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Bronze Member Username: Xfacta82Post Number: 43 Registered: Mar-07 | I was looking to buy a massive 800.4 amp, but then I can across this. http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=454 It has the same watts...so why is it so cheap? Is it not good? |
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Bronze Member Username: Xfacta82Post Number: 44 Registered: Mar-07 | anyone? |
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Silver Member Username: ShadeMoxee, Wa U.S. Post Number: 204 Registered: Nov-06 | i think but could be wrong cuz the max power rating is 125x4 or 400x2, and the massive 800.4 is 200x4 rms, correct me if i'm wrong here guys. |
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Bronze Member Username: Xfacta82Post Number: 45 Registered: Mar-07 | It could be wrong....but my main question is -if 2 amps put out the same wattage, what makes one better than the other and more expensive? |
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Silver Member Username: 2pacalypse1971Sandusky, Oh Post Number: 333 Registered: Jul-05 | the NAME of it is a huge thing, it's a reputatino thing, some companies have a bad name and are know for the ratings to be off, but then you got companies that have a great name to new people like JL and they think its the greatest and will pay the 800 for an amp becaus eit says jl on it when you can really get almost the same thing for about 400 dollars less |
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Bronze Member Username: Xfacta82Post Number: 46 Registered: Mar-07 | Is this a bad amp compared to say....massive 800.4? http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=454 |
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Bronze Member Username: Xfacta82Post Number: 47 Registered: Mar-07 | ? |
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Silver Member Username: 2pacalypse1971Sandusky, Oh Post Number: 334 Registered: Jul-05 | i realllllly couldn't tell ya, i knwo the phenoix gold xenon series are bad@ss amplifier, i've herad mix reviews of this line, so you might wanna wait till someoen else hits this up |
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Gold Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 1267 Registered: Mar-04 | "-if 2 amps put out the same wattage, what makes one better than the other and more expensive?" Well, for one - you don't KNOW they put out the same power unless you have them bench tested. One amp - let's say Profile might be rated at 100x2 rms at 4 ohms and cost $80. While a Fosgate has the same ratings but costs $160. A bench test may show the Profile to produce 80x2 while the RF does 130x2. Almost worth the price difference based solely on power. Just as importantly - some amps are just better built than others. Tighter tolerances, better solder connections, better and more efficient designs, better controls, more versatility, etc. There are plenty of differences to justify the different price ranges. |
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Gold Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 4453 Registered: Dec-05 | buy massive audio in this case. Why? because that's PG entry line. |