Re: Subwoofers from Scan

[Nigel Orr <nigel.orr@xxxxxxx>]

At 11:46 04/08/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Thanks. Yours sounds really good. Two problems being I daresay it costs
>more than I want to pay, and it looks bigger than I can fit in my
lounge
>(Kate might spot it...). However it does suggest that I'm wrong and
that
>quality does matter on a subwoofer? I did think =A324 was too good to
be
>true, which is why I asked! FWIW they do a similar setup minus the
>sub-woofer for about =A38!!

So the subwoofer + extra amp power + extra packaging could be
conservatively priced at =A38... hmmmm

If you fancy some experimenting, get hold of a cheap amplifier- or even
build one from Maplins, get a speaker from the same place, and stick it in
a box.  There are plenty of speaker design shareware packages floating
around, and a similar number of books- if you fancy some woodwork, give it
a shot!

I intend to build one into the underfloor void at some point, either that
or the chimney, but the latter might cause a bit too much soot to flow ;-)
- that would certainly fit your requirement for being unobtrusive, and
would probably sound a lot better (and definitely louder!) than the scan=
one!

If you look at a big PA system, probably half of the boxes, and half of the
amplifiers, are for the subs- it's not a small or cheap part of the system!

Basically, the system Scan are selling looks fine for playing computer
games with the speakers nearby, but I don't think it would be up to much in
the living room...

Hope that helps,

Nigel

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