Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?

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Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?

http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
There are very few available. One source is to buy a cheap boom
box and only use the amplifier. Another source is Radio Shack.
A third alternative is to buy a car stereo booster and get a
12V power supply for it. Finally, you can build an amp pretty
easily if you are handy, but it probably won't be that cheap.
Mark V Electronics, for example, sells 20 watt amp kits for
under $30 and 80 watt amp kits for under $150. Sound Values
has a 60 watt amp kit complete for about $200, and Old Colony
sells some amp kits for a bit more. All three, Mark V, Old
Colony, and Sound Values kits have been built by satisfied
rec.audio.* posters, although quality of the Mark V kit is
lower than the others. (See 11.15, 11.16, 11.17)

Mark V Electronics, Inc.
8019 E. Slauson Avenue
Montebello, CA 90640
http://www.markvelectronics.com
Tel: 800-423-FIVE (orders outside Canada)
800-521-MARK (orders in Canada)
213-888-8988 (catalog/info) Fax: 213-888-6868

[MOSFET]

I've got a perfect working (and in perfect shape, no scratches or dings)
Rampage AMP-522A that produces 30 watts X 2 RMS at 4 ohms, 50 watts X 2 at 2
ohms and 100 watts bridged mono. If you want a picutre I could send you a
couple.

I'd sell it for $20 plus $10 shipping. It CERTAINLY puts out more power
than a HU, but it's no ground-pounder amp.

Just Email me at if interested.

MOSFET


> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?
>
> http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
> There are very few available. One source is to buy a cheap boom
> box and only use the amplifier. Another source is Radio Shack.
> A third alternative is to buy a car stereo booster and get a
> 12V power supply for it. Finally, you can build an amp pretty
> easily if you are handy, but it probably won't be that cheap.
> Mark V Electronics, for example, sells 20 watt amp kits for
> under $30 and 80 watt amp kits for under $150. Sound Values
> has a 60 watt amp kit complete for about $200, and Old Colony
> sells some amp kits for a bit more. All three, Mark V, Old
> Colony, and Sound Values kits have been built by satisfied
> rec.audio.* posters, although quality of the Mark V kit is
> lower than the others. (See 11.15, 11.16, 11.17)
>
> Mark V Electronics, Inc.
> 8019 E. Slauson Avenue
> Montebello, CA 90640
> http://www.markvelectronics.com
> Tel: 800-423-FIVE (orders outside Canada)
> 800-521-MARK (orders in Canada)
> 213-888-8988 (catalog/info) Fax: 213-888-6868
>
>

[Christopher \Torroid\ Ott]

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?
>
> http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
> There are very few available. One source is to buy a cheap boom
> box and only use the amplifier. Another source is Radio Shack.
> A third alternative is to buy a car stereo booster and get a
> 12V power supply for it. Finally, you can build an amp pretty
> easily if you are handy, but it probably won't be that cheap.
> Mark V Electronics, for example, sells 20 watt amp kits for
> under $30 and 80 watt amp kits for under $150. Sound Values
> has a 60 watt amp kit complete for about $200, and Old Colony
> sells some amp kits for a bit more. All three, Mark V, Old
> Colony, and Sound Values kits have been built by satisfied
> rec.audio.* posters, although quality of the Mark V kit is
> lower than the others. (See 11.15, 11.16, 11.17)
>
> Mark V Electronics, Inc.
> 8019 E. Slauson Avenue
> Montebello, CA 90640
> http://www.markvelectronics.com
> Tel: 800-423-FIVE (orders outside Canada)
> 800-521-MARK (orders in Canada)
> 213-888-8988 (catalog/info) Fax: 213-888-6868


I haven't spent much time looking through stereo stores lately, but it used
to be that 25w/channel (into 4ohms) amps were everywhere. They're cheap to
make because they don't need a power supply. They just use an amplifier IC
which bridges the outputs using the raw +BATT. No kidding, even Walmart
carries them.

eBay? Craigslist? I find it hard to believe you can't find something that
fits your needs absolutely dirt cheap with just a little looking.

Chris

[GregS]

In article om>, wrote:
>Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?
>
> http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
> There are very few available. One source is to buy a cheap boom
> box and only use the amplifier. Another source is Radio Shack.
> A third alternative is to buy a car stereo booster and get a
> 12V power supply for it. Finally, you can build an amp pretty
> easily if you are handy, but it probably won't be that cheap.
> Mark V Electronics, for example, sells 20 watt amp kits for
> under $30 and 80 watt amp kits for under $150. Sound Values
> has a 60 watt amp kit complete for about $200, and Old Colony
> sells some amp kits for a bit more. All three, Mark V, Old
> Colony, and Sound Values kits have been built by satisfied
> rec.audio.* posters, although quality of the Mark V kit is
> lower than the others. (See 11.15, 11.16, 11.17)
>
>Mark V Electronics, Inc.
>8019 E. Slauson Avenue
>Montebello, CA 90640
>http://www.markvelectronics.com
>Tel: 800-423-FIVE (orders outside Canada)
>800-521-MARK (orders in Canada)
>213-888-8988 (catalog/info) Fax: 213-888-6868

They seemd to be out of business for a while, or I lost track of them. Glad
to hear their back. Looks like the same stuff of 20 years ago! Non of these
are cheap values for a car, when you add a power supply.

Still waiting for car audio amp companies to switch some of their
power supplies to 120 vac.


greg

[GregS]

In article >, (GregS) wrote:
>In article om>,
> wrote:
>>Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?
>>
>> http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
>> There are very few available. One source is to buy a cheap boom
>> box and only use the amplifier. Another source is Radio Shack.
>> A third alternative is to buy a car stereo booster and get a
>> 12V power supply for it. Finally, you can build an amp pretty
>> easily if you are handy, but it probably won't be that cheap.
>> Mark V Electronics, for example, sells 20 watt amp kits for
>> under $30 and 80 watt amp kits for under $150. Sound Values
>> has a 60 watt amp kit complete for about $200, and Old Colony
>> sells some amp kits for a bit more. All three, Mark V, Old
>> Colony, and Sound Values kits have been built by satisfied
>> rec.audio.* posters, although quality of the Mark V kit is
>> lower than the others. (See 11.15, 11.16, 11.17)
>>
>>Mark V Electronics, Inc.
>>8019 E. Slauson Avenue
>>Montebello, CA 90640
>>http://www.markvelectronics.com
>>Tel: 800-423-FIVE (orders outside Canada)
>>800-521-MARK (orders in Canada)
>>213-888-8988 (catalog/info) Fax: 213-888-6868
>
>They seemd to be out of business for a while, or I lost track of them. Glad
>to hear their back. Looks like the same stuff of 20 years ago! Non of these
>are cheap values for a car, when you add a power supply.
>
>Still waiting for car audio amp companies to switch some of their
>power supplies to 120 vac.

That website has the same prices as 20 years ago.
Really needs some website work. I think the guy selling these from his garage
needs to get things in order. Seems like the kits I bought from them were from
Japan.

greg

[GregS]

In article >, (GregS) wrote:
>In article >, (GregS)
> wrote:
>>In article om>,
>> wrote:
>>>Where can I get a cheap low-power amplifier?
>>>
>>> http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
>>> There are very few available. One source is to buy a cheap boom
>>> box and only use the amplifier. Another source is Radio Shack.
>>> A third alternative is to buy a car stereo booster and get a
>>> 12V power supply for it. Finally, you can build an amp pretty
>>> easily if you are handy, but it probably won't be that cheap.
>>> Mark V Electronics, for example, sells 20 watt amp kits for
>>> under $30 and 80 watt amp kits for under $150. Sound Values
>>> has a 60 watt amp kit complete for about $200, and Old Colony
>>> sells some amp kits for a bit more. All three, Mark V, Old
>>> Colony, and Sound Values kits have been built by satisfied
>>> rec.audio.* posters, although quality of the Mark V kit is
>>> lower than the others. (See 11.15, 11.16, 11.17)
>>>
>>>Mark V Electronics, Inc.
>>>8019 E. Slauson Avenue
>>>Montebello, CA 90640
>>>http://www.markvelectronics.com
>>>Tel: 800-423-FIVE (orders outside Canada)
>>>800-521-MARK (orders in Canada)
>>>213-888-8988 (catalog/info) Fax: 213-888-6868
>>
>>They seemd to be out of business for a while, or I lost track of them. Glad
>>to hear their back. Looks like the same stuff of 20 years ago! Non of these
>>are cheap values for a car, when you add a power supply.
>>
>>Still waiting for car audio amp companies to switch some of their
>>power supplies to 120 vac.
>
>That website has the same prices as 20 years ago.
>Really needs some website work. I think the guy selling these from his garage
>needs to get things in order. Seems like the kits I bought from them were from
>Japan.

Seems that MV site is very old, and MV Electronics is in fact bye bye.

greg

[JeffM]

dogkicksemiotic@ hotmail.com wrote:
>>>>http://www.markvelectronics.com/store
>>>>Montebello, CA 90640
>>>>
(Attribution not obvious)
>>>Glad to hear their back.
>>>
(Attribution not obvious)
>>That website has the same prices as 20 years ago.
>>
GregS <szekeres@ pitt.edu> wrote:
>Seems that MV site is very old, and MV Electronics is in fact bye bye.

Yup. 4 years now. (The OP is very ignorant.)
http://www.google.com/search?q=Us+mark.v.electronics+*-*-*-*-*-out.of.business+*-*-*-2003
http://www.markvelectronics.com/store/contact.html (404)

http://www.google.com/search?q=8019+E+Slauson+Avenue+90640
http://www.google.com/search?q=loopnet.com

That the pages are still up points to a glut of available Web
resources.

[Ken Layton]

Jameco Electronics (www.jameco.com) sells the line of Velleman and
other brands of amplifier kits.