music for the bike shop

[deepsix]

need suggestions for filling the shop with music. i have the music source covered-- its the speakers/receiver/wiring that i need help with.

its a big 1800 square foot rectangle with high ceilings. i'm thinking one speaker in each corner. receiver along one wall-- but wiring a home audio receiver to four speakers to get the same audio (not stereo) out of each speaker is beyond me. this is not my forte.

can anyone point me in the right direction? local audio specialty/best buy/computer supply/etc hasn't been a help.

to keep this cheap, what receiver am i buying? which speakers? how am i wiring them?

thanks!

[Human Epic Jolt]

if its mono you want get an amp/rec with a mono button that will drive 4Ω ok and wire two 8Ω speakers to each output in parallel.

[Too Tall]

Klipsch Heresy speakers and a tube amp ;) Man they sound good in that sort of space.

[deepsix]

if its mono you want get an amp/rec with a mono button that will drive 4Ω ok and wire two 8Ω speakers to each output in parallel.

Can I do this with four speakers?

[j44ke]

Remember ASCAP compliance. If you are playing music, you have to decide whether you are in compliance with ASCAP licensing requirements or not. Compliance has to do with whether or not you are playing a radio station or CD's/MP3's, how big your store is, how many speakers you are using, etc. There are ASCAP reps who can go over things with you if you want to make certain you aren't going to get burned. One of the places I worked ended up having to pay ASCAP several thousand dollars for a violation. Not fun.

[Too Tall]

Remember ASCAP compliance. If you are playing music, you have to decide whether you are in compliance with ASCAP licensing requirements or not. Compliance has to do with whether or not you are playing a radio station or CD's/MP3's, how big your store is, how many speakers you are using, etc. There are ASCAP reps who can go over things with you if you want to make certain you aren't going to get burned. One of the places I worked ended up having to pay ASCAP several thousand dollars for a violation. Not fun.

Plan B - Open mike night all day every day.

What's wrong with us that a small business can't play personal CDs for their customers?

[deepsix]

Licensing not an issue- streaming music paid specifically for retail. Just need suggestions for selecting and wiring four speakers without a bird nest of wires about the store.

[Human Epic Jolt]

Can I do this with four speakers?

Yes. 2 on each channel.

[xjoex]

I vote for Audioengine 5 speakers. Audioengine 5 (A5) Premium Powered Bookshelf Speakers

No receiver needed, can even work wireless. I have them in my lab at work, giant space, they sound incredible.

-Joe

[summilux]

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If you are not all than concerned with reproduction fidelity, pretty much any solid state electronic receiver will do the trick. Check out thrift stores for 70-90s vintage receivers and speakers. They'll work well and be cheap.Lampcord from Homedepot should do fine for wiring.

As much as I LOVE tubes, I wouldn't be putting them in a retail environment. They can burn curious fingers.

[sonny]

anywhere campy is sold..

901

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[Human Epic Jolt]

Campagnolo isnt sold. It changes owners.

[Human Epic Jolt]

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I forgot you dont have any voltage.

[Bob Ross]

901

"no highs, no lows, it must be...."

[j44ke]

Licensing not an issue- streaming music paid specifically for retail. Just need suggestions for selecting and wiring four speakers without a bird nest of wires about the store.

Cool. Just checking. ASCAP only shows up when you can't afford it. Hate to not say anything and hear a sad story later.

[davids]

anywhere campy is sold..

901

Icky poo

[L.gunnar]

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If you are not all than concerned with reproduction fidelity, pretty much any solid state electronic receiver will do the trick. Check out thrift stores for 70-90s vintage receivers and speakers. They'll work well and be cheap.Lampcord from Homedepot should do fine for wiring.

As much as I LOVE tubes, I wouldn't be putting them in a retail environment. They can burn curious fingers.

If you get speakers secondhand, dont forget to match the combined speakers amp rating(add) with the channel of the amp. If they are smaller it will be ok, but if they are much bigger than the amp it could end badly, seems counter intuitive, but if too much DC flows through the speakers from flatting out too much of the time it'll cook.