Originally Posted by Squeezumz

Right. I watched that video so long ago and I didn't read any comments.

Originally Posted by Beckerson1

Actually probably a little more as he tested with a resistive load over a reactive load. He later talked about it in his comments

Originally Posted by Squeezumz

Looks like 6 clean watts is all you can get then

Originally Posted by ylpkm

Yeah I understand the amperage input situation (tell it to my father, he kept telling me getting a HO alt and higher Ah batteries would damage my electronics :P), I meant i was trying to estimate its power output based on its power input specs. Thanks again for the amp recommendation

Originally Posted by ylpkm

It looks like it would do a max of 24 watts, so 24/8= 3 watts right? (the charger is 12 volt 2 amps, so im assuming its max is 24 watts)

Powering the box with the current amp i have i get 3.5 volts ac through the speakers, so im assuming im getting about a watt of power and it hits the lows alright. With 3 watts im sure it'd be better, but i hope i wouldnt over-exert the speakers. But wouldnt i want to look for something a little more powerful?


NEVER MIND: read the review with the one that comes without the charger (Parts Express
"I know exactly what you're thinking. "This one doesn't come with a power supply? Why would anyone buy this instead of spending a few more dollars on the one that actually works out of the box?"
I'll tell you why. Because the the power supply that comes with the other one is no good. It's a 12V 2A power supply, which means that at the very most it can draw 24 watts, which means that the most the amp can deliver is 10 watts per channel, probably closer to 8. If you're using 6 ohm speakers, you probably get 6 watts per channel, and with 4 ohm speakers, probably less than 4 watts. This makes clipping incredibly easy. It will distort at pretty much any volume above 3.
The amp is designed to take 5 amps, so buy this one and then spend ten dollars on a 12V 5A power supply. This will allow the device to deliver the full 20 watts per channel as advertised, and will reduce clipping and distortion. You'll end up spending a little bit more, but a good power supply basically supercharges this amp."

Turns out it takes 5 amps apparently,so in that case, it will work. Thanks Beckerson1, you def know your stuff. (Just a bit confused that on the back of the amp its rating says 12v 2amps. just mis-rated?)

Originally Posted by Beckerson1

This should do you good.

Lepai LP-2020A+ Tripath Class-T Hi-Fi Audio Amp w/Power Supp 310-300

Originally Posted by KingPen

A coffee can would sound better than a prefab box. hell put a baffle on a 5 gallon bucket and it would sound better than a prefab box lol.

But no without extracting the tsp's I cant tell you what volume to use.