cactus 7k daily OP.

[2lo2flo 10+ year member]

The soundstream 15,000 is supposed to very similar to the Cactus Sounds Elite 12,if not the same amp

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Cool, that's awesome info. You can basically tell how an amp will perform based on those key points of information. Maybe off by 10-15% based on different designs and what the ACTUAL rail voltage is inside the amp but it's always close.

For example, here I have an old SPL Dynamics amp, EXT-3000D it's the same exact thing as a SAZ-3000D. BUT, it has a little higher rail voltage, about 15% higher. It should do about 15% more power but really that's a guess because of limitations of the rail caps and other small issues and that's probably not worth any difference in price to most people.

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Why is it the Stetsom amps don't have a SSF?
Just curious

The 7k2d's do.

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

so db-r are you a Stetsom Dealer in the us or just the repair guy?

 

[TnT_Sounds 10+ year member]

repair guy

 

[ninjawhiteboy12 10+ year member]

i was just wondering because he was talking about selling the 7k2d's and i didnt know where he got them, thanks

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

It's 2 7k2d's with the 7 extra caps. Not a 10k2d. I am still learning all these Stetsom model numbers...

i think these are the 12volt version of the 7k2d. i have 1 of these that i got from jeff brown.(i had 2, just traded 1 for a 40.1 to 2lo2flo)

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

stetsom 5k2 and up i believe all have ssf

 

[AudioAnonymous 10+ year member]

Also, is this 15K a china beast? Looks like a china beast with Korean drive boards.

Made in Korea.

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

db-r have you had a chance to look at the diablo technologies amps. if so what do you think. 8.1 8k amp

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

I seen pics. Like I have stated before, the chinesse made amps are powerful but I don't know if I personally would trust them in a long term use situation where I planned on keeping the amp for years. Diablo had contacted me about doing repairs for them also, but have not heard back from them... I guess I am such a dick and so expensive to start off with it scares new small companies away right away, but I don't know. They never responded back. Stetsom came to me desperate but I did have to come down a little on labor rates to get them, but still charging more than their last shop did to do their repairs. They wanted a better job done, so they gonna pay more... it's ALWAYS that simple in my book.

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Made in Korea.

Hmmm.... maybe it's just the pics. The board looks chinese in many ways.

I really seriously hope that a trend isn't starting where the Koreans are starting to make cheaper and cheaper and cheaper amplifier boards so that they can slow down the steady progression of all of these small companies and startups that are now buying their amps from China build houses... Though I don't have a problem with the amps being built in china as long as the quality doesn't change. I know the chinese could sell you a three legged horse if they really want to sell it to you, so I know it's tempting to raise profits by going to a build house that does cheaper stuff, in some cases ALOT cheaper, but it's gonna eventually put those companies that choose to go with the lower class stuff back where they came from, nothing.... not a good business plan IMO.

 

[MCarmer 10+ year member]

i can listen to people talk about electronics all day long...

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[pawn man 10+ year member]

i like to try to learn as much as possible. when someone like db-r is willing to share wisdom, listen!

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

Cool, that's awesome info. You can basically tell how an amp will perform based on those key points of information. Maybe off by 10-15% based on different designs and what the ACTUAL rail voltage is inside the amp but it's always close.
For example, here I have an old SPL Dynamics amp, EXT-3000D it's the same exact thing as a SAZ-3000D. BUT, it has a little higher rail voltage, about 15% higher. It should do about 15% more power but really that's a guess because of limitations of the rail caps and other small issues and that's probably not worth any difference in price to most people.

Brian misses it dearly lol, hope the parts come in soon //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif