Well got the Audiopipe GD6001s clamped last night!!!

[mjf 10+ year member]

nice score bro, now get a new alt!

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Ya know it works out better or other wise be just a bunch of boring *** ......

No disrespect but which method did ya use to test the amplifiers?? Please explain and give the exact numbers from the test . Break it down for me

 

[97gp 5,000+ posts]

Audiopipe!!!!!!!!best!!!!!!!!!!in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!best!!!!!!!!!!!amps!!!!!!!!!!!ever!!!!!!!made!!!!!!

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

At the comp last night i had the guys clamp the GD6001s that i have, with the gains set at 1/2 and 12 gauge speaker wire, with Tahoe sitting at 14.6v before burps to test, we got 5212 out of the pair, then we played with just one of them and got 3020wrms@1ohm out of just one, strapped i couldnt keep the volts up enough to turn them up more, final testing was done at like 13.2v, and so these amps are solid 3000wrms amps, so who ever doubted these amps before need to re check, my amps were strapped at 2ohms, also these will run at .5ohms all day, so just think about the power then, these Audiopipes are underrated by around 1000-1500wrms!!!! And audiopipe was kickin some *** last night, i was the 2nd loudest there, with woofers that cost less than kicker 10" L7s that were there last night!! Im sticking with audiopipe!! Ill be able to get 6000wrms strapped easy for less than a single ZX2500.1 costs new!!
GD6001s strapped at 2ohms 1/2 gain

13.2v-5212wrms

Single GD6001 @ 1ohm 1/2 gain

13.9v-3020wrms

Not that I doubt the numbers, but which method did they use to test the amps? What were the output voltages and amps?

Also, where the hell are you buying zx2500's that you are paying upwards of $1000? I'm seeing them for ~$550 BNIB.

 

[MEMPHISFLEX 10+ year member]

Not that I doubt the numbers, but which method did they use to test the amps? What were the output voltages and amps?
Also, where the hell are you buying zx2500's that you are paying upwards of $1000?

You can contact the owners of the audio shop and ask them, thats all there doing, im just going off of what they clamp them at, its the same thing DB Steve uses from midwest spl, and I got those amps for cheap cheap, way cheap. $1000 i could of got four of them for that price. go to teamaudiohype.com and then call them on monday

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

You can contact the owners of the audio shop and ask them, thats all there doing, im just going off of what they clamp them at, its the same thing DB Steve uses from midwest spl, and I got those amps for cheap cheap, way cheap. $1000 i could of got four of them for that price. go to teamaudiohype.com and then call them on monday

Well, i would like to see some legitimate proof of this. 3000+ out of a $250 amp seems HIGHLY unlikely, unless they are just cheaply made and will crap out in a month.

However, if they really do what you claim they are doing, then perhaps they should be a little more well known. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And I edited my post above just to clarify, you can get a zx2500 BNIB for $550.

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

i would be glad to buy 2 zx off you for 250 a piece.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Well, i would like to see some legitimate proof of this. 3000+ out of a $250 amp seems HIGHLY unlikely, unless they are just cheaply made and will crap out in a month.
However, if they really do what you claim they are doing, then perhaps they should be a little more well known. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

And I edited my post above just to clarify, you can get a zx2500 BNIB for $550.

Agreed. Not only this but audiopipe themselves only rates it at like 2000watts on their website. Even if you get 2000 watts for prices like that not bad. But I have a feeling they just test the output voltage. Prob with this is most people believe if you test voltage and take it squared.. For example... 50 volts. So they take 50 by 50 so 2500 divided by the wired ohm. But this form of measuring is EXTREMELY inaccurate . When you get a moment asked them how they measured it. See another reason I doubt it. Is wired 1 ohm. Means most likely where they tested the amp had imp rise to 1.5 to 2 ohms so that means that amp would be doing that power at those ohms which is EXTREMELY unlikely

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Agreed. Not only this but audiopipe themselves only rates it at like 2000watts on their website. Even if you get 2000 watts for prices like that not bad. But I have a feeling they just test the output voltage. Prob with this is most people believe if you test voltage and take it squared.. For example... 50 volts. So they take 50 by 50 so 2500 divided by the wired ohm. But this form of measuring is EXTREMELY inaccurate . When you get a moment asked them how they measured it. See another reason I doubt it. Is wired 1 ohm. Means most likely where they tested the amp had imp rise to 1.5 to 2 ohms so that means that amp would be doing that power at those ohms which is EXTREMELY unlikely

Or they could have done the ever popular voltage/amperage output x car voltage.

That one always makes me lol.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

Or they could have done the ever popular voltage/amperage output x car voltage.
That one always makes me lol.

Hmmm which one is this. explain a bit better. prob familiar with it

 

[MEMPHISFLEX 10+ year member]

they clamped it to the positive wire on the master amp then put another lead into something else, but yeah call them on monday and talk to them first hand, the guy that did mine was seth, they said something about 2?? some volts, so what ever that ment, and they had to divide that by something, and i get my amps cheaper than anybody else, and i know you can buy ZX2500.1s for $550 new, because i bought one for $150 used to my door!!!! These audiopipes go for around $400-450 normal price!! And the two MMats 3500.1s were doing 7700wmrs strapped

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm which one is this. explain a bit better. prob familiar with it

This commonly occurs when a person only has a DMM and no clamp meter.

They will put the DMM leads on the amp and get an AC volts reading (90v for instance), then they will multiply that by the CAR voltage (14.4v for instance)

90x14.4=1296 "watts"

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they clamped it to the positive wire on the master amp then put another lead into something else, but yeah call them on monday and talk to them first hand, the guy that did mine was seth, they said something about 2?? some volts, so what ever that ment, and they had to divide that by something, and i get my amps cheaper than anybody else, and i know you can buy ZX2500.1s for $550 new, because i bought one for $150 used to my door!!!! These audiopipes go for around $400-450 normal price!! And the two MMats 3500.1s were doing 7700wmrs strapped

The clamp meter goes around the + speaker wire. The DMM goes on the + speaker wire of the master amp and the - speaker wire of the slave amp. You then multiply those numbers together. I'm not sure what (if anything) they were dividing, unless they were trying to figure out your impedence rise.

 

[vehementSPL 10+ year member]

This commonly occurs when a person only has a DMM and no clamp meter.
They will put the DMM leads on the amp and get an AC volts reading (90v for instance), then they will multiply that by the CAR voltage (14.4v for instance)

90x14.4=1296 "watts"

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The clamp meter goes around the + speaker wire. The DMM goes on the + speaker wire of the master amp and the - speaker wire of the slave amp. You then multiply those numbers together. I'm not sure what (if anything) they were dividing, unless they were trying to figure out your impedence rise.

Ahhhh I see.

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

they clamped it to the positive wire on the master amp then put another lead into something else, but yeah call them on monday and talk to them first hand, the guy that did mine was seth, they said something about 2?? some volts, so what ever that ment, and they had to divide that by something, and i get my amps cheaper than anybody else, and i know you can buy ZX2500.1s for $550 new, because i bought one for $150 used to my door!!!! These audiopipes go for around $400-450 normal price!! And the two MMats 3500.1s were doing 7700wmrs strapped

you got a zx2500 for 150 used?

 

[ST33M 10+ year member]

If this is the org I am thinking. This is how they determine power output. Great rog to run. Very equal and relies on skills to get the numbers.

A Volt meter will be placed on the speaker leads coming out of the amplifier going to the sub(s). Then a Ammeter/Current meter is “clamped” around the positive(+) speaker lead at the same point as the other meter. The “peak hold” feature is selected on both meters. A competitor will have 30 seconds to achieve their highest SPL. During the run, the meters will keep track of the peak voltage, amperage/current coming out of the amplifier going to the subwoofer.

After the run, the judge will examine both meters and multiply the measurements together to determine max wattage. Example: (50ACV x 10ACA = 500 watts).