall (I know KEF have some OK ones) and drive them with a T-AMP. Should do the job nicely. I know someone who did that, and it sounded way better than I expected, even with a lousy speaker placement. Tom -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomsi42's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30187 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
