My Hifonics Brutus Amp Just Smoked What Should I Do??

[babaganoush123 10+ year member]

yea i think i should.

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

reprimand the amp and remind it about the dangers of smoking and that it will cause lung cancer.

 

[Don't_Taze_Me]

I'm gonna have to say x2 on the "buy a real amp" and "throw it away comments".

 

[babaganoush123 10+ year member]

how munch fixing it is gonna cost around?

 

[DownSouth954 10+ year member]

My Hifonics Brutus 1606 did the same exact thing. It's now sitting in my garage and I'm considering getting it fixed just to sell it.

 

[310w6 10+ year member]

that sucks man, maybe time for a better amp i won't mess with overseas crap...

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

It probably isn't worth getting it fixed cause it'll either cost more than it's worth or just blow out again shortly after. Save up and buy a decent branded amp IMO. while Hifonics are good to start out, they're really nothing compared to the higher quality amps.

'You get what you pay for..'

 

[inapontiac 10+ year member]

Ive never had an hifonics amp go up in smoke.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Neither have I

 

[babaganoush123 10+ year member]

man i was pissed. i might just grab an 20.1 or 40.1 incrimantor how do they compare?

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

man i was pissed. i might just grab an 20.1 or 40.1 incrimantor how do they compare?

The IA's are fantastic amps. I'd put them above HiFonics, but that might just be me. I'd recommend them. Go for it!

I'm not saying that HiFonics aren't good, they are great amps to start off with or for just a small little system. But after a while most people want bigger and better. I was actually about to buy a hifonics bx1606 but then changed my mind cause I changed my system plans to need higher power.

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

how munch fixing it is gonna cost around?

around 100 dollars for CIA Engineering to fix it.

i have always had full grounds or a battery next to the amp and have never had problems at 1 ohm or above nominal

 

[22mountaineer 10+ year member]

call db-r

?

 

[babaganoush123 10+ year member]

not sure what do yet.