schneider audio products?

G'day all,

Anyone know about the quality of Schneider products? (more importantly, their amps?)

Any help greatly appreciated,

Scott.

the ONLY thing i can find (except for ebay sellers) is http://www.schneideraudio.com/sc_main.asp?SectionName=Home&PageName=Welcome

which is the company's main site. Apart from stupid stuff from ebay, there is this website, and one other site in a 4wd forum mentioning that their amps are good quality (not very helpful, or informative).

I know it all seems daunting and dodgy (cause their website states FAR FAR FAR overpriced MSRP's) but i can get these items relatively cheap (the 6000X for $550AUD = $432.00USD)

Any idea's comments? i need an amp rated well enough to power 2 x RF 12" XLC's (i think its a RF2412 to those in the USA).

Schneider  is an old German company who made high-end home audio gear back in the 70's and 80's.  I don't know if they are still in business.  The link to Schneider Car Audio is an Australian company associated with Samsung.  I believe they purchased a series of designs from Blaupunkt, and their gear is probably manufactured in Korea by Samsung or Hyundai.  Probably pretty good quality equipment, although I've never had my hands on anything from them.

"Class X" operates exactly the same as a Class D amplifier, but it incorporates a voltage regulator to help prevent dips in the power supply rail voltage.  Adding a class "X" regulator can increase the efficiency of class D or T.  It is being used by several manufacturers to aloow them to legitimately claim higher outputs from their same old designs since efficiency is increased, although in my experience those increases are on the order of 1-2%, not the 10-20% they claim.  It's just slightly more than a marketing gimick... slightly.

"High" class A/B is forcing a class A/B amplifier to operate closer to class A.  It allows cheaper circuitry to sound like more expensive circuitry, and usually results in greater dynamic range and 'warmer" tones at the expense of efficiency.

thankyou all for the replies, they sure came in handy.

their website seems well over-priced, but their products can be purchased ALOT cheaper than the MSRP of the web-page, that why i initially suspected them of being cheap "knock-offs" of other brands. Still, if they are good... i am on a budget, best get to a retailer and see for myself... now i just have to find one that isnt on ebay.com.au

again all, many thanks.

Thankyou all for the replies, they have come in handy.

I will try tracking down a retail outlet here, and go see them in action (if i can find one).

Their website MSRP's are far too over-priced, but their products can be picked up ALOT cheaper thru re-sellers, now i just have to find one that isnt on the internet.

again all, many thanks.