Anyone have an audiosource amp three ?

Codey
Codey Posts: 188
edited November 2004 in Electronics
They say the're 400 watts bridged. I was hoping someone could shed some light on this amp. Are those numbers inflated, or would this amp be suitable to drive a tempest?

I was thinking of getting rid of my adcom 545II to get one of these. Any input?

Outlaw 950
GFA-555
GFA-545
GFA-2535
RTi8s
CSi5
FXi3s
214L Vented Tempest
250w BASH amp
Toshiba HDA1
Toshiba 44" DLP
NAD 533 Turntable
Tripplite HT3100
Xbox 360
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,420
    edited November 2004
    how much you thinking about spending?

    Parts express has a 500W (299.00) and 1000W (399.00) new plate amps, just a thought.
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  • Codey
    Codey Posts: 188
    edited November 2004
    I don't really have much money right now, so I was entertaining the idea of seeing if someone wanted to trade.

    Failing that I would spend about $400.

    Outlaw 950
    GFA-555
    GFA-545
    GFA-2535
    RTi8s
    CSi5
    FXi3s
    214L Vented Tempest
    250w BASH amp
    Toshiba HDA1
    Toshiba 44" DLP
    NAD 533 Turntable
    Tripplite HT3100
    Xbox 360
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,549
    edited November 2004
    The Adcom GFA-555 is a monsterous, and I do mean...monsterous amplifier man...

    Loads and loads of current, 800 damping factory. Perfect sub amp...
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited November 2004
    I have an Audiosource Amp driving the RTI70 front speakers, and the amp does a very good job. I tried bridging it to drive the center channel, but couldn't hear the difference between the Denon 3803 and the Amp 3 -- probably more distortion at the bridged level. With driving a subwoofer, the distortion is not as important. I believe it should be fine for driving a sub. There was a test done by hometheatherhifi (I think) on the amp 3 in stereo mode, and the amp produced true 150w RMS in stereo mode. My guess is since its wattage was not inflated in the stereo mode, the bridged mode should be very similar.
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited November 2004
    Codey, sent you a PM.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,505
    edited November 2004
    i would think the parts express 250W amp would be enough for the tempest, especially in a larger enclosure. only 128.00 plus shipping last time i check. i'm using it to power a shiva in a 142.5L enclosure (ported) and is more than enough,
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  • Codey
    Codey Posts: 188
    edited November 2004
    I just came across this, looks interesting.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5729905866&fromMakeTrack=true

    Outlaw 950
    GFA-555
    GFA-545
    GFA-2535
    RTi8s
    CSi5
    FXi3s
    214L Vented Tempest
    250w BASH amp
    Toshiba HDA1
    Toshiba 44" DLP
    NAD 533 Turntable
    Tripplite HT3100
    Xbox 360
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