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Thread: Mmats vs. US amps |
    
Gold Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
Braaap MX
Post Number: 2235
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 02:36 am: |
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So I was at a local shop not too long back and was talking with a few guys about efficiency and whatnot and I brought up Mmats. A guy at the shop claimed that the US amps are more efficient that the Mmats. Any truth to this? I'm referring to the MD line and the mmats class D's.
I remember hearing awhile back that newer US amps don't do rated and maybe that's why the guy thinks they are more efficient? But then again they are an RE/US amps dealer so I figured he might just be talking them up, but he never did say anything bad about the mmats amps. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Philadelphia,
PA
Post Number: 9372
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 02:52 am: |
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He is repping what he sells just like every shop does.
US amps is not what they used to be, and mmats efficiencey is extremely hard to beat. |
Gold Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
Braaap MX
Post Number: 2239
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 02:37 pm: |
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That's what I was thinking. Do the current MD series do rated power? I remember hearing awhile back they they started using cheaper components on their amps. Like all at once there current line of amps just started sucking and it was hit and miss with them. Any truth? |
Silver Member Username: Mmaudioconcepts
Post Number: 600
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 08:48 pm: |
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I sell Us amps and IMO the efficiancy is close to the same as far as the MD series. Some of the other series of Us amps are as high as 90% efficient and those are hard to beat. |
Silver Member Username: Tylersliva
St.Ignace,
Mi
U.S.
Post Number: 126
Registered: Oct-08
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 09:07 pm: |
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lol a us amps seller saying that they are efficient lol |
Gold Member Username: Snowball123
West Allis,
WI
Post Number: 1887
Registered: Oct-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 09:10 pm: |
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yeah? |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Philadelphia,
PA
Post Number: 9383
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:00 pm: |
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Cheaper components and construction.... like most others they aren't made in the USA anymore. |
Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4517
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:17 pm: |
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i need to get my MMAts D200 fixed 
It used to be efficient. Now its not. |
Platinum Member Username: Basshead86
FTW
Post Number: 10207
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:24 pm: |
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hey dudes....check this out!!!
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/4/40.html |
Platinum Member Username: Basshead86
FTW
Post Number: 10208
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:24 pm: |
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Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4519
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:28 pm: |
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Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4520
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:29 pm: |
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No, Wait, take the red pill. |
Platinum Member Username: Basshead86
FTW
Post Number: 10210
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:33 pm: |
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if i have to spell it out...then the joke has gone bad...so i'll wait and see if someone catches it |
Gold Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
Braaap MX
Post Number: 2244
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 10:54 pm: |
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I went back to the shop today and mentioned something about amp efficiency and THD again, regarding 2 channel amps this time. The same guy said he liked US amps more than his old mmats and harrison amps lol. Said the efficieny was beter and the sound was way cleaner, and to prove this said cuz US rates there amps at a .006% THD. Then he said his mmats amp sounded muddy on bass, but about 15min later said that 10% thd wasn't audible in a subwoofer. I lol'd all the way home about this adventure. |
Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4524
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 11:04 pm: |
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us amps does rate at .006 where as MMats has a .002, but mostly .3,.5,.6. And yes, it is not a big deal to have a sub play at 10%.
So he is not as dumb as you think. |
Gold Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
Braaap MX
Post Number: 2245
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Friday, January 02, 2009 - 11:15 pm: |
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He knows alot, but when talking to him it seems so fishy because he recommends us amps over anything. But I thought 10% was audible? And I even asked him if it was audible if you were to put your head right next to the sub and he said no. Is he right?
Muddy are you hinting that this thread should be in the amplifier section? |
