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AudioSource Amp One/A 160-Watt Stereo Power Amplifier with Internal Bridging
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Disapointing
(2 out of 5) by John on May 12, 2007 (Debary, Fl)We purchased this amplifier to drive a 5-ohm load based on the manufacturers claim of a low impedance 4-ohm capability. The unit arrived dead out of the box. Amazon promptly credited us and provided a return label. We purchased an identical amplifier locally because of time constraints. When connected to the 5-ohm load it worked but got extremely hot and we shut it down. We double checked the ohm load and it was 5-ohms. We returned the amp and purchased a completely different amp in slightly higher price range from a different manufacturer. The new amp worked fine. The audiosource is OK for a basic, small 8-ohm load and does not have the low impedance characteristics advertised by the manufacturer.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
good value
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on May 9, 2002Very happy with unit, it drives my AR302's effortlessly. Using a Marantz preamp,and Denon CD player. Clean sound, good detail. Plenty of power in mono-mode to drive my 15" subwoofer. Would buy again.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
quality unit
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on May 6, 2002Very pleased with amp. It sounds clean and clear, plenty of power. Using amp with marantz preamp and JBL L-150A speakers. A good unit for the price.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A good reason to forgo higher end amps
(4 out of 5) by Sail Away on Oct 30, 2007These work great in bridged (mono) mode. I ran three across the front of my home theaters in mono mode (one for each of my three front speakers). They did great. However, you do have to manually power each one up and down with the button on the front. Not a huge deal, but it adds to the steps one must take. I took them out of my theater, only b/c my receiver does a good job by itself and I did not have room for any more plugs in a new (old) house we bought.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Well worth it
(5 out of 5) by M. Smith on Nov 25, 2007 (North of Dallas, TX, USA)This is actually a review for the AmpOne (not the /A version). This one is the same specs, except it has output meters (and x10 sensitivity), dual switchable speaker outs, and a soft-clip circuit.
I have been very impressed. I picked mine up off of Craigslist. I had to replace the meter lights and re-epoxy the meter scales in place in the meters. Otherwise, the build quality was very nice. Heavy toroidal transformer and discrete output transistors. It runs cool to the touch, amd has very adequate heatsinking. Bias and dc-offset was spot on, even after probably 10-15 years.
This thing has well exceeded my expectations. I currently use it to drive a pair of Klipsch KG4s and it will run me out of the room if I want to push it hard. And at much lower volumes, this amp never loses composure. It also drove a pair of a/d/s L-1290/2s in stereo and also was pressed into center channel duty in bridged mode. I have never had the protection engage and the soft-clip gives me some peace of mind with kids in the house.
Highly recommended
I have been very impressed. I picked mine up off of Craigslist. I had to replace the meter lights and re-epoxy the meter scales in place in the meters. Otherwise, the build quality was very nice. Heavy toroidal transformer and discrete output transistors. It runs cool to the touch, amd has very adequate heatsinking. Bias and dc-offset was spot on, even after probably 10-15 years.
This thing has well exceeded my expectations. I currently use it to drive a pair of Klipsch KG4s and it will run me out of the room if I want to push it hard. And at much lower volumes, this amp never loses composure. It also drove a pair of a/d/s L-1290/2s in stereo and also was pressed into center channel duty in bridged mode. I have never had the protection engage and the soft-clip gives me some peace of mind with kids in the house.
Highly recommended