using car stereo as a compact receiver for airport express..

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jfaughnan wrote ...
>I want to drive two pairs of Monitor speakers from a single AM/FM
> receiver with a single input (AirPort Express) in a compact space.
>
> A friend suggested something I thought rather clever -- a car stereo.
> A
> higher end car stereo will deliver enough power for our relatively
> modest needs and it could even include a CD player or even cassette
> player (though neither are necessary). The AE's analog output would go
> into the analog input jack of the car stereo (though sometimes we'd
> probably use an iPod instead).
>
> There are even separate volume controls that could output to the two
> rooms.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Any obvious problems here?

The most obvious one is: What possible advantage is a
car stereo over a domestic-style "boom box", compact
stereo system, etc. etc.

> 2. I'd need a 120V to 12V converter that supplied quite a bit of
> current. I'd also need some sort of enclosure. I'm quite lazy. Are
> these available anywhere as a kit?

They are available off the shelf. But why on earth bother
with such stuff when you can buy equipment designed for
home use?

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jfaughnan wrote ...
> Boom boxen don't drive remote speakers -- most won't work with
> external
> speakers at all and many don't accept inputs. If you know a decent one
> that would work though that would be great.

I guess I'm cornfused. I thought you wanted the devices
(car radios, or whatever) AS the remote speakers? Sorry.

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<jfaughnan@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> I want to drive two pairs of Monitor speakers from a
> single AM/FM receiver with a single input (AirPort
> Express) in a compact space.
>
> A friend suggested something I thought rather clever -- a
> car stereo. A higher end car stereo will deliver enough
> power for our relatively modest needs and it could even
> include a CD player or even cassette player (though
> neither are necessary). The AE's analog output would go
> into the analog input jack of the car stereo (though
> sometimes we'd probably use an iPod instead).
>
> There are even separate volume controls that could output
> to the two rooms.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Any obvious problems here? We're talking 192 kpbs AAC
> encoded music -- so not high fidelity.
>
> 2. I'd need a 120V to 12V converter that supplied quite a
> bit of current. I'd also need some sort of enclosure. I'm
> quite lazy. Are these available anywhere as a kit?

You can get more sound for the buck with low cost stereo
receivers.