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Dayton Audio DTA-100a

Towen7

Towen7

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The POS receiver I'd been using on the patio has given up the ghost. All I ever use it for is to connect an iPhone or iPod so another receiver would be a waste. So I decided to try something a little different and got the little class D Dayton. The photos on the PE website are misleading. The amp itself is exactly the size I thought it'd be but the power supply is bigger then the amp. It's bigger than the power supply for my laptop.The 50 wpc is plenty to drive my patio speakers to party levels. The size makes it a breeze to bring outside and put away. I'll admit that a big reason why the receiver failed is that it was left outside on more than one occasion. I like that it has a gain knob on the front. I have't tried it yet but, but there is a headphone jack on the front as well.
 
Interesting little amp, and from what I've gleaned, pretty well closes the A A/B vs Digital gap. Reviews tend to agree it's able to drive the crap out of 8-Ohm speakers. I'd be curious to plug HiFiMan HE-6s into the headphone jack to find out if it would implode.

Rope
 
Dunno T7, the user interface on that one looks pretty complicated.
 
PaulyT said:
Dunno T7, the user interface on that one looks pretty complicated.
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:laughing-rolling: Ya, the front panel is definitely intimidating.

Nice find Tom. That looks like a really slick little option to a full sized receiver. Why pay for what you dont need.
 
PaulyT said:
Dunno T7, the user interface on that one looks pretty complicated.
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I wanna know how he intends to get all his music in that tiny little hole......
 
Wow. One input, one output, and a volume knob. Can't get much more simple than that.
 
I'm working in the backyard now with the iPhone streaming through the little Dayton. Ive gotten it loud enough to hear over the neighbor's mower and it sounds like its still got lots of steam left. Considering the source (iPhone and Pandora) and the way I use it (background and part music) its damned near perfect. It sounds AT LEAST as good as my Denon receiver did. The big power brick is my only gripe.

I highly suggest one of these little less than $100 amps if you need something small, semi portable, loud and dead simple.
 
Towen,

Any chance you could pack it up and bring it top Bats' GTG?

I'd love to hear how they drive his big Dynaudios - with an iPod Touch feeding them. (Assuming bats would allow such a temp wiring set-up!)

I've been trying to figure out what kind of "low profile" set-up would work in my living room once I move the piano out and the Koss CM/1030s in.

Speakers / Dayton / iPod sounds like a nice compact combo - although I'd also consider going with a universal "disc" player instead of the iPod.

If they can drive the Dynaudios then they'll have no problem with the Koss.

Regards.

Jeff

ps. What the heck. I might just order one anyhow and have it delivered to the hotel I've booked for Bats' GTG.
 
I may be mistaken but I believe that Bat's Dyns are 4 ohm. The little Dayton is only rated to 6 but I'm game.
 
Towen7 said:
I may be mistaken but I believe that Bat's Dyns are 4 ohm. The little Dayton is only rated to 6 but I'm game.
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The Jamo's will work....I also have Atoms and Mini Monitors
 
JeffMackwood said:
ps. What the heck. I might just order one anyhow and have it delivered to the hotel I've booked for Bats' GTG.
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Wait... I can't say with 100% certainty but I believe that this Dayton is a re-branded Chineese product. I know your stance on that so it'd be worth checking to be sure.
 
Towen7 said:
JeffMackwood said:
ps. What the heck. I might just order one anyhow and have it delivered to the hotel I've booked for Bats' GTG.
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Wait... I can't say with 100% certainty but I believe that this Dayton is a re-branded Chineese product. I know your stance on that so it'd be worth checking to be sure.
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Whoa! Deal breaker! Thanks for the warning.

In any case I just looked-over the owner's manual and they're pretty clear that it's not to be used with 4 ohm loads - which the Koss are.
 
I missed this thread the first time around.

Parts Express had a sale on these amps when they first came out and I got one for utility use. It works great as a spare amp for non-critical listening. The noise floor is a bit high for critical listening. I am planning to move it to my main PC to drive a pair of PC speakers I intend to build in the next 6 months.
 
I have just received an email from Dayton Audio confirming that the amp is designed and engineered in the USA, and manufactured in China.
 
JeffMackwood said:
I have just received an email from Dayton Audio confirming that the amp is designed and engineered in the USA, and manufactured in China.
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It is too expensive to manufacture low end, low cost electronics in the US. If you want American made, expect to pay nearly three times the price for this product.
 
For obvious reasons I am not personally advocating for USA-made goods. :)

I'm not even advocating for Canadian-made.

As I'm sure everyone is far too well aware of, I advocate for not-made-in-China. Anywhere but there.

And on that basis I'm sure that there are places, other than China, where a company could go to have low end, low cost electronics manufactured.
 
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