What do you think of a system for a small room which consists of an mp3 player sent to a T amp (Super T or the like) to some Wharfedale Diamond 8.2's or the like. Also, if using an Ipod, what would you suggest for an FM source and how to hook it up?
Thank you,
Dan

I don't know what the Wharfedales sensitivity is so I can't comment on that but if you're using an ipod switch to a Zune. FM tuner built in!

Using the ipod is going to shoot the quality to hell, it's that junky 1/8" mini jack. I myself love digital audio as well since you can access all your music instead of having to switch cd's. However, if you want this get a Squeezebox 3 from slimdevices.com. It's pretty cheap, and gives you analog and digital outs that will blow the ipod away.

Don't bother with the super T unless an AC adapter for the refular T-amp is pricey. I have a T-amp JBL E30 setup and love it. You'll be just fine. If you're not going to get a zune, you might consider a cheap receiver w/ FM built in.

I've ran as low as 83 dB speakers on my Super-T in a small room. As long as you don't really crank the volume, you should be fine, but it really likes 90 dB or better speakers, and it excels with high-efficiency single driver speakers. That's the sweet spot for this amp.

Doug

I used a creative Zen MP3 player directly to the Sonic T amp (the cheap one!) powering PMC TB2 speakers (90 db watt/meter 8 ohms) PMC DB1 (87 db watt/meter ohms) and Totem Arros (87 db watt/meter 4 ohms) all worked fine and the volume was more than adequate (made my ottoman slightly vibrate from the bass) You should be good to go.

I had a pair of the t amps and planned to create my digital masterpiece. Time constraints put everything on hold and I sold them on ebay. Instead of buying the Sonic Impact's branded AC adapter, I used a AC/DC transformer from a pair of cheapo desktop computer speakers. I believe it was a 12V 1.5 amp one. A few other audio forums out there have described other guys T-Amp projects where they use a 12V battery and a range of 12V AC/DC transformers 1-5 amps. You could also buy a set of AA rechargeable batteries at least 2500 mhs and power up. That would be clean power too. Max I turned up the dial on the T-Amp was about 1/2 way before distortion set in. By coincidence, my setup was an old Rio mp3 player and Wharfedale 8.1's. Source was changed to a laptop miniplug out and it sounded 2x cleaner and louder. Guys tweak this lil bugger like crazy. Check up sites like 6moons and audio asylum for some info. It would be a cute little setup that is definatedly WAF friendly.