salmo
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Hello Dear ASR!
I have been wondering for some time between these two amplifiers. I'm looking for something decent and small (smaller than Atom AMP
). Both L30 II and A50s are similar in size and I can buy them locally new for exactly the same price. The thing is... I'm a little obsessed with energy efficient and low-power PC builds, GPUs and stuff, I'm even writing this post from a computer that draws about 5W in IDLE.
L30 II use VAC power adapter (huuuge wall wart) it's similar to Atom AMP adapter and in case of atom, it's power supply sips almost 2,5W even without anything connected to it, well it's that kind of design. I'm afraid it will be similar with the power supply from L30 II and well... I don't like it.
On the other hand A50s use DC power supply, according to manual A50s standby at 15VDC/25mA so less than 0,5W and I guess that power supply will not draw more than that.
To both I would connect a DAC with a 2V output, so L30 II is a lot more powerful SE. However, the A50s has also a balanced output, so I would also have a chance to experiment with such cables. Maybe you have some standby/off measurements of your amps or some suggestions for me?![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My warmest greetings to all of you!
I have been wondering for some time between these two amplifiers. I'm looking for something decent and small (smaller than Atom AMP
L30 II use VAC power adapter (huuuge wall wart) it's similar to Atom AMP adapter and in case of atom, it's power supply sips almost 2,5W even without anything connected to it, well it's that kind of design. I'm afraid it will be similar with the power supply from L30 II and well... I don't like it.
On the other hand A50s use DC power supply, according to manual A50s standby at 15VDC/25mA so less than 0,5W and I guess that power supply will not draw more than that.
To both I would connect a DAC with a 2V output, so L30 II is a lot more powerful SE. However, the A50s has also a balanced output, so I would also have a chance to experiment with such cables. Maybe you have some standby/off measurements of your amps or some suggestions for me?
My warmest greetings to all of you!