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<blockquote data-quote="DidUHearThat?" data-source="post: 4757776" data-attributes="member: 594758">Hifonics amps are very good.&nbsp; So are alpine.&nbsp; Ignore Mr.Dave, he has no clue what he&#039;s talking about.Generally amps don&#039;t have &quot;SQ&quot;, when everything is cold and working normally, they all &quot;sound&quot; the same.&nbsp; When things get hot, voltage drops and you&#039;ve been pounding a few hundred miles, then &quot;quality&quot; and &quot;junk&quot; start to become apparent.&nbsp; Amp &quot;quality&quot; is mostly about consistenecy and reliability.The cheapest jensen or sony amp will sound exactly the same as a top of the line Genisis or McIntosh amp.. at first.&nbsp; As they heat up, the cheaper amps will begin to distort at much lower levels than their normal ratings, they won&#039;t handle impedence and voltage swings well, and they will fail much sooner than the quality amps.&nbsp; Quality amps should have a much longer life span than &quot;cheap&quot; amps.&nbsp; IMO, Hifonics is somewhere in the middle.&nbsp; Not the best or worst.&nbsp; Good quality, but I don&#039;t expect to be leaving them in my will to my grandkids either.How can you tell the difference by reading the box or listening to them?&nbsp; You can&#039;t.&nbsp; Reputation is very important in amplifiers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DidUHearThat?, post: 4757776, member: 594758"] Hifonics amps are very good. So are alpine. Ignore Mr.Dave, he has no clue what he's talking about. Generally amps don't have "SQ", when everything is cold and working normally, they all "sound" the same. When things get hot, voltage drops and you've been pounding a few hundred miles, then "quality" and "junk" start to become apparent. Amp "quality" is mostly about consistenecy and reliability. The cheapest jensen or sony amp will sound exactly the same as a top of the line Genisis or McIntosh amp.. at first. As they heat up, the cheaper amps will begin to distort at much lower levels than their normal ratings, they won't handle impedence and voltage swings well, and they will fail much sooner than the quality amps. Quality amps should have a much longer life span than "cheap" amps. IMO, Hifonics is somewhere in the middle. Not the best or worst. Good quality, but I don't expect to be leaving them in my will to my grandkids either. How can you tell the difference by reading the box or listening to them? You can't. Reputation is very important in amplifiers. [/QUOTE]

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