lanzar vibe question

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

OK so my friend has an extra amp sitting around he will sell me for 40 bucks

its

http://www.lanzar.com/itempage.asp?model=VIBE435

lanzar vibe 435

200wrms x 4 at 4 ohms.

would this be ok to use as my speaker amp or is it just plain junk.

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[Pickzilla 10+ year member]

I ran a lanzar for a bit cause I was broke... it worked fine, but didnt give me great SQ and def didn't put out rated power.

I think overall they are not good amps. But then it's hard to argue with 40 bucks. Thats like 4 beers in a decent bar.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I ran a mono block Vibe and never had a problem with it. It was a pretty decent budget amp actually. Still works too, my friend bought it off me and still runs it daily.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

junk yes... however if you can talk him down to $30, or $20... then i too would jump on that deal

 

[RipDaJacka]

i had a vibe286 that came straight out the box with a blown channel.. it got fixed and i sold it.. idk tho.. it seemed pretty decent.. it got hot as 7 hells tho.. and they dont like under rated ohm load.. I was a n00b at the time so wutever... try to talk him down a lil... but I think it should be fine as long as you scramble eggs on it at .5ohms load

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

i guess ill go hook it up and try it out let me know if anyone else has opinions on it

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Ok hooked up the lamp, it does much better for these speakers then the small alpine I had on it. Testing it I would say even tho it is rated for 200wrms per channel it prob doing more like 130

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

I had a vibe 430 which I'm guessing is basically identical to the 435 on the inside. The 430 was rated a lot more accurately at 125x4. A few years back I came across a benchtest of the 430 at 296x2 bridged.

Anyway --

The 435 should be a legitimate 100x4 amp. 40's a giveaway. If it's in good shape, performance-wise ~$80 would have been a fair deal IMO, but those were probably the butt-ugliest amps Lanzar's ever sold.