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In Reply to: oh, I've got to try this . . . posted by troporobo on February 7, 2007 at 17:22:20:

I used a 12v power supply so this dictated how many LEDS.
I chose the brightest I could find (8mm at 3800mcd - whatever that is!)
Doing the calcs I ended up with 2 LEDs in each speaker, in series with a small resistor. The LEDs are quite directional and cast shadows in the horn mouth which I didn't care for. So I made small diffusers for each bulb using packaging material.

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Re: oh, I've got to try this . . . - Winnie 01:34:18 02/08/07 (2)
Forgot to add that if the light is too bright then it could easily be cheesy. My light is barely visible in daylight and comes alive as dusk falls. In a darkened room it is a soft glow, rather than a light display.
- thanks! - troporobo 19:00:12 02/08/07 (1)
  I was also thinking a pair of LEDs would be about right. I like the diffuser idea. Must try this soon. Then invite my audio buddies over and run an A/B comparison for sound quality :-)
  - Re: thanks! - Winnie 01:29:58 02/09/07 (0)
    Hope its a blind trial, or its a bit of a no brainer :))

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