$7,999.00 amp anyone

[ampjunkielikeme 10+ year member]

someone please define 'true class a'...

i used to call them heaters because they run at full tilt all the time, and get really hot even if they are not producing any sound....

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

no its an actual class A amp

No, it's not.

That amplifier would have an idle current draw of 167A under ideal conditions if it were pure class A. That's with no signal. Just turning it on would draw 167A, constantly, and under ideal conditions (maximum efficiency for class A operation & 14.4V power source).

No, it does not operate it's entire range under class A operation. It might operate in class A for the first few watts (just like any other class A/B amplifier). But that is wholly different than calling it a "true class A" amplifier.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

this amp is absolutely not 'pure class a'. that heatsink is nowhere near sufficient to continuously support that much heat. btw, critical mass website says nothing about these being class a...

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

"Sonically Perfect" 

lol..

 

nG

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"Total harmonic distortion 0.0051%"

They just proved their own marketing claim wrong //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

u gotta be nuts the best??? really??? why dont they have ppl wining meca, iasca and world finals..critical mass that is. soundstream, mtx, kicker. if u want to say sq or sql, Fi, ascendant audio, emeinence, jl. that price is out landish 4 real.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Mono 700W× 2CH Damping Factor > 900 S/N Ratio > 118 dB Total harmonic distortion 0.0051%
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Meh.....won't sound any different than an amplifier of the same power & frequency response with a damping factor of 100, SNR of 90db and a THD of 1%.

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

It is a bargain, check out what they sell them for:

http://icondealerservice.com/catalog/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=29

 

[team3d 10+ year member]

Tell me I am just really ****ed up and that it didn't sell for 100 thousand plus on that site

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

It is a bargain, check out what they sell them for:http://icondealerservice.com/catalog/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=29

ICON is who makes them but dont go by those numbers

http://www.criticalmassaudio.com/catalog/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=42

 

[dennis09x 10+ year member]

ya really, im probably to deaf to realize how great that amp might be. One day when i make to much money to care what i buy. Then ill think about getting that, but probably not...maybe some mlk 3's and some other crap that 8000 could buy. 8000 could buy like 106 high end amsterdaam hookers... 15 min's a pop, thats like over a day of pure sex...worth much more than this amp...probably not worth the diseases ill get.....sorry im rambling

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

They cant even list the power ratings correctly..

 

[Orion Man 10+ year member]

Even if I was a rich bugger with money flowing out my a$$ I still wouldn't buy it.

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

"No payments until 2009 - new eBay MasterCard"

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Even if I was a rich bugger with money flowing out my a$$ I still wouldn't buy it.

x2

I can't really hear much of a difference in POS amps and good amps. Sure, you can hear a difference... if you listen.

But no where near worth 8K.

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

If I was gonna spend that much money....

http://www.sinfoni.com/start.html

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

quality cost money.....

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

quality cost money.....

Sure, but what's the other $7k paying for?

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

just to say you spent an extra 7k.

 

[flores210 10+ year member]

not even free shipping? come on.

x2 for 8gs you would think that there would be free shipping dont you think

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You'd think they'd drive it to your house in person.

Does it come with a tube of lube? I'd hope so since you're clearly getting bent over.