Looking for some ceiling speakers for the new kitchen area. I plan to use a T amp something like
After going to HiFi stores and seeing speakers at £100 each (not a pair) and looking at car speakers which are much more affordable but are generally marked with 'max power 200W minimum power 35W' or such like I went to TLC where the prices are much more reasonable.
However I am now looking at this speaker and don't understand a lot of the features
Size - 6.5" Woofer - 160mmØ (6.5"Ø) Frequency response - 165Hz - 20kHz Power rms: 8 ohms - 40W Power rms: 100V line - 8W Cutout - 166mmØ Mounting depth - 60mm SPL @1W/1m - 85dB Tappings - 2, 4, 8W & 8 ohms Dimensions - 68 x 200mmØ Weight - 760g"
The bits I don't understand are the 'tappings' and the '100V line transformer'.
The attraction of this speaker is that it will fit in a ceiling box
These seem to be specialist speakers to fit in industrial areas where fire protection is needed, so you may lose some sound quality. However I can't even tell if they are suitable.
Any help much appreciated.
Oh, and I've checked out some mini systems in the £60-£100 range and they generally seem to have 4 ohm speakers and a maximum output of around 10W RMS so I think that the system I am proposing will have enough grunt for the location.
Cheers
Dave R