What amplifier would you buy upto 150$?

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

probably for 150 i'd go w/a profile amp

could get tsunami db4440 4x75 for 165 @ ed's site

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3067814964&category=18797 holy shit i see this after i buy my amp... :thumbsdow

It's a Lanzar 1200D inside.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Yo i do not think so, But i kno that the great rap mogul master P said it alot. And one guy said it came from Shakespear.

"A coward dies many time before his death but the valiant never taste of death but once." -W. Shakespeare

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

yo ok shakespare said so what. And Master P. also said this. Believe none of what u hear and half of what u see.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Just giving you the quote from Shakespeare that Master P or whoever paraphrased, that's all.

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

Hey n2audio, how do you know that those tusnami amps are the same board as a Lanzar 1200D? Do you have pics or anything to back it up, im really interested in this because I know the 1200d's from Lanzar are pretty good and I know that Tsunami is a whole different company so its kinda got me skeptical.

 

[Unreal 10+ year member]

$129 for a tsunami 440 off woofersetc.com

Friend just got his. Looks like a nice amp.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

They may be entirely different companies, but there are a limited number of amp mfg's out there. If 2 different brands call a mfg and request an amp with similar specs the mfg. might ship the same board to be assembled into more than one different brands shell.

Have a look see:

Lanzar

Tsunami

 

[emack727 10+ year member]

Reply to quote above. The Tsunami is a referb but it is a good deal. Here's one cheaper

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3075489519&category=18797

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

They may be entirely different companies, but there are a limited number of amp mfg's out there. If 2 different brands call a mfg and request an amp with similar specs the mfg. might ship the same board to be assembled into more than one different brands shell.
Have a look see:

Lanzar

Tsunami

Wow n2audio, thats pretty convincing with those pics given that that second amp there is in fact a tsunami and if it is then by god they are the identical amps and I would trust tsunami to have good stuff, even more than lanzar so I guess those two types of amps are really good. Hmm...I think I might save up 150 bux and get one of those tsunamis since theyre the same board as the 1200D and ive already seen charts from I think it was carsound on the 1200D and it done what it was rated for.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Actually, I got those links (and verification of my beliefs) from an ED rep - Regal at CAF.

http://www.caraudioforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=172186&highlight=tsunami

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

Ok so I read that thread and from they were saying and what you said, then it looked like that tsunami amp and the 1200D had problems and lots of them. What were those problems? And do they still have them because im really interested in buying one of these now since I have a job now and a friend whose wanting to sell me two like new tsw-125dvc Premier subs which I can wire down to 1 ohm to get the 1000 watts rms.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

I bought a 1200D from SD in the fall of '01 when they were pretty new to the market. The 1st one I had quit working after about 1 hr. of use. I returned it to SD for replacement. The replacement amp quit working and let out the white smoke in about 3 hrs. of use.

I contacted Lanzar and got a LOT of good info from Dominic - I even posted one of his e-mail replies on SD a while back and swapped a couple posts with him.

In a nutshell he said the original and 2nd versions of the 1200D had tech. issues. The first one was a noise problem which led to a redesign. The 2nd was a problem driving low impedance loads which resulted in a change of mfg.

About the same time I got this info from Lanzar I recieved my 3rd 1200D which came directly from Lanzar's stock - it was solid. I used it for about 6 mo. then sold it on ebay and my buyer said it was doing great.

Having said all that - IMO the recent 1200D's and gxa1000d's are quality, affordable amps. To me, the fact that the ones at audioblowouts are refurbs is reassuring that any problems the amp may have had have been resolved in the refurb process.

I'm thinking about getting one to run a couple 10's in my boat - either that or a reman. Vibe 430 for $120.

 

[jemorgan85 10+ year member]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned US Acoustics.