<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Busking Speakers]]> 2010-10-29T01:07:18Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/2681/busking-speakers/ <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> thumbs up for the micro cube. I've used it for a lot of time (until i fried the cone with mah gameboy ultra basses).
But I've just bought an year ago his bigger brother and it's totally worth the money! (140€ new on ebay)
It's just like the microcube, but with more than twice the volume and very much cleaner sound.

Now I'm cool like Johnny DeMarco.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arottenbit 2010-10-29T01:07:18Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44658/#p44658 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> NOM STAR wrote:

You can buy kits to make pocket amps for like 5$. Requires some soldering but allows you to make an amp out of almost any speaker you can find. They sell them at my school in the music department. Literally in a giant vending machine (the kits not finished) Mine looks like this:

There are two holes behind the output jack to wire in a speaker. Just go to a thrift store. Buy a speaker in a box for like 2-3$ (you can find great old ones in wood boxes for super cheap) and BLAMO amazing DIY amp that only needs a 9v battery.

your school is pretty ballin
sure beats looking up amp schematics on the internet and scraping around my room for parts

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SKGB 2010-10-29T00:05:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44651/#p44651 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> Just bought a Fender Tone Master Mini. Seriously awesome! Great tone (i guess hence the name, lol) and LOUD LOUD LOUD!
Check it out! Will post a vid this week after some use. smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/10spd 2010-10-28T23:54:24Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44650/#p44650 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> You can buy kits to make pocket amps for like 5$. Requires some soldering but allows you to make an amp out of almost any speaker you can find. They sell them at my school in the music department. Literally in a giant vending machine (the kits not finished) Mine looks like this:

There are two holes behind the output jack to wire in a speaker. Just go to a thrift store. Buy a speaker in a box for like 2-3$ (you can find great old ones in wood boxes for super cheap) and BLAMO amazing DIY amp that only needs a 9v battery.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/NOM+STAR 2010-10-23T23:07:58Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44056/#p44056 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> i have a micro cube i bought off craigslist for 40$.
i'm pretty happy with it.  i'm still looking for another one so i can have stereo as panning is cool.

one thing i liked about the micro cube is that the stupid little handle is removable and the post that it fit on are the same size as a guitar strap.
carrying it around with a guitar strap is so much nicer.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/infradead 2010-10-23T17:49:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44050/#p44050 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]>

]]> https://chipmusic.org/4mat 2010-10-23T17:38:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44047/#p44047 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> sammulligan wrote:

theAutomation, are there volume controls on the amp itself that I don't know about?

Not that I have found, no. I agree with you on the lack of volume part, thought i was VERY suprised by the sound quality!
And I'll grab a quick video of it for you Edward. I'll throw it up here later.
I had looked at the micro cube. I had a "Hodad" for a while. That was pretty neat. lol

]]> https://chipmusic.org/10spd 2010-10-23T17:05:31Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44045/#p44045 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> I got the PaperJamz amp too, but was a little disappointed in it's lack of volume.  Felt like a sucker for days.  Now it's in my office on a bookshelf, and it works very nicely for playing music while I am working on brainless tasks.

theAutomation, are there volume controls on the amp itself that I don't know about?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sammulligan 2010-10-23T12:59:11Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44033/#p44033 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> You able to record some sound/video of it? I use the Roland Micro Cube. I've found anything smaller is a bit of a push.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Edward+Shallow 2010-10-23T09:38:35Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44028/#p44028 <![CDATA[Re: Busking Speakers]]> i bought an "amp" from this guy on kijiji. $50
guy was an idiot and it turns out it was a speaker for a PA system big_smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/lynit 2010-10-23T07:46:39Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44025/#p44025 <![CDATA[Busking Speakers]]> Alright so in my cheapness, I went to the toy store looking for cheap speakers. Was planning on buying like a cheap set designed for mp3 players of what have you, the little $10 sets you see all the time.
I happened across a little cardboard box "amp" for the paper guitar things. ("Paper Jamz")
It's kinda goofy looking - but rocks. The best part of the whole thing? It weighs literally ounces. Super portable, and only $12.
Has a 1/8" input and since it's cardboard, im not worried about the dings and scratches you know?

Long story short, anyone else gotten their hands on any good unsuspecting speakers?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/10spd 2010-10-23T06:33:39Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/44023/#p44023