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JBL A6000GTI amp review

Old Jul 6, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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Was at 7-Eleven last night, thumbing through the latest CA&E mag. They tested the new 6000 watt JBL amp, it weighs 88lbs, did over 8000 watts bridged, and pulled around 760 amps.... Crazy, I assume you would need a bank of batteries to run an amp of that caliber?




http://www.jbl.com/car/products/prod...er=GTI&cat=AMP
Old Jul 6, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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I would say so.. or one of them yellow power generators construction crews tow around..
Old Jul 6, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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And with a $6000us price tag, a very understanding wife or g/f.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 04:42 AM
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You could always sell your car to buy it...oh but then you wouldn't have a car to put it in, or to get to work in. hmph.... There goes my dreams...
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 05:19 AM
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I thought it was a monoblock.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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Originally posted by Chadxton:
I thought it was a monoblock.
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Power Output: 2600 Watts RMS x 2 channels at 4 ohms
and ≤ 1%THD+N

8110 Watts RMS x 1 channel at 4 ohms,
14.4V supply and ≤ 1%THD+N

7400 Watts RMS x 1 channel at 1 ohm,
14.4V supply and ≤ 1%THD+N
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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I know, I read that silly. [img]tongue.gif[/img] That's why I got to thinking - uh, wow I thought it was a monoblock.

Duh...duhhhhh. LOL
Old Jul 8, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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Anyone catch the size of that amp.. its 6-1/2" x 29-3/8" x 23"... thats freaking huge.. I have heard about sub boxes not fitting,, but best to measure up to see if this amp fits..
Old Jul 8, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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F-IT! pull out the protection and resistors or something to mod it to run at 17Volts!!! then test it! [img]smile.gif[/img] LOL... i don't even think you can do that!

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