Lanzar Opti 500x2

i did some research on this amp awhile back it should do close to rated power. i read a german article that tested it at 14xx watts at 4 ohms. suppose to be a really good amp i found 1 for around $250

They are built like tanks that do about 10% above rated power. That's it. I love them and lucked out and got a Opti150 for $35. A lot of people believe that they do WAY over rated power when unfortunately they do not. Thats the amp that got me into car audio 16 yrs ago. LANZARs Opti50c.

I have an amp with the same board as the Opti1800D (40Ax4 fuse) and it does about 1900W@1ohm@14V

Lets think about the years they were produced too. The original Optis (bluish/grayish in color) I know for a fact, bench tests and from the local dealer at the time, that those Optis only did on average 10% more then rated. People have said 50%, but it's not true. Not the newer line, say from '99 to present, might be over rated on power. I don't know since we don't have a local dealer anymore.

The one you're questioning, yes. The Opti500, but only by around 10% more so the Opti500 will do about 1100 wrms x 1 @ 4 ohms.

The newer line, silver in color, might ot might not do more. IDK?

http://www.audiodesign.de/downloads/testberichte2005/Lanzar_500x2_CH.pdf

411 x 2 rms @ 4 ohms

769 x 2 @ 2 ohms

1372rms @ 4ohms bridged

I love mine.

The link ^^ is to the newer sliver ones. I have no experience w/the newer line.

The line I'm talking about looks like



That's a pic of my Opti150. This is the series that people claim do way more power then they're rated to do, but they just don't. I wish they did, believe me I wish they did. These are the amps that got me into car audio.

Now the question needs to be clarified as to which amp is in question the sliver or the bluish one?

After I scroll back to the top he did say 500 x 2 @ 4 ohms. The Opti500 I'm referring to is 250 x 2 @ 4 ohms, 500 x 2 @ 2 ohms.

yeah, those old school Lanzar's were from a completely different world.

Those were the days when Lanzar had in house designers and assembly lines.

In ~97 they began outsourcing to Zed Audio. Zed built them from that time to '99-'00, but Lanzar ordered enough that they didn't have to find a new supplier until the '04 release. That was the first year the optis were built overseas. The 500x2 is from Korea. I haven't seen many reviews on the Opti's from this era, but the few that I have seen have all been positive. Accurately rated. In their price range they should be real solid amps IMO.

n2a, didn't know you were a member here? And for some time too. I've been having PC issues that rarely at best let me reply on carstereo.com

Yeah.. I wasnt talking about opti 500,or opti 500.2 i was talking about Opti 500x2..
Its rated 1500 at 4 ohms,and i beleive its a good amp.

I will try it out for sure,and see what happens. I dont really want my sub to ower power my front stage so testing testing =)

Thank you all a lot! =)

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http://www.audiodesign.de/downloads/testberichte2005/Lanzar_500x2_CH.pdf
411 x 2 rms @ 4 ohms

769 x 2 @ 2 ohms

1372rms @ 4ohms bridged

I love mine.

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