Best Quality Amps Ever?

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Well, yeah. What did you expect here?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I expected someone to post the bestests quality stuff there is, but no one did. Only opinions on what they think is the best quality //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

I really thought there was a 'best.' what a disappointment.

 

[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

Helotaxi,

What amp would you choose if you could have any one amp for components? (price not being a factor obviously.)

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Like I said, Audison HR-100. Hasn't been made in close to a decade. Not because if its sound but simply because it was a work of art. Simple dual mono 100x2 amp. Absolutely huge. Teak wood faceplate and ends.

For amps currently in production, I'd have to go with Helix's highest end again simply for the looks. Gorgeous amps.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Like I said, Audison HR-100. Hasn't been made in close to a decade. Not because if its sound but simply because it was a work of art. Simple dual mono 100x2 amp. Absolutely huge. Teak wood faceplate and ends.
For amps currently in production, I'd have to go with Helix's highest end again simply for the looks. Gorgeous amps.

might as well go with Brax then, though I heard they bench in at exactly what they're rated for and sometimes less.

helix:

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The clear tops on the Helix do it for me compared to the plain looking Brax. And yep they do right at rated power. Audison as well.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Helix has some hybrid tube amps now. not as compact as their older amps, though.

I liked the looks of 'em:

http://www.audioaffinityusa.com/helixsite/08/helix_esprit_amplifiers08.htm

 

[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

I expected someone to post the bestests quality stuff there is, but no one did. Only opinions on what they think is the best quality //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif
I really thought there was a 'best.' what a disappointment.

Peep my post its not my opinion I just speak on how Mmats has proven themselfs, by how well they build there amps, and breaking the most records in spl and sq comps till they stoped competing. I wonder how many more years they woulda held there reign if they woulda kept on going. They destroyed every amp out on the market from sq to spl for a couple of consecutive years, just look at the records, that's some heavy reputation. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

People don't buy them much anymore because there prety darn expensive and they dont sponsor no more, but I mean to me there worth every penny, and I wont buy no other amp other than mmats, there efficiency is nice and none the less there not power hogers. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

http://www.mmatsproaudio.com/ourbegining.html

ps. but IMO to me theres no such thing as the best quality amp out there, theres a couple of companys that are up there with Mmats easily, i think its just a matter of opinion.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Never seen an SQ install with MMATs amps, and they're not that expensive. About on par with Sundown for the sub amps.

Could you hug their nuts a little bit more BTW. You coming in and whoring them up every post doesn't make them any better and it makes you annoying. I don't even bother reading 99% of your posts anymore because they all say the same thing. Not knocking MMATS cause I know that they make a solid amp but you're getting tiresome.

And its completely your opinion. If you're going solely on past performance, PPI and Rockford had more world titles before MMATS even made an amp than MMATS has ever won.

 

[MmatsDude 10+ year member]

Never seen an SQ install with MMATs amps.
Could you hug their nuts a little bit more BTW. You coming in and whoring them up every post doesn't make them any better and it makes you annoying. I don't even bother reading 99% of your posts anymore because they all say the same thing. Not knocking MMATS cause I know that they make a solid amp but you're getting tiresome.

I'm in no way dicrydin mmats I'm just stating that they make one of the best amps out there, and clearly I stated that to me theres no 'such thing as the best quality amps out there' and its not that im whoring them in every post, I recomend mmats and bring mmats in posts cuz i personally like them wich is way diferent to saying that there the best or trying to make them seem better than other amps just because I mention them in amp topics, and I will keep at it so its a good thing that you dont read my posts 99% of the time. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

And like i said i only gave my opinion on that theres no such thing as 'the best quality amp out there'

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

 

[rspelljr]

as far as power I would have to say MA Audio... a lot of people will laugh at me but they make a ten thousand watt amp.. I have had a few and heard a fe others and ma really pumps out every last watt they claim... crutchfield just started to carry some lower end ma I haven't heard that myself but I have the high end. today someone gave me a coustic 380 ... wow it really slammes my kicker comp cvr 12s

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

as far as power I would have to say MA Audio... a lot of people will laugh at me but they make a ten thousand watt amp.. I have had a few and heard a fe others and ma really pumps out every last watt they claim... crutchfield just started to carry some lower end ma I haven't heard that myself but I have the high end. today someone gave me a coustic 380 ... wow it really slammes my kicker comp cvr 12s

Last I checked the MA amps only make their rated power @ 17V. Do you run a 17V system daily? Didn't think so. There are several companies making amps bigger than 10K that can actually make their rated power at real voltages. Making a big amp is not a sign that a company makes a good amp.

Only good amps that had "Coustic" on them were the Design Reference series that had Steve Mantz's hands in their design.

 

[putergod 10+ year member]

Soundstream (old)

US Amps (old)

McIntosh

Orion (old)

Linear Power (old - but coming back)

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Only good amps that had "Coustic" on them were the Design Reference series that had Steve Mantz's hands in their design.

It was Rich Coe, not Steve Mantz.