I recently received a pair of Sanyo SS-685 3-way (mid, sub, and tweeter) Bass Reflex speakers that have been sitting in my grandparent's bomb-shelter basement for a very long time; years. I do not know how many, but they've gone completely unused for a very long time, and were used gently when they were new. Wear is minimal and limited to surface scratches and dings on the wood. I need to find a good amp for them, however, I don't know the wattage, and there are no markings that I can see, other than "8 ohm impedance" on a sticker on the back.
I've tried ghetto-wiring them to my computer with a mono audio cable and some ingenuity, but the distortion is too much at even medium volumes. When played quietly, they sound fantastic, but that won't do. I know for a fact that they work, and well, but I'm afraid I'll get an amp that is either too powerful and damage them, or too weak and the distortion will still be unbearable at high volumes.
I plan to use them to play music moderately loudly in a large, open cafeteria at a high school during an event, so they must be able to perform at their peak power to overcome crowd chatter and excess noise, while projecting. I know a fair bit about audio wiring, but I'm a novice, so if anyone has an old manual with the specs or information, or even suggestions to alleviate my high-volume distortion problem without knowing the wattage and minimal risk to the system, I would greatly appreciate it.
I've tried ghetto-wiring them to my computer with a mono audio cable and some ingenuity, but the distortion is too much at even medium volumes. When played quietly, they sound fantastic, but that won't do. I know for a fact that they work, and well, but I'm afraid I'll get an amp that is either too powerful and damage them, or too weak and the distortion will still be unbearable at high volumes.
I plan to use them to play music moderately loudly in a large, open cafeteria at a high school during an event, so they must be able to perform at their peak power to overcome crowd chatter and excess noise, while projecting. I know a fair bit about audio wiring, but I'm a novice, so if anyone has an old manual with the specs or information, or even suggestions to alleviate my high-volume distortion problem without knowing the wattage and minimal risk to the system, I would greatly appreciate it.