[Rhodes22-list] Cambridge Soundworks

[Jay Friedland]

Wally-
Is that their Soundworks System?

I didn't want to drill more holes and possibly change locations for speaker
later, so I went with Bill Effros' advice on this. I installed them in June
and haven't been as pleased with nearly any other purchase as this-and that
is saying a lot. I use the 12v on the boat and will bring them inside in the
winter for 110v in the house. With my plug-in iPod/mp3 player, I can fill
the bay with music if I wanted to and they are clear and distortion-free
including bass. I have run both off my single battery for over 10 hours or
from my plug-in 11 amp solar cell, which in average to bright sun could run
the whole thing.

Mounting was easy, different than Bill's from what he said when he was
onboard. The two satellites were mounted on the poptop facing back and just
behind the molded ledge with small c-clamps for easy removal. this
separation seems to be ideal for good imaging of the stereo. The wires I ran
down the stainless steel bars towards the galley side and out the bottom of
the collapsing set up to the hinge in the bulkhead. The hardest job was
drilling the stainless steel tube, but you could run them down with nylon
ties or something. I feed them out the end so they don't get too damaged,
but this is quick as I drop the poptop. I've used them nearly everyday since
install with no appreciable wear.

The Subwoofer fits just below the cockpit floor in the sliding tray to the
galley side of the centerboard trunk with wires running up the side of the
ice chest out of the way. The bass carries well into the cockpit once you
adjust it and the whole sound works great together, as if made for the boat.

Let me know how you do with it.

Jay



on 10/17/02 1:54 PM, Wally Buck at tnrhodey@hotmail.com wrote:

> I don't remember who originally recommended these speakers (I want to say
> Bill or Dick, not sure) but I thought I would say thanks and let you know
> that I purchased a pair of the Cambridge Soundworks 120 VAC 12 volt syste=
m.
> I haven't tried them in my boat yet, maybe later today ...but I plugged t=
hem
> in at home and I am really happy with what you get for the money and the
> flexibility of the system. I wanted something I could take shore camping =
or
> even car camping as well as use on the boat. Also I am going to redo my
> electrical system soon and I wasn't ready to hardwire anything yet. They
> sound great and I can use them anywhere.
> 
> For $133.00 (hifi.com) you get -
> 
> 50 watt sub woofer with two satellite speakers (with speaker stands,
> mounting hardware option, mounting velcro option)
> Wired volume remote
> AC adapter  (home use)
> Cigarette Lighter Adapter for 12 Volt DC (marine or car/RV use, can also =
be
> hardwired)
> 12 Volt Rechargeable battery with charger (for portable use)
> Soft pack Carrying Case (works with speakers in case if you want}
> Speaker Cables
> Mini cable to connect to stereo components like Walkman
> Shipping (no sales tax)
> 
> I haven't figured out how I want to mount things but I am going to keep i=
t
> removable to start. When I redo electrical systems I will look at somethi=
ng
> more permanent.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
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