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A Linear Power 2.2hv or two. I have two of these amps and they are outstanding amps. Never heard of Linear Power? Dynaudio used them in their demo Blazer and Stereophile magazine named the 2.2hv as their "mobile reference amp." How about them apples?
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Posts: 7996 | From: Charlotte,NC USA | Registered: May 1999
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My alpine 3558 would be my choice for #1 SQ amp.This is the only amp that i have used that i actually heard a huge differance with.NEVER going to get rid of this thing.
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I'll put the McIntosh up against it....i am still saving my pennies for the mack daddy of all amps.....MC4000....that would run me about 400,000 pennies.....I'll keep saving.. TJ
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That McIntosh MC4000 is incredible. One amp with 6 channels with lotsa power. Plus, it's McIntosh!! The bad things about it? The price at $4000 and the fact that it's 3 feet long!!
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I would have to say two amps. One that I have personally dealt with quite a bit and one I have just read about but would love to hear. The one I have heard before is the Alpine 3558, just like ALIPINE4LIF said. This is an older amp that when paired with a 7909 or even better a 1310 & a 5959 sounds down right sweet. I have nothing but respect for the old Alpine DigiMax series of equipment. To bad they don't make something of that quailty anymore. As for an amp that I have only read & heard about would have to be the McIntosh MC4000 just like Lep. said. $4000 is way out of my park though.
I like the fact that no one has mentioned Audison or Brax yet.. Their design, componentry quality, beautiful circuit layout and insane power supply head room (the Audison monoblock HR-100 i think) as well as having a gorgeous chassis.. They are WELL WELL out of my price range, but gawd-damn.. Oh, btw... I haven't been too impressed with with any McIntosh setups I've heard lately... My friend damon blew UP his 4000m.. Go figure :-) Not trying to piss on any parades, but thats what my ears tell me.
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I was very unimpressed with Nak in the past, not that it is bad.....but.....the speakers, and speakers, can't handle power.....amps have no balls......I just thought it was very weak.....and trust me, I had a full blown Nak setup before now.....I have recently switched tp Diamond Motorsport....damn is all I have to say....a little more expensive than the Naks, but they flat out blow them away.... TJ
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Lep, I agree with you on Nak speakers, however, I ran a PA-506, and loved it! It was one of the ballsiest 6channel amps I've ever owned! The subs channels were 1 ohm mono stable, unheard of in a 6 channel amp!
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STILL waiting to hear a GOOD pair of HLCD's!!
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1) Brax X2000 2) A pair of Genesis Monoblocks 3) a/d/s/ Px/a (but this would have to power an entire system) 4) Zapco Z600 5) Linear Power 2.2HV
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Posts: 100 | From: Berkeley, CA, 94578 | Registered: Oct 1999
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What's the catch with the Linear Power 2.2 amps? Rated at 12.5x2 at 4 ohms? That seems really puny. They've gotta have some catch or trick that makes them cool. I like them, but I know they've gotta make more power.
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Nobody likes Zapco anymore? I've had the Z600c2 and Z300c2, and thought they had some of the nicest quality available. Just my 2 cents
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Rated power (whats on the label) means litte. We all know that amp makers grossly "under rate and deliver more." The same hold true for Linear Power. My 25 watt Linear Powers are putting out atleast 125 watts a channel- atleast, and 700 to the sub. Try one, and you will be very, very impressed with these monsters.
A local shop built a dB Drag truck a few years ago for the 97 dB Drag Finals. It had 8 Stroker 15s on 8 Linear Power 3.2s and broke the windshield qualifing. Not bad for a couple 50 watt amps, huh?
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I have been using the same LP amps for the last 15 years and have NEVER had a problem with them. They are the most bullet proof amplifier I have ever owned, and even though the older ones were kind of battery hungry, the newer ones are more efficient in that department. My 1752's (how old is that?) used two 30amp fuses and my new 2.2's use one 40amp and make more power! Just my two cents......
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I'd have to agree with Tech.. I switched from RF (series 1) to ADS and there was a huge diff.. (both of these amps were from the same era.. ADS is probably in a different class than the series 1.. a punch/power might be a more fair comparison but that's another story nothing else in the system was changed. but if all amps sounded the same people would buy the cheapest one for a given power RIGHT??
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