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Portable Sound?
Fred W B - 15/9/05 at 08:35 AM

Seeing as this forum can answer anything, how about this?

My wife is a dance teacher, who works in 4 or 5 different halls in a typical week. She has to carry with her a source of music, and usually wears out the typical domestic "ghetto blaster" in a year or less.

You would think that some manufacturer somewhere would produce a machine for this sort of application, but I have been unable to find anything suitable. Can anybody suggest a source?

The machine has to:

Be durable
Have switchgear able to withstand repeated stop, starts and replay of music
Produce enough sound to be usable in a hall.
Be compact and light enough to be carried in one hand or in a shoulder bag
Be Able to play CD's and tapes
Work from 220 volt supply

In desperation, I had though of making something up using car audio components and a 220 to 12 V transformer power supply in a box, but think it will turn out a bit heavy/bulky.

Cheers

Fred WB

[Edited on 15/9/05 by Fred W B]

DaveFJ - 15/9/05 at 08:48 AM

I would have thought that an iPod and an amp would be the way to go ?

ned - 15/9/05 at 09:00 AM

pair of decent pc powered speakers then plug 3mm headphone jack into any digital/mp3/walkman/discman?

not ideal, but an alternative perhaps?

Guinness - 15/9/05 at 09:46 AM

Builders Radio from Dewalt




Should be man enough?

Here

Sorry, just re-read and you need CD input too.




Here

With an IPOD for the source?

Mike

zilspeed - 15/9/05 at 10:44 AM

Peavey Escort is your solution

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greggors84 - 15/9/05 at 11:42 AM

How about finding one similar to what she has but with a remote control. I can imagine that she wears them out from all the stopping and starting, if she had a remote then she could just replace that when it wore out. Would be handier too.
All she would have to do is change CD/Cassette by hand.

Fred W B - 15/9/05 at 02:12 PM

Thanks Guys, some excellent suggestions - seems I will have to make the questions more difficult in future!

Cheers

Fred WB

ayoungman - 15/9/05 at 02:35 PM

Peavey equipment is usually very good and reliable. I've used it a lot over the years. Its also one of the industry standard bits of kit so after sales service and repair is top notch too.

zilspeed - 15/9/05 at 03:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ayoungman
Peavey equipment is usually very good and reliable. I've used it a lot over the years. Its also one of the industry standard bits of kit so after sales service and repair is top notch too.



Indeed - not the absolute best in terms of ultimate sound quality, but you'll never break it.

iank - 15/9/05 at 03:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by ayoungman
Peavey equipment is usually very good and reliable. I've used it a lot over the years. Its also one of the industry standard bits of kit so after sales service and repair is top notch too.



Indeed - not the absolute best in terms of ultimate sound quality, but you'll never break it.


aye, but at £360 it's about 10 years supply of 'Argos special' boom boxes

Although I think I'd go for the quality kit just to fill the hall.