Group buy: Mini T amplifier + 5A PSU at a discount price

[synsei]

Try it Stu it can't hurt

Bass is just a tad light hence why I would be interested in trying the little experiment I mention above. In this configuration I'm hoping the Mini T's can dig that bit deeper in which case I would be a very happy bunny indeed because in most other respects the Mini T's outperform the Hafler significantly.

[Macca]

The reson I didn't go for one of these is that I don't have any loudspeakers (except maybe some JBL control 1) that it would have (IMO) sufficient power to drive. I did wonder if it would manage your DM2s, I think the criticisms you make (lack of low bass, lack of sparkle) are down to this lack of power and not necessarily attributes of the amp itself. Using one per side might just do it though, will be intersting to see the outcome if you decide to go for it.

[keiths]

I am now wondering how much of an improvement there might be if I add another Mini T so the DM2's can have one each. I'm not certain how to go about connecting it all up however, any suggestions?

I don't know if the mini-t can be 'bridged' to make it a mono block?

If not, then you could vertical bi-amp - if your speakers have 2 sets of terminals (I suspect they don't)

http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=5818

[synsei]

I don't know if the mini-t can be 'bridged' to make it a mono block?

If not, then you could vertical bi-amp - if your speakers have 2 sets of terminals (I suspect they don't)

http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=5818

Just a single pair of inputs per speaker unfortunately Keith. My solution is far from elegant but it may just work. What I am proposing to do is buy a pair of phono splitters and attach them to the left and right IC's from the pre-amp and then into the left and right rca inputs on each amp. Both left and right speaker outputs from each of the Mini T's would then feed just one speaker. Effectively one Mini T would handle each channel. Would this work?

[Reid Malenfant]

It can't be bridged as each channel is already a bridge anyway

[The Grand Wazoo]

Dave, scurry off down to the AoS Library for this article about bi-wiring & bi-amping. Barry wrote an excellent description and some idiot did some diagrams.

[The Grand Wazoo]

If you connect it properly for vertical bi-amping, as described in the above article, then it is a monoblock - no bridging required!

[synsei]

That is how I was hoping it would work. The DM2's aren't bi-wirable they having only a single pair of inputs, I assume this won't be a problem as long as I can find an effective solution to allow me to connect up two pairs of banana plugs to the speakers? I don't want to chop my Belkin speaker cables about you see

[The Grand Wazoo]

Sorry I missed the fact that you would be using DM2's. Unless you split the crossover, you'll have to use one amp channel.

[Reid Malenfant]

That is how I was hoping it would work. The DM2's aren't bi-wirable they having only a single pair of inputs, I assume this won't be a problem as long as I can find an effective solution to allow me to connect up two pairs of banana plugs to the speakers? I don't want to chop my Belkin speaker cables about you see

Don't do it, you'll end up with a popped amplifier unless they current share precisely & have the same DC offset.

If you'd had seperate input on the back of the speakers for bass/mid & treble then you could bi amp. As it is it'd be bye bye amp