{"id":166497,"date":"2023-08-02T20:40:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=166497"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:56:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:56:47","slug":"smsl-ao200-mk2-digital-amplifier-module-from-infineon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/smsl-ao200-mk2-digital-amplifier-module-from-infineon\/","title":{"rendered":"SMSL AO200 MK2: Digital Amplifier Module from Infineon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SMSL has launched\u00a0the AO200 MKII\u00a0, an inexpensive stereo power amplifier\u00a0designed for compact audio systems\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/16_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The amplifier can deliver up to 85 watts into 8 ohms and up to 160 watts into 4 ohms. The AO200 is built on the integrated assembly MA5332MS from the German company Infineon , which is characterized by high energy efficiency. The volume control is made on NJW1194 manufactured by the Japanese JRC . The power supply uses a proprietary solution with double filtering of the incoming current. The body of the amplifier is made of aluminum alloy, on the front panel there is a liquid crystal display, which displays not only the volume level, but also the equalizer settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/17_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The analog signal to the amplifier can be fed to balanced XLR inputs, as well as to unbalanced RCA.\u00a0The RCA line output is designed to connect an external active subwoofer.\u00a0The model has a built-in Bluetooth adapter, as well as a USB input.\u00a0The overall dimensions of the amplifier are\u00a0210 x 196 x 41 mm\u00a0, weight &#8211;\u00a01.6 kg\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/18_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The SMSL AO200 MKII\u00a0Power Amplifier\u00a0is being sold online starting at\u00a0$249.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMSL has launched\u00a0the AO200 MKII\u00a0, an inexpensive stereo power amplifier\u00a0designed for compact audio systems\u00a0. The amplifier can deliver up to 85 watts into 8 ohms and up to 160 watts into 4 ohms. The AO200 is built on the integrated assembly MA5332MS from the German company Infineon , which is characterized by high energy efficiency. [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/smsl-ao200-mk2-digital-amplifier-module-from-infineon\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":166498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-166497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}