Is it possible for two companies amps to use same boards but different parts

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

I mean I am sure it is possible but is it likely I should say. I had a Kole 2400db for 3 years and I have put that amp through TONS of abuse. Couldn't get it to kill over and I really like them. Thing is the lanzar HTG2600d uses the EXACT same internals but it has a red board rather than a green one like in the koles. The thing is I can get the 2600's considerably cheaper. I know power wise both probably going to do the same. But what about from reliability perspective... The kole is a TANK. Is it likely the lanzar will use weaker protection circuits etc .... thanks for any feedback

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[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

Yes lots of companies do it.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Is it going to affect the reliability of the amps

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

If one company uses parts with different tolerances, it very well could.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

It is done all of the time. But, just because they use teh same board that does not mean the amps would all be populated with the same quality of components.

 

[bball09124 10+ year member]

Is it going to affect the reliability of the amps

Most likely the answer is yes, but you never know until you try.

 

[Pimpdaddyq 10+ year member]

I had, and now a friend has a Concept 1200D amp.. and it uses the same board as other "cheaper" amps use, although it seems to not have any bad reviews compared to the other reviews for the same board under a different companies name.. do the research..

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

I have a MA HK4000D and a visonik V4000XD and they share the same board and componets but the HK board is black and the Visonik is a dark blue.

 

[Tinted 10+ year member]

men have walked on the moon. anything is possible

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

is it possible for two amps to use the same case but different internals?

same answer...

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

Yes, and it happens a lot more than you think. Not just car audio, but everything.

I work in communications and a couple years ago I was tasked with finding some new DSL modems for our company to use. I tested 12-15 different units, probably half of them had identical guts and even identical software but with different logos..

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

ha ha right on. Prob. will go with 4 of the audiopipe ap15001d then

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

cant lose there. You can get them for $204 shipped from cardiscountstereos.com use code 9998 $10 off.