Hifonics NOT overrated!?!?

[CJL 10+ year member]

Well I sent a email to hifonics/maxxsonics and they said...........

"Hello,

The Brutus amps were never over rated.

Some people tested them at 12.5 volts and said they do not do rated power.

All Brutus amps provide rated RMS power at 14.4 volts.

Best regards,

john"

Hmmm kinda makes me look at Hifonics in a different way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

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[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

noob question but what kind of battery come with most cars?

 

[Rc 415 10+ year member]

It is possible, but do you think a company would talk DOWN on THEIR products?

Hifonics:

"Oh yeah, our amps are over rated by at least 100 watts!"

Doesnt sound right does it?

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

The reason im curious is because ive also heard this from someone else

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

xx series = solid

anything else hifonics = crap

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

noob question but what kind of battery come with most cars?

all come with 12v, when the engine is running, the alternator will put out between 3.8-14.4 volts to charge the battery.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

They rate their amps at 14.4V, but that is plainly stated on the spec sheet. They honestly rate the output of the amp rather than plainly under or overstate it. If that makes them crap...everyone has their own opinion. If somone is getting all hung up over a matter of less than 100W when you are in the 1500W range in a budget level amp they need to get a life. The difference in volume of 100W, that you will never see anyway playing music, when you are talking about 1.5kW is nowhere near audible and hardly a reason to talk bad about an amp. If you care that much about winning the paper dB drag race, spend a lot of money to upgrade your charging system to provide a constant 14.4V, or get a much more expensive amp that makes an inaudible extra 200W so you can feel good about yourself.

This whole thing is similar to horsepower ratings in cars and motorcycles. Most all makers rate power at the crankshaft and ignore powertrain losses because it makes them look more powerful. Same with amps. Unless the amp is rated per CEA 2006, you can't compare amp ratings between brands because you really don't know. I hear so many people judge an amp by how underrated it is. Dishonest is dishonest whether the maker is overstating power or deliberately understating. If an amp is overbuilt, that is one thing, but honestly I would much rather know exactly what I am buying rather than hearing "conservatively rated to produce." What does that mean? To me it means that is will produce that amount of power and probably more. How much more? A lot? A little? Fact is I don't have the time, money or equipment to test every amp out there to see if it will meet the needs of my system. Last I checked, only IASCA was still using power classes and their classes were not the craziness that they were back in he 80's and 90's where 4 ohm rated power was all that mattered and it made a lot of sense for amp makers to grossly underrate their products 4 ohm power because that rating was what determined a competitor's power class in competitions. Since this system is pretty much dead it only makes sense for the amp makers to quit underrating the amps. Just to keep people from whining, give a range of power, a tolerance if you will, that the amp will produce. Obviously tighter tolerance components used in the construction of the amp will lead to tighter output range tolerance, but why keep up the charade? With the majority of consumers in the market for as much power as possible with the least expense, why would an amp maker want to underrate their amps?

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

They dont even make rated power at 14.4volts. lol

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

They dont even make rated power at 14.4volts. lol

based on what?? ONE benchtest of ONE brutus from 2 years ago??

 

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

yeah are a bit overrated but their new line up will do rated power

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

xx series = solidanything else hifonics = crap

u know nothing.

 

[maxxguy1 10+ year member]

yeah are a bit overrated but their new line up will do rated power

x2 man I have messed with both and the knew ones are stronger.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Orion > Hifonics //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[gl0ck 10+ year member]

Orion > Hifonics //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Exactly..

 

[darkdrake 10+ year member]

i enjoy my hifonics...