are hifonics brutus amps bad?
 

i found a couple of brutus amps for sale and im wondering if they are any good, and if they actually put out the power they claim

Opposite. I think the members on this site will tell you that those amps are GOOD actually, so yeah ...

I mean, does any amp put out the numbers they claim ... I don't know, I don't find a whole lot that do (12v, 14v, etc) but yeah, they put up numbers.
Safe bet, especially compared to other major consumer brands.

i want to run it with an xcon u think it will put clean power or is it going to sound messy cause i still want my sq. i just did some reading and apprently they do a little lower than stated but everyone that uses it hoks it up to an spl sub i havent seen anyone with a sq more type of a sub.

I think a few of the other members are going to chum in and give you some feedback on this one ... (unfortunately, not me) ... talking like 420Guy or Jalat are a few I can think of off hand, somewhat interested in SQ and running Hifonics at one point or another, especially Nick (420) ...

So, just give this thread tonight or a few more days :p

yah this place is awsome, within 5 minutes of posting a topic ur going to at least get 1 reply theres always someone on. and whould that digital designs m1a amp someones selling on here be better for the xcon, its lower rms wattage but im more confident in dd

Have you been to the shows? You'll get a lot more feedback on what you're running there as well ... pop your trunk, sit by your car and let the magic happen ...
Or heck, mingle lmao

I had a brutus bx 1205d for 4years with absolutely no problems...it's rated at 1200 @ 1ohm, but actually delivered 1052 watts using an amp clamp and fluke dvm with sine waves at 14 volts....so a little over rated, but still plenty of watts/dollar. SQ is as good as any other amp at 1ohm. I've compared it directly to an RF power 10001bd, and an old school Hifonics Zeus that my buddy still has...no SQ difference with the RF at 1 ohm, but slightly worse to my ears than the zeus (most likely due to the sub having to be re wired to 4ohm to accomodate the zeus's 900 watts @ 4ohm output bridged(specs)) . In his car with his set up it was 2.3 dB's lower spl than the RF and 1.4 dB lower than the zeus (note old school Hifonics were always under rated and actually tested at 1126 watts with our clamp and dvm...the RF was almost 1400 watts). It ran in my car for 4 years at 1ohm for approx 3 hours a day, and when it was sold it was still in great working order. From my experience a definite best buy for value vs. performance.

i never been to a comp but i wanna go to see and hear all the different systems.

me too, really would be neat to hear and feel a 20kw system like you always see on youtube.

any old school amp would put out the power / more :D
i got a v900xd comp amp
put out alot more then 1000rms @ 2ohms
soon to modify it to safety do 0.5 ohms and chop the protection