Soundstream Rubicon 500.1 gut pics

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

I always like posting pics of amp internals when I pull them apart. I had my 500.1 apart because all the wire set screws were stripped... so I took pics and threw them up... it's hard to imagine this thing does 500w

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[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

also does anyone know what those switches are for? there is 1 on the top and two on the bottom

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

wow nice clean amp

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

wow, that looks wimpy

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

wow, that looks wimpy

that's what I thought, but the rubicons have a good rep and it's never given me problems. I specifically bought it for it's small size and high output. It'll come in handy in my new 4runner, I can tuck it away so it won't make my install look bad. I think the diamond will look better... unless I can get rid of it! I want an Arc or Zapco.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

its not how it looks that counts, its how its designed, and the parts used //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

makin an amp do 500w with a small footprint is tough (well how big is it anyways?)

seeing an amp full of components doesnt mean its necesarily good.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

its not how it looks that counts, its how its designed, and the parts used //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
makin an amp do 500w with a small footprint is tough (well how big is it anyways?)

seeing an amp full of components doesnt mean its necesarily good.

footprint is 10.5x8.5 on the base, the board is somewhat smaller

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

oh i thought it was smaller than that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

but still, if it puts out 500+w, who cares wat it looks like //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

oh i thought it was smaller than that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif
but still, if it puts out 500+w, who cares wat it looks like //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

the 1000-2 is 16x12 I believe. Not too shabby for a 1000 watt a/b amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

well those Rubi's are the last of the good Soundstreams...I had a few Rubi's and SA/USA series, some of which I still have...all have the same heatsink design- solid amps

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

I like it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif well I'm off to find the parts I need

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

I'd take a old reference series over a Rubi any day of the week. I just got my hands on a working alpine amp, (well it will be here next week), that is about 30 years old, serial # 0001. It looks like a two story brick with large multiple heatsinks on it than run up and down instead of end to end.

 

[Blazemore 10+ year member]

also does anyone know what those switches are for? there is 1 on the top and two on the bottom

Two on the top are Phase 0 or 180 and the other is sub sonic or hawkins bass control.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

Two on the top are Phase 0 or 180 and the other is sub sonic or hawkins bass control.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif Duh, I can't beleive I forgot those go through the case, I was thinking they were only inside the case... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[woody89 10+ year member]

I wish I could soder(s/p) that nicely. Yet I've only done it once in electronics class.