"Ian Stirling" wrote | Where might I go for basic audio amplifiers? | All I want is something that has a 3.5mm input jack, | and speaker connectors. Everything else, perhaps even | a volume control, is extra. | Something around 20W.
Hmm, real watts or music power watts?
| This would be for miscellaneous household audio. | At the moment I've got various stereo units doing this, | but they are rather large, and a neater solution would | be nice.
Those amplified speakers used for computers. I don't know how many W my Altec Lansings with a subwoofer pump out, but they do the business on a Roland Virtual Guitar. Many people will have spares from buying new PC systems.
Alternatively for something a bit more gutsy than the typical maplin modules
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W amp module, GBP 60. Includes power supply, just fits to back of a cabinet.
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W Class D amp module. Okay that one's not cheap :-)
Owain