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MA Audio Amp...
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:52 am
by CaptainPioneer
Now i know the quality of MA Audio has come into question lately, and i know many dont like the quality of their product but for less than $120 for 800w its hard to argue...
http://cgi.ebay.com/MA-AUDIO-M1889I-MON ... dZViewItem
my question really is what are the pitfalls with this amp or the companies build qualities...
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:32 am
by solacedagony
If you're paying 95$ for an amp, you know what you're getting. Use that for a temp until you can save up enough for something better.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:05 am
by brtnboarder3241
Fuse Rating: 25A x 2
my kicker zx450.2 roughly 240w x2 @2ohm has 2x30 amps. lol
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:07 am
by solacedagony
brtnboarder3241 wrote:Fuse Rating: 25A x 2
my kicker zx450.2 roughly 240w x2 @2ohm has 2x30 amps. lol
Come on! They obviously just underfused it!
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:22 am
by cargodz
I've been dealing with MA for some time now and it's not that they're bad amps, just that they really seem to be power hungry... although I don't know about that 2 year warranty either unless they are offering it themselves.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:36 am
by CaptainPioneer
yea i would assume that i would have to pay extra for that warranty. But when u say Power Hungry, im assuming they you mean they draw alot... and yes i do find it odd that they are fused at 25ax2 i would have guessed at least 30ax2. Cargodz, do they put out what they say though, or are they underrated?
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:39 am
by cargodz
They put out 400wrms @ 4ohm, but NOT 800wrms @ 2 ohm... closer to 600wrms.
Actually MA themselves rates it at 800 watts MAX @ 2 ohm
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:14 pm
by CaptainPioneer
ooh thanks for that... I was wondering, so im guessing that is optimal at like 14.v then that u get the 800w
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:01 pm
by cargodz
I don't even think it would be quite that as they rate it at 800w Max.