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Old 05-04-2005, 10:09 PM
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Just getting some ideas for the future...

What some good inexpensive strappable amps?

One idea that has been tossed at me is the Crossfire BMF1000D...Your thoughts? [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

Cant afford to buy stuff right now, but I figure its good to do some homework before buying...

Thanks for any info...

BTW...Please don't hijack this thread,I'm looking for some real info here...not for smartass remarks...thanks [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old 05-04-2005, 10:38 PM
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American Bass CX 1200D's are pretty solid amps and if you can find them on termpro are usually really cheap.
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You'll have to define "cheap" ... I've seen some Ultra Linear amps at XS Cargo that were strapable, but I'd never use them.

Then again, to some people a pair of American Bass 150.1's are also cheap. [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
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What is strapable? I am using a ultra linear amp from xs.
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Strapable means you can hook 2 amps together and make them function as 1.
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2 bmf1000d's should work nicely.

From what I remember a single 1000D was 1.6 db down from a D3 @ 1/2 ohm.

Strap 2 @ 1ohm or .7 and it should be close.

They can be had between 250$-350$ each.

Also Bigunner just got some new Ma-Audio 1200 watt amps and we'll be doing some testing with thoses. I can't remember what he paid.

Come check out the show in Cold Lake and you can talk to Mo there if you want to find out more about them.

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Old 05-05-2005, 04:27 PM
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I'm looking at more than 2 amps(No longer in Street)...But how many will be seen as time goes on...what money will do...

Cheap=$100-$250 ea. new or used

Thanks for all the input...keep it coming..I'm keeping track of this all..
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You can bridge any two mono blocks relativly easily... some may be more work then others and you may need an external circuit to reverse phase...
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Aaron I can get you some prices on the American Bass amps when I get everything sorted out. And also look into what ever other good options I have.
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just keep in mind if you're gonna go with the cheaper amps and you want to buy more then 2 or 3, that if they do fry on ya then you could run into problems...if the company charges you too much to fix them it might not be worth the $$$ and if you want to just buy another one, what happens if you can't find it? but good idea to do your research.
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