Re: Amplified speakers?

["yhkeppy" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

I bought them a while back, but try something like the following,=20
which appear to be the replacements or closest alternatives:


Creative Inspire P380 (around =A330)=20
(http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/multimediaandspeakers/produ
ctView.htm?quicklinx=3D2SYG)

Creative Inspire G380 (around =A330)=20
(http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/multimediaandspeakers/produ
ctView.htm?quicklinx=3D2VCM)

Creative Inspire 2.1 2800 Digital (around =A340)=20
(http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/multimediaandspeakers/produ
ctView.htm?quicklinx=3D2460)


Bear in mind you get what you pay for, and as long as you don't=20
expect hi-fi quality then you won't be disappointed. I'll be looking=20
for a similar setup for my newly rebuilt bathroom, so if you end up=20
with any of these let me know how you get on!! I would suspect you=20
can get some of these in PCWorld if you wanted to go look.

Cheers,

Keith


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Smith" <ukha@p...> wrote:
> Hi Keith,
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> 	Which ones do you use and where did you get them from.
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> Regards,
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> Paul
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: yhkeppy [mailto:keith@f...]=20
> Sent: 16 April 2004 13:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Amplified speakers?
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> Something i've done in my bathrooms and conservatory (i.e. rooms=20
> that sound fidelity is not needed) is use PC speakers - the=20
Creative=20
> ones that come as a set with a sub/amp box and a number of=20
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> speakers. When I get to my kitchen, i'll do the same - just hide=20
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> amp somewhere (on top of kitchen cabinets works well) and put the=20
> satellites nearby on top of the cabinets. Sounds pretty good, and=20
> doesn't require in-ceiling speakers. And best part is you'll only=20
> need to spend around =A330 for the set.
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "magnatizerr"
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> wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply Rob - I should have said, I'd rather not=20
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> > old stereo amplifier. I don't mind buying an in-wall amp (if=20
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> > such a thing?)
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> > Cheers
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> > M
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> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Rob Mouser" <groups@m...>
wrote:
> > > I did this exact thing for a friend last week. His hearing
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> > dodgy
> > > and could not hear the crappy speakers on his 14" LCD
TV in=20
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> > bedroom.
> > > We used an old stereo amplifier, hid it in his closet,
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> > > but it was cheap and works!
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> > > Rob
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: magnatizerr [mailto:magnatizerr@t...]=20
> > > Sent: 16 April 2004 13:18
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Amplified speakers?
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> > > Hopefully this a simple (yet naive) question on the
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> > > speakers for the ceiling?
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> > > For reasons probably too lengthy to go into here, I would
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> > > feed audio out of the kitchen LCD TV using the second Scart-
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> > > socket and simply run it to some ceiling speakers.
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> > > Is my understanding correct that it has to first go through
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> > powered=20
> > > wall switch (AKA. Russound A-Bus), or are there
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> > amplified=20
> > > speakers available? - If not, are there any other
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> to A-
> > > Bus as I can't justify the cost?
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> > > Sorry if this has been covered before, but I have searched
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> > > archives without any luck.
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> > > Many thanks in advance
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> > > Martin
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