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Nobsound NS-15G 2021, S.M.S.L SA300 or Loxjie A30 ?

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Nobsound NS-15G 2021 S.ms.l SA300 or LOXJIE A30 ? Is the S.M.S.L and LOXJIE A30 worth the extra money ?

What amp has most power ?

What amp sounds best ?

I have neutral sounding 4 ohm 86 db rated speakers

No power supply so i can get a 24 volt 6-8a instead of the stock 19 volt 4.75a
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Mini-Leistu...p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId

According to audiophonics the smsl power adapter,supply they have that is 24 volt has 6.75a so in theory it should do 2x80 watt in 4 ohm (might be at 10% thd)
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/inte...ma12070-2x80w-4-ohm-32bit-384khz-p-14233.html

Same sized power adapter,supply as the S.M.S.L SA300, 24 Volt and 6.75 a
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/inte...ma12070-bluetooth-50-2x80w-4-ohm-p-14817.html
 

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Amir hasn't measured the Nobsound or the SA300, so I can't really compare or comment on them. I have an A30 and it seems to be worth it to me, but it may not really matter. It might help to know how big your space is, how loud you will listen, and perhaps what speakers you have.
 

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I would remove the Nobsound, it is the TPA3116 chips, not at the same level of distortion quality compared to the Infineon MA12070 which are in the others.
 
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First of all i bought a dual TPA3116 based amp (i wanted to try the dual TPA3116 chip amp)

I was about to buy the aiyima A08 than i so someone in here write that i has pop on/of nose, which i hate and don't want and therefor canceled the order https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...55-review-amplifier.18984/page-41#post-798027

Analog input on the loxjie A30 is not as good as the digital in and i need to use analog in for my turntabel and tape deck

Smsl SA300 review here http://archimago.blogspot.com/2020/11/measurements-smsl-sa300-infineon-merus.html

Why i didn't buy it
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Room medium sized living room, using it with my pc and i like up to high levels in peaking in the late 90's

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4 ohm 86 db Argon Alto MK2 for the price neutral and can handle alot of power, sounds really good
 
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Totally forgot i had a 24volt 10 a power adapter,supply, so i could use the dual tpa3116 based amp at it's full potential in 4 ohm ?
 
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Do you actually need power beyond a few watts? One watt is loud enough if you are close to speakers.
 
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i do need more than 1 watt, especially for the bass

Im waiting for a Sabaj A20A
 

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That distortion graph looks very wrong. All the amps struggle to stay below 1% distortion at 1kHz. If it's the case, I wouldn't buy any of the amplifiers listed in the graph. The article you linked even mentioned it:
The bottom line is that I suspect the comparison graph above likely has a number of gross inaccuracies. It's likely that this is the result of measurement error although we can't rule out that the SA300 he tested might have been broken.
 
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