http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/ Engadget Comments for Okoro Media Systems's OMS-AX100 amps up your boring HTPC http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/May 20th 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/May 20th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/
Thanks for posting that info! I too will be looking into this.

One thing I don't get is why the AVR manufacturers (Denon, Yamaha, etc) don't get that modern tech consumers want good AV gear, but don't need a ton of legacy connectors and inputs, or a huge 40-pound receiver?

I just recently bought a new AV receiver, and wanted only a few requirements:

3-4 HDMI ports
ability to process HD audio from HDMI instead of just pass thru (no need for separate audio cable)
ability to transcode non-HDMI video to HDMI (only one HDMI cable going to TV).

But to get those things, you have to buy an AVR that is at least mid-range, which includes a metric shit ton of analog audio inputs, s-video, phono, many multiple outputs, etc etc. I don't want or need some huge audiophile HT freak style receiver, I just want a compact light AVR that does the few requirements I listed. They're stuck in this old model of having a bunch of "tiers" of receivers, with low tier having 1-2 HDMI, and adding an HDMI and a few other features to each model up.

First manufacturer to build that, can name their price and I will open my wallet.

So this looks like a really nice box, and if I can build it myself, awesome!


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In other words, it will certainly add heat, but nowhere near what a traditional amp would produce.]]>May 20th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/May 20th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/May 20th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/May 20th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/
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Now, if you had the cash for a pair of them (one live/one backup, with the data on your network), that would be much more compelling.

]]>May 20th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/May 20th 2009 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/I suppose they use the AAIC100x5 from Intersil and I'm pretty sure they were overly enthusiastic with this spec. Actually Intersil's spec is just "100W Peak (Power Outputs)" which sounds more like it's 100W combined. Which would be on the very low end for a 5.1 speaker set.
But even if it is 100W peak per channel and RMS would be around 40W. Thats 6*40 = 240W for your ATX power supply. (It's a pci-e card with 1 molex connector)

Personally I wouldn't want to drive quality speakers with my ATX PSU, let alone those beautiful ~15 year old Bowers&Wilkins they used on their pic, which still go around 500$ a pair on ebay. I'm not saying it wont sound good, if they did their job right with the class-d amp. But if you got this nice, passive 5.1 set at home, you maybe want a little bit more bang and you endup with buying a real amp anyways.

But then I might be wrong, and they don't use this amp

http://www.intersil.com/audio/DAE3pc/Media%20PC%20Product%20Sheet.pdf
http://www.intersil.com/audio/DAE3pc/Reference%20Design%20Platform%20(AAIC)%20Reference%20Guide.pdf

5-Channel x 100W (AAIC100-5) Card
• 100W Peak, Channel Drive, 8Ω
• THD+N: 105 dB
• Frequency Response: ±0.5 dB (20Hz to 20kHz)
• 93% Efficient Power Amplifier





]]>May 20th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/okoro-media-systemss-oms-ax100-amps-up-your-boring-htpc/And you need an active subwoofer.]]>May 20th 2009 4:23PM