As my old Yamaha AX350 was nearing the end of his life after 30+ years, and the desire to improve the sound quality, i came across Sofie Audio on multiple platforms as being a perfect option for smaller rooms and near field listening. The reviews were almost all very positive. It almost sounded as being to good to be true, considering the price. Still i was curious about these little things and searched for their cheapest option to give it a try.MAN! What a truly amazing piece of equipment! Beautiful and warm lows, lovely highs and very pleasant clarity. I will not claim i am an audiophile but i want my music to be soothing to my ears and will not just settle for anything simple and blunt. I own a pair of DIY bookshelf speakers that will blow away the majority of the easy accessible floorspeakers. They were developed by an enthousiast that selected all components based on performance and characteristics and would put out the best possible performance. Our living room is small and we are rather close to the speakers (-4m).I am so happy with this purchase and honestly cannot wait to try out other amps from Fosi Audio.Truly amazing...

3.6Watt power consumtion when on but not playing any sound.2.8Watt power consumtion when the OFF switch is turned down.So they might as well left the power button switch from the design.Also add a TULP to Audio Jack cable in the package.I'm happy with this product overal so good job!

Connected it to my speakers and (dragonfly red) ad converter. turned it on and it made popping sounds from the speakers. Then the AD converter died. it is now flashing red when it plugs in and is not recognised anymore. This costs me 150 euros. I returned the device and stated the problem and damages, waiting for a reply...

Ik had een kleine, simpele versterker nodig en deze voldoet aan de verwachtingen. De kwaliteit is goed voor de prijs, dus een aanrader.

Bon ampli pour l'usage que j'en ai, à savoir sonoriser un téléviseur. Il fait très bien le job. Volume sonore amplement suffisant, mais ça, ça dépend beaucoup du rendement des enceintes, pas juste des watts de l'ampli.Content de cet achat à petit prix.

A questo prezzo non si può chiedere di meglio, compattissimo, molto bello esteticamente con una linea essenziale, silenziosissimo e con un suono piacevole, non scalda. Vanno solo regolati un po' i bassi a volte invadenti, tramite equalizzatore o da software. Suona bene con casse 4/8 ohm da 50-80W con buona riserva di volume in relazione alla sua potenza, senza doverlo usare a più di 2/3 del volume.

I have had an old set of Dell PC Speakers (2 speakers plus a sub-woofer) for many many years. They were quite well made and had an adequate sound (volume and quality) from my computer - mainly listening to Spotify.However they stated to fail with increasing noise, static and fading volume - it may be just a dirty volume control but I was not sure so I had been looking for a replacement for some time, but nothing really looked like what I wanted - everything these days looks quite cheap and plasticy.However I also had a pair of Wharfdale Diamond 2 speakers from my old (no longer used) stereo system. These are actually relatively small but high quality speakers so I decided that a better strategy might be to deploy these speakers with a (physically) small amplifier and came across this Fosi device.I left this in my basket for a long time as well but finally got it on an Amazon discount week making it much more reasonably priced.I was not sure what to expect as I had used the speakers before with a traditional large Pioneer traditional (and large) stereo amplifier.This device is tiny - much smaller than I expected - the power brick is about twice the size of the amplifier! The photos show that the connections at the rear fill the panel.I also bought some banana plugs for the speaker cable (some quality QED flat twin and 3.5mm jack to phono cable and connected it all together.I really am impressed with the quality of the sound output with these speakers. I have had the volume at the maximum setting and it was really clean and clear, with a decent frequency range (using the Realtek graphic equalizer application) and minimal distortion, so I am pleased with the outcome and it reuses my speakers that had been in the loft for yearsIn terms of the amplifier, it doesn't get hot even when running at high-output for long periods of time. It's quite well made - a reasonable level of perceived quality. I had one trivial issue that the volume knob fell off but it just needed the grub screw tightening a little more. I think the the power switch seems a little lightweight and could have been a little more robust looking but these are minor nitpicking issuesReally happy so far.

AN UPDATE:I liked this tiny amplifier so much that I bought a second one for my office computer.Previously, my main computer used a Lepai LP-2020A+ driving a set of decent bookshelf speakers, and my office computer used a set of cheap USB active speakers.Later I bought the first Fosi to replace the Lepai on my main computer system, and it worked out beautifully (see the ORIGINAL REVIEW below).I decided I would use the Lepai on my office computer, and for that, I bought a set of Polk Audio T15, which are probably the cheapest slightly "serious" bookshelf speakers but should be far better than those cheap USB speakers.But within minutes of setting up the system, I felt terrible.It's not that the Lepai LP-2020A+ with the Polk Audio sounded worse than the cheap USB speakers. On the contrary, they were noticeably better. The trouble was that I started to compare the office sound with my main computer system sound, and I just couldn't help it. This is what happens when you get into a better system. It spoils you.On the office system with Lepai, everything sounded so hollow and distorted, especially the vocals and human voice recordings (not singing), which was so bad that I couldn't stand. It was painful. At first I thought it might be the Polk Audio T15s, but then I suspected it was something else, including the built-in line output, etc. Speculating all kinds of diagnostic possibilities was driving me crazy.Finally, I just gave in and bought a second Fosi, with a good DAC, planning to return the Polk Audio T15s for something better as well.Well, the Fosi and DAC came in, and I connected them to the computer and the Polk Audio T15s. What an improvement! Clearly, the Polk Audio T15s are fine (although not great). The culprit was the Lepai LP-2020A+ amplifier, as the Fosi made a huge difference.The following is the original review I wrote after about the first Fosi:ORIGINAL REVIEW:Unbelievable value for a small desktop setup or computer sound system. Everything is perfect. The sound, the functions, the build quality, and the appearance.This replaced my seven-year-old Lepai LP-2020A+, which actually had quite good sound on my computer sound system as well, but left me wanting a bit more. One of the obvious issues with Lepai was the highly noticeable noise floor when the volume is turned past 50%. Although I seldom turn the volume past 50%, the limitation is bothersome. After seeing some reviews on the TI TPA3116D2 chip, I decided to upgrade, to just give me a bit more peace of mind.And I am very satisfied. The Fosi sounds great. To be honest, I did not do a side-by-side comparison with the Lepai, but I am pretty sure Fosi delivers cleaner and fuller sound.The noise floor is much lower. It is quite low even if you turn the volume all the way up to the maximum. On my desktop speakers, I can hear no noise when the volume is below 30%. Once it passes the 30% level, the noise floor steps up abruptly, but strangely enough, it stays quite flat after that and does not further increase too much even if you turn the volume all the way to 100%. Even at the maximum level, the noise is only slightly noticeable when I sit about five feet away from the speakers. This is a near-field environment, and I'm fairly picky about the noise, but still, this is completely manageable. A day-and-night difference compared to Lepai LP-2020A+.Fosi comes with a rather large power supply, which may seem unnecessarily large, but is necessary for its 50W x2 power rating. When it comes to power, you simply don't have any way to cheat. For example, having a 30 W power supply for 50 W x2 = 100 W amplifier will inevitably lead to insufficient amplification and distortion at higher volumes.Also, the fact that Fosi has five-way binder posts for speaker connectors is a plus, much better than Lepai's primitive clippers.I did hesitate in choosing between the Fosi (this unit) and Micca OriGain A250 or OriGain AD250. OriGain A250 is $20 more expensive, not a lot in the dollar amount, but one-third (33%) more in relative terms, which becomes a matter of principle, if not affordability.Still, I almost got OriGain A250 instead of Fosi V1.0 because the A250 has slightly better user review ranking, and I desired peace of mind. But then I saw reviews that mentioned OriGain A250's having heavy bias on the left channel at low volume level. That bothered me as I usually listen to background music at quite low volume levels.OriGain AD250 had its own attractions because it had a built-in ADC and USB sound input. However, in the end, I decided not to go that route because integrating ADC may appear convenient now but could be an invitation for trouble further down the road. What if the built-in ADC develops problems? (I did see one reviewer mentioning OriGain AD250's built-in ADC has a signal synchronization problem). Or what if you want to upgrade ADC? Etc.Anyway, I'm glad I settled on the Fosi. It leaves me wanting nothing more for my computer-based desktop system.

Por el precio, imbatibles.Si no necesitas mucha potencia, este ampli es lo que buscas. Sonido muy muy balanceado, cero ruido y distorsión inapreciable incluso con el volumen al máximo.Hace años 50€ no te daban ni para los cables...