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Fried Chicken
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I just want recommendations for a cheap class D amplifier. From what I see about the Fosi v3; sourcing a low noise power supply seems...
May 14, 2026
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These are very good looking as furniture. Only one side, the side with the amp and controls needs to be hidden. All the other sides...
May 14, 2026
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TLS Guy
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Taking the load off the RX-A3040 - Small Class D 4-channel Amp for Height Speakers Recommendation
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In that case just leave your AVR as is. No point in adding pieces of lower quality than what you have. You can upgrade, but...
May 13, 2026
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Fried Chicken
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Taking the load off the RX-A3040 - Small Class D 4-channel Amp for Height Speakers Recommendation
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I'm thinking more along the lines of the Fosi V3... used on eBay. I don't care about the height channels much at all. Something that...
May 13, 2026
TLS Guy
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Taking the load off the RX-A3040 - Small Class D 4-channel Amp for Height Speakers Recommendation
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No idea. However you probably don't want to power any of your front speakers with a cheap amp. I avoid junk. Often inexpensive means...
May 13, 2026
Alex2507
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He wants to play the Avia II calibration disc, which is a DVD. So, I think this hinges on whether he has the original OEM installer.
May 13, 2026
little wing
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Very little power goes to ceiling speakers, and that will not significantly offload your AVR. If you want to do that, then you need to...
May 13, 2026
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Fried Chicken
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Taking the load off the RX-A3040 - Small Class D 4-channel Amp for Height Speakers Recommendation
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Very well. What inexpensive 2, 4 or other multi-channel class-D amplifiers are available?
May 13, 2026
TLS Guy
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Taking the load off the RX-A3040 - Small Class D 4-channel Amp for Height Speakers Recommendation
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It is not the power of the amps you buy for those speakers, but the power they deliver to the speakers they are connected to. Most of...
May 13, 2026
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Fried Chicken
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Taking the load off the RX-A3040 - Small Class D 4-channel Amp for Height Speakers Recommendation
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I mean... do you have something to quantify that? If you look at the specs of the Anthem MRX1120, they're basically doing exactly what...
May 13, 2026
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dolynick
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Playing a DVD on my laptop
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He specifically mentioned Bluray in his post so it wasn't clear. If it's just a DVD, then almost any media player (including the free...
May 13, 2026
TLS Guy
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Playing a DVD on my laptop
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He wants to play the Avia II calibration disc, which is a DVD. So, I think this hinges on whether he has the original OEM installer.
May 13, 2026
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dolynick
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Playing a DVD on my laptop
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If your laptop only has a DVD drive and not a BD-DVD driver, there's no way you'll get it to play at Bluray without replacing the drive...
May 13, 2026
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