Does this have any digital electronics? Does it hum? How bright is 5 watt and 6 watt (Sorry, old school here)?
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It's okay to be old school. There are no digital components. I leave this on pretty much all the time and I've never heard it hum. (I can't see in the dark well and intend to smack into stuff.) I just use the included light bulb but it's a white light. I can't snswer for different watts because I haven't used them.
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No. it has no digital electronics. it is silent and has no sound. I know little about the watt, but the lamp is real bright, bright enough to light half of a complete dark room. I think it's good to work in an old school.
1189238
I don't know about digitial electronics. It does not hum, but it does interfere with my radio causing quite a few of my stations to just be static. It is a nice bright light.
1189239
It doesn't hum or make noise. It's bright enough to read by, it definitely doesn't light up a room. It just has an on/off switch. It's pretty light weight.
1636617
the onn mamual is not very detailed. no info on the wattage. i bought it only becaus it was inexpensive and used just for background music occassionaly. it is small in size and does not take upmuch room.
1604131
Yes, it has a electronic ballast. They do not " hum" like the old magnetic ballasts. I have been a Liscensed Electricial for 23 years and have watched these electronic ballasts slowly replace the magnetic ballast. The only down side I see is that they don,t seem to last as long. Example, I work in a Medical building that was built in 1978. Some of the original lights are still in service. So these fixtures have ballasts that have lasted 35 years Wow !! Once a covert them and install a new " electronic " ballast I end up replacing it agin 5 or 7 years later.
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Yes it does, sounds pretty good. Unrelated to your question I have been experiencing times when the unit locks up, almost like a computer. I have to unplug it to reset it. Other than that, no complaints about this equipment.
819339
It does hum but most amplifiers do because of the way it is constructed. One way of addressing the humming is to make sure that the volume is not too loud and the effects are set so that they are not "maxed out". This amp is a practice amp and should not be mistaken as a stage or heavy duty amp. I use mine for a PA because it has very limited capacity but the clarity for voice is good enough in a small hall. I don't run my keyboard on it because the sound is very "teeny." It is a great amp for the price and what I use it for.
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Yes it needs power and it comes with the 5v power supply included that plugs into it. I was very satisfied wit the unit. I amplified the analog output using cheap computer speakers then pluging headphones into the jack on the computer speakers. The pictures and whats included in the box is shown out on the amazon site.
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Ryan, No, I have not tested it for power consumption. That said, It does not make my lights dim when I turn it on. My son has the Emotiva Pro 5 powered speakers and that is also a killer deal. If you prefer a standalone amp and speaker set-up, I am driving a pair of Peachtree Audio DS 4.5 speakers ($300.00 on clearance down from $600) and it is extremely musical considering the size. Best 300 bucks I ever spent on Audio, with this amp being second. If I just went by my electric bill, it is the same, on average, as usual. This is not super high end sound, but it is definitely much better than a receiver, and with the soft dome tweeters on the DS 4.5, which are designed for near field listening, I am thrilled.
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It only works with analog signal... So if it is digital it does not send the signal
2358
I use it specifically to send TV audio to my sound bar. I haven't detected a hum. However, I normally unplug it when I'm not using it.
163662
Nope, its just electronics. Zero issues, but you wouldn't be able to power it (requires two outlets)
2099406
I have not tried it myself but as long as the output is 1-bit serial digital and you are driving a stereo analog input, you should be fine. I had an old stereo amp I used for awhile for my tv that drove 160 watt speakers and it was great. So the unit did not add any appreciable hum in the output.
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Audio had a slight buzz that I believe same from the low quality switch mode pier supply. I was going to experiment with a battery yo confirm, but as of yet have not tad time. My guess is it would be wise to go with an aftermarket linear power supply to have the cleanest audio. The I purchased did come with antenna, the rubber duckies type.
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no sound, just the humming of a little fan. I'm not sure you'd want it play sound anyway. that's my 2cents.
1315684
It hums but it is a quiet hum. We mounted it outside and we cannot hear it inside. We really like this unit and it was worth every dime we spent.
1220560
I have not noticed any power supply hum at all, it has been an excellent unit for me. It should power a 75 watt radio just fine. It's a 12 amp constant, 14 amp surge power supply, which translates to about 165 watts peak draw at 13.8 volts DC. Source for converting amps to watts: http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/Amp_to_Watt_Calculator.htm
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IMHO, a PC tech only needs a 10 dollar DMM, really! Everything is digital, either you got 3.5/5 volts or you don't, and nobody troubleshoot these things at the component level, we just swap stuff.
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I used Lutron Diva 600-Watt 3-Way Dimmer got it from home depot and i have not noticed any hum with the led bulbs hope this works for you too