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<blockquote data-quote="quackhead" data-source="post: 7867452" data-attributes="member: 573547"><p>oh yea, they have been around a while. Good, solid stuff.&nbsp; How reliable is that $100.00 Audiopipe?...seems to be hit and miss on reliability issues, they seem &quot;flimsy&quot;, i guess is the word to describe the one I looked at in the pawn shop. The terminals felt like they seemed kind of loose to the wiggle test on the NIB specimen I examined. Personally, I would rather pay more for solid, reliable power and peace of mind. Seems like Class D quality degrades drastically from the $250 (online price) level down overall. There are a few bargains that come with peace of mind, but not many. I was going to recommend reliable power and high current ability at a lower impedance than needed along with years of service with proper use. If OP can&#039;t afford the build quality of the Crossfire, there are cheaper Class D amps in that power range from Sundown, AQ, PPI, American Bass, DC Audio, etc. that would give decent peace of mind as well. Another option would be some of the 2ohm stable amps from Alpine, JBL, etc. for a decent peace of mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="quackhead, post: 7867452, member: 573547"] oh yea, they have been around a while. Good, solid stuff. How reliable is that $100.00 Audiopipe?...seems to be hit and miss on reliability issues, they seem "flimsy", i guess is the word to describe the one I looked at in the pawn shop. The terminals felt like they seemed kind of loose to the wiggle test on the NIB specimen I examined. Personally, I would rather pay more for solid, reliable power and peace of mind. Seems like Class D quality degrades drastically from the $250 (online price) level down overall. There are a few bargains that come with peace of mind, but not many. I was going to recommend reliable power and high current ability at a lower impedance than needed along with years of service with proper use. If OP can't afford the build quality of the Crossfire, there are cheaper Class D amps in that power range from Sundown, AQ, PPI, American Bass, DC Audio, etc. that would give decent peace of mind as well. Another option would be some of the 2ohm stable amps from Alpine, JBL, etc. for a decent peace of mind. [/QUOTE]

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