Upgrade from tpa 3116

[AntGom]

Hello, first post here and i need some guidness. English is not my first language so please be acquiescence... Well, a month ago i purchase for the first time a mini class D amp, tpa3116 just from curiosity...

I only used AB amplifiers...marantz most....
I am impressed...i just use it for a 4 inches speakers, wharfedale d310 but plays really nice for the money of course...
So now i need something better until 250 dollars/ 200 euro.
I need to get a better base, tight and controled and a little better sound stage...More forward
With tpa 3116 my base are loose and not clear...

I was thinking a MA12070 chip...
Sabaj A10a or Loxjie A30...
I read the thread for the Sabaj A20...will be better from sabaj A10? (i don't see any differences at 8 ohm...)
Any opinions?
I also thinking tpa 3255 or even to increase my budget to ncore NC252MP but for the moment for only 4inches speakers i don't think that i should spend more money...Maybe in the future....

Thanks

 

[tomtoo]

First hi and welcome to ASR!

TPA 3116 tells not much about the amp, couse you can get good to total schi** implementation. Than you can have two bridget or just a single, and the power supply is also very importend.
More power could help in the bass, but for soundstage more responsible is the speaker at least if the amp not has a horrible channel seperation. But this would be a fault of implementation, couse tpa3116 can do ok. So would be interesting which specific amp you talk about?

 

[AntGom]

Thank you.
A very cheap amp....
https://www.banggood.com/TPA3116-Cl...tml?cur_warehouse=USA&ID=6157193&rmmds=search

it was from curiosity as i said...but now i'm addicted

 

[AdamG]

Thank you.
A very cheap amp....
https://www.banggood.com/TPA3116-Cl...tml?cur_warehouse=USA&ID=6157193&rmmds=search

it was from curiosity as i said...but now i'm addicted

Welcome Aboard @AntGom.

 

[AntGom]

Thank you. Nice to be here....

 

[tomtoo]

Thank you.
A very cheap amp....
https://www.banggood.com/TPA3116-Cl...tml?cur_warehouse=USA&ID=6157193&rmmds=search

it was from curiosity as i said...but now i'm addicted

Ok looks like a single tpa3116 than dependin g on the power supply this could be not enough power to drive your speaker(not very efficient) to your wished loudnes without loosing controlle on the woofer.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ds/aiyima-a07-tpa3255-review-amplifier.18984/

Maybe this could be in the near what you look for?
Measures well, not to expensive and more power.

 

[AntGom]

Thanks for reply...I forgot to mention that mostly i will play music through streaming...so i guess the only thing that will matter will be the bluetooth connection...AptX probably. I was thinking the smsl da9 as my first choise after searching and reading in the forum threads...MA 12070 it should be better than 3255 chip right?

 

[tomtoo]

Sry i dont know.

 

[Joe Smith]

I'm pretty impressed with the newer Sabaj a20a...saving up for one of those later this year. I built a lot of 3116 and 3118 amps about 3 years ago, they were "OK" but did not blow me away, and the power supply issue was kind of a hassle (I have no less than 4 Pyramid power supplies down in my basement now, ugh, now they have these nice variable DC units). Frankly, for convenience thus far, in some setups I am still using the old trusty SMSL SA-50 which has a lot of oomph when using 24v/5a supply. Recently I got a Aiyama 04, it definitely lacks bass/muscle with this same 24v supply, but I am trying it now with my Nikko preamp inserted between source and amp to see if that helps any...at least it gives me tone controls to bring up the bass a bit.

My most trouble free built amp was the "original" Yuan Jing red board with volume pot, the one they still sell for about $13. In memory, the best sound was from a 3118 board with lower power (one of those Pyramid supplies) with no integrated volume pot and a passive preamp between source and amp.

 

[AntGom]

Thanks, i will have my eyes on sabaj a20 and smsl ad9 as an upgrade....