I want to get a relatively inexpensive amp for the second zone on my 990. It will drive 2 small speakers for my patio/backyard. So far I have been looking at these two:

Onkyo M-282 - I have found this one as low as $210.

Audiosource Amp One - not at all familiar with audiosource components.

So thoughts on these two or any other suggestions in a similar price range?

This Samson amp is a good deal.....

http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.a...nonetodaythanks

Parasound's Zamp is more expensive - $300 - but a used one could fit your budget. It doesn't offer as much power, but it's been a very popular small amp over the years. And while we're talking about less power (albeit likely still enough to handle patio/backyard speakers), there's always Sonic Impact's T-Amp (available here and here , among other sources) - it's only 10W or so and you'll want to pick up an AC adapter (unless you already have one handy), but for $30 it's an entertaining option.

How about one of these?
http://www.av123.com/products_product.php?section=processors&product=49.1
I have been using two of them for some time and have been happy with them.

Do you get any fan noise with this unit?

Check out used on e-bay either:

Parasound HCA-500 (50 watts) or HCA-800 (80 watts).

you can find these for around $100 +/- $20 if you look around. Overall a great amp for the money.

Have run these amps hard and the fans have yet to kick on. They run cool.

Looks like I will be going with this 2 channel amp for my second zone:

Behringer A500

Seems like a nice amp for a very reasonable price. Thanks for everyone's suggestions.

MZ,
Just curious how you like your choice.

What made you not go with the Onkyo? (I'm thinking about picking it up for my rears...)

Thanks,
Kgt

I really like it. More power, price was right (bit cheaper than the Onkyo), free delivery and highly recommended by a few friends. Works great with my second zone.

In the end I felt that the Behringer was probaly a better quality build for the price. Plus I like the ability to adjust the level on each channel via the amp. I would recommend.