A sound system for the shed ideas?
I would like to hook a sound system of sorts to listen to some tunes in the shed.
I have small radio which is crap.
I want a tuner / radio which I can attach external aerial.
I listen to classical or talk radio.
I would like to be able to have some speakers outside as well as inside the shed.
I'm building a house in front of the shed so not sure if I turn up the radio in the shed or have some portable speakers.
I'm in the bush so reception is an issue but no neighbours to worry about sound.
Wish list would be to hook up my pc so I could play some of the songs.
I want nothing fancy or expensive.
Something cheap off ebay I was thinking not sure if new or old but good.
I did get an old amp from a school fete that worked for a week but stopped.
Also picked up some very cheap speakers.
I still have the speakers but no amp.
This is something I have no idea about but need to do something NOW.
Your suggestions and ideas would be welcomed.
Budget was not that a big of a deal but thinking around $200 - $300 to get some noise happening.
Cheers
Pulpo
Cheap PC - replace when dead.
I would reccomend a cheap second hand pc and a free crt moniter. You can get boxes from online auctions in capital cities for around $50 with a windows licence and crt (tube style) moniters are everywhere for free or near to it.
Run a system with just windows and winamp and even a 40 - 80 gig drive will take a ton of music in MP3 format or plays discs in the drive. Alternatively you can network it back to the house and just access what you have inside. If you can get semi fast net access then the world of internet radio is your oyster. Stations from up the street or around the world. My preffered station plays non stop music with one ad per hour (usually the price of tomatoes at home depot lately). If you want to get really flash you could run Mediaportal and have tv, radio and all the rest.
Having had a lot of different speakers over the years the best bang for buck would have to be a 2.1 Logitech set available at Big W for $70 - $80 - not sure of the model number. Supprisignly big and clear sound + very cheap and ready to go straight out of the box. Tiny and easy to mount on the wall (1 screw or a big dab of silicone or blue tack) and put the sub under a bench. No other amp required.
$120 dollar solution in total and no fear of losing discs or needing to find them in the first place. A bit of stocking over the fan inlets with a knot in the middle keeps the dust out. Every so often just flick it and your super sensitive wiz bang Hepa filter is cleaned.
I wouldn' t bother with a laptop. In a dusty shed this offers a disposable and replaceable solution.