Hifonica amps

[pj_chevy03 10+ year member]

i have heard a lot about these amps and i would like some opinions (good or bad) on the reliabilty...if you own one where are your gains set and does it like to get hot easily???? thanx for all comments

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[yamaha326 10+ year member]

i havent havent had any problems with my bx1500.very good amp and well built..............

 

[phrozen5100 10+ year member]

I haven't had any problems with my Hifonics amps, crappy manual and mounting hardware but that's not really a problem.

 

[BIG_SUPERMAN72 10+ year member]

U mean Hifonics or another name called Hifonica? My amp works gr8. My RCAs were all ****ed i had to do some home repairs. But it works better now.

 

[moses 10+ year member]

ha the manual is a piece of shit but the amps are **** good mine works fine and hasnt had any problems yet

 

[Shinobi 10+ year member]

There are better quality amps just all depends on ur budget . Although Hifonics has a good price to wattage ratio.

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

Mine has treated me quite well since I've had it.

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

Well, I'm going tot go against the grain here. The shop I compete for sells Hifonics and I don't much care for them at all. I guess for the watt/dollar ratio there are good...like stated before. As for efficiency, I think they are power hungry and very inefficient. I ran a Goliath Gen XX (2500w x 1 @ 1ohm) to a 15" PBX (1000w rms / 2000w peak). I had to have the gain on the thing to like 3/4 or more to get the sub moving. Granted it is a good sub, but this amp does 500w over the MAX rated power. This shouldn't have been. Also, if you looking for good tech support...well, let's just say I have had numerous bad experiences.

Bottom line: not a fan.

 

[smullen 10+ year member]

Been running Hifonics longer than alot (not all) of you have been driving....

I like them... I have used ""Better"" amps and did not see the hype...

I could go on and on, but I don't feel like typing...

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

I used to hear a lot of reports of people's Brutus series amps frying up only a few weeks after they got them. I don't know if it was user error or bad quality; if it was a quality problem then Hifonics must have fixed it since i haven't heard anything bad in about a year.

 

[smullen 10+ year member]

I used to hear a lot of reports of people's Brutus series amps frying up only a few weeks after they got them. I don't know if it was user error or bad quality; if it was a quality problem then Hifonics must have fixed it since i haven't heard anything bad in about a year.

I did here of a few myself, but considering the amount of them sold, I would not call it a lot...

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

i actually just had that problem with my amp, out of the clear blue my amp broke, so now im going to have to send it back to ikesound.com, but they are based in Florida so who knows how long this is going to take.

 

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

I'd say that due to the number of HiFonics products produced and sold, yes, it does increase the possibility for error and a product being defective. I dont think that makes them a bad choice for your installation. From the stories I have heard about the HiFonics amps, most of the people that had problems were due to the fact that the Brutus series are slightly overrated, which might lead to people pushing them harder than necessary/what the amp is capable of (we are talking less than 100 watts here - which I dont think is a serious crime considering the other classic over-raters)

Additionally, you have to realize what the market for these amps is comprised of. People, with a limited knowledge of car audio, asking "what amp is good?", buying it sound unheard, and then proceeding to install it themselves with that same limited knowledge.

Obviously you are going to end up with a few burned up amps. Usually the people buying the more high end stuff have some knowledge, or had a decent shop that knows what they are doing install it for them, therefore, less cases of installation error, and less blown/"faulty" amps.

Not trying to make an example of the OP here, just bringing up a point.

 

[pj_chevy03 10+ year member]

the brutus series is over rated??????? i always heard it was under rated... anyway what kind of amps does a brutus 1000 draw...would a stock 03 silverado alternater power it sufficiently

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

I believe that it uses an 80a fuse...the 1500 uses two 60a...