I've been hosting an outdoor movie event for over 10 years now and have been slowly adding and upgrading equipment. There are usually around 30 people, pretty spread out and up to 50ft away from the speakers, so it needs to be fairly loud. I don't really know anything about speakers and amplifiers, so I could use some advice.
The current audio setup is:
JBL Control 28-1 8", 8ohm speakers
Denon AVR-3300 receiver (105wpc? Maybe 140?)
I finally bought a decent 1080p DLP projector instead of borrowing an XGA one from the school. So I want to justify my purchase by having more than one movie per year. It's just such a hassle to get the whole thing set up that it's hard get motivated to do so. To make things easier, I'm collecting all the parts into a single case that I can roll (or drag, at least) out onto the lawn. Then the case can double as the table where the laptop, projector and amp will sit.
I think I'll keep the projector separate, since it's a little delicate to be crammed in there with all these heavy pieces. I'm going to probably add some foam blocks, but it's still going to get a bit rough in there. I also need to get another extension cord that can just live in there. I don't want to have to track anything down when I go to set this up.
Anyway, that old Denon is HEAVY. It's also just large, to the point where there will barely be enough room for it, the projector and a laptop on the case/projector table. I would really like to replace it with something smaller, which brings me to my reason for posting.
A Fosi Audio TB10D is under $70 after taxes on Amazon. Apparently, with the included power supply, it puts out around 70wpc. A step down from the 100+ of the Denon, but maybe enough? My first amplifier used for this setup was an old Sony 50wpc stereo receiver that I bought in high school. It was not powerful enough to elevate a mumbly Joe Namath above the peanut gallery. So I'm a little concerned about the TB10D providing the required watts.
So the TB10D is in impulse buy range, but feels like it might not be enough. I'm mad at myself for previously buying a cheap, no-name HD projector, thinking it would be a step up from the borrowed XGA one. It got used one year and was a disaster.
The Fosi V3 with a 48v power supply should do the job, but is more than double the price in the end. If it's not going to be an improve the sound, I don't know if I feel like spending that much just for ease of setup. Maybe, though. I'm torn.
So what are the odds the cheap Fosi will work for my needs?
If it won't, is there any reason to spend nearly $150 to replace my functional, but bulky receiver with the more expensive one?
Will it be an upgrade in any way, or just easier to move around?
Are there other options I should look at?
Will you just come to my house and hook all this up every couple of weeks so I don't need to worry about it?
The current audio setup is:
JBL Control 28-1 8", 8ohm speakers
Denon AVR-3300 receiver (105wpc? Maybe 140?)
I finally bought a decent 1080p DLP projector instead of borrowing an XGA one from the school. So I want to justify my purchase by having more than one movie per year. It's just such a hassle to get the whole thing set up that it's hard get motivated to do so. To make things easier, I'm collecting all the parts into a single case that I can roll (or drag, at least) out onto the lawn. Then the case can double as the table where the laptop, projector and amp will sit.
I think I'll keep the projector separate, since it's a little delicate to be crammed in there with all these heavy pieces. I'm going to probably add some foam blocks, but it's still going to get a bit rough in there. I also need to get another extension cord that can just live in there. I don't want to have to track anything down when I go to set this up.
Anyway, that old Denon is HEAVY. It's also just large, to the point where there will barely be enough room for it, the projector and a laptop on the case/projector table. I would really like to replace it with something smaller, which brings me to my reason for posting.
A Fosi Audio TB10D is under $70 after taxes on Amazon. Apparently, with the included power supply, it puts out around 70wpc. A step down from the 100+ of the Denon, but maybe enough? My first amplifier used for this setup was an old Sony 50wpc stereo receiver that I bought in high school. It was not powerful enough to elevate a mumbly Joe Namath above the peanut gallery. So I'm a little concerned about the TB10D providing the required watts.
So the TB10D is in impulse buy range, but feels like it might not be enough. I'm mad at myself for previously buying a cheap, no-name HD projector, thinking it would be a step up from the borrowed XGA one. It got used one year and was a disaster.
The Fosi V3 with a 48v power supply should do the job, but is more than double the price in the end. If it's not going to be an improve the sound, I don't know if I feel like spending that much just for ease of setup. Maybe, though. I'm torn.
So what are the odds the cheap Fosi will work for my needs?
If it won't, is there any reason to spend nearly $150 to replace my functional, but bulky receiver with the more expensive one?
Will it be an upgrade in any way, or just easier to move around?
Are there other options I should look at?
Will you just come to my house and hook all this up every couple of weeks so I don't need to worry about it?
