Need a half decent amp

[colbro1973]

My sony DAV-sb200 recently packed up, I would like to replace it with a stand alone amp that will work with existing speakers, it doesn't have to be amazing just half decent, here's the catch, I only want to spend aroun£100, any recomendations welcome, Cheers Col.
P.S. preferably not sony crap!!!

[splobber]

If you don't want Sony crap and only have £100 to spend then why not get some quality Chinese brand that you've never heard of?

[colbro1973]

If you don't want Sony crap and only have £100 to spend then why not get some quality Chinese brand that you've never heard of?

No need for sarcasm, I was only making an observation of my experiences in the past, that being a 2 year old sony DVD player packing up!!!!

[splobber]

I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just highlighting that you generally get what you pay for - whatever the brand. For £100 then you are generally going to end up with some duffer that does what it is supposed to, but effectively not for as long or as good as a more expensive one.

FWIW, I have a Sony amp (£250) and it is fine and previously owned another Sony amp that is 8 years old and still working as good as the first day it was switched on (my mate now owns it).

If I spent £50 on a DVD player and it lasted 2 years then at 50p a week I would count that as having my monies worth.

[colbro1973]

I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just highlighting that you generally get what you pay for - whatever the brand. For £100 then you are generally going to end up with some duffer that does what it is supposed to, but effectively not for as long or as good as a more expensive one.

FWIW, I have a Sony amp (£250) and it is fine and previously owned another Sony amp that is 8 years old and still working as good as the first day it was switched on (my mate now owns it).

If I spent £50 on a DVD player and it lasted 2 years then at 50p a week I would count that as having my monies worth.

Hey mate I bought a £40 dvd player 6years ago, it still works fine, if you think paying £300 for a suround sound system that lasts 2 years is ok, then you must be fool. All I want is a little advice for a decent amp, if you cant recommend one then don't bother posting. ta

[splobber]

And there was you calling me sarcastic?

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http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=YAMA-RXV361

[AndyWilson]

I've had my Sony 830 amp since they were a new model (9yrs-ish?) and it's still going strong. It's on been on several hours a day, every day for most of those years. We originally had a plasma display with no sound built in so have always used the amp for all our audio needs.

So in answer to the original query - I'd recommend spending his hard-earned on Sony Crap if he can find any for £100

[chris21]

Another recommendation for Sony crap here. My HTSS 1300 is great.

[slh]

I have a piece of **** sony as well. its a str de485e and cost me £250. Its only going strong almost 7 years later after regular use almost every day. goddammit.

[colbro1973]

And there was you calling me sarcastic?

:thinking:

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=YAMA-RXV361

thanks very much, this is all I wanted, don't take my attack on sony so personal, it was just my experience. thank you for your help.
Col
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[colbro1973]

And there was you calling me sarcastic?

:thinking:

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=YAMA-RXV361

thanks very much for your help, this looks pretty much what I am after, do you know if my speaker connections from the SB200 will fit it, they are like telephone style clippy types, please excuse my technical ignorance.
Cheers
Col

[rwniel]

You should be able to use your existing 5 satellite speakers (since according to the manual I browsed they're 6 ohm nominal inpedance). But you'll need a new sub as it looks like it's a passive rather than active one (which is what's required for use with a standalone av amp/receiver). Does it have its own power supply, or is the only connection the speaker input into the back of the DAV-SB200?

Robert

[colbro1973]

You should be able to use your existing 5 satellite speakers (since according to the manual I browsed they're 6 ohm nominal inpedance). But you'll need a new sub as it looks like it's a passive rather than active one (which is what's required for use with a standalone av amp/receiver). Does it have its own power supply, or is the only connection the speaker input into the back of the DAV-SB200?

Robert

just connected via back of DAV-SB200, no power? god this is more complicated than I first thought, may pay me to buy a whole new set up long term maybe.

[rwniel]

Yes, that would be a passive sub (which unfortunately is pretty common for all-in-ones).

Robert