On Sep 2, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Marcel Birthelmer wrote:

> For example: I have Harman/Kardon desk speakers, and instead of big
> bulky speakers, they're four little ones (maybe 1-1.5" in diameter),
> mounted in a little plastic tower. The sound is quite good. How could
> I do something like that?
>
Attach a harman/kardon desktop speaker to your alarm clock.

That's a serious answer, by the way; the heavily competitive consumer
computer market has resulted in some pretty good speakers being
available for prices you probably can't match by building yourself.
I don't even know where you'd even buy the small high-power speakers
those things tend to use, and you'd still have to come up with an
appropriate (high density?) enclosure.  Go to your local computer
store and find a set that sounds good to you, and matches your
budget and size constraints.  (You COULD extract the speakers and
build them into your clock, but...  Build a power supply for the
speakers into your clock, and you won't even need an amp...)

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GN250&cat=SPK
http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx? 
p=ItemDetail&item=CES10885

Alternately, you can look into high quality automotive speakers.

BillW

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