Reddit mentions of Dayton Audio APA150 150W Power Amplifier

I would personally look for something with a little more power. If i remeber right, 45w @ 4 ohms is really like 25w @ 8 ohms (which is what those speakers are). And you really cant get all your wattage out of those little amps without adding distortion anyways. Parts Express has the Dayton Audio DTA-120 on sale right now, for 85$. Its 40w @ 8ohm. There's also the APA100 (made by many manufacturers), and the Dayton APA150 for a little more. Or any 2.1/5.1 Receiver would be a better bet imo.

The Q5 Pro is a cool little amp (I use one myself), but it lacks in the power department.

As for the sub, you are correct. You dont need anything to power it.

That's a crazy deal on those towers, btw. I'm tempted to pick some up myself, haha

Bookshelf speakers will work better when you are at your computer, as tower speakers will be sitting too low to sound right up close. Given that you are on the main floor of a house, it will be easy to get ample bass.

I would go with a medium sized pair of bookshelf speakers, and a stereo power amp rated around 50 watts. You can get very surprising bass with a setup like that, as long as you have a decent quality amp.

Possible speakers
Possible amp

If you want to spend a little more time and energy, I would strongly recommend you to buy used equipment. The place to do this is www.audiogon.com. You will get much more for your money there, and power amplifiers and speakers are pretty safe to buy used. Personally, I buy almost all of my gear used. If you need help selecting used gear, shoot me a message, and I will tell you if you are getting a good deal.

Not if you buy a DAC/preamp, an amp and speakers (a "receiver" is generally a preamp and amp in one unit). He's talking about piecing it together separately. I'm not necessarily recommending these items, but for example:

DAC:
http://amzn.com/B005K2TXMO

Amp:
http://amzn.com/B000VKXLBO

Speakers:
http://amzn.com/B003N18QK4

Here's one stereo amp

A more expensive option

A really cheap option, won't get super loud due to only having 20wpc

No you do not need a pro amp. These speakers are extremely efficient. You could get away with a pretty cheap amp if you want. Nicer ones I might suggest are:

Behringer A500(a metric shitload of power)

Dayton APA150

Or the most reasonable: Audiosource Amp 100

Any of these amplifiers will do. And any of them can drive those speakers to impressive and damaging levels of sound.

Please be careful of your hearing and beyond that, be mindful of your neighbors. Then enjoy yourself, those speakers will be very capable of hosting parties.

Amps I've considered, but they all either break the budget, or don't have XLR (or both):

• Behringer A500 Reference Amplifier - Stereo ($230)
  
• Emotiva UPA-500 - 5-channel ($360)
  
• Dayton Audio APA150 - Mono ($167)

Im sure other, higher quality mini amps will sound better. Something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO/ref=pd_sbs_107_16?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000VKXLBO&pd_rd_r=04REXC84BKXEKSQGX8AB&pd_rd_w=0DAze&pd_rd_wg=vhmny&psc=1&refRID=04REXC84BKXEKSQGX8AB

or

https://www.amazon.com/Topping-T-Amp-TK2050-Class-T-Amplifier/dp/B00EOKQ9Q6/ref=pd_sbs_107_21?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00EOKQ9Q6&pd_rd_r=04REXC84BKXEKSQGX8AB&pd_rd_w=0DAze&pd_rd_wg=vhmny&psc=1&refRID=04REXC84BKXEKSQGX8AB

It'll work, but it's a little overkill for what you need and you'd need an external power management solution since you don't want to leave that on all the time. A dedicated amp like the Dayton APA150 is a more focused product and has automatic power on when there is an audio signal, so you save on power.

Edit: It looks like the Onkyo has an electronic power button (instead of a hard physical button) so the only convenient way to power that on and off would be a universal remote with a macro to turn the system on and off as a whole. It doesn't seem like a 12 volt triggered power strip would work, for instance.

I'm looking into setting up a basic system. Budget is $300 USD give or take. Primarily these are going to be in my bedroom, apartment building, roughly 315x315 CM (10.3ft^2), but will likely get pulled out every once in a while to the living room, which is somewhat larger.

This is going to be playing a variety of music, TV and movies and potentially down the track being plugged into my PC, but that's a while of.

The challenge here is that I'm in NZ, and local offerings are generally over priced. I can order from amazon (and usually with decent/free shipping), and you can see what will ship here if you select "AmazonGlobal Eligible" under International shipping under search.

Not to mention power comes at 240v or so, and not the 120 or so that US voltage does.


For speakers I was looking at either of the 2 options, I've read good things about both but really I'm not to sure.
http://www.amazon.com/Fluance-SX6-Definition-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers/dp/B00067OS0A
http://www.amazon.com/America-FH-65B-Bookshelf-Speakers-6-5IN/dp/B002ISTP8K


Amp is were I run into trouble, finding one that can ship here is proving to be... difficult, I was looking at these ones though
http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-DTA-120-Digital-Amplifier/dp/B00HFG3FYA
http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO

Thanks

For a low budget, consider looking for a used stereo or AV receiver first.

Dayton Amp: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000VKXLBO/

Pioneer Stereo Receiver: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B075SY52NL/

Mini amp: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07HNNWD8T/

AV Receiver: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07J2WLT9P/

I got one of these and I love it.

Dayton Audio APA150 150-Watts Power Amplifier (Black)
http://amzn.com/B000VKXLBO

My only beef, and maybe this is common with component amps, but it takes ~30 min to fully warm up.

Sorry to keep bugging you! I have been researching some more parts a little and I was wondering if I can shell out the extra cash if it is worth it to go with something like this rather than the amp you listed?:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VKXLBO/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_g23_i5?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0WNN8AJX4E62GF26FBAQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

I'm eyeing the Dayton Audio APA150 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000VKXLBO/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492840661&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=dayton+audio+150&dpPl=1&dpID=41QxrKMFGKL&ref=plSrch

Thanks. Decided to get Dayton Audio 75WPC at 4 ohms that's manual claims under 0.01% THD and above 100 dB SNR with two impedance matching volume knobs (for a deck zone - four 8 ohm speakers and a pool zone - four 8 ohm speakers).

So I'll run the volume knobs in parallel each set at 8 ohms, so the receiver sees 4 ohms and has 75 WPC (so each volume knob has up to 37.5 W; so with 4 speakers in a zone, it's ~18W per speaker).

Also opted for this amp as it as it apparently has an auto-on feature (goes into standby with no signal).

Thanks!

I saw this one the Dayton Audio APA150, thoughts?

https://smile.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO/ref=sr_1_26?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1504475360&sr=1-26&keywords=amplifier

I was wondering if someone could let me know if this pairing is a decent setup (new to speaker systems and looking for advice).

Audioengine HDP6 speakers : https://audioengineusa.com/shop/passivespeakers/hdp6-passive-speakers/?attribute_pa_finish=walnut

with

Dayton Audio APA150 :
https://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO/ref=sr_1_2?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1520378300&sr=1-2&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A1267489011%2Cp_n_feature_two_browse-bin%3A1267493011%7C1267492011

or

Monoprice Amp:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10919&cs_id=1091903&p_id=16153&seq=1&format=2

or

Harman Kardon 3770 or 3700

Are these well matched?
Would this be a recommended combination?

If you're on a budget the Dayton APA150 will push them just fine. I'm using one with a pair of notoriously difficult to drive Elac Debut B6s and they sound great.

I was thinking you were considering the Dayton APA-150: http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1413841500&sr=1-1&keywords=dayton+150

I think those would be a better choice than the mini amp.

My Debut has the Ortofon red cartridge.

So as long as the amp has at least 75 watt/ch and 4 ohms or greater I'll be good, considering I go with those speakers? Would this be a decent match? Looks to be exactly 75 watts @ 4 ohms if I'm not mistaken.

I'm not against a vintage amp, but I was hoping to get something more compact since space is an issue, and it looks like most vintage amps are huge. Plus craigslist doesn't have too many options for me.

with that sub would this http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO/ref=zg_bs_537344_35 amp work with these http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10906&cs_id=1090603&p_id=10800&seq=1&format=2 speakers?

Edit: I just found the entry level guide on the main page and I think I'll give that a read

It is mostly for recording, it is a firewire I/O audio interface. It has monitor outputs and a headphone output and sounds fantastic, really a great piece of equipment for $200. I use it with my pair of Bx5a's and it was a big step up from my previous setup, but these are active monitors. According to TCElectronic it can power passive monitors too but I don't trust it will get the job done.

Tell me what you think of this combo:
Monitors and Amp

I would still include the Konnekt6 in this setup, so it would be: computer -> konnekt6 -> amp -> monitors.

I run a MX3 but don’t think it’ll drive any of those speakers Well as it’s 35-40 watts per channel and maybe 25 watts Clean......
I would run a receiver but if you can’t then stronger mini amp Like SMSL SA98e but it doesn’t have remote or headphone amp - just an amp. You could run a mini stack - dac/Headphone amp Plus an amp but would be above your Budget at $180-$250ish up to $400ish

PSAudio Sprout II would drive your any of current speakers including towers and is also a dac and headphone amp and remote But runs $599
BUT it’s American Made with Good Quality and Warranty and Support.

https://www.psaudio.com/products/sprout100-integrated-amplifier

I would keep the towers and sell the Rest and get a Sprout II or a ChiFi mini stack..........

SMSL AD18 might drive the Polk 70s but Not to potential. It’s weak point is the headphone amp from what I read...........but will drive Lower ohm headphones

https://www.amazon.com/SMSL-AD18-Bluetooth-Decoding-Amplifier/dp/B01M3ULDG9

.

https://www.amazon.com/DX3-Pro-Headphone-Amplifier-Bluetooth/dp/B07KG9P3X3

Or (no remote)

https://www.amazon.com/Audioengine-D1-Converter-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B006IPH5H2

Or ( no remote)

https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-Converter-Headphone-Pre-Amplifier/dp/B07G2NQYLX

Plus

https://www.amazon.com/TDA7498E-Audio-Amplifier-Receiver-Integrated/dp/B077GWVHHN

Or

https://www.amazon.com/SMSL-SA-98E-TDA7498E-Digital-Amplifier/dp/B01N19ZHVV


Or

https://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-APA150-150-Watts-Amplifier/dp/B000VKXLBO

All the Chinese made amps overrate the wattage or post max wattage at 4 ohms in distortion level - either way Clean wattage at 8 ohm is usually much lower.......

Or Sell Everything and get the MX3 and Bookshelf Speakers.

MX3 has some quality issues reported - Mine has been Great for 2 months till other day usb/optical quit working - I tried to take it apart to look for bad/cold solder joints but couldn’t get the board out more than 1” so put it back together and it’s working Again ? - Not Sure about longterm use on this thing.......

For around $100:

AMP100VS

Datyon APA150

How big an amp(and how many) are you looking for?

What's your budget?

What sort of speakers are you trying to drive?

Where will they be located?

And again, what's your budget?

Small

Medium

Large

Any of those three will fit the bill depending mostly on your answers to the above questions.