Stereophile review of the T-Amp

The T-amp has been around and is legit for the price. It should almost be bought just for that reason, and some people use it and put it in another case and mod it.

It just shows what can be done on the cheap. I'm not buying one simply because it won't replace my current amp, and I'd play with it and put it in the closet and never see it again. But for someone wanting to get into audio, it could be a cheap way to see what it's all about.

Good for Ipod use right?I am sure it can be used nicley with some Class C or D speakers better than say that Altec "yste," which looks good but in an office or bedroom you canm get by with the 25 watts.Maybe something cheaper with Fostex drivers like the Omega speakers bought used would sound great relative to cost.
Chazz

The coolest thing about the T-amp, other than the price, is something I didn't anticipate at all. In my home office, where I spend way too much time in front of the computer, it's incredibly handy to have the amp and its volume control right there on the desk just in front of the hand that's on the mouse. I'm constantly making adjustments to the volume depending on the source or whether I have to answer a phone call and moving my hand just a couple of inches forward to do that is way easier than fiddling with software controls or even picking up a remote.

I put the T-amp board in a case with a decent potentiometer, output jack and speaker terminals. Driving a very small pair of Acoustic Energy 301 speakers mounted at ear level on the back corners of my desk has most of the advantages of headphones without the isolation. I enjoy the setup a lot.

I wonder what would happen if I put one T-amp on one channel and one T-amp on the other? I was only thinking about it in terms of balancing the volume (my bed is not right in between the speakers) and possibly allowing me to hook up a small subwoofer without destroying the amp (by combining the signals-it apparently has shorted out the chip). Anyone tried this?

Just be careful, there are some conversations on headfi that mention electrical issues.

One guy fried his AKG K1K (one of the earspeakers). I guess you still get what you paid for.