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I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best
Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the
Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be
sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for
my dorm room, I will need a new amp.
So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like
a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither
of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote,
lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good
match to the speakers are more important than size though.
Teac has exactly what I want:
http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/ [...] _Index.htm
However, it is expensive and hard to find used. 
Thanks
Mike
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How do you define as "inexpensive"?
Also, you may want to consider PSB and/or Paradigm as well as the Athena
speaker you refer to - the proces are similar.
How much do you have budgeted, total?
On 9/25/04 10:52 AM, in article cj40nu036v@news1.newsguy.com, "Michael
Dombrowski" <legodudenein@hammycorp.com> wrote:
> I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
> earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best
> Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the
> Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be
> sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for
> my dorm room, I will need a new amp.
>
> So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like
> a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither
> of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote,
> lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good
> match to the speakers are more important than size though.
>
> Teac has exactly what I want:
> http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/ [...] _Index.htm
> However, it is expensive and hard to find used.
>
> Thanks
> Mike
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B&D wrote:
> How do you define as "inexpensive"?
>
> Also, you may want to consider PSB and/or Paradigm as well as the Athena
> speaker you refer to - the proces are similar.
>
> How much do you have budgeted, total?
>
> On 9/25/04 10:52 AM, in article cj40nu036v@news1.newsguy.com, "Michael
> Dombrowski" <legodudenein@hammycorp.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
>>earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best
>>Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the
>>Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be
>>sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for
>>my dorm room, I will need a new amp.
No remote? No fancy features?
Time to go old-school. 
Top Picks:
Yamaha CA-410 or 610 series I or II amplifier.
Pioneer SX series. Good, old-fashioned receiver. The glowing
manual tuning is superb for a dorm room, btw - classic looks and
you'll easily be able to drown out anything in the complex. (evil grin)
These can be had in mint condition for under $100. I have 3 Yamaha
CA-1000 amps driving my sound system. They are amazingly loud and
can drive most speakers effortlessly. The Yamaha CT series are the
tuners - among the best made at the time.
The Athena AS-B1 are good speakers, but seriously - get the bigger B2
or B3 if you can - the 3-way model is vastly superior to most
bookshelf models on the market of the size. It's the smallest 3-way
that I know of and sounds fantastic.
As for the sub, the Athenas integrate with the sub seamlessly, so no
sub input is required later on.
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Michael Dombrowski <legodudenein@hammycorp.com> wrote in message news:<cj40nu036v@news1.newsguy.com>...
> I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
> earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best
> Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the
> Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be
> sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for
> my dorm room, I will need a new amp.
>
> So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like
> a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither
> of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote,
> lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good
> match to the speakers are more important than size though.
>
> Teac has exactly what I want:
> http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/ [...] _Index.htm
> However, it is expensive and hard to find used.
>
> Thanks
> Mike
Could it just be a straight power amp? Check out www.wwandbw.com under
"live sound" and then sort power amplifiers by price. There are some
very attractively priced but moderately powered amplifiers with
seemingly decent specs. I was personally eyeing the ART SLA-1.
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You want an integrated amplifier? That is, one where the preamp and the
amplifier are in the same chassis? Volume and tone controls and such? If
so, Rotel makes a number of good ones. Go to e-bay and search for "Rotel
Receiver". If you want just a straight power amp the Adcom 535 is a very
good choice.but it's not as quite as cheap as you want.
-- Bob T.
Michael Dombrowski wrote:
> I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
> earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best
> Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out
> the Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that
> should be sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these
> speakers for my dorm room, I will need a new amp.
>
> So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd
> like a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but
> neither of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital
> readouts, remote, lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via
> Ebay. Price and good match to the speakers are more important than
> size though.
>
> Teac has exactly what I want:
> http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/ [...] _Index.htm
> However, it is expensive and hard to find used.
>
> Thanks
> Mike
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Michael Dombrowski wrote:
> I tried and was very disappointed with the Klipsch system I mentioned
> earlier so I will shift my attempts. Given that I can get them at Best
> Buy (and therefore return them if unsatisfactory), I want to try out the
> Athena AS-B1 speakers. I have an old Technics amp at home that should be
> sufficient to test them out but if I do want to use these speakers for
> my dorm room, I will need a new amp.
>
> So what is a good, small as possible, inexpensive 2channel amp? I'd like
> a headphone jack as well as output for a powered subwoofer but neither
> of these are necessary. I certainly don't need digital readouts, remote,
> lots of inputs, etc. I plan on getting it used via Ebay. Price and good
> match to the speakers are more important than size though.
>
> Teac has exactly what I want:
> http://www.teac.com/ConsumerAudio/ [...] _Index.htm
> However, it is expensive and hard to find used.
>
> Thanks
> Mike
The problem may be your speakers. Going from one amp to another will
usually only introduce subtle differences in sound. The more dramatic
change will come from the speakers. Perhaps try moving the Klipschs
around in your listening area. If you get them to a point where they
sound pretty good, but not exactly quite right, then I'd start
investigating the replacement of the amplifier.
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