Man, those look cheesy . Which one you want me to get to test?Would be interesting to see a comparison of the three versions of Lepai amp that are currently sold:
Kinter K2020A+ (with the old Tripath chip), Lepai LP-2020TI (TI TPA3118) and the Lepai/Lepy LP-2020A (Yamaha YDA138)
Yeah, they do. But it's a good choice for a garage amp because of low price and convenient mounting points.Man, those look cheesy . Which one you want me to get to test?
OK, I bought it from Amazon....Yeah, they do. But it's a good choice for a garage amp because of low price and convenient mounting points.
I thought you could compare all three, but looks like the Tripath version, which made this amp so popular, is no longer sold.
I'd go with the Lepy LP-2020A then. It's cheaper, has better reviews and is not as empty inside as the LP-2020TI.
It says it only has 22 watts/channel. Seems like a lot of money ($199) in this day and age for that.I'd love to see some measurements of Audioengine's N22 desktop amp ($199). They've been on the market for almost a decade; I've had one on my desktop for two years...I don't think I've ever seen an actual, measured review of their performance.
Amazing how much it has in it for that little money:For example Pioneer A10 which is class AB is often on sale for about 100 euros (including taxes).
I think I figured it out. Only A10 sold in states, but they have higher models, I think A20 and A30. And I think A40 and above are D-Class. Same youtube people have video with the other transformer, so maybe mis-labelled video.
It says it only has 22 watts/channel. Seems like a lot of money ($199) in this day and age for that.
There's the Onkyo r-n855 and a small Yamaha (forgot the reference), about $500 and $200 respectively which I'd buy over any non-tested "new brand" Chinese device if I needed them. Hopefully mainstream brands will persist with class D, and the "new brands" will up their game.Honestly I don't see the point (outside of curiosity) of buying cheap chinese power amplifiers (be it class D or AB), when you can buy a modern Pioneer/Onkyo/Yamaha unit with decent specs and proper input selection among other features for a little more. For example Pioneer A10 which is class AB is often on sale for about 100 euros (including taxes).
Class D is surely the future because of its efficiency, but good ones still don't come cheap. If a lot of power is not required class AB is the way to go in the lower priced units, be it new or vintage (at least from my experience).