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Thread: Questions about Super T vs. T-Amp, and speakers |
    
New member Username: Raduga
Post Number: 1
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 05:29 pm: |
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Hi,
I'm a total newbie when it comes to hi-fi audio. I'm also on a budget, and I seem to have found the perfect amp for music listening in my tiny bedroom: the T-Amp. I saw some very long discussion threads about this amp, but I haven't seen much about the newer Super-T. Maybe I just missed it. Anyway, how does this compare to the original T in sound quality? Pretty much "the same or better", right?
Also... I need some speakers for this amp. I was pretty psyched about the Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5, but these recommend 15W of power. So they wouldn't work well with the T-Amp?
Any other *small* (8Wx11D max) speaker recommendations for under $300 that would match well with the T-Amp? Again, this is for music at close range.
thanks (: |
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Silver Member Username: Gamerdude
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 417
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 06:56 pm: |
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hahaha
Dont worry about the power rating
Look for HIGH sensitivity speakers
KLipsch,Paradigm
Allso if it were me i'd get the super T
cause of wal adapter and all that other junk plus binding post
i couldnt really find anything on those speakers but my guess is that it shoudl work fine |
New member Username: Raduga
Post Number: 2
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 07:41 pm: |
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After further investigation, I see that the Atoms are rated at "in-room sensitivity of 90dB (87dB anechoic), and recommends amplifiers with outputs of 15-80Wpc".
So is that considered the correct sensitivity for this amp? |
Silver Member Username: Gamerdude
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 418
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 08:10 pm: |
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Ahh shouldnt be bad
I dont know too much about this amp , you should ask Jan she has one |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5994
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 08:36 pm: |
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raduga, punch "T-amp" into a search engine and have a good deal of time to spare.
More sensitivity=more volume.
How good is up to you. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9839
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 10:08 pm: |
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http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/193312.html |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9840
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 10:09 pm: |
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http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/47077/209464.html |
Bronze Member Username: Anubis
Birmingham,
West Midlands
England
Post Number: 71
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 12:43 am: |
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The T-Amp has fascinated me ever since I first saw it mentioned in here. I've always suspected this amp would be built into a sturdier, more attractive package and sent out at the price of real hi-fi. It's cheap, so I guess many people will overlook it. I've yet to actually hear one. I once rang around hi-fi dealers in my own town and they had never heard of it.
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New member Username: Raduga
Post Number: 3
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 08:31 pm: |
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Thanks for the suggestions, all.
After more online research, I went ahead and purchased my first amp and some new speakers last night. I selected the Trends Audio TA-10.1 amp, based on the same family of IC chips as the original T-Amp. The various reviews for this amp are glowing, and I really liked the small size and aluminum case. The $99 price helped a lot too 
For speakers, I found a pair of Athena Technologies Audition AS-B1 on special for $150, so I jumped on it. They've got an advertised sensitivity of 91dB, so it seems like a good match for the T-amp and my small listening space. At about 9x7x14" they're a bit bigger than I wanted, but I guess I'll grow into them, and maybe eventually use them as fronts in a theater setup.
Can't wait to hear 'em... |
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Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9857
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 11:42 am: |
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I'm sorry, did I miss where the reviewer actually reviewed the amplifier?
Good luck, raduga, get a good source and you should have great success with your system.
http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/index.html
Pay attention to speaker set up.
http://www.tnt-audio.com/casse/waspe.html
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New member Username: Thomasj3577
Post Number: 2
Registered: Apr-07
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| Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 05:39 am: |
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There is a review of the Super T amp at Stereomojo.com. They also did a shootout of 14 other T and D class amps. |
