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Passive speakers for a PI project

yeelek
yeelek over 9 years ago

Hi,

I'm looking for recommendations please for small speakers to use with the iqaudio digiamp+ (or other if people have better recommendations).  The PI/AMP/Speakers will be housed in a wooden box about the size of a shoe box.

 

I was wondering about these, any ideas please?

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JHERC8I/ref=pd_cp_107_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1B0117E5D41CKYB8WCGV

 

THank you

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  • michaelkellett
    0 michaelkellett over 9 years ago

    The bass from a shoebox sized cabinet will be pretty awful (very clever design can make it better but it's not easy).

     

    If you don't care - then try it.

     

    If you want a good sounding speaker then Google 'DIY HIFi speakers' fro some ideas.

     

    MK

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  • nbizzell
    0 nbizzell over 9 years ago

    What sort of sound quality are you looking for?

     

    These speakers will be better than the very cheap standard car speakers but are not exactly high quality audio equipment.

     

    If you just want something to play music then they will be fine, but if you are looking for great audio quality then you will need to spend a lot more than £20.

     

    Bizz

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  • shabaz
    0 shabaz over 9 years ago

    The digiamp seems an expensive solution, since an additional £20 supply is needed, so this totals £70 not including speakers, and can only be used with the Pi.

    As an idea, these powered speakers https://www.amazon.co.uk/M-Audio-Reference-Speakers-Professional-Creation/dp/B00X741TB0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=147973724…

    are £99 for two, perform favourably according to reviews, and could be connected up using a USB sound card or any Pi DAC with line output. They eliminate the requirement

    for an amplifier and associated power supply.

    There are also smaller models like AV32 that are a bit cheaper.

    I've not used these particular speakers, however I do a similar thing, using Yamaha powered speakers and can therefore plug the audo input into other things too (e.g. laptop).

     

    Alternatively if you really want an integrated solution you could bolt the Pi onto the back of any speaker in an enclosure.. a bit like this (this is a BeagleBone Black but the idea is similar).

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