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28-08-2008, 02:44 PM
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boobs,blowers,burnouts
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ebay amps?
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28-08-2008, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by benny mckellar
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In reality your only going to get what you pay for, Theres no way of really telling how long it would last.
The absence of adjustable hi-lo pass crossovers does not give it much tuning ability. Appears it only has preset fullrange and a low-pass (sub) setting.
My advice is it may be OK for running sub if your on a very tight budget,
But it would be best to fork out a bit extra and look at the Jaycar Response range, they offer very good value for money amps.
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28-08-2008, 03:37 PM
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boobs,blowers,burnouts
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oh ok thanks can anyone suggest a cheap amp that will run 2 pairs of speakers i need about 4-500 watts
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28-08-2008, 03:38 PM
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You should start a "benny mckellar's questions thread" and ask everything in there or we could create a new section for all your separate threads 
Cheap crap on eBay. If you don't have much money, look for second hand name brand amps or Jaycar amps.
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28-08-2008, 03:40 PM
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Why do you need 4-500 watts? What are you running? Is that Watts max or Watts RMS?
You should only look at the RMS ratings as they're more accurate.
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28-08-2008, 03:56 PM
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boobs,blowers,burnouts
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yeah i was lookin at the max one pair is 280 watts max and the other pair is 220 sorry bout all the questions but i'm on a pretty tight budget and don't wanna learn the hard way(expensive way)
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28-08-2008, 03:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by benny mckellar
oh ok thanks can anyone suggest a cheap amp that will run 2 pairs of speakers i need about 4-500 watts
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If your running two pairs of speakers your best getting a 4 channel amp. As stated you need to look at the WRMS rating of the speakers and get a 4 channel amp with a similar WRMS rating per channel, about (+/-15%) of each other or thereabouts is a good approximate.
My mate recently picked up a secondhand Alpine 4ch of ebay fairly cheap.
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28-08-2008, 04:11 PM
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What brand and model speakers are they? We need to find out the Wrms rating so we can tell you what rating amp would suit them.
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28-08-2008, 05:17 PM
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LS1,thats how i roll.....
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i bought one of the exact same amps off ebay that you have put a link up on because i got it real cheap, right now its powering two subs, had it a few months and works fine. im about to sell it with the subs as im upgrading but for a temporary amp, does the job!.
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28-08-2008, 05:37 PM
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Smarter than you - JC Mod
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had a cheapo "boss" brand amp in the boot for 4 years and apart from one stinking hot day after 6 hours of running (it went into protection mode til it cooled a abit) i never had an issue. Where abouts are you? I'll sell it cheap!...
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29-08-2008, 08:40 PM
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i bought a cheap amp from ebay
some no name brand that looked like a kenwood
best $100 i spent, still working 3 years later
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29-08-2008, 08:48 PM
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hi would this amp be any good do ya reckon. I'm not sure but i think speaker city is a bit of a brand name in the US. Can anyone tell if it will run speakers i kinda get the impression its for subs
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....tab%3DWatching
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29-08-2008, 09:20 PM
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Rick =]
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Originally Posted by love the general
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its a 2 channel, so its for speakers (but a 2/4 channel can be used for subs)
and its also max power.... look at wrms 
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29-08-2008, 10:55 PM
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that amp is worse than the other!
"5 amps power consumption"...
no fuse......
DODGY!
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29-08-2008, 11:01 PM
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I had a look at the Powervox website and it states that the PA-288 is a 800 watt 2 channel amp. So don't know whats going on here. Also its output is onlt 80WRMS, which isn't real high at all.
Personally i'd steer clear and wait till I could afford a good one. B | | |
