Re: [slim] Amplifier advice - small form factor - old speakers - help needed

2013-08-08 Thread callesoroe
castalla wrote: I have a pair of Mordant Short MS 3.40 speakers - 120w 8ohms - which sound great, using an old Sony amp. I want to replace the amp with a smaller unit (with DAC). Two amps seem to fit (bearing in mind the WAF variable) but would they be suitable for the MS speakers:

Re: [slim] Amplifier advice - small form factor - old speakers - help needed

2013-08-03 Thread castalla
d6jg wrote: I have a Topping TP21 (no DAC) which has 25w x 2 iirc. Sounds good with a pair of Wharfedale Cubes but I think 10w is too low for your MS speakers. Have you considered a Behringer UAC202 about £25 coupled with a decent small amp? Definitely Linux compatible. Thanks. There are

Re: [slim] Amplifier advice - small form factor - old speakers - help needed

2013-08-03 Thread d6jg
I have a Topping TP21 (no DAC) which has 25w x 2 iirc. Sounds good with a pair of Wharfedale Cubes but I think 10w is too low for your MS speakers. Have you considered a Behringer UAC202 about £25 coupled with a decent small amp? Definitely Linux compatible. QNAP TS419p 4Tb LMS7.6.1 Living

[slim] Amplifier advice - small form factor - old speakers - help needed

2013-08-01 Thread castalla
I have a pair of Mordant Short MS 3.40 speakers - 120w 8ohms - which sound great, using an old Sony amp. I want to replace the amp with a smaller unit (with DAC). Two amps seem to fit (bearing in mind the WAF variable) but would they be suitable for the MS speakers: a. Topping TP32 - only 10 w