Soundstorm

ok i know its cheap stuff but im in a pinch for an amp.
one of my shops has a bunch of sound storm amps kickin around he has the f2350 which is 350x2 max and 150x2 rms at 4ohms. he only wants 125+ tax CDN for it and i though y not? its semi decent and its really cheap. also its only 2 ohm stereo stable so should i run my orion cs 12d (12" 4ohm dvc 200rms) at 2 ohms stereo or 8ohms bridged? im thinking 8ohms cuz it will sound better.

any opinion?

ya if you need a amp ,and cant wait . go for it. if you can wait a week you can get a better deal for www.ikesound.com

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but i also live in canada so i have to pay duties to get it shipped across the border and that will take like an extra week to get across. but how is 125 cdn for a price?125cdn = about 100 us. but i think i can get it tax included. then idont have to pay shipping or wait 2 weeks.

I would never pay that much for anything with the Soundstorm name on it.  $40 maybe in a pinch, and then only if someone was holding my dog for ransom.

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were talking brand new, straight out of the back closet with 1/2 pound of dust on the box. DYohn the way you talk about it it seems like its wore the a pryamid or autotek

Soundstorm is in exactly the same category as Pyramid and Pyle and Boss and Jensen.  Autotek blows it away in every category.  Hell, Jensen will too.   For the money you can get a far better amp.  Don't believe those power ratings, by the way.  That SS amp probably puts out a clean 40 watts before it starts clipping and/or the noise level goes to 20%.  Not worth the trouble, IMO.

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Soundstorm is in the legacy, pyramid, boss league. The store i installed for sadly sold soundstorm to unsuspecting individuals like you, ,i felt like a complete thief when ever installing one.  Basically, the RMS rateing they give you is the MAX, and the real RMS is half of what they say the RMS is.  We had so many dead right from the get go it ended up costing us more on shipping costs to send them back then making profit.

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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

thanks guys thats why i asked you first! any recommedations for cheap amps that will perform some what well?

Have some patience.  When I'm feeling frisky I'll check out Crutchfield's for close-out buys.  I bought a USacoustics mono amp for my sub (it's DVC 4, too, BTW) for like $138.  Crutchfield extends a 3 year warranty for defects even when it's a discontinued model.  In fact, that's what you should be looking for...a mono amp to power that sub.  It will use less power from your car's resources and match up with your sub better than a two channel will.  There are a lot of amps available, my son....patience and diligence will net you the gold.

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

Exactly, , its better to wait for what you want than to impulse buy and live with what you don't really want. As far as i know tho, crutchfield dosn't deal with canadians, there too good for us

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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

a different shop offered me a used rf 250m for about the same price as the ss. i didn't haggle with him but i know its not worth that much. its in good shape. Did some reading about it and came up with these #
rms: 125x1 at 4 ohms 250x1 at 2 ohms
seems like a good amp. took a look in the rf forums and it seems like everyone wants them. anybody know if these power ratings accurate? at 12v or 14.4v?