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   iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 06:11:35 JST iced depresso
   local shop be like
   50$ speaker
   500$ amplifier
   
   :what_cirno: my blob in crepes
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:09:01 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie fosi has amps from 50-100$ and the audiophiles love them. have to mail order though.
     
     i don't mind powered speakers per se but modular rigs are camfy. non-modulars you run in to issues like i do like the drivers from the earfun, but they are hard wired to play from the battery so i cannot hardline it.
     
     same as with soundcore stuff. i would like to just hardline it to the TV, but not an option.
     
     i would rather have a boombox type thing than a "sound bar," and just mount the handle to some generic grips. but the boom boxes like that are marketed to like.. beach party folk, so its a real bear to ensure it has AUX IN as well as can be hardlined.
     
     i did see that there are just random slop pc speakers for 20-40$ and idk those are probably miles better than what a cheapo TV uses but ehhh.
     
     i dunno. i feel like an :blobcatalien: i have a rather low set of asks, but its a set of asks that very few people fulfill
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     Susanna (susie@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:09:02 JST Susanna

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     @icedquinn Yup, that's one reason I nowadays recommend only active speakers (amp included). There's really no point on buying a separate amp and passive speakers, unless you need to do professional stuff like concerts or venues (although arguably those could be done with multiple active speakers spaced optimally around the place rather than just big ones up front).
     
     Medium-field active speakers can do big home-theaters just fine, don't need to get lured to "hifi" stuff. (Near fields do the same on smaller rooms with a sub (the sub isn't even mandatory). Personally I prefer 4.1 configuration even after I got to try out multiple expensive hi-fi 5.1 and 7.1 systems. Fuck central channels, just incline the front speakers and it'll sound better).
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:29:12 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie looking at some desktop speakers rn
     questionable if i even need those though
     
     arguably i don't *need* a TV at all but family thinks i should have one :blobcatlaugh:
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:50:05 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie :comfyeyes: might be a little big. its a pretty tight space i have to fit this in to.
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     Susanna (susie@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:50:07 JST Susanna

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     @icedquinn Honestly, if you need something "dirt cheap" but okay quality go for Thomann's Swissonic speakers. For example: https://www.thomannmusic.com/swissonic_a203bt.htm
     
     Should be better than any random boombox or pc speakers, and not that much more expensive (since they are active and don't require any amp). Of course those are the cheapest and smallest, but they should be "loud enough" for TV usage lol
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 07:51:03 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie i found some jbl desktop pc speakers that have great reviews (for a 4") but they are effectively unmountable (funny hipster shape, no ports) which leads me to believe we need a law to :neocat_gun: put fucking vesa mount ports on everything god damn it its four holes in a rectangular shape
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 08:14:32 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie yeah i dunno. edifiers are quite nice but they only make bookshelves. i think one or two have some kind of mounting points but its hard to tell.
     
     the store here has yamaha's outdoor things, so thats cool. they also have generic store brand for cheaper. i think those would be OK options but they both require an amp which tapes on $$.
     
     they obviously want you to buy said 500$ receiver, but i don't want or need that. a gimbaled mount would be nice (to point them at the chair from the wall) but these have single pivots, so maybe that will have to be good enough?
     
     fosi and pyle make amps. that's all i need, really.
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     Susanna (susie@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 08:14:34 JST Susanna

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     @icedquinn Hmmm... How about just going mono? Could just buy one active speaker. It isn't much cheaper though, since these dirt cheap ones always come in pairs. Better quality though.
     
     I'd still think one good speaker beats two shitty ones lol But I do understand if the idea of having the sound not necessarily coming perfectly balanced annoys you.
     
     Or just figure a way to mount those jbl speakers. Two-sided tape to the rescue? lol
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 08:16:25 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie i am confused by some of these marketing shenanigans. one is saying their speakers are 15W (best buy) and the other says up to 400W (pyle)
     
     :blobcatwaitwhat: i am confused as to this seemingly massive difference.
     
     idk. its a small room. it just needs to sound 'good,' i do not need to throw it across a stadium
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 09:09:53 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie > yes it is loud enough
     yeah i have little 2 and 10 watt bluetooths they are fine for an apartment.
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     Susanna (susie@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 09:09:54 JST Susanna

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     @icedquinn 400W is bullshit. That's a PA amp power output, not a small speaker lol 15W sounds normal for a small speaker (yes it is loud enough).
     
     How about wall-mounting? There are various brackets you could buy that'll fit a speaker in them. If the speakers lack screw holes for mounting, then two-sided tape will do. Small speakers weight almost nothing so mounting them on walls is pretty easy.
     
     Most active speakers come with a screw hole on the bottom for "tripod" style mounting too.
     
     It's hard to give any actual advice, since I have no idea how much space you have and what sort of height etc you want to have. At least wall-mounting would only require wall space, but of course it also requires the permission to drill holes.
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 10:01:18 JST iced depresso

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     • Susanna
     @susie after all the agonizing about wall mounting, ended up not going that way. it's just going on to a mobile tv tray (that used to hold a monitor but has been retired for a while.)