MeSue wrote:
Of course powered speakers will work, but this is about being portable.
If I want to use my SB2 outside, using your suggestion, I would have to
carry:
1 Squeezebox
1 remote
2 speakers
2 power bricks
speaker cables
… and then find a power outlet with 2 plugs, connect everything, and
then break it all down when I want to locations again. Not gonna
happen.
DIY! :) You could do something like the nice wooden case recently
posted, or alternatively, purchase or re-use a milk crate or box or 5
gallon bucket or Millenium Falcon or...
Crate permanently contains:
2 speakers
2 power bricks (Squeezebox one is extra ordered from Slimdevices site)
1 remote
speaker cables
power strip/y adapter
If the power bricks and power strip are zip-tied to the side of the milk
crate or kept in a false bottom (place sheet of black cardboard on top
with a small hole cut for headphone and power connector) of a box,
things are kept tidy.
When you want to use the Squeezebox outside away from your stereo,
unplug the power cable and speaker connections, and place the Squeezebox
in the conveniently stored crate. Connect speakers to headphone jack,
plug power cable into Squeezebox.
Carry your one item (crate) outside, extract squeezebox and speakers (if
desired; speakers could be embedded/attached to the box, and a window or
hole could be put in for the Squeezebox display/IR), arrange as desired,
plug power strip into outdoor outlet or extension cable. Presto! ;)
This method is not as "elegant" as a all-in-one factory unit, but also
keeps your Squeezebox available for use inside without sticking an ugly
boombox on the shelf.
Nick
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Nick Silberstein
Senior Developer
Flying Machine Development, Inc.
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