Cleanest amplifiers
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Cleanest amplifiers
I am looking for your opinion on the cleanest car audio amplifiers. I used to have a system powered with Orion amps which was the cleanest and most powerful system I had ever had. Insane headroom. 
So now I am deciding what to put in my car. Considering bidding on some old Orion off Ebay but you can never be sure what you are getting. What do you reccomend for good sound quality? Currently my system is powered by Eclipse but it's just missing the dynamics. 
Gimme some advice guys!!
So now I am deciding what to put in my car. Considering bidding on some old Orion off Ebay but you can never be sure what you are getting. What do you reccomend for good sound quality? Currently my system is powered by Eclipse but it's just missing the dynamics. Gimme some advice guys!!
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Originally Posted by vetterlatethannever
I am looking for your opinion on the cleanest car audio amplifiers. I used to have a system powered with Orion amps which was the cleanest and most powerful system I had ever had. Insane headroom. So now I am deciding what to put in my car. Considering bidding on some old Orion off Ebay but you can never be sure what you are getting. What do you reccomend for good sound quality? Currently my system is powered by Eclipse but it's just missing the dynamics.
Gimme some advice guys!!
So now I am deciding what to put in my car. Considering bidding on some old Orion off Ebay but you can never be sure what you are getting. What do you reccomend for good sound quality? Currently my system is powered by Eclipse but it's just missing the dynamics. Gimme some advice guys!!
Hows this for clean?
MCC602TM
300 watts x 2, 20-20kHz, (4/2/1) ohms, 0.005%THD
Bridged Mono: 600 Watts (1/2/4 ohms), 20-20kHz, 0.005%THD
Many of their amps are stable to 1 ohm. I've had their speakers in the past (6x9 comps) and they were incredible on my ears.
Scott
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Originally Posted by knewblewkorvette
Give us a price range, ohms of what you'll be running them at, and wattage your looking forward. I have some ideas on how to spend your $
Subwoofer-wise I'm not too worried about yet, but my mids and highs are all going to run at 4 ohm. I bi-amp my components so I need something with 75 x 2 RMS for the tweets and 150-200 x 2 RMS for my mids.
Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by vetterlatethannever
That's nice!!! 
Scott
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St. Jude Donor '06
Father & Son St. Jude Donor '09
One of the Audiobahn amps I'm using the A1504DP
150 watts x 4 channels
True Digital Circuitry
Multi-Stranded Power Supply Toroids
Double-Sided Glass Epoxy Circuit Board
THD: 0.05%
S/N Ratio: >100dB (+/- 1dB)
Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz
Variable High-Pass/Low-pass Crossover: 50Hz To 250Hz
Variable Bass Boost: 0 - 12dB
Optional Digital Volt Meter (ADM100T)
Throughput RCA Connections
4-way Protection Circuitry: Thermal, Short Circuit, Overload, and DC Offset
Dual Cooling Fans
Pretty nice specs without breaking the bank.
150 watts x 4 channels
True Digital Circuitry
Multi-Stranded Power Supply Toroids
Double-Sided Glass Epoxy Circuit Board
THD: 0.05%
S/N Ratio: >100dB (+/- 1dB)
Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz
Variable High-Pass/Low-pass Crossover: 50Hz To 250Hz
Variable Bass Boost: 0 - 12dB
Optional Digital Volt Meter (ADM100T)
Throughput RCA Connections
4-way Protection Circuitry: Thermal, Short Circuit, Overload, and DC Offset
Dual Cooling Fans
Pretty nice specs without breaking the bank.
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
i'm happy with my xtant amps, it sounds better then my old phoenix gold titanium amp.
It reproduced highs and mids very well without much coloration, but that amp had NOOOO guts in terms of power at all. It didn't hold a candle to any of my PPI's (old school)
Anyone remember Hifonics from the late 80's? They were super clean and had TONS of power.
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I run four Orion 250 HCCA's in my Suburban, two feed a set of Orion 2NT 15" DVC subs... pound...pound...pound... 
Wicked.
I have an Xtant 603 amp in the Vette, using Orion XTR 6.5 components up front, and a Kicker S10L7 sub in the back. (Infinity rears off the head unit... but I don't know why.
)
The Xtant sounds really good, and I would buy Xtant again in a second.
As for the system in the Vette, I need (want) more sound. I bought a set of USD Waveguides for the front, and need to buy a set of 8" mids to set them off properly. (I say mids... I mean more like a midwoofer... 60 hz to 800 hz) More to come...
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Wicked.I have an Xtant 603 amp in the Vette, using Orion XTR 6.5 components up front, and a Kicker S10L7 sub in the back. (Infinity rears off the head unit... but I don't know why.
)The Xtant sounds really good, and I would buy Xtant again in a second.
As for the system in the Vette, I need (want) more sound. I bought a set of USD Waveguides for the front, and need to buy a set of 8" mids to set them off properly. (I say mids... I mean more like a midwoofer... 60 hz to 800 hz) More to come...
Mark
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I am also using Xtant amps. I have a 604 running my Focals and a 302 running my Earthquake subs. Absolutely love the versatility of these amps and the clean, clean sound. I would buy Xtant again.
You should also look at McIntosh and Brax amps
You should also look at McIntosh and Brax amps
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Originally Posted by simpleman68
Anyone remember Hifonics from the late 80's? They were super clean and had TONS of power.
Scott
Scott
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Originally Posted by vetterlatethannever
Do I???? LOL A friend had a "small" 50x2 if I remember right running a pair of Kicker 15" subs (the ones with the gold "kicker" across the dustcap) in a old Bronco. WOW, that thing hit HARD, and for 15s were very tight and punchy! Great amps!!
That beyotch is STILL pushing music after nearly 20 years!
It may not be the cleanest amp now, but it still rocks and has NEVER overheated, blown a fuse or been serviced.
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Car Audio and Electronics just did a amp comparision. They set it up extremely well, all with set (equal) output. The funny thing is, they all did extremely well (except when they tried a class D as full range, it was worse than the ABs) and the price ranged from a couple of $100 to over $3000 
Moral of the story, in a car's harsh and noisey enviroment, the extra money might not be worth it. In a quite home, that is a different story.
Moral of the story, in a car's harsh and noisey enviroment, the extra money might not be worth it. In a quite home, that is a different story.