On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:41:17 -0700 (PDT) Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: [snip] > > But the question is, for a given amount of money ($400 in the OP case) for > which do you get the bigger bang ( or the better soundstage) for the buck. > I would argue that it is for the headphone route. > Still, it's not clear. I have built a pair of stereo speakers based on "Infinity" car component speakers (way back in 2004) - absolutely marvelous, many friends and non-friends think so :-). The drivers (transducers) were ~$200 (i.e. two $100 sets). Amplifier ... Well, maybe the legendary "GainClone". Here are some links - have not checked them lately: http://eshop.diyclub.biz/product_info.php?products_id=441 http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM3886.html http://www.mhennessy.f9.co.uk/gainclone/ ... and on snubbers: http://www.hagtech.com/pdf/snubber.pdf an amplifier needs a power supply :-). Regards, Sergei. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
