dB
10-03-2005, 04:05 PM
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My wife hosted a birthday party for her dad on Saturday. I was elected to bring the music and set up on my father-in-law's deck outside.
I wasn't looking forward to lugging all the stuff needed -- pair of speakers, CD player. CDs, and amps, cables, etc. I dreaded the idea of draggin' over something like my dB717TLs and a Hafler DH500 or pair of M-1 monoblock amps.
Then, it came to me. I dug out the SI T-amp I bought a couple of months ago and never really used. That plus a little pair of vented two-ways with Vifa TC26 tweet and TC11 4" woofer. It all sat in the passenger seat of my pick up.
And it actually sounded pretty darned good. Loud enough for the audience (mostly octogenarians) and without overly disturbing the neighbors. The T-amp definitely runs out of steam trying to push larger speakers to loud levels (although still surprising), but at moderate levels, it's very enjoyable especially in a situation like this.
BTW, as is guaranteed in situations like this, one of the old folks volunteered that he had a friend who had a Bose system and how magnificent it was...
dave
My wife hosted a birthday party for her dad on Saturday. I was elected to bring the music and set up on my father-in-law's deck outside.
I wasn't looking forward to lugging all the stuff needed -- pair of speakers, CD player. CDs, and amps, cables, etc. I dreaded the idea of draggin' over something like my dB717TLs and a Hafler DH500 or pair of M-1 monoblock amps.
Then, it came to me. I dug out the SI T-amp I bought a couple of months ago and never really used. That plus a little pair of vented two-ways with Vifa TC26 tweet and TC11 4" woofer. It all sat in the passenger seat of my pick up.
And it actually sounded pretty darned good. Loud enough for the audience (mostly octogenarians) and without overly disturbing the neighbors. The T-amp definitely runs out of steam trying to push larger speakers to loud levels (although still surprising), but at moderate levels, it's very enjoyable especially in a situation like this.
BTW, as is guaranteed in situations like this, one of the old folks volunteered that he had a friend who had a Bose system and how magnificent it was...
dave