SuperQ wrote: > Stoker;242361 Wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I'm trying out using a SB3 plugged into some computer type active >> speakers as an alarm clock. >> >> The problem I'm having is that the speakers need to be left powered on >> all night so that they work when the SB3 wakes up. Unfortunately they >> hum a little and I don't like to be wasteful with the power. >> >> Anyone know of any active speakers that can be left in a kind of >> standby state and then automatically turn on by detecting the presence >> of an audio signal on their inputs? I'm looking at the cheaper/smaller >> end of the market - under £100 and as small as possible. >> >> cheers >> > > What kind of speakers do you have now? > > I use a T-Amp and normal speakers (definitive pro cinema monitors) for > my alarm clock setup. I don't have any audible hum or hiss with my > setup. I keep the T-Amp at about 1/3 volume, and the squeezebox is set > to play at 35 for the alarm playlist. >
I had the same setup in my bedroom, worked very well. I suspect the power usage of the little T-amp is minimal when it has nothing to play. > I had a pair of cheap altec lansing PC speakers that had a very audible > hiss even when the switch was "off". I eventually just gave them away > because the sound was awful. > Frankly, I never heard any good PC speakers. Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
