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jcookson
12-27-2012, 07:58 PM
I'm looking for a $200-500 small profile, 2-channel receiver to use with my 170s in my office. My nicer system is in the family room, and I'm not looking for anything super nice--just something that has at least a couple digital inputs and about 50 watts output. The most important thing I'm looking for is a small footprint--something similar to the Emotiva Mini-X a-100 Amp, but which also includes the receiver portion.

I'd love any suggestions...

JustaSheep
12-28-2012, 06:44 AM
Do you mean the pre-amp portion or do you need a full receiver?

NAD has some smaller footprint integrateds, but I'm not sure if they include digital inputs.

jcookson
12-28-2012, 07:00 AM
I'm looking for a small footprint, complete receiver. Not just the pre/pro. I mentioned the Emotiva because that's the size of a receiver I'd like to find.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into the NAD.

jcookson
12-30-2012, 02:01 PM
Looks like the TEAC A-H01 is promising: optical and coax digital inputs and what looks like a pretty decent DAC. Price is $370 on Amazon which is a little more than I wanted to spend, but it looks like it's what I'm looking for.

http://www.teac.com/product/a-h01/overview/

Anyone have experience with this receiver, or others like it (~9 inch square footprint)?

Brannigan
12-30-2012, 03:52 PM
Looks like it's only 22w per channel into 8ohm. They're attempting to bamboozle you.

jcookson
12-31-2012, 08:42 AM
I think that might be a bit strong. The product point for the TEAC is in a bedroom or office, where you're likely not looking for 100 (or more) watts/channel (into an 8 ohm load). The footprint of the TEAC is 8"x8"--a pretty astonishing size for a DAC/amp combination. If you were to move up to a 50 watts/channel amp like the Emotiva mini-X a-100 then the footprint moves up to at least 8.5"x15" (assuming you can also find a preprocessor/DAC with a small footprint). I love Emotiva, don't get me wrong, but I'm looking for something that fits on my office desk, not takes it over.

The few reviews I've seen for the TEAC A-H01 seem to suggest that power was not an issue (one reviewer suggested it stood up well to his Meridian 551--a considerably more expensive amp rated at 55 watts/channel into 8 ohms). And remember the CBM-170's are very sensitive and efficient speakers.

I do appreciate the comment, and I'm not sold on the TEAC (I'm still looking for other options), but I think your statement about being bamboozled might be a bit strong.

Brannigan
12-31-2012, 04:10 PM
It may well be quite nice. I just had to chuckle a bit when I read the detailed specs. According to them my hk 990 would be 300 watts per channel. EVERYONE advertises the watts into 8ohm. Nice try teac LOL.

jcookson
01-02-2013, 11:38 AM
EVERYONE advertises the watts into 8ohm.

I'll agree with you here. ;)

Marketing at it's finest.

swera
10-30-2014, 03:32 AM
I have found the sierras are still hungry even on my AVR-635. I have just ordered an Emotiva xpa-5 and will post up how much of a difference the extra wattage makes.

Mag_Neato
10-30-2014, 11:53 AM
This might be another option.....

http://www.audiogurus.com/yamaha-crx-332.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CM_Z6dCE1cECFUNp7Aod4A4Arg

Mag_Neato
10-30-2014, 12:11 PM
Here's a smokin' deal on a hi-end unit.......

http://www.musicdirect.com/p-3852-wadia-151powerdac-mini-black-demo.aspx

mypslgate
01-31-2018, 04:14 AM
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Blutarsky
02-17-2018, 08:24 PM
The PS Audio Sprout is good, very flexible.

http://www.psaudio.com/products/sprout/

Fast351
02-21-2018, 07:52 AM
I went through this a couple years ago when I did my setup for my loft. I was looking for a small setup that could power a halfway decent set of speakers. I found that you REALLY pay a premium for the small size and give up a LOT of features. In the end I wound up purchasing one of Marantz' half height receivers (NR1504).

I would encourage you to look at a Marantz is the space permits, it has all the features you want. Granted it's a multichannel receiver, but ticks all the other boxes, and has good clean honest 50W/ch.

http://us.marantz.com/us/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=AVReceivers&SubCatId=&ProductId=NR1506