orion or AQ

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

what amp is better, orion 2400 or AQ1200

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[SWFL 10+ year member]

orion 2400??? u mean 2500

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

You couldn't give me a DEI manufactured Orion amp. Their new Orion line is meh, and their customer support sucks. At least Audio Que stands behind their product and for that fact alone I would go Audio Que over DEI's Orion!

orion 2400??? u mean 2500

So I guess *THIS* amp doesn't exist?

 

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

no.. HCCA-D2400

http://cgi.ebay.com/ORION-HCCA-D2400-MONOBLOCK-AMPLIFIER-2400W-CAR-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ170313373524QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item170313373524&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50[/url]

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

Is there an echo in here?

no.. HCCA-D2400
http://cgi.ebay.com/ORION-HCCA-D2400-MONOBLOCK-AMPLIFIER-2400W-CAR-AMP-NEW_W0QQitemZ170313373524QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item170313373524&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

So I guess *THIS* amp doesn't exist?

 

[SWFL 10+ year member]

dont go with the new orion stuff go with the older stuff

 

[uGotF-ckedUp 10+ year member]

yea i want the older stuff.. my cousin has an old orion.. its a beast!! he said its around 3500 rms =] its like 2.5 to 3 foot long.. =]

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

Just make sure you stay away from the HCCA 250 G5 and the HCCA 275 G5. Both of those amplifiers had a higher than 50% failure rate back in the day and some were known to catch on fire.

On the flip side, if you get a first generation HCCA 250 or HCCA 100, make sure you get the bridging module with it. You can build your own bridging module, but it isn't for the faint of heart if you aren't into electronics!

The Digital Reference through the HCCA G5 don't require a bridging module.

Now for some useless information: I bench tested my HCCA 225 G5 and it produced 73 watts per channel RMS @ 4 ohms just prior to clipping on my oscilloscope. My HCCA 250 G5 produced 100 watts RMS per channel @ 4 ohms just prior to clipping. In other words, even at 4 ohms they are grossly underrated:veryhapp:

 

[eg9 10+ year member]

Old school orion would be my choice

Just picked up me an old xtr2250 to add to the collection. I will end up using this one tho just pulled the 250r out to change the setup.

 

[sddale]

When you say "old school" how old is that? I have an Orion 1200d purchased in 2005. Was this underrated in power? Max power says 1200 watts at 1ohm...I'm assuming that peak power.

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

When you say "old school" how old is that? I have an Orion 1200d purchased in 2005. Was this underrated in power? Max power says 1200 watts at 1ohm...I'm assuming that peak power.

Late 80s to Mid 90s old school and anything that is adsT or DEI produced is NOT!

Your amp should do 425 RMS @ 4, 725 RMS @ 2, and 1,200 RMS @ 1 ohm! For the last couple of years DEI has been playing the numbers game and rating their amplifiers at Max 1 ohm power. For example the HCCA D2400 will only give you 1,200 watts RMS @ 1 ohm.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Find a Orion 1200D on ebay and win. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif