Comments on: Left Coast Simple Stereo: 12V iPod amplifier & charger

By: Even MORE beautiful music | Zero to Cruising!

Even MORE beautiful music | Zero to Cruising! — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:07:45 +0000

[...] I went back and did some more research on it and found a couple of sites that both describe the Left Coast unit in good detail, and offer some [...]

By: MadMariner feature: iPod stereo amps | Navagear.com

MadMariner feature: iPod stereo amps | Navagear.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:13:22 +0000

[...] options available for pure iPod-only stereo amplification. The inspiration for the story was the Left Coast Simple Stereo I discussed here recently. In the process of hunting down competitors to that unit, I learned a [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:15:03 +0000

I have a this from Poly-Planar on my C-Dory 22:

http://polyplanar.com/productSingle.aspx?prt=MP3-KIT_A

I paid about $100 for it and it sounds fine. I connect it to either my iPod, laptop, or Sirius unit. Like most people these days, I don’t care about CD’s, and I can get a more reliable signal and better sound quality through satellite radio than AM or FM. It’s also great for watching movies on the laptop at night since the sound is much better than through the laptop speakers. Using a single group 24 house battery I have no problem going two nights at anchor without recharging using the Wallas, stereo, and lights as much as I want.

By: Steve Roberts

Steve Roberts — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:31:27 +0000

One important spec is not immediately obvious, and helps justify the price – the amplifier is Mode D. Being all-digital, it doesn’t spend time idling in active regions of semiconductor junctions, which means it doesn’t waste power. That 60 mA standby is great for a sailboat application… and when it does draw power, it is turning it all into sound. Compared to typical modular car stereo amps, it’s night-and-day when it comes to efficiency.

(Kind of like LED vs incandescent, but of course not for the same reasons.)

Cheers,
Steve

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:18:40 +0000

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