Daemoch
Well-Known Member
Come on guys, think waaaaay outside your boxes! Stop reading the warning labels on stuff and just think raw materials.
Easy/cheap - computer speakers and whatever audio source you have handy. Old phones are perfect as a source. Either run a small inverter or use a device called a DC-DC buc converter to get the right voltage to run them if there isnt a proper source already. Just watch your max amperages. The stuff I can cobble together after a trip to the local Goodwill/thrift store would apparently blow your minds.
Normal/good - hit up Crutchfield and write a check and burn a weekend or just take it to your local car audio shop and write a bigger check.
Exotic/Fun - use professional audio gear carefully sourced and spec'd or go all vintage. Me, I'm going the absolute bonkers route and blowing my windshield out again. I like being able to host my own beach party if I want to, complete with free standing stadium cabinets! And this time maybe I won't have to install extra batteries!
Also, and I hate to break it to you fellas, but tapes are digital, too. So is basically every modern processor and amp. So even if you run an analog source, the audio equipment down line from it converts it to digital. If youre worried about compression, bit rates, etc, you're going to need a record player and some very very old or very very specific equipment. I've got some, but I could trade it for the whole truck, so.....
Also also, Bluetooth did only support two audio channels for traditional stereo audio, though the newer Bluetooth 5.2+ LE Audio standard can support multiple synchronous channels for advanced features like surround sound. Thats (part of) why the old BT speakers were usually only mono or stereo. It was intended for headphones and we only have 2 ears to feed. I say "usually" because there are/were proprietary versions some companies did but that made them not compatible outside those setups. The oldest BT 1 standard may have been mono only now that I think of it.
Easy/cheap - computer speakers and whatever audio source you have handy. Old phones are perfect as a source. Either run a small inverter or use a device called a DC-DC buc converter to get the right voltage to run them if there isnt a proper source already. Just watch your max amperages. The stuff I can cobble together after a trip to the local Goodwill/thrift store would apparently blow your minds.
Normal/good - hit up Crutchfield and write a check and burn a weekend or just take it to your local car audio shop and write a bigger check.
Exotic/Fun - use professional audio gear carefully sourced and spec'd or go all vintage. Me, I'm going the absolute bonkers route and blowing my windshield out again. I like being able to host my own beach party if I want to, complete with free standing stadium cabinets! And this time maybe I won't have to install extra batteries!
Also, and I hate to break it to you fellas, but tapes are digital, too. So is basically every modern processor and amp. So even if you run an analog source, the audio equipment down line from it converts it to digital. If youre worried about compression, bit rates, etc, you're going to need a record player and some very very old or very very specific equipment. I've got some, but I could trade it for the whole truck, so.....
Also also, Bluetooth did only support two audio channels for traditional stereo audio, though the newer Bluetooth 5.2+ LE Audio standard can support multiple synchronous channels for advanced features like surround sound. Thats (part of) why the old BT speakers were usually only mono or stereo. It was intended for headphones and we only have 2 ears to feed. I say "usually" because there are/were proprietary versions some companies did but that made them not compatible outside those setups. The oldest BT 1 standard may have been mono only now that I think of it.
