I have a pair of B&W 602 S3's that I'm currently using for both audio and video, but I'm going to be getting a basic 5.1 surround setup in the near future. The B&W's will be moved from the basement HT setup to the first floor of my house, where I'm going to have a CD player and a Squeezebox2 to supply music. My question relates to two of Audiosource's amp offerings - the Amp 100 and the Amp Two. The Amp 100 will provide 60W per channel, while the Amp Two will provide 80W. I don't really care about the meters on the front of the Amp Two, so that's not really an issue - and I don't listen to music very loud. Will the Amp 100 be sufficient for driving the B&W's? There's a refurb of the Amp 100 available at Ubid for about $88 which would be well within my price range. Any owners of the Amp 100 care to speak their piece?

Thanks...

(edit: fixed wattage spec on Amp 100)

I got the Amp Two refurbished for about $200 from buy.com and I am quite happy with it. I had issues with refurbished stuff ordered from uBid so I'd suggest you be careful.

Yeah, I've been watching for an Amp Two to come along at a lower price, but with no luck. A few of them have been sold on eBay over the last week or so for about $150-$200, but who really knows how much they've been used. I guess I'm looking for a very minimalistic amp, and these fit the bill perfectly - and a new Amp 100 only runs about $110 or so shipped. If there's other recommendations on minimalistic amps, I'd love to hear about them.

Any comments on the Cambridge Audio 340A amplifier? Seems like a reasonable amp...

This amplifier seems good, and he will work good with your speakers.

The nominal power (RMS) of your speakers is (according to specifications):
25W to 120W (for each speaker) in 8 Ohms.

The 340A is a good choice, because he have 40watts rms by EACH channel (L or R) in 8 Ohms, and this is in the range of power that can drive your speakers
This amp. gives 80watts rms of total power; the signal to noise ratio is 92 dB (that is very good) and the total harmonic distortion (in 20Khz) is 0.09%, that is very good also.

I think that this amp is a good decision.

Just wanted to follow up and say that I'm very pleased with the 340A - it arrived Friday afternoon. I was shocked as to how minimally I needed to turn up the volume to get the volume of sound I wanted. The blue LEDs are very subtle, and the sound is exceptional. The remote is nice, except the only utility it has for me is the volume control (it's not programmable for my other components.) It weighs a ton.

I'm aware that this thread is old. I just wanted to say that I received the Amp-100 a few months ago and I think it sounds excellent. I believe that Audiosource is now owned by Carver. I don't think that paying an extra hundred bucks for a mere 20 more watts is worth it. If I understand correctly, in order to increase the sound level by 3 decibels then you need to double your wattage. Am I right or wrong?