[Leaplist] spreading music throughout the house via Linux

[Phil Barnett]

On Wednesday 28 May 2008 06:46:47 pm Hank Lambert wrote:

> You can get decent sound out
> of 70V as long as you install good speakers such as the JBL Control
> series, but you will need to add 70V low-end speakers to get the full
> range as most ceiling speakers are mid-range at best

Decent at best, certainly not earth shaking. The problem with 70 volts and 
bass is that you start needing to draw some serious current due to the large 
excursions of the speaker cone and that is pretty much restricted by the size 
of the 70v transformers.

Could you get a big enough amp and big enough transformers to do it? Yes, you 
could, but it would cost a bleeding fortune. Other solutions become much more 
attractive because they do a better job for less money. There is nothing like 
having the amp near the speaker.

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