US Acoustics or Soundstream amp?

just
just Posts: 9
edited January 2005 in Car Audio & Electronics
Which would be the better amp? The soundstream van gogh 600.2 or the US Acoustics 2200.. The soundstream seems a little better on paper having a higher S/N ratio 115 VS 105 for the US acoustic. And the soundstream has a higher dampining factor. Has anyone used products from either manufacturer? What was your experience? Thanks
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited January 2005
    soundstream has gone downhill over the past few years, but id still put them above us acoustics
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2005
    Agreed.

    US Accoustik is a Wal-Mart brand and even tho Soundstream is going downhill fast theyre still pretty solid amps. Way better than US.
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited January 2005
    just don't confuse US Acoustics with US Amps.. US Amps kicks ****... I had one guy call my US Amps TU-600 (150x2 tube amp) a 'wallmart amp' so i went off on him and SERIOUSLY schooled him on car audio... poor salesguy didn't even know what dampening factor was...
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2005
    Didja whack him over the head with your mag light?! :D
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited January 2005
    nope, but i thought about it :cool:
    MacLeod: I guess youre lucky Polk has such lax hiring standards.

    Josh: Damn skippy!
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by Joelsbass
    SERIOUSLY schooled him on car audio... poor salesguy didn't even know what dampening factor was...

    Hey Joel,

    Don't you mean damping factor?

    Dampening was probably the reaction in his shorts to your "schooling".:D :D:D
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited January 2005
    Soundstream going downhill?

    That already happened. All I have seen from them in the past 2 years is a steady upwards climb. Production is back up, quality issues seems to have been resolved and they are making attractive amps again.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited January 2005
    I still like my Rubicon 555 for solid multichannel use. It hard to find a more solid setup for an all-in-one amp.

    It's no SPL king, but it sure sounds sweet!
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by Dennis Gardner
    Hey Joel,

    Don't you mean damping factor?

    Dampening was probably the reaction in his shorts to your "schooling".:D :D:D

    lol, i never claimed to have good spelling :p
    MacLeod: I guess youre lucky Polk has such lax hiring standards.

    Josh: Damn skippy!
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