anybody clamped a leviathan or kronos?

my brother owns both and me and him both agree , the 500/1 he was previously using was louder and cleaner than the new kronos. They also keep shutting down. electrical is sufficient , and gains are set properly. They just don't seem to be all they are cracked up to be. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 
i'm really looking for input here. It really irks me because every Zed amp i have gotten my hands on , including the 5 i own right now all seem to be better quality than these new ones.

tweeters are 4 vifa BC 25's (2 ohm stereo on channels 1+2) , left mids are 2 silver flute 6" 8ohm running bridged on ch 3+4 , and the same for the right on 5+6. RCA's are y'd correctly , and the subs are 2 D4 SSA dcon 10's on the kronos bridged.

Deck is a alpine 9855 running active.

 
Yeah , my brother has heard the stories and he bought the amps from someone on ebay , so he is reluctant to call steve. The kronos had never been used but the leviathan had been used before. I really can't figure this out. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 
First I've heard of a God-like Zed amp having a headroom or SQ issue.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Only thing I can imagine is the JL amps put out 500+ watts regardless of ohm load. Its possible the 500/1 just has more headroom and isn't squashing the sound or struggling to keep up?

 
Yeah but the Kronos is rated at 1k @ 4 ohms. It should surpass the jl in every aspect. I'm beginning to think my brother just doesn't know how to tune a system. I set up his last system , he did this install himself.

 
OIC.... I don't know what to tell you there other than checking it out in person and see if he fubar'd the tuning..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 
Well I went over today and tuned them in a little better. Noticed a 1 volt difference in the voltage at the amps under full load. Gonna beef up the ground on the cab and check again. Gotta wait for the 1/0 to show up. Also ditched his terrible fuse block for a knu digital with mini anl fuses. Waiting for that too. Will post up when I know more

 
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