How to battery power?


Looking to get a Butler "Car" amplifier to drive my martin logan Aerius speaker at home,what would I do? Get a car battery some cables and just hook it up i know but how long will it last before it needs a charge?If it's some 5-6 hours thats fine as only listened to about 1 hour a day then I'd use a car charger to recharge,but is there a better way? Why you ask am I doing this and not buying there home amp? Well I just plainly don't have the money,thanks Nick
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You need a high capacity battery that can deep cycle which will cost over $100, probably closer to $150. You need a smart charger that can handle the battery properly which will run you close to $100.

I agree with macrojack that with this plus the amps you can get something to plug in the wall just as cheap or cheaper with a lot less hassle.

How much is the amp?
the amps are $600 for 75 watts and $750 for 150watts,These amps are very very much like there home amps,I did email butler and asked them if this is possible.they said that when they do car audio shows they hook up regular indoor speakers to one of there cars with their amp and it works just fine,they rate everything at 4 ohms,my speakers are 6 ohms,from what I have read about there amps on there web site has sold me and I want one,there home amps cost $3400 for a powerful 250 watts they do have a 3 channel amp I think it's about 150watts for $2200,I just don't have that kind of money so that's my problem that i want to solve with the car amp look at the site and tell me your opinuns,thanks Nick
For less a grand you could get a CarverPro ZR1600, 600 watts/channel into 4 ohms. And no money will be needed to create a dc power supply.