amps! good Lord they are powerful now

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited September 2004 in Car Audio & Electronics
Ok. it's been a long time since i've had an amp installed in my car... say 15 yrs or so.. last time I did I had a 2 channel amp for the rears.. back 15 yrs ago.. amps were only about 50 or 60wpc. mine was tiny at 35wpc.. it was a powerful amp for the 6x9's back then.. it was a sony.

but damn.. i'm looking at amps online now.. and they are like 600wpc, 1200wpc, and 1400wpc. holy sheite. :p
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2004
    my next amp is going to be a 3000watt amp, 6000 watt peak:D
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2004
    Yup! Aint technology grand? I remember back around 88-91 or so, the biggest amp CIrcuit City carried was the Coustic 460A. 60x2!! It looked huge sitting up there! It had no bass boost nor did it have any kind of crossover. Just a gain control!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,820
    edited August 2004
    Yep, times have changed.

    You can still get the dinky amplifiers but they won't power much besides a tweeter. Gone are the days of treated paper pulp cones and whizzer tweeters. Speakers are not nearly as sensitive as they used to be in car audio so small amps are making thier way out. They don't have the oomph behind them to push the heavier, less sensitive speakers well enough to be heard over the asundry of noises in an automotive environment.

    It's also the reason behind alot of friction between car audio and home audio. The power levels in home audio are a joke compared to car audio. Then again, car audio is DC, 12-14 volts and pushing hundreds of amps. Very conducive to high power. Not necessarily clean power but technology steps in there and helps out alot.

    But yeah, two different worlds and completely different times that they exist in. High fidelity car audio is a vastly different world than high fidelity home audio but they both use the same principles and most people don't realize how similar they actually are.
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  • 1996blackmax
    1996blackmax Posts: 2,436
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by MacLeod
    Yup! Aint technology grand? I remember back around 88-91 or so, the biggest amp CIrcuit City carried was the Coustic 460A. 60x2!! It looked huge sitting up there! It had no bass boost nor did it have any kind of crossover. Just a gain control!

    I still have one of those old Coustic Amps. It is silver and it says Power Logic on it. I think mine is called Power Logic AMP 460 . It is 98 x 2 RMS and 250 watts RMS birdged, and has a selectable bass boost @45Hz (0, +6, or +12db). I actually had it hooked up not that long ago, I had it running my sub for a little over a month when my sub amp gave out. Not bad for an amp that is so old :) .
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited September 2004
    JBL/Crown have the 6kW beast... problem is that it sucks up about 600A at the highest RMS power. Can we say multiple battery system??
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2004
    600amps is a lot...but its about right for a 6kw amp...
    100 amps per kw is about the norm...a little low actually
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited September 2004
    I'd take a Sledge over the Crown 6k ... but over all of them I'd take whatever Harrison Labs was kind enough to sell me...

    The Drag Queen would make this guy's head explode.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited September 2004
    Check this out:
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2004
    old school
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  • AustinKP
    AustinKP Posts: 861
    edited September 2004
    Nice...but what the crap is it? Those are BIG fans on that thing! :)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited September 2004
    It's a Rockford Power 1000 circa 1991.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,820
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by Josh
    Check this out:

    Geez! That's like Kenwood Tru-Wattage days!

    Damn, I feel old. I remember seeing those in Palace Electronics in the Echelon Mall pushing Earthquake subs and thinking that it was the coolest amp I ever saw 'cause I could like, see through it!
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited September 2004
    where is that mall? cause i know of a palace electronics, its in the freehold mall, they also own the same shop near me that i get my stuff from?
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited September 2004
    *sniffle* - back when filthy class D was just a bump in its daddy's pants...
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,820
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by spwuinmk67
    where is that mall? cause i know of a palace electronics, its in the freehold mall, they also own the same shop near me that i get my stuff from?

    You know, they have these new things call maps. You can find them in this other neat thing called a phone book where they list places of business and thier associated telephone numbers.

    If you had found one of these tomes of information, you would know that the Echelon Mall is in Voorhees Township, NJ and then you could have called and found out that Palace Electronics left the Echelon Mall about 12 years ago.
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited September 2004
    the sarcasm wasnt necessary, it was a simple question...
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by spwuinmk67
    the sarcasm wasnt necessary, it was a simple question...


    ehh... that's Jstas for ya... ya gotta take the good with the bad... on the one hand he knows a lot about car audio... on the other hand he's a little smartass... but that's why we love ya john :p
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,820
    edited September 2004
    Don't make excuses for me. I have no regrets or apologies about what I write. If you don't want a sarcastic answer then don't ask questions that you can find the answer to yourself if you took 5 minutes to read a phone book and use a phone.
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited September 2004
    im not gonna get into an arguement with you about this, i just think it was uncalled for, it was a simple question. when somebody says something, its not always the first inclination for someone to go out and research it. it was a simple question, that only required a simple answer. all that was necessary was a "it was here, but they moved out so long ago"
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by Jstas
    Don't make excuses for me.

    wasn't making excuses, just helping spwuinmk67 understand that this is just part of the dynamic we have over here and not to take it too personally :cool:

    you seem perticularly edgy lately stas... you need to get some don't you... I know a little poon-tang always makes me pretty amicable :p
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited September 2004
    name's bill btw, its a bit easier then typing spwuinmk67 each time
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by spwuinmk67
    name's bill btw, its a bit easier then typing spwuinmk67 each time

    i'd definately have to agree with that :p
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by Joelsbass
    I know a little poon-tang always makes me pretty amicable :p

    and i would have to agree with this... :D
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited September 2004
    you know...at one point, i wondered why everyone's post count was so damn high. It is all so clear now...
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited September 2004
    clearer than mud on a sunny day, yep...

    and here's more supporting evidence...

    it's okay, though, most of the posts are either jl-bashing or jl-defence, depending on which side you choose that day...
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited September 2004
    jl makes for some interesting conversations around here... get exalted and macleod started, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the show :D
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited September 2004
    ive seen those before, i laugh my **** off everytime. I usually get to read what goes on here, but dont usually post, either no time, or just not enough knowledge on the subject to justify the post
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited September 2004
    well, that seems mean to mac and cody... you have to at least let them share the popcorn :p
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited September 2004
    heck no, i'm not letting cody put his grubby hands in my popcorn :p
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited September 2004
    hehe... he's gonna come in here and have a say in this eventually, you do know that...
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