I’m sure most of you reading have heard of the Sonic Impact T-amp. Its a tiny 12v DC operated amplifier offering 15wpc of very clean gain. The kit I purchased came with these planar speakers that are made out of thick cardboard. They unfold into a pyramid shape about 18″ tall.
A 3.5mm jack is the input (only input), small speaker wire jacks on the back are ready for bare wire (only). The main and only control is via the face knob, which has an “off” position at its lower threshold.
I was able to crank mine all the way feeding it .FLAC files via the line out of my RockBox’d Iriver 120. I hate to sound stupid, but I was totally amazed by this little system and its cardboard box speakers. Plenty of volume for my office (about 10×10), more than ample in fact. 
That could have been the best $39 spent so far in 2009.
