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Hi guys,

Could anyone help a hapless old buffoon out with this simple problem?

A friend of Mrs Caveman owns a small salon with flush ceiling mounted speakers (only really cheapo stuff for background music). She has a main room for the salon plus a small consulting room which has an independent array of speakers.

Basically, what she wants to do is use an iPod or iPhone to pipe music into each speaker array. Very cheaply. Ideally then, she would have a combined 2-unit iPod/iPhone charging dock with two sets of phono output leads into a low power, el cheapo 2-channel amplifier. (In reality, I suspect there will be 2 separate chargers/iPhones/phono outputs?

I realise that iPod/iPhone to phono adapters are out there, but they obviously need to ensure the phone is kept on charge as well. I'm wary of using the headphone output, though that is a possibility I guess?

In terms of amplifier power, bugger all is needed (and actually, a mono amp would be fine) - 10-15W RMS would do it.

Do any of you clever geezers and gals know of an el cheapo Maplins/Amazon/RS Components/Richer Sounds type solution please?
Does need to be cheap 'n cheerful, not looking to win any audiophile awards here as the speakers aren't all that, to say the least!


TIA

Cavey

I've got a boom box that you stick the iPod into, and I assume one can just run the sound out using the headphone jack. I think it was less than £50.

Just do a search on Amazon and pick the cheapest with a decent average customer rating. If you're not looking to spend much then you can't really go wrong using this method.

How about...
2 of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/PURE-Powered-Un ... 2_edpp_url
I have one of these they work great plus they come with a remote (which the CA ones at Richer sounds don't have).

and two of these: http://www.richersounds.com/product/amp ... az-am1-blk

...she want's different music in each room then?

I hate to play devils advocate here and don't intend to derail the thread, but has she got a PRS license?

Brilliant guys! What a response, in well under an hour, fab. Beex....... so awesome.

Just the ticket, Zarz. This is going to make it look like I'm so 'with it' and I'm on a promise of a free "spray tan". (She did offer a haircut initially, before the glint on my bald pate, and my grinning face, caught her eye )

Spray tan, I ask you... talk about polishing a turd! Anyway.

@TheVision - very good point mate, I really have no idea? Possibly not! What would she need to do please mate?

Unfortunately I'm no expert on the PRS, I just know that they'll need one if they're playing music in public (otherwise they may get a fine)

A quick Google brings up this:-

http://www.prsformusic.com/users/busine ... cence.aspx

That's a total outlay of £200

A possible alternative to PRS rob dogs: looking for local artists who are happy to give the store owner written permission for their (original, no covers!) work to be played in the shop in exchange for promotion, selling CDs, gig posters, that sort of thing. Then when the PRS come a-calling, they can be told to go and fuck themselves.