Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player? What I'm after is a
boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory, transferable along a USB
cable. No need for it to play CDs. Would be nice if it had an AUX-IN jack
too.

If there isn't, what are some ways to hack together something like this?

Thanks in advance!

Harry

Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files
in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the files on
it.

No need for it to play CDs. Would be nice if it had an AUX-IN jack too.

If there isn't, what are some ways to hack together something like this?

"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files
in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the
files on it.

Thanks Rod. But I should have been clearer. I meant a device with some
reasonably OK speakers that runs off the mains and both stores and plays
MP3 files. The files would have to get there somehow, which would be along
a USB cable. I don't need it to play files streamed in from another device
(well, OK, that would be a bonus).

Harry

"Harold Davis" wrote in message
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"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files
in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the
files on it.

Thanks Rod. But I should have been clearer. I meant a device with some
reasonably OK speakers that runs off the mains and both stores and plays
MP3 files. The files would have to get there somehow, which would be along
a USB cable. I don't need it to play files streamed in from another device
(well, OK, that would be a bonus).

Plenty of the mains powered boom boxes
do accept USB sticks with media on them now.

"Rod Speed" wrote in
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"Harold Davis" wrote in
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"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files
in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the
files on it.

Thanks Rod. But I should have been clearer. I meant a device with
some reasonably OK speakers that runs off the mains and both stores
and plays MP3 files. The files would have to get there somehow, which
would be along a USB cable. I don't need it to play files streamed in
from another device (well, OK, that would be a bonus).

Plenty of the mains powered boom boxes
do accept USB sticks with media on them now.

Cool. Thanks! That sounds like the way to do it. I was confusing myself
because I've got a USB dongle MP3 player with audio output along a 3.5mm
cable. This can play through a mains-powered boombox with AUX-IN but runs
off a battery, which is a nuisance. Just using an ordinary USB flash
drive with a boombox would be much easier.

Thanks again.

Harry (off to check the file navigation on those boomboxes)

Harold Davis wrote in
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"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Plenty of the mains powered boom boxes
do accept USB sticks with media on them now.

Harry (off to check the file navigation on those boomboxes)

Also wondering whether any of them can handle shortcuts as well as folders. I
may report back :-)

Harry

On 23/02/2015 22:54, Harold Davis wrote:
"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files
in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the
files on it.

Thanks Rod. But I should have been clearer. I meant a device with some
reasonably OK speakers that runs off the mains and both stores and plays
MP3 files. The files would have to get there somehow, which would be along
a USB cable. I don't need it to play files streamed in from another device
(well, OK, that would be a bonus).

Harry


There are pages of themon amazon if you search for mp3 boombox usb.

On 23/02/2015 23:29, Dennis@home wrote:
On 23/02/2015 22:54, Harold Davis wrote:
"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files
in flash memory, transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the
files on it.

Thanks Rod. But I should have been clearer. I meant a device with some
reasonably OK speakers that runs off the mains and both stores and plays
MP3 files. The files would have to get there somehow, which would be
along
a USB cable. I don't need it to play files streamed in from another
device
(well, OK, that would be a bonus).

Harry


There are pages of themon amazon if you search for mp3 boombox usb.

I hooked one of these

http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/lepai-lp-2020a-plus/

up to a cheap tablet and a pair of speakers I had lying around. A bit of
crude carpentry to encase the amp and I have my very own touchscreen
kitchen juke box

stuart noble wrote in
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On 23/02/2015 23:29, Dennis@home wrote:

There are pages of themon amazon if you search for mp3 boombox usb.

Thanks for this. Still haven't found one that I'm sure has good navigation
though when playing off a USB flash drive.

I hooked one of these

http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/lepai-lp-2020a-plus/

up to a cheap tablet and a pair of speakers I had lying around. A bit
of crude carpentry to encase the amp and I have my very own
touchscreen kitchen juke box

That's not a bad idea, and ensures you get good navigation. If you used
mains-powered speakers, couldn't you do without the amplifier? Is the
tablet mains-powered? An MP3 jukebox is exactly what I'm after - one that
doesn't require any messing about with batteries.

Harry

stuart noble wrote:

I hooked one of these

http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/lepai-lp-2020a-plus/

up to a cheap tablet and a pair of speakers I had lying around. A bit of
crude carpentry to encase the amp and I have my very own touchscreen
kitchen juke box

Which prompted me to revisit an old problem:

[My amplifier has two outputs. One is switched, and used for the
speakers in the living room. The other is taken via a separate
switch box to speakers in the dining room and kitchen. The
kitchen is too quiet.

I used an L-pad to reduce the volume in the dining room, which
closer examination shows is actually working. However, to get the
kitchen loud enough, the living room would be too loud, and I
don't really want to mess with that output, since that is the
best set of speakers.]

I now have a Lepai amp feeding only the kitchen, and at last all
is well. Obviously it is a little more bother to adjust an extra
control, but the results are good, and the amp is a reasonable
match for my little ceiling speakers.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:54:29 +0000, Harold Davis wrote:

"Rod Speed" wrote in
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Harold Davis wrote

Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player?

Yes, most of the media players will do that.

What I'm after is a boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory,
transferable along a USB cable.

Most of the media players allow you to insert a USB stick with the
files on it.

Thanks Rod. But I should have been clearer. I meant a device with some
reasonably OK speakers that runs off the mains and both stores and
plays MP3 files. The files would have to get there somehow, which would
be along a USB cable. I don't need it to play files streamed in from
another device (well, OK, that would be a bonus).

Harry

So a stereo with an iPod or smart phone docking station?

These are mains powered, keep the device charged, play .mp3.

If you don't have something that can stream via the iPod or phone then you
would have to un-dock to add music, but this shouldn't bee a major problem
if your main aim is to avoid using up batteries.



--
Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box

On Monday, 23 February 2015 22:41:04 UTC, Harold Davis wrote:
Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player? What I'm after is a
boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory, transferable along a USB
cable.

several of my local charity shops have this

http://amazinginstore.com/products

plays off an SD card. I don't now if it connects via USB.

Owain

In article ,
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On Monday, 23 February 2015 22:41:04 UTC, Harold Davis wrote:
Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player? What I'm after is a
boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory, transferable along a USB
cable.

several of my local charity shops have this

http://amazinginstore.com/products

plays off an SD card. I don't now if it connects via USB.

That appears to be an ad supported music rental delivery system.

"Box remains property of Amazing . . . . . "

Ongoing charges etc.

--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

Well, have you taken apart a boom box or a Sovereign player and had a look
at the module. I have not tried it but one assumes that there has to be a
way to get at the audio input.
Brian

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"Harold Davis" wrote in message
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Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player? What I'm after is a
boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory, transferable along a USB
cable. No need for it to play CDs. Would be nice if it had an AUX-IN jack
too.

If there isn't, what are some ways to hack together something like this?

Thanks in advance!

Harry

"Harold Davis" wrote in message
...
Is there such a thing as a mains-powered MP3 player? What I'm after is a
boombox which stores MP3 files in flash memory, transferable along a USB
cable. No need for it to play CDs. Would be nice if it had an AUX-IN jack
too.

If there isn't, what are some ways to hack together something like this?

Thanks in advance!

Harry


I have one of these in my workshop

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400796410008


but without the FM radio, works ok but not exactly HiFi

but ok for MP3



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In article , Mark writes

I have one of these in my workshop

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400796410008

but without the FM radio, works ok but not exactly HiFi

but ok for MP3

Dinky, at that price I might be prepared to ignore the obviously
fictional headline power claims.

Good tip, thanks.

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fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

fred wrote:

In article , Mark writes

I have one of these in my workshop

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400796410008

but without the FM radio, works ok but not exactly HiFi

but ok for MP3

Dinky, at that price I might be prepared to ignore the obviously
fictional headline power claims.

Good tip, thanks.


if you do buy one they seem fussy about the power supply
dont like some SMPs or unfiltered transformer type wall-warts
200w = new Chinese C-PMPo for 10w rms

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In article , Mark writes

if you do buy one they seem fussy about the power supply
dont like some SMPs or unfiltered transformer type wall-warts
200w = new Chinese C-PMPo for 10w rms

Thanks for the warning, I'll bear that in mind. I'm looking for some
distributed amplification around the house and these little things seem
like a sensible way to do it.

--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .