Small audio amp?

May 8, 2005 12:07 PM

I have a small Soundworks subwoofer with satellite speakers I want to use with my Mac. I need a small, no frills amp just to, well, amplify. Is there such a beast at a reasonable price?
posted by cccorlew to shopping (4 comments total)

What sort of connections does your subwoofer have? (I presume it's a powered subwoofer with line-level inputs and outputs for the satellites?) In that case, you should get a sonic impact t-amp, and a cheap AC adapter for it.

BTW: Are you sure you need an amp at all? Most PC speaker systems have all the necessary channels of amplification built right into the subwoofer.
posted by kickingtheground at 12:44 PM on May 8, 2005

Thanks for the help. My speakers are just speakers. No power, no powered sub. They need amp power. Crossover in the sub, leads to satellite speakers.
posted by cccorlew at 8:13 PM on May 8, 2005

I wonder if the famous chu moy headphone amps would work for this?

Chu Moy Amp Google search
posted by mecran01 at 9:10 PM on May 8, 2005

A headphone amp probably wouldn't power a home-stereo subwoofer. Headphones are very efficient, high-end ones even more so. (The amplification in a sound card is typically around the same level, which is why computer speakers tend to be amplified.)

If I were in that scenario I would just pick up a serviceable secondhand receiver off of eBay or Craigslist.
posted by mendel at 6:31 AM on May 9, 2005