viper d2500.1 fried, from ike sound

[GSteg 10+ year member]

Ikesond blows. Happened to my (2) DEI 4200 I bought from them a year go. Both were bad when I hooked them up..

Ikesound is still making money because they take $36 for returns. They dont refund money, only give store credit. Dispute with your credit card company.

 

[Shinobi 10+ year member]

Ike sound isnt authorized for DEI they only thing they are authorized for is mayeb those cheap *** brands. Alot of their refurbs are done in house some people just dont know it . Ike is overall the last place on earth I'd buy anything audio related reguardless of price.

 

[jchancellortool 10+ year member]

http://ikesound.com/category-category_id/818

See where it says "Directed Audio Authorized Internet Retailer "

 

[Defconx3 10+ year member]

Screw Ikesound, my Directed 1100d got damaged after few minutes only, and it was connected to a 2 ohms load. As i payed 200US$ for the shipping from USA to the midleeast, heh no way to send it back to USA for repair, now i am gonna try to bring few Mosfet transistors that got damaged and hopefully repair the amp myself

If you are going to try to resolder in new MOSFETS, then make sure to check the current resistors near the mosfets, because most of the time when the mosfets fry, the resistors go with it. If you do not replace them the mosfets will fry again when its powered on.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Ike sound isnt authorized for DEI they only thing they are authorized for is mayeb those cheap *** brands. Alot of their refurbs are done in house some people just dont know it . Ike is overall the last place on earth I'd buy anything audio related reguardless of price.

Isnt the Directed stuff refurbed by Directed, though? The amps come in a box with a "factory refurbished" sticker on them, and a warranty offered through Directed.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I was going to order a Viper d1200.1, but after all the s**t going around right now from them I dont think so. They claim they are refurbished from DEI, at least that is what they told me.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

I was going to order a Viper d1200.1, but after all the s**t going around right now from them I dont think so. They claim they are refurbished from DEI, at least that is what they told me.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

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You have a warranty from DEI included in the box. That makes me think that DEI is refurbing them, not ikesound.

Maybe someone should call Directed and ask them- I tried to call, sat on hold for 20 minutes, left a voicemail.

 

[jchancellortool 10+ year member]

Anyone know why the amp only smoked after I turned the HU off and back on?

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Thank God I never bought the Viper 2500.1 that I was planning on buying from ikesound a few months ago

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Anyone know why the amp only smoked after I turner the HU off and back on?

Power light was on and the protection light was on?? Check your ground and make sure it was grounded to good metal and it is still grounded.

 

[jchancellortool 10+ year member]

If the ground wasn't connected wouldn't it just turn off and not turn back on untilthe groundwas connected again?

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

If the ground wasn't connected wouldn't it just turn off and not turn back on untilthe groundwas connected again?

Ive heard of amps blowing and going into protect mode because the amp's ground was loose or not grounded properly.

 

[jchancellortool 10+ year member]

bump

 

[jchancellortool 10+ year member]

Ok i've been thinking about it... When I turned the HU off and back on every light in the car dimmed really bad and thats when the amp made a snap sound. I then Shut it back off and accidentally turned it back on and thats when it started to smoke. Could it be that the remote wire got grounded out?

 

[jchancellortool 10+ year member]

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