I vote this one and then you still have money left over. Does rated power like stated and like everyone else is telling you, it'll work just as good as the high end of audison.
I'm very confident in my ability to hear differences between amplifiers. How do I get ahold of this richard clark guy? Lol I could definately use the $. Seriously there are huge differences in sound when comparing amps. Granted some will sound similar but to say they all sound the same? Cmon... and as far as a noise floor, sometimes it gets loud but that's not when I do my critical listening. Sometimes I just sit in my truck and listen to music with the car shut off. There's no noise floor then. If there's no diff between amps then why are some amps so sought after even when they're old and used? Hype? I don't think so. Its cause they sound better.First off, we are talking about CAR audio in an environment that can have a noise floor as high as 70 decibels while traveling down the highway.
Secondly, if you are so confident in your ability to hear differences between power amplifiers, I believe Richard Clark has $10,000 waiting for you
http://www.tom-morrow-land.com/tests/ampchall/index.htm
I agree there are some differences. Some subtle, some more noticeable depending on the amp in question. The full range Alpine PDX amp is one of the few modern amplifiers that I find to sound weird. They seem to lack midbass and I am not the only one who has noticed that they are a little on the cold side.
You should hear my 2006 Mustang GT that I purchased used with Borla Stingers already installed if you want to talk about a noise floor from hell. The only car noisier than mine that I have heard with a sound system in it was a buddy's Camaro SS with a supercharger and Magnaflow exhaust making 650 RWHP. For these vehicles, there is no way you would catch me recommending Tru, Sinfoni, or Brax unless it was for the sheer sake of wasting money.
Till this very day, Linear Power remains my favorite amplifier to put on mids and highs. I don't know what it is, but I have yet to find an amplifier that gives me the Linear Power sound. The other plus is that Linear Power was handmade in the USA and I can generally repair them myself. For the most part, I have only needed to replace resistors from eBay idiots who ran them too low, or audio filter caps, but that is about it. I did have one that had a sticking relay, but thumping it a few times fixed that issue:laugh:
That's not quite the test...it's between things that measure the same //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Actually, the tubes are coupled to the outputs but I think what your trying to say is its a tube hybrid amp which it is. Maybe you should try reading about a product before you call someone a dipshit.....
Your gonna get pwnd
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NO ONE has won the Richard Clark challenge. That includes audiophile reviewers for top audio magazines. But hey, all you need to do is put up your $200, bring him a couple of amps that you KNOW you can tell the difference between, and watch Richard Clark keep your $200 when the test is over:laugh:
