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Kinter K3118: TI Digital Hi-Fi Audio Mini Class D Amplifier for Home, Auto, DIY Arcade Stereo - 12V 3A Power Supply (Black) Review

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Description of Kinter K3118: TI Digital Hi-Fi Audio Mini Class D Amplifier for Home, Auto, DIY Arcade Stereo - 12V 3A Power Supply (Black)

Powered by a USA Designed Texas Instruments TPA3118 producing clean, efficient audio with detail. Solid performer that’s economically priced and compact sized. 3.5 mm stereo jack and Gold-plated RCA inputs. Lightweight aluminum enclosure with mounting tabs. 12 VDC, 3A power supply included.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Output tabs fall off

Quality is ok but after just a few plugging and unplugging of the speaker cable testing the audio system the spring popped out and the plastic tab fell off. Without the plastic tab there is no pressure holding the copper to the output connector. This happened with both R side tabs. One of the tiny springs is probably gone forever, I found the other one. I may be able to put the spring back in place, but it shouldn't happen anyway, and I find the other terminal useless/unreliable without a tab +

Pros
  • Nice
Cons
  • Only available in black

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A lot of crosstalk is GOOD for my use case, but be careful.

Sounds great, easy and cheap. However, as others have noted, the left and right channel separation is minimal. For me that's actually a positive feature - I use it to power an outdoor film rig that I have on a small cart with wheels so the speakers are side by side. I had all sorts of vintage speakers from different sets, I found the mixing and matching to be a really great balance. So I have one JBL speaker (the other one is blown) that plays great bass but doesn't reproduce the mids very…

Pros
  • glittery
Cons
  • slightly wrinkled

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Do Not Turn Upside Down

So I bought this with the intention of turning it upside down and rotating the bezel and internals so they are still right side up. I know it doesn't advertise itself as capable of this, but just FYI, when you try this it doesn't work as is. I was able to cut the sides of the board a bit (about 1-2mm) with a copy saw and it fit the case upside down, but the tiny screw holes didn't line up exactly. I screwed in a screw or two and then screwed them into the bezels so they wouldn't fall apart but…

Pros
  • GOLS Certified
Cons
  • Repair

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Extremely satisfied! good for receiver and amplifier

My computer has defective speakers I used Klipsch Promedia 2.1 before I used Logitech Z-2300. I have this connection to my computer to power my Daytonaudio 4"B452 which I use as a desktop speaker. It works through the high level input of a Daytonaudio SUB-800 8" powered subwoofer. I got everything including this amp for about the same price as my old Klipsch and Logitech speaker setup. I chose this amp because I first bought a Kinter MA-170. He just didn't have enough power. Sure it was loud…

Pros
  • good
Cons
  • neutral

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Third world quality control

I got two stars because it suits my needs but if it was for listening to music then it would be returned/exchanged. Most likely, the next one will be different: third world quality control. It has a bass tone control that does nothing. The treble control works but the bass doesn't. It is used for speaker sweep and was chosen for its 'straight' option, so tone control is irrelevant. Since, however, microphone and software are set up. switched to the tone controls to see how well it works. but no

Pros
  • Stylish and modern design
Cons
  • I'm worried