A/D/S Amp question>>
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A/D/S Amp question>>
How good are their older amps? A friend of mine has an A/D/S amp from about 8 years ago. it is a 6 channel approx 25 watts per channel. I don't know the model # yet. but I am going to be trading him one of my 2 channel amps for this. I was planning on putting the A/D/S in my vette and replacing the Orion 225 HCCA 2channel amp I am currently using.. the final system will be using speaker I currently have:
Eclipse 5303 Headunit
Front speakers are Orion HCCA 5s components
rear speakers are Infinity 510CS components
Subwoofer is a Bazooka 6.5" tube with a Kicker freeair speaker.
Reason for the 6 channel is to regain the fader controls and a seperate bass output from the radio. The amp will cost me nothing. but not sure if it will be as good as the orion.. any thoughts?
Eclipse 5303 Headunit
Front speakers are Orion HCCA 5s components
rear speakers are Infinity 510CS components
Subwoofer is a Bazooka 6.5" tube with a Kicker freeair speaker.
Reason for the 6 channel is to regain the fader controls and a seperate bass output from the radio. The amp will cost me nothing. but not sure if it will be as good as the orion.. any thoughts?
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (-=Jeff=-)
A/D/S and Orion both have excellent reputations for amplifiers, A/D/S I would say has a better rep by just a little. However, I seriously doubt you'd notice an audible difference. If you gain your fader controls and bass output, sounds like a good idea to me. If you're taking a hit on available power though, you may want to think about it.
Sam
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (Sam Lin)
Well worse case is I pull the A/D/S and reinstall the Orion. I am trading him another amp for the A/D/S. I will NOT give up my 225 HCCA
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (-=Jeff=-)
Oddly... A/D/S and Orion are the same company... look at http://www.adst.com
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (NewVetteLover)
Oddly... A/D/S and Orion are the same company... look at http://www.adst.com
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (-=Jeff=-)
I have an A/D/S PQ20 from 12 years ago and it's still going strong. I just installed it again in my Vette to power my 15" sub. I Power the other 4 channels with an ORION Extreme 800x4 which is also very good.
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (webdzynes)
The old A/D/S amps are virtually the same as the current ones and they are in the top 1% of all amps currently available. Orion is A/D/S's middle line, Precision power is their starting line, and A/D/S is their top line. If you don't want it, I'll take it gladly. I'm eventually going to upgrade to them. I have soundstream now which are about as good as the orion but far cheaper than the A/D/S. I had the amp your buddy has and it kicked tail but it was stolen out of a car I used to have. I can't think of another brand of Amp that has been mentioned on this forum that is better. You'd have to spend close to $2000 an amp to beat it.
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Re: A/D/S Amp question>> (92TripleBlack)
The old A/D/S amps are virtually the same as the current ones and they are in the top 1% of all amps currently available. Orion is A/D/S's middle line, Precision power is their starting line, and A/D/S is their top line. If you don't want it, I'll take it gladly. I'm eventually going to upgrade to them. I have soundstream now which are about as good as the orion but far cheaper than the A/D/S. I had the amp your buddy has and it kicked tail but it was stolen out of a car I used to have. I can't think of another brand of Amp that has been mentioned on this forum that is better. You'd have to spend close to $2000 an amp to beat it.
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