ebay amps?

[benny mckellar]

hi just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the cheap amps off ebay? opinions?

New 500 Watt 2 Channel Car Audio Power Amplifier Amp - eBay Amplifiers, Audio, Video, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 28-Aug-08 17:00:00 AEST)

 

[SweetWagon]

hi just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the cheap amps off ebay? opinions?

New 500 Watt 2 Channel Car Audio Power Amplifier Amp - eBay Amplifiers, Audio, Video, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 28-Aug-08 17:00:00 AEST)

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.

 

[benny mckellar]

oh ok thanks can anyone suggest a cheap amp that will run 2 pairs of speakers i need about 4-500 watts

 

[StoneX]

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.

 

[StoneX]

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.

 

[benny mckellar]

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)

 

[SweetWagon]

oh ok thanks can anyone suggest a cheap amp that will run 2 pairs of speakers i need about 4-500 watts

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.

 

[StoneX]

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.

 

[CANYONERO]

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!.

 

[vlv8vic]

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!...