Onkyo M-282 2-Channel Power Amplifier

I use this amp to power zone 2 along with the Onkyo TX8555 Receiver and a multi-speaker selector switch box.

Both have great sound quality; the M-282 is a good compliment to the TX8555 receiver. Note that the M-282 is only an amplifier with limited ability to adjust audio signal intensity in-line, so I'd recommend using it along with a receiver that can adjust the base/treble/balance and control the volume of the audio signal. I'd recommend the M-282 to anyone looking for a mid-range low-cost zone 2 amplifier with plenty of power at 8 ohms.

I'VE OWNED THIS 2CHANNEL AMPLIFIER FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. IT'S CLEAN. IT'S RELIABLE.
IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE IT HAS 100WATTS PER CHANNEL HOWEVER. MODERN DAY POWER AMPS SOUND ABSOLUTLY
GUTLESS TO ME. THIS AMP REPLACED AN OLDER (1977)MARAMTZ 125WATTS X2 RECEIVER. 25WATTS PER CHANNEL
SHOULD BARELY BE PERCEPTABLE, ..IF AT ALL. ...WELL, ...THEY JUSY DON'T BUILD THEM LIKE THEY USED TO.
MAYBE SOMETHING WOULD COME OF THIS AMPLIFIER, IF IT WAS AVAILABLE IN MONO. I'D BUY TWO. THIS AMPLIFIER IS PERFECT FOR LISTENING AT MODERATE VOLUME LEVELS WITH BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS.

Got this to replace the Pyle amp that died after a couple of days. I only use it to power two small speakers in the back yard as part of a remote system hooked up to an old HK receiver. It is clearly capable of much grander status but I couldn't found a cheaper one that I felt would last. In my experience the well-made Jap amps last twnty years plus and are usually bullet-proof to screw-ups in our power supply or speaker short outs.

I had this amp set up to power a distributed stereo signal to feed the rest of the house for background music. While it worked for the warranty period reasonably well, it did shut itself off for reasons that never were readily apparent.

Then one day, it tripped off never to come on again. Onkyo service is an exercise in all that is bad with customer service for electronic equipment. If it's out of warranty by even a day, the nature of the discussion with the service tech becomes akin to wading through sludge.

Bottom line, it would cost more to fix it than the cost of a new one. It is a door stop and I bought two Audiosource amps and am quite happy, thank you. I am done with Onkyo.

Excellent product and great price. Clean and crisp power to speakers. Minimal heat generation. Highly recommended.