Thanks – despite assiduous searching I hadn't found that. I'll take the risk with the 2.5A adapter then – if I use the speakers myself it'll only be to for TV, I won't be pushing them.

Robin

Thanks John. I too wondered about 'nominal 14W RMS' – I think I know what RMS means but 'nominal'? I've never understood what 'Peak Music Power' means either. In the course of the weed-out I found some Panansonic speakers which which are rated 30W (Music) 15W (DIN). Presumably DIN is another standard. The great thing about standards is that there are so many of them, as some wit wisely said.

The input for these speakers is 12V AC, so smoothing the input is obviously not an option.

On further thought the work/expense to get them going just isn't worth it. I really hate junking stuff that could be repaired, but it seems that's the way of the world at the moment.

I'm going to have to steel myself for more of this – I'm lucky to have about 550 square feet of potential cellar workshop space, but at least half of it is full of rubbish.

Does anyone want a 10kg box of assorted wood screws ,or a 32 inch flat screen analogue TV weighing 17kg? Probably not.

Robin.