Better than Hifonics Brutus 2100?

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

well mine are still stiff so im expecting around that this weekend who knows. i wanna try some dc xl's at some point but i cant seem to pull the trigger

DC subs look nice IMO but I have been told too many horror stories about them having to be reconed after comps on the regular.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

im surprised it hasnt been said or maybe i didnt see it but a db drive 2k would probly do the trick IMO lol

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

i've seen the dc subs go up in smoke a few times , but every time the box the subs were in was waayyy too big.keep to the box specs from dc and you'll be fine .

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

Considering he's broken two brand new amps, it's most likely his electrical... especially he mentioned earlier that he doesn't want to upgrade any of the electrical stuff.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

If two brand new amps didnt work.. I would highly doubt it's the amps fault. Most likely a wiring issue (considering you were asking what ohms you would be running, points towards user wiring error)

i completely bypassed my factory system by removing everything and straight up plugging an iphone into the rca input via an adapter, and still same issue. its nothing with my wiring. i know how to wire a car, ive wired up 6 different cars and rechecked the wires twice on my car..... all you do is a run the positive from battery to 12v amp terminal and ground from chassis to amp ground, and remote wire..... its not rocket science

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

Just saying, trying to run 2 kw on stock electrical isn't going to work out so well. That might be killing them but I'm not sure what all you have feeding those amps.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

Just saying, trying to run 2 kw on stock electrical isn't going to work out so well. That might be killing them but I'm not sure what all you have feeding those amps.

dude its not even that. i didnt even get to turn the gain up at all.

and i also have big 3 done with 3 additional grounding points (5 ground points) in 0 gauge... the sound didnt even come out of the amp so the amp wasnt even working to begin with.

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

I was just thinking that it's more likely that its a small user error (hey we all have done it) then to have TWO amps DOA on you. I personally have never got any product in my life DOA (not just car audio, all electronics) so I just found that a little hard to believe is all.

Also, you mentioned before that you weren't sure what ohm load two d4's produces. So I just kinda put 2 and 2 together

 

[Paulspikey 10+ year member]

Whatch out guys, we're dealing with a ****** over here!

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

Yeah, wasn't trying to bash you, I also have never received anything DOA... good luck with your next amp.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

I was just thinking that it's more likely that its a small user error (hey we all have done it) then to have TWO amps DOA on you. I personally have never got any product in my life DOA (not just car audio, all electronics) so I just found that a little hard to believe is all.
Also, you mentioned before that you weren't sure what ohm load two d4's produces. So I just kinda put 2 and 2 together

whatt?? lol i know what ohm D4 voice coils go at. its on crutchfield and in my owners manual... its either 1 or 4 ohm, thats not what i said, i said how would i wire it to 0.5 ohms when i was talking about the lanzar amp..

i know a little about car audio lol

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

Whatch out guys, we're dealing with a ****** over here!

who me? im not a bad *** lol

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

my aq is easier on my electrical compared to the brz i had.

 

[Jaguar 10+ year member]

People I know in the business tells me Hifonics used-to-be good, but now they aren't. If I were you I would return both of your broken amps, forget about getting a new one now and save. If you ask me, and I'm just a novice car audio enthusiast, to get an quality amp that can push 2000watts and up for $290.00 isn't going to cut it unless you want something mediocre or used. Are you trying to power the subs alone with it or what? And by the way I totally agree 2 amps going bad that were supposed to be new, impossible. The cause was likely a wiring issue that keeps putting your amps in protect mode!

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

My wire is not wrong. I completely re-wired my car and rechecked my power cable it's fine. My other amp works 100 percent for my speakers

What amp would you suggest jaguar?