Sundown vs Hifonics

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

And If The Saz3kd Wants 2 Join It Will Be An Orgy

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[pioneer 10+ year member]

Thanks for your opinions guys.

Anyone has experience with the Atomic amps?...

 

[pioneer 10+ year member]

Got it today

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Nice choice. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

Well, denim?...elaborate please //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

To elaborate for him, if I may ......

Many board stuffing houses do that kind of thing, but company A that actually designed the board may stipulate that certain more expensive and often more precision parts are used. Company B may order essentially the same product but not be so concerned with using the higher quality parts to keep the costs down. The two epoxy PWB's are the same but the quality/tolerance of the parts loaded on it are not. I know for IC's there are often several performance grades available for the same product and there are also knock-off IC's that are not always the same quality either. Also, things like resistors can come in 10, 5,2, and 1% tolerances - some applications need a tight tolerance to be accurate and as you probably guessed, 1% can be a lot more expensive than 10%.

Same circuit board, looks the same to the eye, but quality parts can make a world of difference in quality and reliability.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

or it could be like that pic that snoopdan posted with a big cap cover glued onto a little mini one

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

I've been running a hifonics bx1500d at one ohm for over 3 years straight.

I run that dam thing pretty hard, too.

Sweet amp for the money.

 

[pioneer 10+ year member]

Yeh i heard of fake caps

But seeing RD Audio, being a reputable brand, would they opt for cheaper components?

Also Atomic seems to be respectable in the game too.