Which HU Has The BEST Sound

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

if it has no internal amp exactly how does it become the best sq deck out? all of your signals would be amplified making the sound come from amps not the unit itself.

Huh? Are you implying that the amplifier in a head unit is somehow better than an external amplifier?

The signal is sent via the excellent pre outs to the outboard amplifiers.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

Huh? Are you implying that the amplifier in a head unit is somehow better than an external amplifier?
The signal is sent via the excellent pre outs to the outboard amplifiers.

thats not what i'm saying at all---i'm saying the sq also has alot to do with the amplifier--get it?and then there is speakers to factor in. i don't care if you have the best deck ever made if you got a legacy amp and pyramid speakers whats the dam point.

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

thats not what i'm saying at all---i'm saying the sq also has alot to do with the amplifier--get it?and then there is speakers to factor in. i don't care if you have the best deck ever made if you got a legacy amp and pyramid speakers whats the dam point.

I understand what you are saying now. I just didn't get that from what you posted before. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

Amps have little to do with SQ as DBfan said, power is for the most part just power. Reliability is a big reason for price differences. Your deck factors in ALOT more than amps for SQ, if your deck is sending a shiddy signal to your amps, no, your "awesome" arc amps are not going to make it sound good, it will just amplify that crappy signal. Get it? Learn it. Amps are alot of marketting too. Like some of you think, more expensive must mean it sounds better, so you buy it not even knowing the science behind it. Stripped down, a legacy and a Mcintosh a/b sound the same at every given power output. Extra circuitry (eqs, x-overs, etc..) can factor in, making amps sound different when not stripped down tho. THD in amps is stupid to look at BTW, even your high end speakers have A TON more distortion than the measely .01 or whatever an amp might have.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

Amps have little to do with SQ as DBfan said, power is for the most part just power. Reliability is a big reason for price differences. Your deck factors in ALOT more than amps for SQ, if your deck is sending a shiddy signal to your amps, no, your "awesome" arc amps are not going to make it sound good, it will just amplify that crappy signal. Get it? Learn it. Amps are alot of marketting too. Like some of you think, more expensive must mean it sounds better, so you buy it not even knowing the science behind it. Stripped down, a legacy and a Mcintosh a/b sound the same at every given power output. Extra circuitry (eqs, x-overs, etc..) can factor in, making amps sound different when not stripped down tho. THD in amps is stupid to look at BTW, even your high end speakers have A TON more distortion than the measely .01 or whatever an amp might have.

Thank you for saving me the trouble.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[desertheat 10+ year member]

alpine 7909 and 7949 are my top pics.

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

well in that case why does nobody run an earthquake on there door speakers. cus of there high THD

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Amps have little to do with SQ as DBfan said, power is for the most part just power. Reliability is a big reason for price differences. Your deck factors in ALOT more than amps for SQ, if your deck is sending a shiddy signal to your amps, no, your "awesome" arc amps are not going to make it sound good, it will just amplify that crappy signal. Get it? Learn it. Amps are alot of marketting too. Like some of you think, more expensive must mean it sounds better, so you buy it not even knowing the science behind it. Stripped down, a legacy and a Mcintosh a/b sound the same at every given power output. Extra circuitry (eqs, x-overs, etc..) can factor in, making amps sound different when not stripped down tho. THD in amps is stupid to look at BTW, even your high end speakers have A TON more distortion than the measely .01 or whatever an amp might have.

watts dont have sounds to them i agree, but an amps built, power supply and ammenities is what you pay for, and are the x factor- whats the point of driving high end speakers w/ a pos that makes more distortion?

Your comparisons **** monkey balls, a Mac amp with its superior build quality and use of higher grade (caps,resistors,transistors and overall design-including heat dissipation which helps efficiency) will put out less THD than a legacy amp at the same power output- thats what people pay for when they buy high end, they pay for quality and an overbuilt product

That RC crap is for the birds.......not all amps are created equal

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

The big difference between amplifiers is on board processing- find something that will do the power you need (and then some- headroom is good to have), and has good on board processing...and you're set.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

Your comparisons **** monkey balls, a Mac amp with its superior build quality and use of higher grade (caps,resistors,transistors and overall design-including heat dissipation which helps efficiency) will put out less THD than a legacy amp at the same power output- thats what people pay for when they buy high end, they pay for quality and an overbuilt product
That RC crap is for the birds.......not all amps are created equal

You didnt read....

I said that STRIPPED DOWN, they sound the same, ie no extra processing... But no, their "superior" caps, resistors, etc... are not going to make ANY audible distortion. Like I said THD on amps is never an issue, ALL speakers contribute A LOT more to distortion than any amp...

And you are obviously very unfamiliar with RCs bet.... Dont try to learn though, you will most likely not understand.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Yummm Hisssss:inlove:

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

And your comparisons do **** because Legacy, Pyramid, etc. all have horrendously bad S/N ratios ... Gotta love that Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ...

Unless you get a bad batch, those "junkier" amps s/n ratios arent that bad at all. Forget published specs.. they dont mean anything unless they say what power the measurement was taken at. If you have worked with crappy brands (I've installed many for friends who get suckered into them), you would know that they are for the most part very clean, as in a higher end amp with even slight pollution in the signal would be louder. My comparison is the same as what RC test has never lost in.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

Yummm Hisssss:inlove:

Good post, you are quite the valued member of this forum, we all really enjoy reading about what you have in your system after every little one liner you type, atleast disable your sig if you are gonna just post crap... thanks.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Dont get all pissy pants . If you dont want it there just disable signatures in your user CP

 

[EaC95z28 10+ year member]

hey. this is to the thread starter. if u are still readingg your thread i was wondering if u were planning on selling the 9815 to get another deck or so? if u are i was wondering how much u wanted for it. im in the market looking to get either a 9813 or a 9815 so let me know. u can shoot me an email at eac95z28@aol.com thanks