These tiny amps are so exciting for budget audiophiles. I really believe companies like Dynasty are going to keep the everyday consumer engaged in the hobby. While many receiver manufacturers have more than doubled their prices compared to 5 years ago, amplification is getting cheaper and cleaner than ever before. I just picked up my 3rd Snell SUB 550 which is a sealed 12" passive sub. I'm using this one with my C Note computer speakers so I wanted a compact amplifier which could fit on my desk. I find a used Aiyima A1002 for $40 and now my basic 2.1 system is working flawlessly for next to nothing.

I have been using this setup and it simply works. Sound is nominal for my rear surrounds, via Denon and Klipsch.

Are you telling me I have to read (gulp) the owner's manual? 😅 Now, seriously, I do not have an immediate necessity for this kind of equipment. However, it is good to know it does exist!

Of all these mini class D amps the best sounding under 200$ is the RSL mini amp.

I have this one's less powered sibling, the WSA-5RP, and I have been quite pleased with them these past two years. I use then in a 5.1.2 setup to power the surrounds.

Would love to have your take on the Fosi V3 mono. A little more in-depth review than what's out there would be awesome. Cheers

That's actually pretty damn cool, but I'd like just a lossless wireless preamp so that I could use any amplifier "wirelessly".

The technology is more promising. It can allow a complete wireless AVR + speaker set for living rooms with high decor.

How do they sound for surround sound?

A straight monoblock is slightly easier IMO, so that people can place near the speaker.

@Artcore103

Ай бұрын

BTL(bridged) mode accomplishes the same thing though. Although, we didn't see distortion/snr numbers for BTL mode, and sometimes the technical performance in bridged mode is inferior in amplifiers vs a normal single channel output, so that would be nice to see. But yes, absolutely, that seems like it would be the only, or at least primary, use case of a "wireless" amplifier, where each speaker had it's own wireless amp so that it was essentially invisible and there were no cords needed besides power close to the speaker. If you're going to have to run speaker cables anyways, I'm not sure I see the point. If you just want wireless source capability, there are LDAC solutions for that, like if you want to stream from your phone or PC or something that can be made to be compatible with the LDAC protocol.

I think your name is pronounced Theeeeeee-O. Be proud of your heritage Spartan.

@WeeWeeJumbo

Ай бұрын

man, _what?_

Dude in white shirt muy buff😊

I've been using wireless receivers and transmitters for my surround sound for years. I've never run wire to my surrounds. Never will.

@WeeWeeJumbo

Ай бұрын

visible wires are like dog hair! proof of a happy home

This was way too podcast style saying the same thing over and over again, really needed to show hands on install imo

"200 watts $300" = CLICKBAIT! Only at 4 ohms. Only bridged. Only if you buy two. AND -- as understood from the video -- you need a second transmitter! So it sounds like running a bridged pair would be $800? And I heard comment attributed to Gene "bridged not recommended into 4 ohm load"! If I'm misunderstanding something, please let me know...

@Audioholics

Ай бұрын

You misunderstood stuff. You don't need 2 transmitters to bridge 2 amps. 100wpcx2 into 4 ohms and 200 watts bridged into 8 is pretty impressive for a cheap pint-sized amp. Bridging into 4 ohms w real-world speakers will be fine if you're not maxing the unit out constantly. However, most amps in bridged mode aren't recommended for 4 ohm speakers since the current demand is 4fold in such scenarios since each amp effectively sees half the load impedance.

@Artcore103

Ай бұрын

@@Audioholics Is the power supply external? And if so, could you not source a higher current power supply of the same voltage and potentially increase the stable/continuous, and/or peak, output? If it's SMPS limited at 4 ohms and 100/200 watts, then it seems like this would be an option.

@Audioholics

Ай бұрын

@@Artcore103 No only the transmitter has an external power source. The power amp must be a kit design with integrated SMPS.

@michaelsparrow4798

Ай бұрын

@@Audioholics Thanks for the clarification about the transmitter(s). I stand by my original clickbait statement because 200 watts in STEREO costs $600 -- and is only available bridged in 4 ohms -- AND 4 OHMS IS NOT RECOMMENDED?

@Novilicious

Ай бұрын

This is NOT a clickbait at all. It’s just good marketing. There is a difference and this was as clean and ethical review as they come! You had a good question but that doesn’t make it clickbait!! I appreciate everyone in this discussion 😊

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