I'm blown away by the Sonic Impact tripath amp.

Ok, this might be a dumb question, but battery-powered... Man that sounds like a lot of dough to keep it running. What about rechargeables? Get the same quality out of them?

The speaks i have now are somewhat efficient, Jmlabs, 92db. I was looking at Aride's HE speaker kits which are 95db and only 300 for the parts. What are some manufacturers that make good but inexpencive +95db effecient speakers?

I think this will be a real fun project system. I have a decent spare DVD-A player which i think sounds pretty good. Maybe i will get a tube-pre kit or something to top it all off.

Slappy,

I owned the Adire HE10.1 for a month. I returned them. I didn't think they sounded that great.

I'm hearing alot of talk about the Omega Super 3's. I haven't heard them though.

Pete

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Slappy I'm not sure what you are referring too.But all the equipment Dmason speaks of uses batteries that are rechargeable. You just flip a switch when your not using them,so they can recharge. The ClariT last quite a while. I have ran it 5 and 6 hours playing music and movies with no problems. I've also left it on all day while I was at work..maybe 10 to 12 hours or so without playing music( it uses a very small amount of power with no signal).It was still ready to play when I returned. Just charge it for an hour or so and it is ready to go.Some still don't understand just how efficient this little integrated amp is. If these were used as monoblocks, you could run them for 12 hours or more straight playing music at realistic levels with absolutely no problems on efficient speakers.

The Sonic Impact may sound better using a wall wart of some kind.Depending on your listening taste the Omegas speakers are a good place to look.If you want pounding bass you will need a sub though. This type of speaker is made to give you natural midrange and highs. A nice sealed sub can be the foundation. The fact you can run two active subs(left and right channels) off this little amplifier is amazing! If you ever decide to move up to the ClariT. Request the subwoofer outs so you don't have to send it back in like I did.

Gmood1 thanks for the info! 499 sounds like a steal on this, i think i will check out the omegas.

Pete, Diddnt like the HE10.1's huh? thanks for that info! will look at the omegas