HTM-200 as a Travel Speaker

[benwa1978]

I was thinking of using the HTM-200 as a travel speaker. Buying just one of them and using a Sonic Impact amplifier to drive it. What are the forums thoughts on that? I own all of Ascends other products (the CMTs and the CBMs). I want the same sound when I'm traveling. This is the best solution I can come up with. Do you have any other suggestions? I would be throwing the HTM in a suitcase which would go under the plane. Do you guys have another speaker in mind that would reproduce the same quality sound and is smaller?

Thank you,

Ben

[BradJudy]

They aren't the smallest, but if you had room and were on the road a lot, it would be neat. I have a pair at work in my office.

HTD Middies (http://www.htd.com/Middy-Compact-Speaker) would be smaller and cheaper, although I don't know that they would sound as good.

[benwa1978]

I want to get the best travel solution speaker without spending too much. The Middy looks like a good solution with a cheap price. Does it blow away any iPod travel friendly solutions like the **** SoundDock or Klipsch Pro Media speakers? Have you heard the Middy? I have never seen / heard of these speakers before. I saw another small solution called the TBI Diamond speakers ( http://www.tbisound.com/index.asp ) but they are too expensive.

Thank you,

Ben

[benwa1978]

I forgot to ask if you know how it sounds compared to a Tivoli Model One as well / either.

[BradJudy]

I can't answer your sound questions since I haven't heard them. They had Middies at the recent bookshelf comparison here - http://av123forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18263

So you can try asking in that thread. The comment they made about them was:




HTD Middies
"tiny but sounded suprisingly good for their size,true to their name, just mids, less resolving by a fair margin in the highs & low end, out of their league aganst larger more full range bookshelves, would be decent to use as part of a budget HT setup wth a good sub"

[benwa1978]

Thanks for the recco. Through further research it looks like the Middy can't compare to the Ascends but the Ascends cost a lot more. The Middy seems to be good sound for the price that I wouldn't have a problem checking under the plane (because of the price) and has a size advantage. I'll check it out since they have a 30 day return policy. Thanks