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Need a small amp with just phono in and speakers out

T68

T68

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Hi!
Looking for a really small amp that just have phono input with riaa and then output to speakers. This for a simple setup where I have turntable and speakers already. Space is limited. Maybe a volume and tone control would be nice of course.
Have searched the usual sites for the cheap Chinese stuff but can only find separates in the mini/micro segment.
I want everything in the same unit if possible.
Thanks in advance for any input!
 
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What are you willing to spend? Spec's help in determining costs. More power = more $
Physically what do mean by small dimensions?
 
T68 said:
Hi!
Looking for a really small amp that just have phono input with riaa and then output to speakers. This for a simple setup where I have turntable and speakers already. Space is limited. Maybe a volume and tone control would be nice of course.
Have searched the usual sites for the cheap Chinese stuff but can only find separates in the mini/micro segment.
I want everything in the same unit if possible.
Thanks in advance for any input!
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This covers all your bases plus a bit extra.
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Thanks for input! It's for a really cheapo not even secondary setup for some old 25watt speakers. Tops $100. That's why I started looking att noobsound and other Chinese stuff.
 
T68 said:
Thanks for input! It's for a really cheapo not even secondary setup for some old 25watt speakers. Tops $100. That's why I started looking att noobsound and other Chinese stuff.
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Requiring a phone preamp is going to limit your mini amp choices to almost zero. I think you might be better off using a mini phono preamp like this one for $15 (
https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Phono-T...+preamp&qid=1572442109&sr=8-6#customerReviews) that you could hide in the cabling so it wouldn't take up any space. That would leave you with a budget or $85 and allow you to use any amp you wanted.

What brand and model speakers are you using it with? ("25 watt" doesn't really tell us anything about the sound quality of the speakers).

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Ok, starting to realize I´m looking for unobtanium here. Thanks for your suggestions! Hiding a small preamp in the base and then an externa miniamp may be the way to go here.
Maybe go wild and crazy and try to hide the amp in one of the speaker cabs to create a set of "actives"
I´m also on the lookout for some of the smaller vintage recievers/amps that are around.
 
T68 said:
Ok, starting to realize I´m looking for unobtanium here. Thanks for your suggestions! Hiding a small preamp in the base and then an externa miniamp may be the way to go here.
Maybe go wild and crazy and try to hide the amp in one of the speaker cabs to create a set of "actives"
I´m also on the lookout for some of the smaller vintage recievers/amps that are around.
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For sound quality, it's pretty difficult to beat Lepai's LP_2020TI (https://www.parts-express.com/lepai...-stereo-amplifier-with-power-supply--310-3000) -- it's not the most attractive amp in the world, but it sounds great and has separate bass and treble controls. The stock power supply limits the power output, but you can buy a larger power supply if you run into limit issues.

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If you want to build your own amp into the speaker, you can get a T-amp board like this (
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HIFI-30W-2...286027&hash=item4b632bd48f:g:X2cAAOSwNnFcvobD). <- this is just a random selection that is stereo with bass/treble, there are others that have built-in bluetooth, 2.1 (i.e. contains third amp to drive a passive sub), etc. I've used boards like these also and they sound great. The only thing to keep in mind is that knob shaft / nuts are very shallow, so they need to be mounted to a thin panel. Parts express has these also -- couldn't find the one I wanted in a quick search, so posted this one off eBay.

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Another option is to look at is Teac's AG-H300 or AG-H500 mini receivers from the 90's (I think). They are Teac's tiny "reference" receivers -- they look awesome, are built like a brick, sound great, and have a built-in phono input. If you look around, you will probably be able to find a used one in the neighborhood of your budget.

Denon, Yamaha, and Onkyo also used to make similarly sized receivers, but I don't know if they have phono jacks and I don't think they are the same quality as the Teac reference receivers. The other mini receivers are just that, the Teac mini receivers are top notch quality receivers that have been shrunk down. I have the Teac AG-350 (which is a Dolby Digital mini receiver that does not have a phono input) and that little thing weighs 17lbs.

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