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In Reply to: RE: Reader's Digest Int. Amp??? What??? posted by Coner on April 17, 2015 at 17:47:16
Sorry, 40W AC power consumption, probably no more than 10-12W/ch of poor quality audio output. Likely made by SoundDesign or Lloyds, the typical 8 oz. "box of air" masquerading as a hi-fi component. Even if I was still listening to solid-state, I wouldn't have something like this in my house.
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Correct. Obvious cheap construction typical of Lloyds, etc.
I'd just give it to Goodwill to be recycled.
Edits: 04/17/15
May be junk or decent. I have seen some poorly built stuff that actually sounded decent. At 10-12 watts is sufficient to push many speakers. Big question is whether the phono is high or low level. If high level then another input for a dvd, cd, etc.
I would keep it for a couple of reasons. It can make a good test amp for the bench or, maybe a decent enough build under the hood that it might make for a good project. Maybe a half dozen caps, a few diodes, a couple of resistors and maybe lower distortion and noise levels.
I remember the Readers Digest amps and tuners. Never saw one that looked this good, though. In fact the tuners were quite enjoyable with local stations. The amps were what I would class as a chip amp today. If nothing else, dump it on the computer line output and throw in a pair of Minimus 7s.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
Giving it to Goodwill will mean some other poor sap will have to put up with it. How about blowing it up, or better yet, take it to a electronics recycling center.
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