For those of you wanting to try a digital amp...

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
edited November 2004 in Electronics
Partsexpress just starting carrying the Sonic Impact. 10w x 2 cont/8ohm, 15 @ 4ohm.

$29

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&partnumber=300-952&orefer=esf111804-300-952

Cheers,
Russ
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited November 2004
    Try it for what? It's only 10w/ch.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited November 2004
    Coming from a guy who has spam for a free ipod in his sig, about what I expected.

    Surely 10w per channel has no practical application. :rolleyes:

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited November 2004
    Hmmm, or you can be a dick and not answer my question. Thanks! You might call it Spam but I have honestly received a free iPod from them already, so what the hell is wrong with wanting free stuff? Either you're skeptical or a tool to not want free stuff.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

    Home Setup: Sony VPL-VW85 Projo, 92" Stewart Firehawk, Pioneer Elite SC-65, PS3, RTi12 fronts, CSi5, FXi6 rears, RTi6 surround backs, RTi4 height, MFW-15 Subwoofer.

    Car Setup: OEM Radio, RF 360.2v2, Polk SR6500 quad amped off 4 Xtant 1.1 100w mono amps, Xtant 6.1 to run an eD 13av.2, all Stinger wiring and Raammat deadener.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited November 2004
    10 watts can go a long way...

    Heck most of these 100 watts per channel receivers put out 10 watts of powers...if not less...

    And..

    SPAM IS SPAM, regardless
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2004
    That might work nicely along with some diy computer speakers using those 50 cent pe drivers....

    Its says it will fit in the palm of your hand? I'm curious to know exactly how large this thing is.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2004
    Or headphones
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by michael_w
    Its says it will fit in the palm of your hand? I'm curious to know exactly how large this thing is.
    um.......look at your palm? :p
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2004
    Lol smart **** ... I was hoping for dimensions like how tall n stuff like that.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2004
    sry double post
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2004
    Runs off 8 AA bateries, come on. To power Polk speakers.......



    Maybe those BOSE wonders......

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • Dickster
    Dickster Posts: 1
    edited November 2004
    For those interested check out this review:
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/sonicimpact/t.html
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2004
    Correction it's a 5 watt wonder.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by brettw22
    um.......look at your palm? :p

    ROFL!!! kinda what I was thinkin'.....



    Ya hear that, Sid?? Computer speakers......

    Hadn't thought about it for headphones....good idea...
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited November 2004
    Well looks like I got my answer from the review.... So it is a little bigger than the palm lol (comparing to a cd and cd player). I might have to buy some stuff off of pe and start some more diy projects.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2004
    Here's a 4 page ongoing thread on the Sonic Impact amp with $500.00 AKG K1000 headphones.

    Another 4 page thread on the Sonic Impact amp.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    Low powered amps have a place...

    Fellow brought this little dig-amp to the last Texas Bottleheads meet. He'd plopped it in a case with a volume pot and an external battery pack. As I recall it was 10 wpc and maybe 4 x 4 x 3" (not counting the knob).

    It didn't suck, but had definite limitations. We ran a couple different FR's on it for a while before we moved on to some beastly 8 wpc tube amps... :)
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2004
    I own three of these Sonic Impact T-Amps. Bought two and won the third at the Parts Express Dayton DiY meet. I run mine off 12.5v 1000mA wall warts, except for one I got a 13.2v 1800mA (if I remember correctly). These will play almost ANY speaker with plenty of volume and they sound great. I was running some Polk LSi15s off them and they effortlessly filled the room with sound. I have one permanently hooked up to an in-wall line array in my brother's basement. We listen to music on it or plug our 4-channel mixer into it with our guitars, bass guitar, and Roland V-Drums (sick) and listen to ourselves on it. With the T-Amp and the in-wall line array we never have to turn it up more than 50%, ever. If we did we'd go deaf.

    Here's a crappy pic of the in-wall line array. In the pic we just installed four 1/4" headphone jacks so we can practice at 2am and no one can hear us. That's the beauty of V-Drums!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2004
    I've heard that the $99.00 TEAC A-L700P 3 channel digital power amp (@ 30 watts/channel) is much better, including a proper power supply. Here's a thread from an owner who replaced his $1K+ Sugden A28B integrated amp with 2 of the TEAC power amps....

    http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=11728&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

    I've just ordered a JVC RX-F10 hybrid digital receiver myself at $200.00 based upon this 27 page thread. Maybe it will replace my Cambridge Audio A500.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2004
    Zero,

    There were many considerations going into this decision. My speakers are Energy C-3's, which according to Soundstage.com's lab measurements, dip into 4 ohms much of the time despite being rated at 8 ohms. This eliminated Panasonic's SA-XR50 because, from all accounts on the internet, the XR50 doesn't like 4 ohm speakers. I was planning to get a tuner, and reading that the JVC is good with analog sources (my source is a Sony DVD/SACD player -- need analog inputs on amp/receiver) and have no problems with low impedence speakers kinda sealed the deal. I figure I could cover the cost of the JVC with the sale of the Cambridge.
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