but I still think it's a great deal for a powerful, quality little speaker amplifier!

After a bit of use the the new speakers broke in and the system kept sound better and better

I wanted better speakers than "computer speakers", and since I wanted a physical "pot" to control the volume, this was exactly what I wanted

However, the Paradigms are sensitive and efficient speakers and immediately there is a distinct hiss from the amp with nothing hooked up to the inputs.

i have it hooked up to some quite nice 4 way speakers, and they sound very flat compared to the previous amps i've used them with.

We connected it to a very good older sub, and 2 good speakers.

Volume level barely adequate with sensitive Infinity P 253 speakers , albeit in a fairly large carpeted room

In summary, if you are looking for an amp you can use to power nearfield speakers (such as computer speakers) and you want your speakers to be quiet when there's no signal, try a different amp.

Pair it with some good speakers, and you'll be glued to the spot in audio nirvana

Great at powering my speakers, but has channel imbalances at lower volumes

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a $100 amp seldomly used to hold up longer than that, when other, less expensive computer speakers and amps I've had in the past have lasted a decade or more, with far more use

I'm running a Dayton DTA-120 amp through speaker selector and am pairing Micca MB42X Bookshelf Speakers with an older fairly high-end tunable set of threeway speakers with 10" woofers., set diagonally with the left and right speakers crossed

With the power cranked up half way, I almost blow the speakers.

The speakers are not highly efficient and are relatively hard to drive, but this amp does the trick

The speakers are good

The sound is really crisp and clean, my speakers sound fantastic.