I have not found anything as of late that meets all of those requirements. Mostly I have found that if I want something asthetic and sounds good, it is going to require a external amp.
I have been using either Innovox or James Loudspeaker brands for these. http://www.innovoxaudio.com/products/micro-line-arrays/ http://www.jamesloudspeaker.com/types/2 The one that I had that had the integrated amp stuck 6" off the wall past the monitor and had front display buttons we had to cover up. To run these speakers I have been using a Pyle PTA4 stereo 120W amp. It just fits behind a monitor and sounds "decent enough". http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PTA4/Mini-Stereo-Power-Amplifier---2-x-120-Watt-with-AUX,-CD-and-Mic-Inputs ------- Patrick Davis | Exhibitions AV Specialist | The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 312-665-7968 <https://www.fieldmuseum.org/email-signature> On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 2:02 PM, George Scharoun <gschar...@mfa.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Built-in speakers on digital signage monitors are getting less and less > useable, to the extent that the speaker on our Samsung DB22D sounds about > as good as an old pair of apple earbuds sitting in a coffee can. They're > the definition of vestigial. > > When installing proper speakers for a video installation is out of the > question (due to restrictions of budget or architecture), and headphones > aren’t appropriate, it seems like a soundbar could be a good option. > > Has anyone had any experience with soundbars that you’d be willing to > share? > > My criteria for a good solution are probably similar to yours: > Reliability — Can it run 24/7 unattended? > Ease of installation — wallmountable, with a small or built-in power supply > Aesthetics — slim and minimal, ideally with no visible buttons or lights > Audio fidelity — Ideally full-range, but this is least important, as just > about anything will sound better than the built-in TV speakers > > Thanks in advance for any ideas, > George > > –– > > GEORGE SCHAROUN > Manager of Exhibition and Gallery Media > Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > gschar...@mfa.org | 617-369-3512 > http://www.mfa.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >
_______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
