Are sony amps any good?
11-29-2002 | 08:41 AM
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Well, the ONLY sony amp that I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with was their older ES series. I actually blew it up twice, both times it was repaired by sony for no charge. It was supossed to be 2 ohm stable Mono, I was running it at 2 ohms mono, and guess what, it got steaming hot and poped.. twice. I currently have it running at 4 ohm mono, and it seems fine. I may try 2 ohm stereo, but I doubt it'll sound too much different.
I'm currently running an older JBL for my surrounds at 4 ohm x 2 and 3 ohm x 2 and it doesn't even break a sweat. My Audiobahn A2200hcx I'm running both my Kickers off of at 1 ohm Mono, that amp after about 20 mins of heavy tuning (Walking away going what to everyone) is still cool to the touch, which I'm VERY suprised due to the class A/B rating. Although the 2 4" internal fans do help I imagine.
Would I buy another Sony amp... Probably not, due to the fact that the one I own poped twice, and I personally think they're ugly as sin.
I'm currently running an older JBL for my surrounds at 4 ohm x 2 and 3 ohm x 2 and it doesn't even break a sweat. My Audiobahn A2200hcx I'm running both my Kickers off of at 1 ohm Mono, that amp after about 20 mins of heavy tuning (Walking away going what to everyone) is still cool to the touch, which I'm VERY suprised due to the class A/B rating. Although the 2 4" internal fans do help I imagine.
Would I buy another Sony amp... Probably not, due to the fact that the one I own poped twice, and I personally think they're ugly as sin.
11-29-2002 | 12:45 PM
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Originally posted by ibanez6rg
It will unleash power w/o a problem. It unloads w/o breaking a sweat. I've been through 3 sets of MTXs because they couldn't handle it, fried them to a crisp.
It will unleash power w/o a problem. It unloads w/o breaking a sweat. I've been through 3 sets of MTXs because they couldn't handle it, fried them to a crisp.
11-29-2002 | 02:29 PM
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Originally posted by firebirdude
LS1 RULZ? RThompson? Either of you wanna tell him the most likely reason his subwoofers blew? But what do we know..... we are the pathetic ones....
LS1 RULZ? RThompson? Either of you wanna tell him the most likely reason his subwoofers blew? But what do we know..... we are the pathetic ones....
Hard to say what his particular problem was, but clipping from improperly set gains could be a culprit.
11-29-2002 | 07:09 PM
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Originally posted by rthompson
Power ratings are irrelevant if you have common sense when setting the gains.
Power ratings are irrelevant if you have common sense when setting the gains.
11-30-2002 | 10:01 AM
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Originally posted by firebirdude
LS1 RULZ? RThompson? Either of you wanna tell him the most likely reason his subwoofers blew? But what do we know..... we are the pathetic ones....
LS1 RULZ? RThompson? Either of you wanna tell him the most likely reason his subwoofers blew? But what do we know..... we are the pathetic ones....
Umm yea I think I know why I blew my subs up, I did it on PURPOSE! Since I have a 3 year warrenty on the subs I figured, hey lets see what this amp can really do. She works fine at 1ohm...but my subs couldn't handle the power. So I took them back and got a new set. So yea I know what I'm doing you pathetic loser
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