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hadji_85

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Posted: May 29, 2002 at 2:08 PM / IP Logged

need to buy an amplifier for two 200 RMS 400 Peak watt Rockford Fosgate HE series subs. Would the 2000 watt legacy amp i see all over ebay for $139 be fine for me? Here is the link to the amp i'm talking about. http://www.legacycaraudio.com/itempage.asp?model=LA1990 Also really how big is the difference between different sub manufacturers? What is the cheapest amp i could get away with using these two subs? Has anyone had any experience with this amp.

~Hadji

akira2

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Posted: May 30, 2002 at 12:00 PM / IP Logged

Ive heard it distorts real bad. Good rule of thumb: you ussually get what you pay for. another one: a dollar a watt.

sinoptik

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Posted: June 01, 2002 at 10:44 AM / IP Logged

lol, yeh definitely DONT get an american legacy amp, they can push about 1/4 of what they claim to put out but that power is not clean and makes the subs distort as akira2 said above, if you want a decent amp that won't break your wallet, go for the jbl power series amps, they are very efficient and you could get a nice one for about the same price, 130-180$ through www.sounddomain.com and their pricematching with other sites

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Posted: June 01, 2002 at 10:49 AM / IP Logged

Just to add my 2 c's in this post..... make sure you look at the % THD and for a 2 channel amp, if it's more that 0.05 % don't even look at it. I think those Legacy amps have a THD level of about .1 % !! American Legacy Amplifiers -- posted image. BAD BAD BAD !! I could pass wind with more bass and with less distortion than that , sorry, got carried away there.

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Drunken Irish22

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Posted: June 02, 2002 at 1:30 PM / IP Logged

i work in a store that sells legacy. DONT BUY LEGACY!!! i just have to say that pretty much everyone of their products that we sell come back to us. THEY SUCK. i try and try to convince the owner to stop carying legacy, and i think he has finally seen the light. oh yeah, dont buy legacy. get a MTX or JBL! They are pretty cheap and are still good.

Tito

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hadji_85

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Posted: June 04, 2002 at 9:06 AM / IP Logged

It says it has a thd .04 yet it still sucks. also what does a s/n of 90 mean?

~Hadji

hadji_85

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Posted: June 04, 2002 at 9:09 AM / IP Logged

how would this kenwood amp be? http://www.kenwoodusa.com/product/product.jsp?productTypeId=11&sortBy=price&productid=711

it has a higher distortion rate than my legacy, although i think legacy just makes random numbers up. Will this amp be clear? i can get it from my work, brand new, for 180 bucks

~Hadji

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Posted: June 04, 2002 at 9:22 AM / IP Logged

.04 is not a very good rating considering most other companies have a .08 THD ..04 is a larger number of THD % than .05 % so be warned, it's crap American Legacy Amplifiers -- posted image. !! One more thing, look at the THD % at 2 ohms and see what it says

Jeff

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hadji_85

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Posted: June 04, 2002 at 9:36 AM / IP Logged

i'm really confused, is a higher thd better? or how does that work? also how does the s/n thing work?

~Hadji

hadji_85

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Posted: June 04, 2002 at 9:38 AM / IP Logged

i know this site has a glossary of these terms, but i still dont understand what numbers i want. for instance is a .04 thd worse than a .08 and is a s/n of 90 worse than a s/n of 100?

~Hadji

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