Nobsound Mini Bluetooth Power Amplifier- anything better?
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I took a punt on one of those a few years ago. Think it cost rather less than 40 quid. Anyway, given how tiny and cheap the thing is, it is pretty damn good. It produces a bit of mains hum, and I've thought about cleaning up its power supply a bit to see if I can reduce that. As a way of getting an old pair of speakers back into use with a phone or PC as a data source, it's pretty good.
It does say "blue tooth mode" in a rather silly accent when you switch it on, though.
It does say "blue tooth mode" in a rather silly accent when you switch it on, though.
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There's a million options of bluetooth and wireless DACs, plus a million options of ampifiers.
Those Nobsound things are great value though.
You can get better, you can even find cheaper options.
A while back I had a bluetooth amp in my garage driving a pair of old speakers and it did a pretty good job for about 4 quid!
I replaced it with a car head unit which came my way, which has the advantage of a USB slot for stored music.
Works better for me, doesn't fall over whenever I leave the building with my phone.
Those Nobsound things are great value though.
You can get better, you can even find cheaper options.
A while back I had a bluetooth amp in my garage driving a pair of old speakers and it did a pretty good job for about 4 quid!
I replaced it with a car head unit which came my way, which has the advantage of a USB slot for stored music.
Works better for me, doesn't fall over whenever I leave the building with my phone.
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