omar4 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hi all, I need an amp to take with me to listen to some speakers I bought. Was thinking of a t-amp or something similar and under $50. Might use it on the patio or in the bedroom after that. I have no experience with these, but need something small and lightweight. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 A T-amp is what I use. They're nice as you can use a car battery or AC outlet to power them. Bring a I-pod (or similar with RCA's) and a couple sets of speaker wire and you're good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hi all, I need an amp to take with me to listen to some speakers I bought. Was thinking of a t-amp or something similar and under $50. Might use it on the patio or in the bedroom after that. I have no experience with these, but need something small and lightweight. Thanks Local Pawn shop or parts express.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 A T-amp is what I use. They're nice as you can use a car battery or AC outlet to power them. Bring a I-pod (or similar with RCA's) and a couple sets of speaker wire and you're good to go. Me three. Have several T amps with volume controls and either no tone contols or the ability to short them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I use a POS boom box w/jack out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar4 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks for the replies. Schu, I've seen that video. Cool, but I don't want to deal with that. Looking at Parts Express, they have a Lepai for under $20, or a Topping for over $50?? Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Cool video Schu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) http://www.ebay.com/itm/350709620982?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_6379wt_2588 And http://www.ebay.com/itm/24V-5A-120W-Watt-AC-DC-Power-Adapter-for-adapter-connector-2-1-2-5-Charger-PSU-/350865927526?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51b13d2d66#ht_3275wt_1088 This amp is less than 0.05% THD up to about 20W or so. You may use it with a 12V~24V supply, power out will be limited by how big the supply is. A 19V 5A laptop supply is very good with 4Ω loads, and will be even less money than the above linked 24V unit. The maximum power out spec is for the 24V/5A supply into a 6Ω load at 10% THD (the smaller 20W amps are also rated at 10% THD, they are only clean (0.1%) below about 6W into 8Ω). Edited March 14, 2014 by djk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 http://item.ebay.com/141023181042?tfrom=350709620982&tpos=guide&ttype=price&talgo=CategorySpecificListing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBryan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 When the Sonic Impact t-amp first came out, a friend picked up a couple and gave me one. The amp is quite impressive for its size and it turned a few heads when I'd pull it out to test a set of speakers. With this battery-powered, 10w/ch amp and an iPod or later, iPhone, I had a sound system in my pockets and used it to test Khorns, CW's, Altecs, Tannoys, etc and though I'd never describe the set up as "high-end sound", it did sound better than some of the sellers' home systems. I recall testing a pr of Tannoy's in the back room of Gramophone (a local audio shop) and I had a steady stream of salesmen, installers even a manager stop by to listen and ask me about the amp. The 10 minute test turned into a 45 min demonstration and I probably sold a dozen of the diminutive t-amps for Sonic Impact that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The Lepai 2020 is no Sonic Impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar4 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 So, besides the one on e-bay, what brands do you all use? I bought some Frazier Monte Carlo's that I will be using this to test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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