robertospeed
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SMSL AO100
Hello to all friends of ASR, as I like to buy these class D mini amplifiers at a really affordable price and I love to try and test them I would like to do a little review of my experience with this very small SMSL AO100 class D amplifier, sorry for mine English, but I'm Italian and I use the translator.
Short review
The amplifier is rated up to 70W at 4 Ohms,
since most amplifiers show their power of 8 Ohms, so let's assume it's around 30W.
That's still a significant amount of power for small satellite or desk bookshelf speakers.
The amplifier is powered by the German Infineon MA12070 class D chipset.
SMSL AO100 is also equipped with a remote control that can change various settings within the amplifier.
These include inputs from Line In and BT, turning up and down volume,
changing bass and treble levels (basic EQ functionality) along with 5 preset equalizers,
gain level (low or high) and surround sound effects (3 effects and off) and display brightness levels and also turn off the display.
Here you can see all the accessories
I have only briefly used surround effects, equalizers etc .. because I prefer a neutral sound when listening to music.
They just make things brighter to the point that I found them annoying and decided to leave all tone and surround controls off.
The surround effects on the other hand for listening to movies and PC games are excellent.
To better understand the menu of this amplifier, I downloaded the manual in pdf from the official SMSL website which is in English and Chinese, but there is also the instruction booklet included.
I tried listening to music with the BT and it hears pretty good even though the BT is not in HD.
SMSL AO100 has the tone of sound like its big brother SMSL AO200 which I also have, but with less power being only 30 watts into 8 Ohms.
The tweeters are crisp and clear, the mids are also good, and the bass is nice full-bodied and fast.
Tried with several bookshelf and floorstanding speakers, but based on its power in 8 Ohms which is 30 watts it needs easy to drive speakers to perform at its best.
In this case I used the Eltax Monitor 3 which among the ones I have are the easiest to drive + an active subwoofer.
This amplifier with small bookshelf speakers + subwoofer is truly a sight for 2.1 desktop use
Bookshelf speakers Eltax Monitor III
I have been using it for several hours always on and it does not heat and it works great, I have not found any problems with this amplifier.
Overall:
The new SMSL AO100 is a cute little amplifier that can do the job with small speakers + active subwoofer.
It is recommended for those looking for a small and cheap BT amplifier that is easy to place anywhere because it has an integrated power supply and is not bulky.
It's a well priced amplifier with good features, bluetooth and a nice remote. I must say that I am impressed for this price.
I also uploaded a video to my YouTube channel:
Hello to all friends of ASR, as I like to buy these class D mini amplifiers at a really affordable price and I love to try and test them I would like to do a little review of my experience with this very small SMSL AO100 class D amplifier, sorry for mine English, but I'm Italian and I use the translator.
Short review
The amplifier is rated up to 70W at 4 Ohms,
since most amplifiers show their power of 8 Ohms, so let's assume it's around 30W.
That's still a significant amount of power for small satellite or desk bookshelf speakers.
The amplifier is powered by the German Infineon MA12070 class D chipset.
SMSL AO100 is also equipped with a remote control that can change various settings within the amplifier.
These include inputs from Line In and BT, turning up and down volume,
changing bass and treble levels (basic EQ functionality) along with 5 preset equalizers,
gain level (low or high) and surround sound effects (3 effects and off) and display brightness levels and also turn off the display.
Here you can see all the accessories
I have only briefly used surround effects, equalizers etc .. because I prefer a neutral sound when listening to music.
They just make things brighter to the point that I found them annoying and decided to leave all tone and surround controls off.
The surround effects on the other hand for listening to movies and PC games are excellent.
To better understand the menu of this amplifier, I downloaded the manual in pdf from the official SMSL website which is in English and Chinese, but there is also the instruction booklet included.
I tried listening to music with the BT and it hears pretty good even though the BT is not in HD.
SMSL AO100 has the tone of sound like its big brother SMSL AO200 which I also have, but with less power being only 30 watts into 8 Ohms.
The tweeters are crisp and clear, the mids are also good, and the bass is nice full-bodied and fast.
Tried with several bookshelf and floorstanding speakers, but based on its power in 8 Ohms which is 30 watts it needs easy to drive speakers to perform at its best.
In this case I used the Eltax Monitor 3 which among the ones I have are the easiest to drive + an active subwoofer.
This amplifier with small bookshelf speakers + subwoofer is truly a sight for 2.1 desktop use
Bookshelf speakers Eltax Monitor III
I have been using it for several hours always on and it does not heat and it works great, I have not found any problems with this amplifier.
Overall:
The new SMSL AO100 is a cute little amplifier that can do the job with small speakers + active subwoofer.
It is recommended for those looking for a small and cheap BT amplifier that is easy to place anywhere because it has an integrated power supply and is not bulky.
It's a well priced amplifier with good features, bluetooth and a nice remote. I must say that I am impressed for this price.
I also uploaded a video to my YouTube channel:
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