Computer speakers from Amiga era...

Paul_s · 02 November 2009, 22:43

Who can remember the various brands?

I had some huuge white things on stands but I forget who made them!

Logic3 come to mind too... so I guess the question is... which set of speakers did you use or did you destroy your neighbourhood via your stereo!

s2325 · 02 November 2009, 22:47

I saw few weeks ago old and big QuickShot speakers dumped at the river. I thought they made only joysticks.

DH · 02 November 2009, 22:51

Can't remember my old and trusty speakers but I did play my Amiga through my Kenwood separates. A total value of £1200, best ever buy in my life, she still looks new and modern

I also routed it through my Pace MSS1000 Dolby surround Sky box, which used 4 Wharfedale mini satellites, these were heavy compared to today's speakers. Damn good sound

The neighbours must of hated me

of course, by 1991 I lived in a flat surrounded by neighbours, this was even better 'cause I was annoying 5 neighbours all at once instead of one neighbour in my previous house

cosmicfrog · 02 November 2009, 23:19

Deadicated HiFi amp+speakers that Aux button/switch should have been renamed to Amiga

FOL · 03 November 2009, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

Deadicated HiFi amp+speakers that Aux button/switch should have been renamed to Amiga

I was given a beatup old Panasonic HiFi, still sounded great with the Amiga tunes pumping through em,

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Coagulus · 17 November 2009, 21:24

I had an ancient amplifier with random, but quite large speakers attached to it. The amp had valves in it and 200W (dunno if it was watts but it was bloody loud) written on the front. The sub bass boom from silkworm blew one set of speakers and used to take the heads of mates when they came round to play it!

prowler · 17 November 2009, 21:58

I still have two pairs of early JUSTer Multimedia Speakers incorporating stands and with Bass, Treble and Volume controls, which I use for all my computing systems.

desiv · 17 November 2009, 23:08

True story, at college an Amiga guy (I met him, but didn't really know him that well, just traded Amiga stuff) took his Amiga and hooked it up to his HUGE stereo.

He took the speakers and laid them face down on the floor (I think he was 3rd of 4th floor of a 5 floor dorm) and took one of the explosion samples from the game "Firepower" and played it with his volume at the max.

It didn't get the reaction it would have nowadays, but it got him more than enough attention at the time. :-) I think it was just campus police, not real ones, and I can't remember how bad he got in trouble, but it was awesome!!

(And awesome that it wasn't me.. :-)

desiv

p.s. I remembered that there were people saying he blew out windows (he didn't, but it was all over that he had.. :-)

PowerPie5000 · 18 November 2009, 00:19

I had a pair of white Sony speakers... they were meant for the PC but i used a 3.5mm jack - 2 x phono adapter cable

(this was when the audio on my old Philips monitor crapped out on me!).

Jonathan Drain · 18 November 2009, 03:13

I also once hooked my Amiga up to a stereo. Much better sound quality than the portable TV speakers. At the time I thought it was pretty clever.

18 November 2009, 09:02

I used to have my miggy hooked up to a nice Sony AMP with warfdale speakers, the Amiga sounded awesome through that amp and managed to annoy the neighbours very nicely too

Ah those were the good old days!

02 November 2009, 22:43	#1
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,335	Computer speakers from Amiga era... Who can remember the various brands? I had some huuge white things on stands but I forget who made them! Logic3 come to mind too... so I guess the question is... which set of speakers did you use or did you destroy your neighbourhood via your stereo!

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02 November 2009, 22:47	#2
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I saw few weeks ago old and big QuickShot speakers dumped at the river. I thought they made only joysticks.

02 November 2009, 22:51	#3
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Can't remember my old and trusty speakers but I did play my Amiga through my Kenwood separates. A total value of £1200, best ever buy in my life, she still looks new and modern I also routed it through my Pace MSS1000 Dolby surround Sky box, which used 4 Wharfedale mini satellites, these were heavy compared to today's speakers. Damn good sound The neighbours must of hated me of course, by 1991 I lived in a flat surrounded by neighbours, this was even better 'cause I was annoying 5 neighbours all at once instead of one neighbour in my previous house

02 November 2009, 23:19	#4
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	Deadicated HiFi amp+speakers that Aux button/switch should have been renamed to Amiga

17 November 2009, 21:24	#6
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 863	I had an ancient amplifier with random, but quite large speakers attached to it. The amp had valves in it and 200W (dunno if it was watts but it was bloody loud) written on the front. The sub bass boom from silkworm blew one set of speakers and used to take the heads of mates when they came round to play it!

17 November 2009, 21:58	#7
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	I still have two pairs of early JUSTer Multimedia Speakers incorporating stands and with Bass, Treble and Volume controls, which I use for all my computing systems.

17 November 2009, 23:08	#8
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,770	True story, at college an Amiga guy (I met him, but didn't really know him that well, just traded Amiga stuff) took his Amiga and hooked it up to his HUGE stereo. He took the speakers and laid them face down on the floor (I think he was 3rd of 4th floor of a 5 floor dorm) and took one of the explosion samples from the game "Firepower" and played it with his volume at the max. It didn't get the reaction it would have nowadays, but it got him more than enough attention at the time. :-) I think it was just campus police, not real ones, and I can't remember how bad he got in trouble, but it was awesome!! (And awesome that it wasn't me.. :-) desiv p.s. I remembered that there were people saying he blew out windows (he didn't, but it was all over that he had.. :-)

18 November 2009, 00:19	#9
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	I had a pair of white Sony speakers... they were meant for the PC but i used a 3.5mm jack - 2 x phono adapter cable (this was when the audio on my old Philips monitor crapped out on me!).

18 November 2009, 03:13	#10
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	I also once hooked my Amiga up to a stereo. Much better sound quality than the portable TV speakers. At the time I thought it was pretty clever.

18 November 2009, 09:02	#11
ami_junkie Posts: n/a	I used to have my miggy hooked up to a nice Sony AMP with warfdale speakers, the Amiga sounded awesome through that amp and managed to annoy the neighbours very nicely too Ah those were the good old days!

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