help me with amp selection

[CrazyKenKid 10+ year member]

hey guys!

i have a quick question for everyone and anyone! i was looking into amps and i found one brand called BOSS, they are extremely cheaper as for mono blocks go and they hit hard with teh rms. but it seems to good to be true! so i was wondering cna i get some opions on this amp? it is either this amp or an orion 1200d but this boss amp puts out 2000rms at 1ch and 1ohm which is more then the orion 1200d can do. but i was wondering why is this one (boss) so much cheaper then the orions? are they ams that like to blow? chekc this out

http://cgi.ebay.com/BOSS-BLX3500M-3500W-BLADE-MONO-BLOCK-AMPLIFIER-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ120193953181QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64570QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks guys for all your help with my selection!

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[CrazyKenKid 10+ year member]

like i guess my question is would this boss amp be a reliable amp?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

No.

 

[CrazyKenKid 10+ year member]

okay so you are telling me that this blade amp isn't reliable, but hwo would i go about looking or rahter what am i looking for to know if an amp is reliabe or not?

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

do some research in the "amplifier" section

 

[CrazyKenKid 10+ year member]

aww i c! why thank you all for your speedy help! thansk guys you make the dumb smarter! you give knowledge to the knowledge-less! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Kenny-G dizzel! blaha!

 

[SQL4Life 10+ year member]

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[CrazyKenKid 10+ year member]

lol you like my last comment eh! lol!

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Boss is usually overrated and regarded as a flea market amp.... but, if find a super deal on one, that does not mean they should never be looked at.

The Boss looks to be roughly 1800 watts RMS into it's lowest ohm rating. The orion might be roughly 1400 watts. Depends on features, price, reliability, support... for the last two, I'd trust orion more. If the orion has a steeper low-pass crossover that might be better if you need it.

 

[CrazyKenKid 10+ year member]

aww well that makes sense! thank you for clearing that up for me! and thanks for taking the time to help!

 

[AVX Mike 10+ year member]

Go with the orion! Solid amps, very underrated, decent customer support.