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I ordered it on Amazon to use for my home PC setup...Most of the mini-amps in the under $50 range were only 2.0 (no sub out)...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BSHPFZO
I am completely blown away by the sound it produces...I have it hooked up to some Polk Audio R150 bookshelf speakers (from Frys for $49) and an Onkyo HTIB 12" powered sub...
For the past few days, I have been using an old Onkyo TXSR605 receiver just to 'test' it until the Class T amp arrived. I wanted to replace my computer 2.1 speakers (had some awesome 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers that were about 12 years old that started acting up which were replaced with some refurb'ed Klipsch 2.1 speakers on Amazon that were great for about 2 months but the sub started to rattle/buzz at medium volume)...
I had the Onkyo AVR connected via optical cable from my PC which sounded better than the regular stereo plug. I spent a few hours tweaking the Realtek Audio HD settings on my PC for both analog and digital settings on the PC and I could never get the analog out to sound as good as the digital out. The Orb amp holds its own and then some against the Onkyo.
The only downside is that the RCA input for the sub is pretty tight so it only accepts a 'regular' tipped RCA cable. I have some upgraded RCA cables that I normally use but it doesn't fit.
Here is pic...cable on the left fits but the one on the right doesn't. The cable is barely tight enough so it won't jiggle but I would be happier if it did fit more snuggly.
Overall, I am very happy with the sound (even just using the stereo plug output) but disappointed with the sub input connection. It is still definitely a huge upgrade in sound over my previous PC Speakers setups.
The only other mini amp I considered was the Griffin Twenty.
http://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Amplifi.../dp/B00B4IO03U
This was $30 more but has an optical input (the only input for this device) so I am wondering if digital sound would be any better. In any event, I am okay with the Orb amp for now.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BSHPFZO
I am completely blown away by the sound it produces...I have it hooked up to some Polk Audio R150 bookshelf speakers (from Frys for $49) and an Onkyo HTIB 12" powered sub...
For the past few days, I have been using an old Onkyo TXSR605 receiver just to 'test' it until the Class T amp arrived. I wanted to replace my computer 2.1 speakers (had some awesome 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers that were about 12 years old that started acting up which were replaced with some refurb'ed Klipsch 2.1 speakers on Amazon that were great for about 2 months but the sub started to rattle/buzz at medium volume)...
I had the Onkyo AVR connected via optical cable from my PC which sounded better than the regular stereo plug. I spent a few hours tweaking the Realtek Audio HD settings on my PC for both analog and digital settings on the PC and I could never get the analog out to sound as good as the digital out. The Orb amp holds its own and then some against the Onkyo.
The only downside is that the RCA input for the sub is pretty tight so it only accepts a 'regular' tipped RCA cable. I have some upgraded RCA cables that I normally use but it doesn't fit.
Here is pic...cable on the left fits but the one on the right doesn't. The cable is barely tight enough so it won't jiggle but I would be happier if it did fit more snuggly.
Overall, I am very happy with the sound (even just using the stereo plug output) but disappointed with the sub input connection. It is still definitely a huge upgrade in sound over my previous PC Speakers setups.
The only other mini amp I considered was the Griffin Twenty.
http://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Amplifi.../dp/B00B4IO03U
This was $30 more but has an optical input (the only input for this device) so I am wondering if digital sound would be any better. In any event, I am okay with the Orb amp for now.
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