Reddit mentions of Klipsch PowerGate Amplified PlayFi Wireless Gateway, Black

do you like how klipsch horn tweeters sound? i personally cant stand them, as in at any sort of decent volume they hurt my ears. they are just so piercing to me. cant do it.

i would recommend these for a budget system, they are just great all around speakers for the price. i have these and have given them as gifts, and always happy with them. https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-BS22-LR-Designed-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers/dp/B008NCD2LG/ref=sr_1_3

the amp part of that klipsch deal does look pretty interesting though. and apparently its $500 on its own, making that $379 deal seem all the sweeter. if it had a dac i liked better (ess sabre too piercing for me, like horn tweeters, apparently my ears hate higher frequencies?) id prob buy that package just for the amp as it has some nice features.

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-PowerGate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5

if youre familiar with klipsch horn tweeters and like them id say that looks like a pretty good deal. the amp part alone is prob worth that $500 really.

Just thought I'd throw it out there, Klipsch makes this amp and it is discounted heavily on Amazon now. It is kinda big though. https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-PowerGate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5/

Not that I know of.

Have you considered a mini amp? Then you can upgrade one part at a time, replace one part if it breaks, or use the Premieres with a larger receiver later.

• SMSL SA36A $52
  
• SMSL SA50 $68
  
• XtremPro Audio Amplifier DAC 22W class A/B power $100.
  
• Topping MX3 $130
  
• Klipsch has the PowerGate Amp $150.
  
• Narrow power block, Dayton Audio APA150 $170.

I bought the Klipsch powergate amp and I'm extremely happy with it. Sub controls on the remote (best feature and lovely to have in an apartment setting), wifi, multiple inputs, power, and pretty to boot. Lovely little thing.

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Powergate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5

If you're happy to live without terrestrial radio, I can recommend this having just purchased one myself last week:

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-PowerGate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_2529739011

And here's my review of it:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3FM8QA50268ZP/ref=cm_cr_othr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B01N0A7PH5

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By the way, your speakers are quite sensitivity at 96dB (it won't take a lot of wattage to drive them very loud) and the Powergate is capable of 100W peaks into 8 ohms.

To give you an idea of just how many watts you need to achieve the Sound Pressure Level you desire:

http://myhometheater.homestead.com/splcalculator.html

we've been seeing a few of the DTS Play-Fi enabled network amps from different brands being discounted lately... I think DTS gave up trying to promote it, but its a great opportunity to grab some decent mini amps that still have great features.

• https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-PowerGate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5/
  
  There were a couple others, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
  
  Then there's always something like this from Amazon... A little pricier -
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Link-Amp-amplify-speakers/dp/B0798GJVTR

Have you already considered these?

Klipsch Powergate: https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-PowerGate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5

Paradigm PW Amp: https://www.paradigm.com/en/wireless/pw-amp

Also your SMSL most likely has (had?) one year warranty.

I'm with /u/polypeptide147 on this. The more features, the more possibilities for noise, etc.

The cheap amps I own are all much more heavily affected by power noise, crappy audio cables, etc. The Lepai 2020ti handles it better than most. It also benefits from a good power supply.

For example, this line of amps are decent for an outdoor / garage audio setup, but I would never use one on a computer (speaker hiss, very noisy when idle). You're going to be much more sensitive to speaker hiss and distortion, along with many of the "featureful" amps having auto-shutoffs with a slight delay coming back on (causing the start of notification sounds to get cut off).

Edit: if you want featureful, I would go with something like the SMSL AD18 (no personal experience with them) or the Klipsch Powergate (What I'm currently using. See my comment here for some issues I have with it.)

Great suggestions here. I will add some of my naive thoughts. I think, in addition to getting inputs from folks here, you should try out the speakers you shortlist. For instance, I really enjoy the mids and highs of the KEFs while I find the Klipsch a bit too bright, but you may feel the opposite. That said, i think Fluance makes some really nice affordable speakers:

https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-Bookshelf-Amplifier-Turntable-Bluetooth/dp/B07CLDGXX1

If you go down the passive route and looking to buy a budget amp, you can pick up the $500 Klipsch Powergate for $150:

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-PowerGate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5

It's a steal at that price. Take a look at the review here:

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-klipsch-powergate-dac-amp.7376/

For passive speakers, maybe try to find a used pair of KEF Q100 on CL or the other suggestions already made here are equally good.

These $30 Dayton Audio speakers are good too:

https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-b652-6-1-2-2-way-bookshelf-speaker-pair--300-652

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Powergate-Amplified-Wireless-Gateway/dp/B01N0A7PH5

Klipsch Powergate Amplified Playfi Wireless Gateway https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0A7PH5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Rke1Cb7DRGG2F

This powergate? I was looking into schiit mani amp. Do you think this is a better amp?

Also, do I need a receiver to run them as well?

At $200 the Klipsch Powergate Amplified Playfi looks like a good choice?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0A7PH5

Do you feel it would do the job for a pair of speakers and a sub? I'm currently thinking of Infinity Reference (because of the sale, and a personal history with Hardan, no good reason):

https://www.harmanaudio.com/infinity/REFERENCE+SUB+R12.html

https://www.harmanaudio.com/speakers/REFERENCE+152.html?cgid=speakers&dwvar_REFERENCE%20152_color=Black-USA-Current#prefn1=brand&prefn2=isRefurbished&prefv3=false&prefv1=Infinity&prefv2=false&prefn3=isSupport&start=1