Need recommendations for efficient speaker to run on solar power [message #50655] |
Tue, 06 February 2007 18:16 |
Tim S
Messages: 2 Registered: May 2009
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Hi, I am researching options for building a highly efficient audio system for use with solar power. The goal is to obtain as much quality audio as possible from minimal energy input, such as 25 watts or less. The amp I am considering is based on the Tripath TA 2024 chipset. See http://www.michael.mardis.com/sonic/start.html for details. I am looking to find a good set of efficient speakers with >93db sensitivity to match this amp. Something with good midrange performance at around 7-8 watts per channel would be ideal. Do you have any recommendations for a pi speaker?
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Re: Need recommendations for efficient speaker to run on solar power [message #50660 is a reply to message #50658] |
Thu, 08 February 2007 01:22 |
Tim S
Messages: 2 Registered: May 2009
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Esquire |
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Sunn, ah the days of the monolithic 1200 watt tube amp. The warm glow of oversized tubes, where massive heat sinks are needed to dissipate the 90% loss of efficiency. Sadly, my solar array could not muster so much as a barely audible bleep from one of those vintage Sunn behemouths. So I am stuck figuring out how to make sounds that somewhat resemble the classic tube amp by generating high frequency pwm waveforms with my solar array and switching them into drivers with different response characteristics. The sound you can get from class d amps from only 15 watts still amazes me. Not to mention the incredibly small size of these things - you could easily hide several inside a speaker cabinet:
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