Cons of Hifonics bx1500d

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

rated at 14.4 volts, my american car only runs 13.7 max when its on.
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mine runs @ 14.3

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

What ever happened to the HiFonics of the old days (ie Series VII) that were stable down to .5 ohm and handled .25 ohm no problem?

we're in 2004 now... the present.. not the old days

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

only con i have is you can't turn lcd off

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

Yea LED light is very nice but it can attract unwanted attention.. I guess it only applys to people with hatchs and SUVs with plain view to the trunk.

 

[ted2136 10+ year member]

yeah i think they are one of the best amps to get unless u got more $$ money to spend .... i use 2 gauge wire

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

4 guage should be alright for the brutus ?

 

[sleepr 10+ year member]

4 guage should be alright for the brutus ?

4ga is fine.

 

[kyleg94cavy 10+ year member]

what about 4 gauge into 8 gauge disto for the bx1000d

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

should be fine

 

[badM3 10+ year member]

One thing I did notice, is the use of HIGH amp fuses.

They need 2x 80amp maxis. Thats the main reason why I went with Cadence A7HC's.

 

[smullen 10+ year member]

Outta Curiousity, what wrong with big fuses???

 

[sleepr 10+ year member]

Mine takes 2 60 Maxi fuses.

 

[smullen 10+ year member]

Mine takes 2 60 Maxi fuses.

It came with 2 60s, but I have read on 2 different forums that you can call HiFonics and they'll tell you it was a mistake, they are supposed to have 2 80 amps in there... and they will ship them too you.....

If I remember, I'll e-mail them on Monday and find out for sure... I'll post my e-maiil to them and their response....

 

[carolinaACCORD 10+ year member]

Actually, as the frequency changes, the impedance of the sub changes wildly. With normal music, it can go REALLY high.

From what I understand... your speaker may be a DVC 2 ohm, in parallel creates a 1ohm load. But actually your amp will see a fluctuation of 1ohm during certain frequencies. So at times the amp might play a 30hz freq and see a .75 load any other times it can pop up to 1.25 etc... so its not actually playing 1ohm straight through.
Not to mention, no ones resistance on their sub is 1.00 ohms. I've got an Adire Brahma, DVC 2ohm. Each side actually registers 1.75 ohms on a volt meter.

I suppose this is also a way for the sub to squeeze out a few more watts from an amp, kinda nice.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

It came with 2 60s, but I have read on 2 different forums that you can call HiFonics and they'll tell you it was a mistake, they are supposed to have 2 80 amps in there... and they will ship them too you.....
If I remember, I'll e-mail them on Monday and find out for sure... I'll post my e-maiil to them and their response....

still waiting for that email