MB Quart ONX1.1500 Internals

[Ineed$ 10+ year member]

sry I have no clamp meter..I agree the ONX doesn't look as beefy but the board is wider and it has higher ratings at 4 and 2 ohm. It also has those rods at the top left, I don't know what they are for but I am guessing this is a more efficient design that does more with less components.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

sry I have no clamp meter..I agree the ONX doesn't look as beefy but the board is wider and it has higher ratings at 4 and 2 ohm. It also has those rods at the top left, I don't know what they are for but I am guessing this is a more efficient design that does more with less components.

cool. mine is a beast. just wondering about the new model

 

[Somchine13 10+ year member]

yeah are they both the same?

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

yeah are they both the same?

Same rating of 1500 watts into 1 ohm but the onyx is more expensive.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

There was a test floating around of a DISCUS doing like 1600rms at 1ohm or something...but often times, peoples test methods can be incorrect, so you never know...I dont know what my DSC does, but it can definately push more power then my brutus did and seems just as strong as my atomic 1500

 

[Magnus 10+ year member]

No way the Onyx does rated with that bare *** board. Looks just like the Hifonics boards.

 

[Ineed$ 10+ year member]

No way the Onyx does rated with that bare *** board. Looks just like the Hifonics boards.

It's fused for 140 amps so idk about that. Link to pic of Hifonics board?

 

[Somchine13 10+ year member]

ok, can anyone direct me where I can find mb quart DSC1500 for sale? That thing does look beefier than the onx one.

 

[PPI_GUY 10+ year member]

According to the Maxxsonic rep and several dealers, the ONYX series does rated + and is an upgraded series over the Discus line. There was a user over on DIYMA who has owned both the Discus and Onyx and says the new stuff sounds better and is just as strong if not stronger.

I saw a PAS mag video a few weeks ago from CES that documented all the new MB Quart stuff for 2011 including the new Formula amps. They look nearly identical to the Discus series only without the raised, chrome accented 'bump' on top. It said they were only going to be available in 2,4 and 5 channel however, I saw a single channel mono amp listed somewhere. Seems like it was fairly low power though. The Formula series is the MB Quart "entry level" line and the video is here...

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