Audison Amps
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Melting Slicks
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Audison Amps
Is anyone here running Audison amps? I'm contemplating purchasing one but there's no where around here to even check them out,so once again I have to count on my forum friends to help me out. If anyone is running one,what's your opinion of it? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Melting Slicks
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The 5 channel I'm looking at seems to be PERFECT for what I want.
http://www.audison.eu/index_main.php?Section=LRX51k
http://www.audison.eu/index_main.php?Section=LRX51k
Melting Slicks
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Audison makes some of the most well-regarded amps around, but they are indeed pricey. That LRX5.1k amp is around $1700 retail. I've seen a few for sale online in the $700-1000 range. What are your system plans?
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Melting Slicks
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Right now it looks like this:
Kenwood Excelon 896 headunit
HAT Legatia L6 mid
HAT L1v2 tweeters
HAT Imagine rear speakers
Hertz Mille ML3000 sub
That's if I buy this amp. The only thing that would change is the sub
Kenwood Excelon 896 headunit
HAT Legatia L6 mid
HAT L1v2 tweeters
HAT Imagine rear speakers
Hertz Mille ML3000 sub
That's if I buy this amp. The only thing that would change is the sub
Melting Slicks
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Are you running the HAT speakers active or passive? Sounds like a sweet setup, though I'm sure you already know that Hertz sub won't fit in a stealthbox and will take up a lot of room. If you scrap the rear speakers and run passive, a nice powerful 4-channel would work great too and could save you a lot of $$. I'll be running a set of Boston Acoustics SPZ-60's passive with an IDQv3 off a Zuki Audio Eleets 4-channel. You really shouldn't need any rear fill in a car like the Vette.
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Melting Slicks
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Running active. The sub is a beast a will take up a lot of room. Not going to scrap the rear speakers. I've read the arguements but I have pretty good knowledge on this subject and for me,rears are not an option but a necessity. As for saving a ton of money. It's quite hard to find an all in one amp like the Audison to do the things I am wanting.
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I have the Audison Lrx 4.1k and Lrx 3.1k and previously used an Lrx 1.1k. No problems, no noise.
They are only 7-13/16" wide, which worked well for me. Weight was
also a concern. At around 11 to 12 lbs ea that was ok.
Audison tech support ( Larry Fredricks ) is very helpful with questions.
Warranty issues are dealt with promptly. Not that I had any with the amps, but did have a problem with the Bitone S, and it was promptly replaced with a Bitone.1.
You should be able to get a couple hundred off MSRP.
I've been using these amps for two years, and have no regrets.
Good Luck.
They are only 7-13/16" wide, which worked well for me. Weight was
also a concern. At around 11 to 12 lbs ea that was ok.
Audison tech support ( Larry Fredricks ) is very helpful with questions.
Warranty issues are dealt with promptly. Not that I had any with the amps, but did have a problem with the Bitone S, and it was promptly replaced with a Bitone.1.
You should be able to get a couple hundred off MSRP.
I've been using these amps for two years, and have no regrets.
Good Luck.
Last edited by CraigE; Mar 14, 2010 at 02:53 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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Running active. The sub is a beast a will take up a lot of room. Not going to scrap the rear speakers. I've read the arguements but I have pretty good knowledge on this subject and for me,rears are not an option but a necessity. As for saving a ton of money. It's quite hard to find an all in one amp like the Audison to do the things I am wanting.
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Are you running the HAT speakers active or passive? Sounds like a sweet setup, though I'm sure you already know that Hertz sub won't fit in a stealthbox and will take up a lot of room. If you scrap the rear speakers and run passive, a nice powerful 4-channel would work great too and could save you a lot of $$. I'll be running a set of Boston Acoustics SPZ-60's passive with an IDQv3 off a Zuki Audio Eleets 4-channel. You really shouldn't need any rear fill in a car like the Vette.
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Melting Slicks
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What are you using for the other amp? You have 7 channels total, so you need at least another 2-channel amp. If you are going to spend the $$, a combo of a JL HD600/4 (running the active speakers) and JL HD900/5 (front channels bridged to Imagine line) would work well and not suck up as much current as the Audison amp(s).
Melting Slicks
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Fair enough, if they can work off that power. Haven't read much about them. You might want to check out the 5-channel Zuki Eleets amp....will be much less expensive than the Audison and should put out the same or more "real world" power. He also has a few 6-channel amps that might work on sale for under $400. Can't go wrong with the Audison if you are going to spend the $$$
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I have an Audison SRX3 running the entire system in my Corvette Convertible....75 watts to the each door, Hertz Hi-energy 6.5" 2 piece components and 270 watts for a pair of 8" JL 8W3v3 woofers. Whole system is running at 4 ohms and I am very happy with it. Honestly any more power would just deafen me, at 60% volume it's about as loud as I can tolerate it for anything more than a couple minutes.
The LRX series are nice but the SRX line is solid as well and much cheaper....very low essentially undetectable THD to the human ear.
The LRX series are nice but the SRX line is solid as well and much cheaper....very low essentially undetectable THD to the human ear.
Melting Slicks
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As said, well regarded but quite pricey per watt.
If you are looking at going that route, I would look at the Genesis line of amps as well. I have their Profile P5 (their "low" end line) and it puts out very respectable power, but only around 270w on the sub. Enough to have plenty of bass with an IDQ12 in a stealth style enclosure however.
Like a lot of things in audio, there is a point of diminishing returns, and you would be very hard pressed to hear a difference between 75w from Audison, and 75w from Arc/Genesis, Zuki etc, especially in a car.
G'luck
Fej
If you are looking at going that route, I would look at the Genesis line of amps as well. I have their Profile P5 (their "low" end line) and it puts out very respectable power, but only around 270w on the sub. Enough to have plenty of bass with an IDQ12 in a stealth style enclosure however.
Like a lot of things in audio, there is a point of diminishing returns, and you would be very hard pressed to hear a difference between 75w from Audison, and 75w from Arc/Genesis, Zuki etc, especially in a car.
G'luck
Fej
Burning Brakes
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Very nice amplifiers. One of a handful of high end equipment manufactures left making high end products. My brother-in-laws shop is picking up Audison and Hertz. I'm going to take a close look at them as I pulled my JL w7 and slash amps last fall.
