Your opinion on this amp? 7K for $700
11-02-2010, 11:06 AM
#31
safe way + spl way = go with as big of a fuse as available on the market.
this way you restrict the least amount of current possible going to the amplifier.
when you use fuses rated for the aplication it hurts spl b/c it restricts current.
like if the amp is said to draw 400 amps, that is a perfect world scenario. once you load the amp down and it begins to heat up the efficiency goes out the window and you begin to draw more than 400 amps.
in scenarios where you have 400 amps of fusing in place you are actually preventing the amp from performing to its full potential.
best way to get results out of an spl amp is not to have fuses........but that is not safe. so to be safe and to get most out of the amp you simply use biggest fuses available out there.
this way you restrict the least amount of current possible going to the amplifier.
when you use fuses rated for the aplication it hurts spl b/c it restricts current.
like if the amp is said to draw 400 amps, that is a perfect world scenario. once you load the amp down and it begins to heat up the efficiency goes out the window and you begin to draw more than 400 amps.
in scenarios where you have 400 amps of fusing in place you are actually preventing the amp from performing to its full potential.
best way to get results out of an spl amp is not to have fuses........but that is not safe. so to be safe and to get most out of the amp you simply use biggest fuses available out there.
Last edited by Father Yuli; 11-02-2010 at 11:09 AM.
..simply put..
11-24-2010, 05:19 AM
#33
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Oh god, I love marketing BS in the feature list... I'll translate to english...
Magnetic induction regulated drive power supply - Has a power supply, with transformers, like 99% of other amps.
Pulse Width Modulated high-current matched MOSFET devices - Power supply uses PWM driven MOSFETs, like 99% of other amps.
Class DE technology utilizes elevated efficiency platform technology - Probably just class D with something slightly tweaked
90% High density construction surface mount technology - We cheaped out and used loads of tiny surface mount parts instead of more durable through-hole parts
Metallized high temperature low ESR capacitors - Has some caps in it, like 99% of other amps.
High speed audio grade low level stage components - Has some op-amps in the pre-amp section, like 99% of other amps.
Balanced Transformer-less Logic input for highest possible damping factor, slew rate and S/N ratio - It's a Class D amp
Stability filter design for reduction in noise - Uses a feedback loop, like 99% of other amps.
Wired remote bass level control included - Has a bass ****
LED power (green) and protect (red) indicators - Has LEDs
Variable Bass Boost (0 to +20 dB bass boost at 45 Hz) - Has bass boost
Time delay soft start turn on - Muting relays to prevent turn-on pop, like 99% of other Class D amps.
Mono channel operation - It's a monoblock
Preamp RCA outputs to daisy chain multiple amps - Like 99% of other amps.
3-Way System Protection circuitry (thermal, overload, and speaker short protection) - Has slight idiot-proofing, like 99% of other amps.
Heavy duty aluminum alloy convection cooled heatsink for extreme heat dissipation - Has a heatsink, like 99% of other amps.
Platinum-plated RCA level inputs - Shiny RCAs, like 99% of other amps.
Platinum-plated screw terminals - Shiny power terminals
Magnetic induction regulated drive power supply - Has a power supply, with transformers, like 99% of other amps.
Pulse Width Modulated high-current matched MOSFET devices - Power supply uses PWM driven MOSFETs, like 99% of other amps.
Class DE technology utilizes elevated efficiency platform technology - Probably just class D with something slightly tweaked
90% High density construction surface mount technology - We cheaped out and used loads of tiny surface mount parts instead of more durable through-hole parts
Metallized high temperature low ESR capacitors - Has some caps in it, like 99% of other amps.
High speed audio grade low level stage components - Has some op-amps in the pre-amp section, like 99% of other amps.
Balanced Transformer-less Logic input for highest possible damping factor, slew rate and S/N ratio - It's a Class D amp
Stability filter design for reduction in noise - Uses a feedback loop, like 99% of other amps.
Wired remote bass level control included - Has a bass ****
LED power (green) and protect (red) indicators - Has LEDs
Variable Bass Boost (0 to +20 dB bass boost at 45 Hz) - Has bass boost
Time delay soft start turn on - Muting relays to prevent turn-on pop, like 99% of other Class D amps.
Mono channel operation - It's a monoblock
Preamp RCA outputs to daisy chain multiple amps - Like 99% of other amps.
3-Way System Protection circuitry (thermal, overload, and speaker short protection) - Has slight idiot-proofing, like 99% of other amps.
Heavy duty aluminum alloy convection cooled heatsink for extreme heat dissipation - Has a heatsink, like 99% of other amps.
Platinum-plated RCA level inputs - Shiny RCAs, like 99% of other amps.
Platinum-plated screw terminals - Shiny power terminals
11-24-2010, 09:29 AM
#36
If you can afford the American Bass 500.1, buy it. But if you're going to spend that much, then you should be considering other major companies as well, not just American Bass IMO.
You're not going to hear and know about all the companies through this thread. I would do some research to see what people are running in their cars on a daily basis. And how much power they use to run it ... battery power.
Hey, if you want to be part of the "Testing" phase, go right ahead. But I think we've seen enough companies around here that don't give a flying **** about the user and even when you send them the amp to fix, they don't. So I wouldn't bother with that new amp.
You're not going to hear and know about all the companies through this thread. I would do some research to see what people are running in their cars on a daily basis. And how much power they use to run it ... battery power.
Hey, if you want to be part of the "Testing" phase, go right ahead. But I think we've seen enough companies around here that don't give a flying **** about the user and even when you send them the amp to fix, they don't. So I wouldn't bother with that new amp.
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