Ralph_Cramden
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I dunno. In an age of inexpensive, DSP-corrected, bi-amplified powered monitors, this seems kinda pointless to me. JMHO.
Depends on if those perform even worse!I dunno. In an age of inexpensive, DSP-corrected, bi-amplified powered monitors, this seems kinda pointless to me. JMHO.
yesWould this be sufficient for a desktop setup with some sscs5's? I'm actually looking at the ao100 but supposably these are the same except subwoofer output.
Wow really nice priceCurrently $49.99 on US Amazon. Search for SMSL A300 (or B0B48C66Q4) to find the listing.
Too bad I do not have a use for it! The price is great. Thank you for the info!Currently $49.99 on US Amazon. Search for SMSL A300 (or B0B48C66Q4) to find the listing.
That would be pointless though, since making an all-in-one box is actually more difficult intrinsically. Companies that do this, are slowly not doing this anymore.
Imagine having a entre, a main course, and a desert at the same time, cheaper than each separately, and have said combo taste just as good as each of them separately. No one sane business does this for long even if they're able to deliver for a short while.
It used to be that it was also assumed to be at 8ohms as well. Class D manufacturers now go to 4ohms, some 2ohms.
Would this be sufficient for a desktop setup with some sscs5's? I'm actually looking at the ao100 but supposably these are the same except subwoofer output.
Most in-home listening is done at around 1w of power, so if you have 13 clean watts you likely have enough. I can't turn this amp up more than 1/3 of the way before it gets too loud, and there's no distortion at that volume whatsoever.
But it has digital display and remote, and nice looking, what do you want for an amp of $99?For $100 and a digital display that’s pretty nice.
I wouldn’t recommend it for living room use, but for desktop use the wattage is plenty (maybe not if using some super low sensitivity designs).
One thing to keep in mind is that at 4ohm it actually has 30 clean watts, so the calculus changes a little as impedance changes.Most do.
But sometimes the speakers have lower sensitivity (exp. 85 vs 91dB), lower impedance (4 vs 8Ohm) and are two times further away - you end-up needing 32W instead of just 1W per channel to have same levels at listening position...
One thing to keep in mind is that at 4ohm it actually has 30 clean watts, so the calculus changes a little as impedance changes.
But there are demands for this, even though it is not as good as the separate one.That would be pointless though, since making an all-in-one box is actually more difficult intrinsically. Companies that do this, are slowly not doing this anymore.
Imagine having a entre, a main course, and a desert at the same time, cheaper than each separately, and have said combo taste just as good as each of them separately. No one sane business does this for long even if they're able to deliver for a short while.
Sure, they'll make it if you're willing to pay a bit over the cost of two separates.But there are demands for this, even though it is not as good as the separate one.