$265 arc kar 1000.2t worth it?

[hdave 10+ year member]

hey. for 300 CDN (~265 USD) someone is selling an arc audio kar 1000.2T in great condition

its going to power my type r 12 d4 at 2 ohms (1000 rms @ 2 ohms)

is it worth it?

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[hdave 10+ year member]

i was going to buy a nine.1 for the same price, but didnt have money and now its sold

 

[LeX 10+ year member]

I can tell you one thing, both will make them pound, i'm sure the quality of the outsourced ARC amps is still pretty **** good

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

do you think its worth it?

$265 USD / $300 CDN

arc audio kar 1000.2T

1000 rms x 1 @ 2 ohms bridged

bought bnib 1yr ago

warranty ends in 2 weeks

perfect working order 10/10

excellent cosmetic 9/10

used in a sq install (not beat down on)

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, Id say its worth it. Ive never, ever read anything bad about Arc amps, that has to tell you something.

If you really want a 9.1, I think theres a couple in the classifieds. Only advantage to that I can see is the warranty.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

im not set on the nine.1 i dont care much.

reliability is my number one concern.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

ok new amp into question...

memphis mc 1500d vs arc kar 1000.2T

the memphis cost 50 more and ill have to drive about 50 minutes, the arc ill have to drive 10 min

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

what's up with the "T" as in Tripath Class T ? ?

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

iirc class T is full range, yet much more efficient than class a/b and also runs cooler. If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me. The PG tantrum 1200.1 was class T as well.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

^ yep

class t is clean like a/b and effecient like class d as i remember

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

iirc class T is full range, yet much more efficient than class a/b and also runs cooler. If I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me. The PG tantrum 1200.1 was class T as well.

I know all about the T...just seeing if the ARC was a tripath.

you can search for the class T thread, it's somewhere around here.

Cliff notes, full range digital, more efficient than traditional Class D, but is really only a trademark of tripath, blah, blah, blah, Tucked away in a few manf.: Zapco, Avionixx, Arc, among others(depending on licensing, they may not mention it.)

Also known as the radio killer for it's FM interference. I've had and really liked my Avionixx 1200.2's and 800.4's.

I'd take the Arc for $265.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

^ thanks. your helpful

will it make my fm radio sound crap when im listening to radio with subwoofer on though?

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

I saw one of those go for $190 BNIB on the *****-bay a little while ago. This could be completely illegitimate though. But yea, any Arc amp for

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

thanks for the great input guys.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

^ thanks. your helpful
will it make my fm radio sound crap when im listening to radio with subwoofer on though?

I don't remember for SURE, but someone had shielding around the chip. It may have been my multiple class t's, I don't know for sure. I haven't heard anyone talk about Arcs or Zaps having issues. Sorry I'm not much help there.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

^ thanks

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

I saw one of those go for $190 BNIB on the *****-bay a little while ago. This could be completely illegitimate though. But yea, any Arc amp for

im guessing you have never USED an eD nine.1 everyone that has them powering what the know it can...loves them. atleast from my experiences.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Go for the 1000.2T...its solid, and backed by great reputation and reliability record

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

im guessing you have never USED an eD nine.1 everyone that has them powering what the know it can...loves them. atleast from my experiences.

Does that make it a better choise than the ARC then??//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

Your experiences must be accurate if everyone you know....who is that exactly??....loves their ED crap.....I'm sorry CRAP! Relax, this is just my opinion....the nine.1 might be the perfect amp for dave...but I cannot recommend ED for anything because, well ED is CRAP *IMO*

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

im sorry if this lead to arguements

everyone entitled to their own opinion, so lets all be friends //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

and once again, thanks for all your help guys.

btw, will running this amp hard be really bad for it, or will it handle it fine?