jcllnsn Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Sup playas, So I'm putting together a small bedroom turntable setup. Don't want it to be the be-and-end-all-hifi-planet-destroyer, but i don't want it to sound like shit. So so far I've got myself an Essential ii, a Rega Mini Fono (not the A2D) and I'm picking up a pair of Roth OLi RA1 speakers tomorrow. Keeping it cheapish. The thing I'm not too sure about is the amp. Most integrated amps are colossal, have way too many buttons, do too much stuff and cost way more money than I would care to spend on one. Something like this looks killer: http://www.tpdz.net/en/products/tp21/index.htm However, from what I've read the headphone out is terrible. Then I found this: http://www.amptastic.com/ which has got a lot of sweet reviews. However, it doesn't have a headphone out, which would be nice. Heard about Dayton too: http://www.daytonaudio.com/index.php/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-digital-mini-amplifier-60-wpc.html But then I heard that people have had problems with the DTA-100s. Guh. Does an good amp, with a headphone out, a volume knob, ins and outs and not much else, of decent quality, exist? Or are the problems that I'm reading about mountains made of molehills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksuwdboots Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 What do "keeping it cheapish" and "way more money than I would care to spend" mean? In other words, what's your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcllnsn Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Sorry, should have mentioned a figure. I'd maybe wanna spend around £100-120 max on this? The Topping TP21 is like £50, and the Amptastic is £100. I should mention that I got the Essential ii for £125 used, and the Roth speakers are gonna cost me £70. That should give a better idea of budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 2nd hand Teac H500, its got a built in phono stage as well. I wanted a compact amp to use with my PC and this fit the bill very well. You see them on ebay for around 100 but you should be able to get one for a lot less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcllnsn Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Cheers dude, will look into that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freki Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 The shop that is repairing my amp gave me a Proton amp like this for a loaner. Sound is good and it does have a phono stage. It's quite slim – face is probably a little over 2" high. I'm sure you could find one on eBay within your price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Cheers dude, will look into that one. I'm sat in front of it now and it's a Teac A-H500i. If you just search Teac 500 they come up, there is also a Teac 300 range which are cheaper but you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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