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Bluetooth Speaker?

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2 equally powered speakers will be a bit louder than one (between 3 and 6dB which is noticeable but not subjectively "twice as loud" by any means).

But I'd say the claims for this speaker (200W / 107dB on battery power) are a bit dubious anyway. Think about this in terms of car systems. 200 Watts of clear power takes all of the capacities of a typical car's electrical system, including peak currents from the battery that can touch 50-100 Amps at peaks through beefy wires. (Also recognize that if you play that stereo loud for an hour, that big battery is going to be dead). Li-Ion battery tech is more efficient but this thing doesn't even weigh 10 pounds; there's no way it has a big enough battery to pump out anything close to that power for long, and something that charges via USB-C won't drive that kind of power on mains.

It's not clear whether you are trying to amplify your drums, or amplify music loud enough that you can play along with your drums. In the first case realize that for what this costs you can buy a good dedicated drum amp (not including microphones). In the second case you first really need to reconsider why you'd want a battery powered speaker in a fixed spot like a drum studio, when power and clarity come cheaper and easier with wired systems. And second you really need to consider your approach in general since if you are playing full-volume drums and music loud enough to hear over them you will be deaf in short order. I'd consult some drum forums rather than AVS to better understand your options here. I believe the standard approach is to use headphones to both feed the music and dampen the drums themselves to your ears, but I'm sure there is lots more specific advice out there.

Good luck
 
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2 equally powered speakers will be a bit louder than one (between 3 and 6dB which is noticeable but not subjectively "twice as loud" by any means). But I'd say the claims for this speaker (200W / 107dB on battery power) are a bit dubious anyway. Think about this in terms of car systems. 200 Watts of clear power takes all of the capacities of a typical car's electrical system, including peak currents from the battery that can touch 50-100 Amps at peaks through beefy wires. (Also recognize that if you play that stereo loud for an hour, that big battery is going to be dead). Li-Ion battery tech is more efficient but this thing doesn't even weigh 10 pounds; there's no way it has a big enough battery to pump out anything close to that power for long, and something that charges via USB-C won't drive that kind of power on mains. It's not clear whether you are trying to amplify your drums, or amplify music loud enough that you can play along with your drums. In the first case realize that for what this costs you can buy a good dedicated drum amp (not including microphones). In the second case you first really need to reconsider why you'd want a battery powered speaker in a fixed spot like a drum studio, when power and clarity come cheaper and easier with wired systems. And second you really need to consider your approach in general since if you are playing full-volume drums and music loud enough to hear over them you will be deaf in short order. I'd consult some drum forums rather than AVS to better understand your options here. I believe the standard approach is to use headphones to both feed the music and dampen the drums themselves to your ears, but I'm sure there is lots more specific advice out there. Good luck
I wouldn't say this claim is dubious in the least, these speakers are LOUD.
 
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Thanks so much for all the Info JGM. Yes I want to Amplify Music Loud Enough to Play my Acoustic Drums with. I am NOT Amplifying my Drums.

Would it get to 107 db when Plugged in you think or is this just an Inflated Specification? Would I be better off buying 2 Floor Standing Speakers with a Sub & Stereo Amp or a PA System & Sub with a Mixer? I would be using this System probably 80% for home theater & 20% for playing drums along with the Music that it plays. It has to be Loud Enough so I can play my Acoustic Drum set along with the Music. I am Not using it to Power any Drums or Microphones. Bluetooth is not Important. Clarity & Volume are important along with Longevity of the System I buy.

See my Drums are about 80 feet away from my TV that I use for Movies. So I would be having to move the System back & forth a lot. So something that I could handle that has wheels or that is light enough that is not too much of a problem to move 80 feet & setup over & over again. The TV is in a Room that is Wide Open that is about 1200 Sq. Ft. My Drums are in a Room that is about 450 Sq. Ft. I would probably need a System that could get to about 105 Decibels I would think for my Acoustic Drums but would not want a System that I would have to Max the Volume out each time for an hour just to play music loud enough to drum along with.


This is my Last System that I have been using for the past 15 years. What do you think the MAX SPL on this System would be on this Little Sharp Mini Component System? Thanks



 
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Just get this receiver https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-2...1Uy0o1Yk9lZdoc19NR2aON6gVEwNTWDvNncPOQQDNaX5PzLcis86hoC7qsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

and a pair of these speakers https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro...BhBNEiwAem5SO2keOtlWbSwdqM_Ta7x0E0veJfn3LEs7bLpBSDQQjyYo01Y9uKnt5BoCd1IQAvD_BwE

Do the theater room separately. You will pay so much of a premium for components that you can easily move, that you might be better off to just buy two stationary systems. If you want surround sound in the other end of the room, then just get an entry level Denon receiver and bundled set of surround speakers. I think it will work better in the long run to have two setups.
 
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I would get Stereo Sound with 2 right?
I gave a passing glance to that Amazon page. I did not see anywhere it claiming you could pair two of these to do stereo playback. Stereo pairing of BT speakers is not a common feature, and while there are a small quantity of BT speakers that offer this feature, they prominently market it on their pages.

I would definitely confirm that these can stereo pair before purchasing.

I would also get a really good understand of the stereo pairing process for these speakers. In my experience, getting BT speakers to stereo pair (I have some Anker speakers that will stereo pair) is kind of a PITA (power on this one, pair this one, then power on that one, then press this button and listen for beeps, maybe they don't pair and then you need to power everything off and start over, etc.) I use the feature only very infrequently. If I had to deal with getting them paired everytime I wanted to watch the TV, that would be extremely frustrating.
 
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I gave a passing glance to that Amazon page. I did not see anywhere it claiming you could pair two of these to do stereo playback. Stereo pairing of BT speakers is not a common feature, and while there are a small quantity of BT speakers that offer this feature, they prominently market it on their pages.

I would definitely confirm that these can stereo pair before purchasing.

I would also get a really good understand of the stereo pairing process for these speakers. In my experience, getting BT speakers to stereo pair (I have some Anker speakers that will stereo pair) is kind of a PITA (power on this one, pair this one, then power on that one, then press this button and listen for beeps, maybe they don't pair and then you need to power everything off and start over, etc.) I use the feature only very infrequently. If I had to deal with getting them paired everytime I wanted to watch the TV, that would be extremely frustrating.
This person is giving a lot of bad advice, it's definitely common to get stereo sound with bt speakers, and indeed you get it with two abramtek. I get this was a long while ago, but for anyone that might see this.