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Small, Inexpensive 2ch Amp?
I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for my dorm room, I will need a new amp. So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote, lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good match to the speakers are more important than size though. Teac has exactly what I want: http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/re...ence_Index.htm However, it is expensive and hard to find used. Thanks Mike |
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"Michael Dombrowski" wrote that he wanted a
smal inexpensive amp like the large expensive Teac amp he referenced It's hard to give suggestions in response to such a request. Perhaps telling what you consider "small" and "inexpensive" would help. Wylie Williams |
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Wylie Williams wrote:
"Michael Dombrowski" wrote that he wanted a smal inexpensive amp like the large expensive Teac amp he referenced It's hard to give suggestions in response to such a request. Perhaps telling what you consider "small" and "inexpensive" would help. Wylie Williams To both replies: I apologize that I was not clear enough in my first post. Small means anything smaller than an average home theater amp. Something the size of the Teac linked to below would be ideal. As small as possible really. But size is not as important as price. I would really like to spend no more than $50-75 for a used amp. Teac: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=11529 Thanks Mike |
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"Michael Dombrowski" wrote in message
... Wylie Williams wrote: "Michael Dombrowski" wrote that he wanted a smal inexpensive amp like the large expensive Teac amp he referenced It's hard to give suggestions in response to such a request. Perhaps telling what you consider "small" and "inexpensive" would help. Wylie Williams To both replies: I apologize that I was not clear enough in my first post. Small means anything smaller than an average home theater amp. Something the size of the Teac linked to below would be ideal. As small as possible really. But size is not as important as price. I would really like to spend no more than $50-75 for a used amp. I'd suggest going on eBay and looking for an Onkyo 401 R1 amp (fairly rare), or the equivalent receiver (plentiful). These are well designed and built (circa late '80's/early '90's) and put out a fair amount of power into eight and four ohms, have a "bypass" direct signal path, a phono stage, cd, vcr, tuner, and two tape or processor loops, and pretty good sound. They are dirt cheap (go for 45-85 dollars). |
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B&D wrote:
How do you define as "inexpensive"? Also, you may want to consider PSB and/or Paradigm as well as the Athena speaker you refer to - the proces are similar. How much do you have budgeted, total? On 9/25/04 10:52 AM, in article , "Michael Dombrowski" wrote: I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for my dorm room, I will need a new amp. No remote? No fancy features? Time to go old-school. Top Picks: Yamaha CA-410 or 610 series I or II amplifier. Pioneer SX series. Good, old-fashioned receiver. The glowing manual tuning is superb for a dorm room, btw - classic looks and you'll easily be able to drown out anything in the complex. (evil grin) These can be had in mint condition for under $100. I have 3 Yamaha CA-1000 amps driving my sound system. They are amazingly loud and can drive most speakers effortlessly. The Yamaha CT series are the tuners - among the best made at the time. The Athena AS-B1 are good speakers, but seriously - get the bigger B2 or B3 if you can - the 3-way model is vastly superior to most bookshelf models on the market of the size. It's the smallest 3-way that I know of and sounds fantastic. As for the sub, the Athenas integrate with the sub seamlessly, so no sub input is required later on. |
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Michael Dombrowski wrote:
Wylie Williams wrote: "Michael Dombrowski" wrote that he wanted a smal inexpensive amp like the large expensive Teac amp he referenced It's hard to give suggestions in response to such a request. Perhaps telling what you consider "small" and "inexpensive" would help. Wylie Williams To both replies: I apologize that I was not clear enough in my first post. Small means anything smaller than an average home theater amp. Something the size of the Teac linked to below would be ideal. As small as possible really. But size is not as important as price. I would really like to spend no more than $50-75 for a used amp. Teac: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=11529 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2385 513&rd=1 This is the size of a normal stereo component. You'll not find anything as good from the $40-$60 this is likely to sell for. Early 80's amplifier inside, digital controls. |
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Joseph Oberlander wrote:
On 9/25/04 10:52 AM, in article , "Michael Dombrowski" wrote: I want to try out the Athena AS-B1 speakers. The Athena AS-B1 are good speakers, http://www.athenaspeakers.com/modelASB1.htm but seriously - get the bigger B2 http://www.athenaspeakers.com/modelASB2.htm or B3 if you can Do you mean the S3 ? http://www.athenaspeakers.com/modelS3.htm In the athena page I din't find any mention of a B3. -- http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/ ..pt is Portugal| `Whom the gods love die young'-Menander (342-292 BC) Europe | Villeneuve 50-82, Toivonen 56-86, Senna 60-94 |
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Michael Dombrowski wrote in message ...
I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for my dorm room, I will need a new amp. So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote, lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good match to the speakers are more important than size though. Teac has exactly what I want: http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/re...ence_Index.htm However, it is expensive and hard to find used. Thanks Mike Could it just be a straight power amp? Check out www.wwandbw.com under "live sound" and then sort power amplifiers by price. There are some very attractively priced but moderately powered amplifiers with seemingly decent specs. I was personally eyeing the ART SLA-1. |
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You want an integrated amplifier? That is, one where the preamp and the
amplifier are in the same chassis? Volume and tone controls and such? If so, Rotel makes a number of good ones. Go to e-bay and search for "Rotel Receiver". If you want just a straight power amp the Adcom 535 is a very good choice.but it's not as quite as cheap as you want. -- Bob T. Michael Dombrowski wrote: I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for my dorm room, I will need a new amp. So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote, lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good match to the speakers are more important than size though. Teac has exactly what I want: http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/re...ence_Index.htm However, it is expensive and hard to find used. Thanks Mike |
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Michael Dombrowski wrote:
I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for my dorm room, I will need a new amp. So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote, lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good match to the speakers are more important than size though. Teac has exactly what I want: http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/re...ence_Index.htm However, it is expensive and hard to find used. Thanks Mike The problem may be your speakers. Going from one amp to another will usually only introduce subtle differences in sound. The more dramatic change will come from the speakers. Perhaps try moving the Klipschs around in your listening area. If you get them to a point where they sound pretty good, but not exactly quite right, then I'd start investigating the replacement of the amplifier. CD |
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