AudioSource AMP-100 2-Channel Bridgeable Stereo Power Amplifier

I hooked this unit up to the audio output of my hdtv and then with stereo wires to my Bose 201 speakers and it works great. I am using the Bose speakers as rear speakers and the hdtv speakers for the front to get pretty good surround sound. Of course, I need to manually adjust the volume of the amp for the rear speakers, but once set, its good to go for an entire movie.

Good product so far - I'm not sure how I missed the fact that you need to have an audio RCA cable, but it was clear as day when I got it out of the box. With that little fiasco figured out, I've been completely happy with it. Thanks!

I really liked the features of this unit. I use it to power some speakers in my back yard, and I feed it either with an iPod or an Airport Express so I can wireless send music from my laptop to the speakers in the back yard. The auto-off feature meant I could have the Amp in my garage and whenever the music stopped, it would turn off and I wouldn't have to worry about leaving it running. Seemed like a great solution.

And it was. For about 18 months, when one day, it just stopped working. Lights come on as normal, looks functional, just doesn't make any sound through either speaker.

To check things out, I hooked up my old trusty Carver m100t amp (that's almost 30 years old now) and my speakers, the ipod, the Airport Express worked fine.

So you may be thinking, it's only $99. I can buy another one when it breaks. After all, it will probably cost over $100 to get it fixed.

But it's an amp. I shouldn't break. It should just keep working. There aren't enough parts to go wrong. Yet somehow, this one just died on its own. Kind of typical of the made in China stuff we keep seeing that only lasts 1-2 years.

Very disappointed.

(Oh, and when I bought it, it cost almost twice as much. So I'm extra disappointed with the failure.)

So easy to hook up to our old bose speakers and a monster cable connection to our ipod. Our 25-year old amplifier gave out, and this works even better. It took a couple of senior citizens only 5 minutes to do.

I am using the Amp 100 to power a pair of bookshelf speakers for PC audio. It serves very well in this capacity. Very clean audio. With nothing playing, I can crank the volume to maximum and hear no hiss, no hum, etc. Not something I can say about most receivers or powered speakers I've used.

Power is more than sufficient for my use. While it would depend on the speakers, obviously, I rarely find a reason to use more than 1/3-1/2 volume.

Form factor is also useful for this application. I have it placed under my LCD monitor, so it has a minimal impact on my desk space. Construction is simple, but solid and attractive.

Overall this unit give me exactly what I was looking for. Good, clean audio with a minimum of fuss.

The one thing about the Amp 100 that I don't particularly care for is the automatic source switching. As other reviewers (and the manual) note, this can be bypassed by simply using input 2 for a single source.
I tried using input 1 initially, but did experience the amp cutting out during ambient noise in games and things like that. Input 2 works perfectly.
As I'm using this product with only a single source anyway, it doesn't really affect my use. However, a three way toggle (Input 1/Input 2/Auto) would be preferable.