10,000 watt amp

after talking with a buddy i was excited to hear about the new amp hi fonics releasing... it will be called the "maximus" and it will be 10000 watts at 2 ohms... he told me that it needs 5 ADDITIONAL alternators to run properly and it consumes as much power as 5 average houses with EVERYTHING turned on... MSRP is set at $10,000 which is a buck a watt, buttttttt dealer price is significantly lower so if your interested in getting one you shouldnt have any problem negotiating  ;)

and the use of this amp besides competition, although hifonics has gone down to a level that is no where near competition status

Welllllllllllllllllllllll, the whole thing about it consuming as much as 5 houses is a bullsh*t statement made by someone who neglected to take into account that a house runs off 110V not 12V. So it is a poor statement to make. That not withstanding if they are actually going to put this thing into production I hope they dont make to many because its not exactly gonna be a big seller. Ask JBL how many of their 6000 watt crown designed amps they sell and you will get what I mean. This isnt the first time a company has made an amp this big but most companies arent dumb enough to actually make production models because they are usless for almost all consumers. Pheniox Gold published pictures and specs for an amp last year that was 2500 watts x4 at 4 ohms but was smart enough to not actually make a production of them, just a prototype. They have since talked about making a very limited run of these amps for that want one and are willing to put  a signifigant down payment on them. That amp is also a buck a watt and dont expect a local dealer to have one in the back on the shelf. Its all about making something that will get people talking about your company and help drive the sales of your relalistic product. For another example of this see the MTX 22" Jackhammer or some of pheniox gold's past "special amp" projects.double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

or a harriosn labs drag queen. which, by the way, will run off any normal alternator.

TITANIUM ELITE MPH10K ---------------------------------- •      152 TO3PBL output transistors to cope with the massive output stage capability. •      It uses 96 TO247 MosFets in the power supply. •      4 separate Full Bridge DC-DC converters present. Two for the positive voltage high current supply and two for negative high current supply. Providing fully regulated DC rails for optimum performance under any load. •      Fifth DC-DC converter supplies required voltages for the low level input circuits and high voltgae low cuurnet supply for the voltage gain stages in the power amp. •      True instrumentation differential input stage using Burr Brown op amps. •      True Class A voltage gain and PreDrive circuitry. •      Level control implemented throught the use of 12 Bit multiplying DAC's that are controlled by the onboard DSP chip. Resulting in virtually zero gain error between channels. •      On board TI DSP controller. All amplifier operational parameters are monitored for correct operation. Output voltages and currents are measured cycle by cycle. Thermal measurements are implemented by using Analog devices digital temperature sensors accurate to within 1 degree - measured every few seconds. DSP controlled gain function allows accurate channel balance and if desired can implement "soft clipping" function or compression. Gain modualtion can occur at a rate of 40KHz. •      Forced air cooling is digitally controlled by the DSP controller, fans can be turned on/off at will depending upon operating conditions. •      Massive Aluminum chassis with hinged top cover coupled to hydraulic lift arms. •      Digital display allow control of various functions as well as displaying operating data.       1250W x 4 (4 ohm) 2500W x 4 (2 ohm)

brett@PG wrote: It takes about 1000 amps of current being that its a true class A/B amp and yes its going to retail around a buck a watt. No these amps are not yet shipping. Oh and yes you are correct that it is going to be in the Ti Elite line. There are 152 output transistors in the device and there are 96 mosfets in the power supply section of this beast! There is also a pretty sophisticated computer system built into it which it uses for all sorts of DSP applications and monitoring and maintance of its self. It can even use the DSP to soften the clipping on an over driven signal and it also uses its DSP to match gains and make sure that everything is matched perfectly channel for channel being that it is a 4 channel amp. There are even digital temp sensors in the unit that are sampled at a very high rate and the amplifier uses this information to keep its self running at the proper spec all the time. Everything right down to the speed of the fans that cool the amp is all controlled by the DSP module. And there is a cool display and keypad that allows you to dig into the DSP system and you'll be able to see what is going on inside your amp. You'll be able to view operating temperatues and things of that nature just at the simple touch of a button.

Ravendarat wrote: Welllllllllllllllllllllll, the whole thing about it consuming as much as 5 houses is a bullsh*t statement made by someone who neglected to take into account that a house runs off 110V not 12V. So it is a poor statement to make.

No, that is not true. 10000 watts is 10000 watts, except at 110 volts, it only takes 90.9 amps to make, instead of 833.3 amps. A watt is a watt is a watt, it matters NOT what the voltage is. A watt is a unit of energy expended (or work done), and it just takes less volume (current) to do the same amount of work when the pressure (voltage) is higher.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Sounds like some one is trying to sell some amps.Big Dave

lol, don't zapco make a 10,000 watt amp of some sort?"I don't play games. I play Nakamichi and that for real yo" - Probably some japanese kid said this in the early 80's trying to sell stereo out of his trunk lol.