experience with directed amps?
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Topic: experience with directed amps?
Posted By: jmelton86
Subject: experience with directed amps?
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 6:57 PM
https://www.directedxtreme.com/amplifiers/xa8001.asp Has anyone had experience with this manufacturer? My work recently started carrying Directed Xtreme amps. The largest amp we carried prior to this was JensenJPA285 (250watts RMS *CEA* bridged 4ohms -30amp fuse). Since this XA8001 is rated for 302watts RMS *CEA* at 4ohms (2ohm stable - 420watts @ 2ohms -60amps of fusing), I figured 'WTH' and got it. It is a bit louder than the 250watt amp I had prior, so it's worth it to me. Also, i'm only loading it @ 4ohms instead of 2, so I have a little better damping. The only thing is, it's not very efficient. Even @ 4ohms it gets pretty hot! I'm going to install a PC fan in the near future. Comments? ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
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Posted By: chillin420
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 7:47 PM
return it. directed stinks. have had nothing but problems with this manufacturer.
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you can do it....
advanced MECP, lol does it really matter....
patience is a virtue
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Is it because they are so inefficient (it gets hot!)? I plan on adding a fan...(?) ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: chillin420
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 7:59 PM
no i have never had one last more than a month. sold them a lot at last shop i worked at and they always came back. they are a "swap meet special" persay
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you can do it....
advanced MECP, lol does it really matter....
patience is a virtue
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Oh, well. I guess i'll make the fan removable w/out making any 'holes'. -I can switch it out through my work if need be. Thanks for the heads-up! I did wonder why it gets hella-hot only loaded @ 4ohms -2ohm stable. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 8:51 PM
chillin420 wrote:
no i have never had one last more than a month. sold them a lot at last shop i worked at and they always came back. they are a "swap meet special" persay
per se
But, yeah. Garbage. Louder? What about the distortion figures? I have often noticed that systems with more distortion will often sound louder, with the same amount of power.
I'd get rid of it, personally. ------------- 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."
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 8:54 PM
I got this, KarTuneMan; The Spiz attacks again! ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 9:08 PM
W... O... W...
 ------------- 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."
Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Well...... I just got here. I am, at this time, rolling on the floor...........  -------------
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: May 08, 2008 at 9:30 PM
KarTuneMan wrote:
Well...... I just got here. I am, at this time, rolling on the floor...........
Don't do that on the floor, mane! El Oh EL Well, i'm glad I asked as i've heard before that Directed amps are crap. I guess i'm going to see if the fan helps... I'll keep the other amp on standby. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: capsisking
Date Posted: May 15, 2008 at 12:20 PM
my boy uses directed 1100's i think for his dd/bass race truck with no problems
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