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On the subject of cheap junk
A while back on a whim, I bought this so called 'motorcycle amplifier' from
an Ebay seller in China for £17.99 free postage
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As usual, took it apart.
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The speakers might be waterproof but the case certainly isnt
so I dont know how long it would last if it had to live outdoors
like my bike.
The speaker clamps are rather thin and a bit sharp on the edges.
none of it really inspires to be honest
I know, its cheap, what did I expect?
In use
well it works in its own limited way so cant complain too much there.
But.
the radio has a small knob to select FM stations
This was fiddly to use even without motorcycle gloves and drifted off station
even on the desk using a bench power supply.
Trying to tune it or select stations whilst riding a bike would be a bad idea
Theres an RGB led which backlights the big dial in the centre
this randomly changes colour and gets very irritating very quickly
it could also be distracting on a bike at night
It played files from my MP3 player but didnt have much bass.
The tone controls werent up to much.
It didnt use a lot of current so wouldnt drain the battery but I doubt it
would be loud enough in the real world unless you have a very quiet bike,
a big fairing and ride slowly on quiet roads.
Oh, and stay out of the rain as well.
I'll find a use for it somewhere or cannibalise it, but its not going on the bike.
I considered putting it in the van as this had a radio and obsolete cassette player
but I've since modified that by hacking out the tape and adding an input for my MP3 player.
Its not loud enough anyway.
Its like they say
You gets what you pays for.
A while back on a whim, I bought this so called 'motorcycle amplifier' from
an Ebay seller in China for £17.99 free postage
As usual, took it apart.
The speakers might be waterproof but the case certainly isnt
so I dont know how long it would last if it had to live outdoors
like my bike.
The speaker clamps are rather thin and a bit sharp on the edges.
none of it really inspires to be honest
I know, its cheap, what did I expect?
In use
well it works in its own limited way so cant complain too much there.
But.
the radio has a small knob to select FM stations
This was fiddly to use even without motorcycle gloves and drifted off station
even on the desk using a bench power supply.
Trying to tune it or select stations whilst riding a bike would be a bad idea
Theres an RGB led which backlights the big dial in the centre
this randomly changes colour and gets very irritating very quickly
it could also be distracting on a bike at night
It played files from my MP3 player but didnt have much bass.
The tone controls werent up to much.
It didnt use a lot of current so wouldnt drain the battery but I doubt it
would be loud enough in the real world unless you have a very quiet bike,
a big fairing and ride slowly on quiet roads.
Oh, and stay out of the rain as well.
I'll find a use for it somewhere or cannibalise it, but its not going on the bike.
I considered putting it in the van as this had a radio and obsolete cassette player
but I've since modified that by hacking out the tape and adding an input for my MP3 player.
Its not loud enough anyway.
Its like they say
You gets what you pays for.
