Heard ARC is steppin up thier game in 06

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

They're also releasing a Class D IIRC. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500W+ I believe?

No class D's or class T's whatsoever in '06....all a/b's

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Current draw for teh win!!

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Current draw for teh win!!

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They truly felt they simply dont sound as good. Having used a cxl1500T and my xxk2500 i actually agree.

 

[MetalMaxima 10+ year member]

2007 will f'ucking rock the audio world as we know it.

That is all I am going to disclose. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

soooo that chip foose guy is only designing the cosmetics?

Thats it. Even the main designed by the engineers not him. Just what you see visually in trim, the casing is Foose designed. I believe in both SE and FD series the heat sink is incorporated into the base of the amp. There are fins that run the length of the amp and exhausted out the end caps. There will be a push/pull fan system inside.

Its a marketing move. A good one IMO. It wont have a huge overdone Foose logo on it, and quite honestly all that matters is that the performance and specs deliver. Foose is into custom hot rods, so is Arc in its wild demo vehicles. But now Foose can throw a nice sound system wilth quality gear ,in his type of visual appeal. Simply an attemp to let engineers do the engineering, and designer do the designing. Trying to offer an amplifier that'll look good in any interior.

I'm personally not crazy about oval shaped amps like the PPI. I like my amps with flat edges.

http://images.snapfish.com/3455%3B34323232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2356%3D324%3D8%3B%3A%

The Foose line and SE line will offer new design

* Sanken transistors

*every Arc model whether they need it or not will have temp. controlled fan system.

*They promise the Foose 4ch sonically to be at the level or better than the xxk4150(see specs), with better overall design than the xxk line.

*no class d DESIGNS,there will be 2 strapable class a/b and class H mono blocks at 600 and 1250 watts

* No GOLD HARDWARE, aLL nickel on all new lines

* BIG 6 CHANNEL... capable of ~85x4, 225x2 at 4ohm

'Some' of the current xxk amps are similar designs of those that Rob Zeff designed for UBUY, a Taiwan electronics giant. NONE OF THAT will be around for '06. ALL new designs, proprietary to Arc Audio only, for Arc Audio.

The Signature Edition amplifiers. ZAPCO c2k who?

Balanced inputs/outs via Cat 5 cable (NON PROPRITARY CABLES, so no spending extra money to symbilink ala zapco )

Bandpass xovers on every channel

2ohm mono/1ohm stereo stable

heatsink incorporated onto the base of the amp

external fusing

up to ~18v input

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[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Why? So they can waste off of their money in R&D and tie up capital in manufacturing costs and inventory that will sit around for years, only to sell 3 or 4 sets.......if they are lucky.

Agreed. They know their place and strengths. They are better off continuing to have speaker specialists give them a quality product to place in their lines.

 

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That link don't be workin' for me home slice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

middle of page..

http://www.carsound.com/UBB/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=001149;p=2

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

when is that D coming out? I remember reading about it.

I don't like the way the new amps look either.. They shoulda stayed square.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

when is that D coming out? I remember reading about it.
I don't like the way the new amps look either.. They shoulda stayed square.

There is NO D coming out.

What you see here is the Foose Designs series...

This is what the Robert Zeff Signature Edition will look like

(4000SE pictured, 4Kw a/b)

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Here are some other pics from SEMA

http://www.softwork-orange.com/SEMA/

 

[ksin291 10+ year member]

Here are some other pics from SEMA
http://www.softwork-orange.com/SEMA/

Can't say I'm a fan of the Foose one designs one, looks like a lower end Planet Audio amp or something. I'll stick with my XXK's, I love the looks and more importantly the performance of them.

P.S. Manny hit me up I have a wiring question for ya.

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

This is what the Robert Zeff Signature Edition will look like

(4000SE pictured, 4Kw a/b)

Shit balls. Bring your own generator.

 

[rbenz27 10+ year member]

Wow!! That's nice. Trade-in program, yes please //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

that looks a lot like a c2k. anyway, arc should step up their game. they are one of the only amps i have seen in boats that have over heating problems. i had one that would get hot after a few minutes, shut off. did that through the entire life of the amp. replaced with a ref series, never had any problems. same conditions.