Way over my head, but hello........

cardude · 2nd December 2011, 11:34 PM

Hello everyone. I'm a clueless newbie with questions!

I robbed some speakers out of a Sharp desktop system that had a blown amp or bad power supply, or something. I'm trying to build a cheap0 suitcase boombox. The speakers are sized like this:

driver--10 cm size, max 75 watts at 6 ohm (i have two of these)
tweeter--1 cm size, max 75 watts at 6 ohm (two of these also)
"subwoofer" (came out of a seperate sub box)-- 13 cm size, 90 watts max, 6ohm (one of these)

I was thinking of buying a 50wx2 t amp like this to power these speakers, but like I said I have no clue what I'm doing so I don't know if it will be loud enough.
Tripath TA2020 Audio Stereo Sound Home Amplifier T-AMP | eBay

Also, do I need a seperate tamp for the sub?

Do I need a tamp at all?

Thanks,
cardude

Pano · 2nd December 2011, 11:43 PM

Welcome to the forum. There are a number of boombox threads, most notably the Boominator thread.
You might find what you need there. If not, start a new thread and set your goals and budget.

Have fun!

planet10 · 3rd December 2011, 02:58 AM

Welcome to the forum cardude.

dave

2nd December 2011, 11:34 PM	#1
cardude diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2011	Way over my head, but hello........ Hello everyone. I'm a clueless newbie with questions! I robbed some speakers out of a Sharp desktop system that had a blown amp or bad power supply, or something. I'm trying to build a cheap0 suitcase boombox. The speakers are sized like this: driver--10 cm size, max 75 watts at 6 ohm (i have two of these) tweeter--1 cm size, max 75 watts at 6 ohm (two of these also) "subwoofer" (came out of a seperate sub box)-- 13 cm size, 90 watts max, 6ohm (one of these) I was thinking of buying a 50wx2 t amp like this to power these speakers, but like I said I have no clue what I'm doing so I don't know if it will be loud enough. Tripath TA2020 Audio Stereo Sound Home Amplifier T-AMP \| eBay Also, do I need a seperate tamp for the sub? Do I need a tamp at all? Thanks, cardude

2nd December 2011, 11:43 PM	#2
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	Welcome to the forum. There are a number of boombox threads, most notably the Boominator thread. You might find what you need there. If not, start a new thread and set your goals and budget. Have fun! __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

3rd December 2011, 02:58 AM	#3
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