First Amp You Fell in Love With?

[tc300 10+ year member]

For it would be either kicker dx700 or the mmats dhcx2200

 

[Heel4lyfe 10+ year member]

memphis st-1000d still have 5 of them

wouldnt you wanna sell me one of these

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

Stetsom 14k2d. Best amp i have ever owned by far

 

[bighossf150 10+ year member]

Kicker 04KX1200.1 would buy another if I had the chance

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

First one... probably a Sounstream Rubicon 702 -- the things we did to that amp... I am still amazed to this day we didn't blow it up (Brandon and I).

I also had a thing for my Linear Power 2.2HV and (don't laugh) MA Audio 5082HX.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Alpine M1000

 

[lionfamlee Premium Member]

Old school surfboard Sansui, never had the funds for it, and cant find one these days...Always wanted that amp,approx 3-4ft long i guess n 18in wide.Last time saw one was on Ebay approx 3yrs ago, and a guy in Hawaii wanted like $1500.

If you are a collector and really one it I would suggest looking at eBay Germany or UK. I purchased numerous amounts of car audio from those sites. I got a working and near mint condition RF Power 650 for $70, a McIntosh MC431M for $250 (working), etc. I did not pay for shipping because I lived there at the time. I used to get a lot of Premier Pioneer, Kenwood, etc top of the line stuff too when I lived in Japan. I still do not pay a lot for shipping because I have friends in those locations who go to the local military base and send it USPS. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

 

[VanLan 10+ year member]

memphis st3004 (sold tonight //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif )

Crossfire 602. BEASTLY 2 ch a/b!!

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

audio art 200.2xe

 

[hegar817 10+ year member]

Kenwood PS 300t back in 2000 when I was running 2 12" Punch DVC subs in my brand new Honda Civic SI. I was in high school so I thought I was s**t. New + loudest audio system back then..lol

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Alpine MRV-1507. My brother has one and I just always loved the way it looked, and it really is a power-house. I'm waiting for him to offer me to buy it. I don't know what I'd do with it, but I'd like.

Phoenix Gold Xenon X1200.1. Gorgeous and just stupid powerful for what I was used to using and being around.

Soundstream Reference 500. My friend let me have it when it blew and and I unfortunately had to part with it. I believe Grinder on here bought it off of me.

 

[CrossFired 10+ year member]

Not my first, but most loved! It was the loudest 12 watts I've ever heard. 2.2HV in Grey.

Linear Power Specifications: 2.2HV

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

For it would be either kicker dx700 or the mmats dhcx2200

well, i may be tempted to part with mine...... sounds nice

Kicker 04KX1200.1 would buy another if I had the chance

lol, got one of those, too, but it's a bit naked, gonna finish it off with an acrylic top, just have to figure how i'm going to print the controlls

Directed 1100D loved the amp so much.
I was blown away at 15 years old that an amp could deliver 1100watts

i would have to say that is probably my most beloed and used amp. currently have 6 of them and only 1 is 2002 model. they really were bulletproof, and i remember the 16st1000d's being the matched competition, but, i believe the directeds handled more abuse, likely from the larger cooling area, as they were pretty close in build.

First one... probably a Sounstream Rubicon 702 -- the things we did to that amp... I am still amazed to this day we didn't blow it up (Brandon and I).
I also had a thing for my Linear Power 2.2HV and (don't laugh) MA Audio 5082HX.

beautiful amps, those soundstreams. first amp i bought brand new was a ss ref1000sx, which was the s model with a few power supply revisions that made the p/s section a cross between the rubicons (1002) and the earlier models. i really cannot say i have ever heard or seen better actual constant, solid decernable power management during normal operation. really, i would not say it was the first amp i really fell in love with, it was the amp that i didn't know what i had until later. i got that one back (blown, of course) and many others, posted in the os collectors thread. the directeds may be real informed love of a product, but i think the first one i really loved was an old sherwood 400watt? may have been a 200, but i cannot remember the number at all. all i can remember is that it was silver, kind of rounded, like a cross between an opti 200.2, and a ppi pc series, and well underrated, from what it did for the next guy. i would love to have one again. i have many amps that i fell in love with over the years, but do not even know where to look for that one. having multiples of my favorites does not quench the hunger either, lol.

 

[treesive 10+ year member]

^^THIS^^

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