New Speaker Amp

Stoigeboiii · July 23, 2020

I tried to read the Pinned post about this stuff but didn't understand it...

For Christmas about 4 or 5 years ago I was given Two Polk Speakers (Polk Audio Atrium 4 Outdoor Speakers with Powerful Bass) and a cheap digital AMP (Lepai LP-2020A+ Tripath TA2020 Class-T Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier). I currently Aux into my AMPfrom my PC while having the AMP connected to the speakers with an "Speaker Wire Cable" (not sure if that's right). My Amp is on it's last leg and really crappy.

Most Amps I see don't have 2 channel. I also would like something small that can fit on my desk. Any recommendations for max of $200?
Dac/Amp combos or two separates ones could probably work. I just need 2 channels instead of 1. Similar to the photo attached (my current amp). I could also get the 'banana plug' but I have no clue how that works so any information for that would also be helpful.

rice guru · July 23, 2020

How about the topping pa3 combined with a topping d10 as a dac. If by 2 channels you mean 2 sources you can definitely do that with the pa3

iBabySlapper · July 23, 2020

The Sabaj A3 I have was pretty inexpensive and is pretty handy with quite a few options for input, including Bluetooth.

The Flying Sloth · July 24, 2020

9 hours ago, Stoigeboiii said:

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Go on ebay and search for TDA7492P, Will likely have both Aux in and BT, those single board amps aren't half bad either.
For sure I wouldn't replace my class A/B stuff with one but in a pinch they sound damn good for the money ($20 or so).

HM-2 · July 24, 2020

12 hours ago, iBabySlapper said:

The Sabaj A3 I have was pretty inexpensive and is pretty handy with quite a few options for input, including Bluetooth.

I came here to recommend the A4- I've been very impressed with it for a small, cheap desktop amp. Lots of input options too.