Originally Posted by
jtgotsjets
When all I could see was the first photo, I thought it lit up too.
I am sorely disappointed now.
Oh, I see what you mean. My head was right in front of the light.
Yes, the speaker is to avoid the use of headphones. It didn't cut out any ambient sounds.
It's not powerful enough. I wonder what kind of weight I would have to carry to hear it well on my fast descents. And when it is loud enough for that, it might overpower ambient sounds! But I'm thinking if I pump about 2 watts into each speaker, that might be the sweet spot. Batteries to power such an amplifier shouldn't be too heavy. The odd thing is that it has become very hard to find good, small passive speakers! Most small speakers these days come with their own amplifiers. No good! They're either not powerful enough for this application or they're made for 110 volts A/C.
On the way out, I listened to Fountains of Wayne. On the way back, I listened to Amy Winehouse.