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Thread: What is the best brand of amp |
    
audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 02:47 pm: |
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i want to know what is the most popular amp and why |
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Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 2211
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 11:58 pm: |
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"Popular" and "Best" are totally different. Popular usually ends with a cheap company that more people are able to afford, and really, I have no clue what most people have in their vehicles. As far as best, it's highly subjective. Amps from Zapco, Arc Audio, McIntosh, TRU Technology, Brax, US amps, are all excellent (of course there are more). |
New member Username: Frammy
Toronto,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 4
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:17 pm: |
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a lot of people have sony cause its the cheapest, i have Planet audio and its great, theres so many different brands its hard to say whats the best. |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4484
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:19 pm: |
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The answer to this question will depend heavily on your budget.
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audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 05:58 pm: |
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im willing to pay 450$$
and i also need to know what size HO alt. to get
i got 2 1500rms subs |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4525
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 09:21 pm: |
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what make and model are these subs?
Orion's got a 2400 watt class-D amp I believe, but I don't know the price for it.
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audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 07:12 pm: |
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they are audiobahn aw1208t so i know it will really only be like 1200RMS s
o i need a amp that will give me 2400
like the one you said i was thinkin about getin the a2300hct audiobahn has but im not sher |
oldschooljunkie Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 11:50 pm: |
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personally i am an old school user and would swear b y anything orion made before 1998 there hcca amps are .5 ohm stable and can put out some serious wattage but if you are going to buy something new with alot of power on a fixed buget try looking into ma audio thay have a 3600 wat amp that runs about $500 |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4558
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 10:33 am: |
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those audiobahns honestly don't need that much power.
they're fine with about 500 watts each if that.
they're inefficient, overrated subs and 1200 watts is purely a thermal rating not what they need to perform at peak output.
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Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4559
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 10:34 am: |
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and yeah I agree on the old Orions.
I have three 2250SX amps, a 2125SX, 280GX, 300PRQ, 300PSW, two 200CRX, 400BDG, and a few other odds and ends here. Good stuff.
hard to find a good class AB amp today that puts out 250wRMS x 2 @ 4 ohms
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audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 03:28 pm: |
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MA Audio HC4002 High Current 4000w 2ch Amp
is this a good amp or no???
Into 4 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 400W
Into 2 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 700W
Into 1 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 1200W
Into 0.5 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 2000W |
audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 03:28 pm: |
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MA Audio HC4002 High Current 4000w 2ch Amp
is this a good amp or no???
Into 4 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 400W
Into 2 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 700W
Into 1 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 1200W
Into 0.5 Ohms @ 13.8V DC : 2 x 2000W |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4583
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 03:35 pm: |
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I've not been overly impressed with MA Audio, but like Planet, there are a lot of people who love the stuff.
at least MA's amps are chromed, and pretty.
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audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 06:19 pm: |
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so what would you say to get??
if not ma kicker,audiobahn,??? or what jl?
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audiobahn user Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 06:32 pm: |
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i looked up your amps the 3 you have and couldnt find any on e-bay
2250sx and dident c them |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4618
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 01:09 am: |
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every so often the 2250SX or XTR2250 (same amp.. also called "the beast") shows up on ebay and goes for about $350-500.
They're not very common to see. You can find 2100HCCA Orions there more often for about the same price, too. The Orion 2250 hasn't been made for about ten years now though I believe.
Anyway Kicker makes very good amplifiers, as does MTX in about the same price range.
other options are Cadence and Avionixx.
they should give the required power in your price bracket.
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Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 4619
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 01:10 am: |
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btw, if you're just curious to see some pictures of a 2250SX, I have a few in a folder on my website that I took recently when I opened one up to do some work with it.
here ya go:
www.wickedcases.com/misc/2250SX/
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USACOUSTICS Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 06:28 pm: |
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MA Audio is made by the same company as Audiobahn. If you want to stick with similar brands Digital Audio would also be a good place to look. they have all 3 of these brands on www.thezeb.com. |
bimmerguy Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 08:21 pm: |
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how about alpine amps the older v12 models |
