Fed Up with Amps
07-11-2003, 10:56 AM
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Ok guys,
I have gone through alot of different companies and looked at many different amps and after alot of research I have found out I hate amps. I have looked into getting Arc amps and for my system its gonna cost me over $2500CDN for 3 amps to power my whole system......too much money. Then I looked at Autotek Mean Machine Amps and I found I could get the MX-5000 and MX-4500 for around $1400CDN, but the MX-5000 is about 2 feet long so scrap that. Then I looked into eclipse and I really never got pricing on any of the stuff or found a good place to buy them. I would love to run eclipse amps with my TiPro so if anyone knows where to get them let me know. After reading some posts on other forums I came to like MMATS amps and I emailed them and found out there was a distributor in canada but all i was given is a phone number and im too annoyed right now to bother to call. The MMATS amps seem really awesome and I would love to run them, but finding them is another story. So after all this I came back to Tsunami amps, they are built by avionixx so they are of pretty good quality I would assume. Now I am thinking of ordering these within the next 2 weeks but I am not sure if I can find something for around the same price that will be better for my setup. IF anyone has any feedback to give me on any of the stuff I listed above it would be very appreciated.
PS - I am looking for around 2400 wrms @2ohms for my sub and 2 x 170 @4ohms for my components.
I have gone through alot of different companies and looked at many different amps and after alot of research I have found out I hate amps. I have looked into getting Arc amps and for my system its gonna cost me over $2500CDN for 3 amps to power my whole system......too much money. Then I looked at Autotek Mean Machine Amps and I found I could get the MX-5000 and MX-4500 for around $1400CDN, but the MX-5000 is about 2 feet long so scrap that. Then I looked into eclipse and I really never got pricing on any of the stuff or found a good place to buy them. I would love to run eclipse amps with my TiPro so if anyone knows where to get them let me know. After reading some posts on other forums I came to like MMATS amps and I emailed them and found out there was a distributor in canada but all i was given is a phone number and im too annoyed right now to bother to call. The MMATS amps seem really awesome and I would love to run them, but finding them is another story. So after all this I came back to Tsunami amps, they are built by avionixx so they are of pretty good quality I would assume. Now I am thinking of ordering these within the next 2 weeks but I am not sure if I can find something for around the same price that will be better for my setup. IF anyone has any feedback to give me on any of the stuff I listed above it would be very appreciated.
PS - I am looking for around 2400 wrms @2ohms for my sub and 2 x 170 @4ohms for my components.
07-11-2003, 11:07 AM
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07-11-2003, 11:13 AM
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what's your budget ....how many channels do you need and what power are you looking for for each chanel and what impedance will these channels be driven at
let me know, I'll do some research and make some suggestions
also tell me what brands are common in your area [img]smile.gif[/img]
let me know, I'll do some research and make some suggestions
also tell me what brands are common in your area [img]smile.gif[/img]
07-11-2003, 11:39 AM
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actually get a hold of pual at http://www.perfect-tones.com
tell him what you want power wise and how much you can spend .........I'm sure he can set you up [img]smile.gif[/img]
oh yeah and I'd shy away from a 2500 watt amp that isn't 2 feet long you need LOTS of heatsink area on an amp that big or it'll just heat up and shut down
tell him what you want power wise and how much you can spend .........I'm sure he can set you up [img]smile.gif[/img]
oh yeah and I'd shy away from a 2500 watt amp that isn't 2 feet long you need LOTS of heatsink area on an amp that big or it'll just heat up and shut down
07-11-2003, 12:06 PM
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Hey guys thanks for all the quick replies. As much as it would be nice to run a single amp on my TiPro I think running 2 seperate amps would be better. In this case I was thinking of running 2 1200-1400 wrms x 1 @1ohm amps. The sub has quad 2 ohm voice coils. I am looking to spend as little as possible but I have set my budget between 1500-2000 for the 3 amps. I have talked to Jon about the tsunami amps and I have talked to Paul from perfect tones about the arc audio amps and in the end the tsunami amps are my best option right now. That is until one of you guys finds me a better option
. I definitely would love to run some MMATS nickel colored amps.....damn there sexy looking. The only downfall I see with USamps is they are current hogs. I wouldnt mind running 1 2000 or 2 1000x's and the matching component amp from them for the right price.
What do you all think?
So Far
-CDT HD-642 3-way set 170 x 2 wrms
-Eclipse Sw9182TiPro 3000 wrms(most likely run less)
. I definitely would love to run some MMATS nickel colored amps.....damn there sexy looking. The only downfall I see with USamps is they are current hogs. I wouldnt mind running 1 2000 or 2 1000x's and the matching component amp from them for the right price.What do you all think?
So Far
-CDT HD-642 3-way set 170 x 2 wrms
-Eclipse Sw9182TiPro 3000 wrms(most likely run less)
07-11-2003, 12:31 PM
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the tsunami's are decent ........did you ask paul about poweracoustik or visionink or something like that ........they seem to be pretty cheap price wise
