Hi All,
Right now I'm using a 5.1 Home theater system for my PC speakers. I'm using a huge Pioneer VSX-1120 AVR to power my speakers (5 Anthony Gallo ADiva Ti speakers + Gallo TR1D subwoofer). These speakers are small 3" drivers (8ohm) and don't really need much power.
I would like to reduce desk space and simplify the setup, so I was thinking of dumping the huge receiver and going with smaller desktop amps. I was thinking of have 1-2 amps on my desk to power the front 3 speakers and another amp in the back of the room to power the rear 2 speakers (Maybe add a wireless module here).
Any suggestions for amps? It would be cool if there was an affordable 3-4 channel amp for the front instead of using two amps.
What I've found so far:
Right now I'm using a 5.1 Home theater system for my PC speakers. I'm using a huge Pioneer VSX-1120 AVR to power my speakers (5 Anthony Gallo ADiva Ti speakers + Gallo TR1D subwoofer). These speakers are small 3" drivers (8ohm) and don't really need much power.
I would like to reduce desk space and simplify the setup, so I was thinking of dumping the huge receiver and going with smaller desktop amps. I was thinking of have 1-2 amps on my desk to power the front 3 speakers and another amp in the back of the room to power the rear 2 speakers (Maybe add a wireless module here).
Any suggestions for amps? It would be cool if there was an affordable 3-4 channel amp for the front instead of using two amps.
What I've found so far:
- Audioengine N22, 2-ch, $150-200 each, relatively small, 22watts, and they also sell a wireless module.
- Optoma NuForce DDA120, 2-ch, ~$250
- Optoma NuForce MCA18, 8 channel amp, used price ~$500, looks relatively small for 8 channels.
- Orb Audio Booster Mini - $178, 25w per channel
- Orb Audio Mini T - $69, 20w per channel, very small and inexpensive.