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help...what amp to choose?

Started by ajsl, May 26, 2003, 12:39:25 AM

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ajsl

mga gurus need help!
meron ako 2 amps pero di ko alam kung ano ang gagamitin ko for my front seps, binabalak kong kunin either 150w continuous na seps or 200w continuous na seps. now my amps are PPI A600 specs: 150x2@4ohms and Soundstream Rubicon 502 specs: 100x2@4ohms. ano sa tingin niyo ang mas magandang gamitin ko pang front seps ko? im into sq, pero kung tatanungin niyo ko kung bkt malakas ang amp na gagamitin ko dahil sa almost nominal ng magagandang seps ngayon ay nasa 100w na kaya yun ang mga balak kong gamitin and dahil sa yun na ang amps ko.

WaZ

#1
budget or price range? ???

btw what set of seps are you planning to take ?  ;)

ajsl

may budget would be less than 10k, iam planning to take jbl gto series more or less cause may bugdet for both the amp and seps are 10K (budget setup lang po)

tachophobia

100x2@4ohms
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Brand/Model: DLS Classic CA21
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: DLS Reference A3
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: Rockford Fosgate (RF) Punch 200S
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: Kicker KX 200.2
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: Rockford Fosgate (RF) Punch 401S
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine


150x2@4ohms
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Brand/Model: JL Audio 300/2
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: A+

Brand/Model: Kicker KX 300.2
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: Rockford Fosgate (RF) Punch 300S
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine


Brand/Model: Rockford Fosgate (RF) Punch 601S
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

200x2@4ohms
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Brand/Model: Kicker KX 400.2
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: Rockford Fosgate (RF) Punch 400S
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine

Brand/Model: Rockford Fosgate (RF) Punch 801S
Price: I dont know
Where to buy: Intense or Winterpine


**Note**
Best buy (In my opinion): DLS Classic CA21.



Best amp (In my opinion): JL Audio 300/2.



Best looking amp (In my opinion): DLS Reference A3 (bling- bling)


< jao >

Hi Ajsl!

I know the RF 200S sells for about 10,500.

Yun lang!

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lekyboy

i agree with tachophobia.  best buy would be the DLS CA21.  2 channel na 100@4 ohms na amp na less than 10k.  sobrang sulit ng amp na to.  check out their website for spec -> http://www.dls.se/english/index.htm


ajsl

tach, i totally agree with you na best amp ang 300/2 kaso ang mahal..... :'( di kasya sa budget ko yun

mga approx magkano kaya yun DLS CA21 and yun DLS A3? medyo namamataan ko kasi yun DLS A3 parang ok, kaso magkano naman kaya ???

any other suggestions? kht di gaano kagandahan ang brand ok lang basta it can do it's performance well at di madaling masira! tnx mga gurus

Moo Pare

Quote from: schuey on May 26, 2003, 12:50:29 PM
Go with jl kung kaya ng budget mo.Tried everything para mapa suko ko itong amp na ito.My amp has no fan no air vent and nag drive ako from san diego to las vegas 5 hours drive walang break and almost max volume na  hindi man lang naging super init puwede mo pang lagay yung kamay mo hindi ka ma papaso.And jl amp has the best x-over sa amp IMO  

5 hours at almost max volume with no break tapos hindi super init? hmm.. makes me wonder saan napunta yung int... bka internal yung init.. as far as i know, maganda pag umiinit kasi na lilipat yung init sa fins para di masira internal components.. parang di yata maganda mag dissipate ng heat ng jl amps ah

WaZ

maybe it went to the heat sinks

the a3 i think cost around 20t+  :)

A+

Mooo Pare
Umiinit ang amp ng JL pag maganda ang pag ka tune ng system ibig sabihin efficient ang conversion ng power di na sasayang sa pagiging heat.
I played mine for almost 5hr sa show to almost as low as 10.5volts nalang it gets hot pero pero kaya parin hawakan ng kamay di nag thermal protection so i guess kung saan man pumunta yung heat ok lang siguro as long as di masira agad yung amp. Knock on wood i have sold more than 50 units na JL amps from 250/1 to 500/5 so far wala naman bumabalik kahit isa, kaya ang JL lumalaban ng palit bago pag nasira so long as not due to abuse like basa or shorting for a period of 1yr pero as per approve and pending investigation ng distributor before replacement.
Thanks :)

lekyboy

Quote from: ajsl on May 26, 2003, 08:04:57 PM
tach, i totally agree with you na best amp ang 300/2 kaso ang mahal..... :'( di kasya sa budget ko yun

mga approx magkano kaya yun DLS CA21 and yun DLS A3? medyo namamataan ko kasi yun DLS A3 parang ok, kaso magkano naman kaya ???

any other suggestions? kht di gaano kagandahan ang brand ok lang basta it can do it's performance well at di madaling masira! tnx mga gurus

yung CA21 nasa 8000++.  inquire ka sa winterpine.

washworksbats

pasignit lang......
ang alam ko pag tagal ng gamit sa amp lalong gumaganda ang performance nya.subok na kase experience ko sa ca21. medyo iinit talaga yan kase ginagamit e.except may mali sa wiring both the subs and amp.
peace....

ajsl

mga gurus tanong lang ok ba ang combination ng dls ca21 na amp sa dls ms5 na seps? or may masusuggest kayong ok din na amp pero less than 8k? tnx

ajsl

mga gurus tanong lang ano feedback o comment nyo sa rockford fosgate na 4.6x? ang specs ng amp na ito ay 75x4 ok ba ito? sirain ba ito? bigyan niyo naman ako ng idea kung maganda o pangit ito! tnx mga gurus

N E I L

Quote from: ajsl on May 28, 2003, 07:45:25 PM
mga gurus tanong lang ano feedback o comment nyo sa rockford fosgate na 4.6x? ang specs ng amp na ito ay 75x4 ok ba ito? sirain ba ito? bigyan niyo naman ako ng idea kung maganda o pangit ito! tnx mga gurus


bro,

nxt time if u want to add something, pls try to use the modify button..

are u refferering to rf 600.4....have one...no prob watsoever, good thing about rf amps is its reliability, sq is subjective...