Class T-amps

[Tarzan]

Hi Will, yes it has, interested to hear any thoughts of an upgraded PSU for the Mini-T

[webby]

I'm looking into the possibilty of using a small amp like the mini t and ive read a little about it's performance with high end kit.

How would it do with budget speakers like the q acoustics 2020 for instance?

[WAD62]

Hi Will, yes it has, interested to hear any thoughts of an upgraded PSU for the Mini-T

Strange about the adapter, I wondered if it was just the 5A version...I'll check the polarity very closely before I try the Muse PSU...and will report back.

I'm sure the PSU will help the sound quality, as it does with the M21, but it does rather mess up the aesthetics...it's a beast!

[WAD62]

I'm looking into the possibilty of using a small amp like the mini t and ive read a little about it's performance with high end kit.

How would it do with budget speakers like the q acoustics 2020 for instance?

Hi Lee,

I've been using mission 780SE bookshelf speakers with my T-Amps (along with SqueezeBox receivers) and they make a very neat solution for a secondary system.

I must admit to not having heard the Qs, but I'm sure they'll be reasonably similar in characteristics to most decent bookshelf speakers.

The sound is very punchy and open, but stick with copper cable as it might sound too bright with silver...as I found out on one system

[John]

I'm looking into the possibilty of using a small amp like the mini t and ive read a little about it's performance with high end kit.

How would it do with budget speakers like the q acoustics 2020 for instance?

I do not know your speakers but should work fine I found the amp to be clean fast and lots of detail I use all silver cables and did not have any issues

[WAD62]

I do not know your speakers but should work fine I found the amp to be clean fast and lots of detail I use all silver cables and did not have any issues

Probably too much of a sweeping statement from me John...

Just to clarify with the mission 780SEs I found that the copper cables were slightly better for the Mini-T & the Muse M21, and necessary for the Bantam Gold, which was too bright with QED silver. (source being a M-Audio 2496)

On the other hand my missus is using a Bantam Classic with some Wharfedale diamonds, and the silver cable really helped there, otherwise the sound was rather dull with copper. (source being a Muse mini USB DAC)

P.S. The Muse PSU does improve the sound quality of the Mini-T, a richer fuller sound. The improvement is not as pronounced as with the Muse M21, but it's certainly a worthwhile upgrade.

Only problem is the reliability (or otherwise) of the muse PSU

P.P.S. My mate bought a Mini-T about 2 weeks ago, it is different to mine, the speaker connectors have changed from the gold screw fit ones to banana plug only sockets, strangely identical to the ones used on the Muse, must be using very similar components... Oh and more worryingly it blew up last week, it is being replaced as we speak.

N.B. It also has a polarity adaptor attached, so it looks to be the norm

[Tarzan]

Interesting the Muse PSU made the Mini-T sound fuller, as l think ( in my system anyway) the Mini-T sounds very full, smooth and dynamic, but we always want more - did you get any increase in volume Will? Are we talking subtle improvement or a oh my gosh improvement?

[WAD62]

Interesting the Muse PSU made the Mini-T sound fuller, as l think ( in my system anyway) the Mini-T sounds very full, smooth and dynamic, but we always want more - did you get any increase in volume Will? Are we talking subtle improvement or a oh my gosh improvement?

Definitely more subtle with the mini-t (it probably has a better supply than the muse out of the box), with the muse it's 'Oh my gosh', must be making up for a more obvious deficiency in the muse.

No obvious major volume improvement with either, just a meatier sound, which I suppose is a bit of a contradiction...a fuller sound is probably a better way of saying it.

Edit; If the Mini-T was my main system amp I would get the additional PSU, but as I use it in the kitchen and there's limited space I'll live with the standard PSU, and the muse M21 needs it more...

[bigmarty]

Hi Folks,

Just received my mini T-Amp HiFi Amplifier + 2A PSU TA2020 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_4893wt_1141 and all I can say is WOW I'm absolutely gobsmacked that this £60 wee amp can sound in so many ways sound even better than £3000 worth of amps more detail, sweetness, openness, I'm actually shocked. I'll tell you what I will do, when Carol finishes her nightshift at the end of the week I'm going to do a blind A/B listening test with her and report back to this thread the results on Saturday plus some pics.


Marty

[Welder]

I’m not going to say what I’ve ordered this last week.
It’s got a bloody glass tube in though

(Omg, I’ll never live this down )