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01-29-2006, 08:41 PM

Paul

Not decadent at all IMO!! Else I am decadent! I think of it as a Grandkid trap. I can have movies in my camper and have the grandkids come over. Sly old fox, I am. Fresh sliced mango works too! :-))

Check this link out. You might have to go to samsclub.com and do a search on "philips" which is what I did. This unit is also available (in black) at Costco with the model 3400. :
http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_s...:-40386:925637

I have a current meter in my TM and this system, running nicely off 12V using a 400 Watt inverter draws 4.5 amps. So I can easily watch a 2 hr movie and have reserve to run the furnace all night safely while dry camping. The unit weighs something like 29# total. It has all speakers including a passive subwoofer. I think it is GREAT for the TM application.

Technically, it uses a new digital amplifier technology in which the audio waveform is sampled at a high rate and the power amplifiers pulsed on and off digitally. For a high voltage point in the music waveform, the duty cycle approaches 100%. For a low voltage instant, it approaches 0% duty cycle. In this way, amplifier power dissipation is nill and battery power is efficiently converted to sound power. As a freeby to this technology, the amplifiers don't get hot and therefore can be in a small case. IMO, this thing was designed for dry camping in a TM!! And sound quality isn't all that bad. My ears quit at a pretty low frequency, so I don't notice the absence of 20 KHz cutoff. Philips advertises 14 KHz at 3 dB if memory serves. It also has a "sleep" mode where you can get it to run in 15 minute increments up to 90 or so minutes, then turn itself off. So I love to go to bed with music and this is just the ticket.

Now for installation. I put mine in the TM in my back yard and ran it a little. Then my wife got sick and I put it in her room for her entertainment. I didn't get it installed. My TM couch faces the refrigerator and at this time, we have a 10.2" portable DVD player that I use for videos sitting on the couch table right in front of the viewers. At some point, I will be putting in a (hopefully HD) TV that will sit on or in front of the refrigerator. I haven't done any wiring yet, only thinking about it. The back speakers, of course can be those in the TM cabinet and the wiring is already run. The fronts -- I don't know. The left channel will be over by the door somehow.

I picture a hanging cabinet with the amplifier mounted by the cieling. It will have a shelf below where I can charge my model plane batteries, cell phones, PDA, shaver, etc. That will get some of the electronics and wiring off the refrigerator. This cabinet will have to come down for travel. It should be placed on the couch for a nice soft ride.

I hope this helps. Keep us posted on your installation. I want to know how yours comes out.

01-29-2006, 08:41 PM	#2
BobRederick Guest Posts: n/a	Paul Not decadent at all IMO!! Else I am decadent! I think of it as a Grandkid trap. I can have movies in my camper and have the grandkids come over. Sly old fox, I am. Fresh sliced mango works too! :-)) Check this link out. You might have to go to samsclub.com and do a search on "philips" which is what I did. This unit is also available (in black) at Costco with the model 3400. : http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_s...:-40386:925637 I have a current meter in my TM and this system, running nicely off 12V using a 400 Watt inverter draws 4.5 amps. So I can easily watch a 2 hr movie and have reserve to run the furnace all night safely while dry camping. The unit weighs something like 29# total. It has all speakers including a passive subwoofer. I think it is GREAT for the TM application. Technically, it uses a new digital amplifier technology in which the audio waveform is sampled at a high rate and the power amplifiers pulsed on and off digitally. For a high voltage point in the music waveform, the duty cycle approaches 100%. For a low voltage instant, it approaches 0% duty cycle. In this way, amplifier power dissipation is nill and battery power is efficiently converted to sound power. As a freeby to this technology, the amplifiers don't get hot and therefore can be in a small case. IMO, this thing was designed for dry camping in a TM!! And sound quality isn't all that bad. My ears quit at a pretty low frequency, so I don't notice the absence of 20 KHz cutoff. Philips advertises 14 KHz at 3 dB if memory serves. It also has a "sleep" mode where you can get it to run in 15 minute increments up to 90 or so minutes, then turn itself off. So I love to go to bed with music and this is just the ticket. Now for installation. I put mine in the TM in my back yard and ran it a little. Then my wife got sick and I put it in her room for her entertainment. I didn't get it installed. My TM couch faces the refrigerator and at this time, we have a 10.2" portable DVD player that I use for videos sitting on the couch table right in front of the viewers. At some point, I will be putting in a (hopefully HD) TV that will sit on or in front of the refrigerator. I haven't done any wiring yet, only thinking about it. The back speakers, of course can be those in the TM cabinet and the wiring is already run. The fronts -- I don't know. The left channel will be over by the door somehow. I picture a hanging cabinet with the amplifier mounted by the cieling. It will have a shelf below where I can charge my model plane batteries, cell phones, PDA, shaver, etc. That will get some of the electronics and wiring off the refrigerator. This cabinet will have to come down for travel. It should be placed on the couch for a nice soft ride. I hope this helps. Keep us posted on your installation. I want to know how yours comes out.