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Stereophile review of the T-Amp

Just a little joke! Of course Stereophile would never review such a small piece, especially amidst all those beautiful expensive pieces. But, just for fun I hooked up a T-amp to Axiom M3ti speakers and a small portable CDP in my bedroom. At low to moderate volume it is very impressive for the cost. Not impressive compared to everything else I have or you have, but for under $400 total?? My wife wasn't impressed, but I don't think she's been impressed by anything else in the bedroom for a while! ;) Anyway, I hope some of you enjoyed the teaser line and what the heck, try an inexpensive system for a change. You might be surprised! Now back to the usual esoterica!
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chazzbo
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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.
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sfar
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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.
tgrisham OP
1,291 posts
 
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?
robm321
932 posts
 
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.
tgrisham OP
1,291 posts
 
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?
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