Has anybody owned an Audiobahn A3451D?
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Topic: Has anybody owned an Audiobahn A3451D?
Posted By: audiobahnlove
Subject: Has anybody owned an Audiobahn A3451D?
Date Posted: January 29, 2006 at 10:31 PM
If you have owned this deck or have seen it other than pics could you tell me what you thought. The deck is Audiobahn A3451D and they used to have it at Sound Domain but they don't have it there anymore. I can't find it anywhere else but when I do i am goin to buy it. give me your opinion on it
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Posted By: tex12gage
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 1:09 PM
Not tryin to be rude or nothin, But i would stay away from anything made by audiobahn. Their subs and amps are a waste. I've never owned an audiobahn "anything", but I know plenty of people burned by them. My advice is to stay away from it. ------------- TEX
Posted By: tex12gage
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 1:13 PM
Wait... I take it back. I used to own a Audiobahn sticker, that i put on a refridgerator. But it didn't work either, it fell off. ------------- TEX
Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 4:05 PM
lmao. big 10-4 on that tex
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Posted By: audiobahnlove
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 4:20 PM
look, i am not goin for there amps or nutthin cus i heard they suck too - but i have a Rockford Fosgate amp and i bought one AW1000Q a while ago and i had my nephew try it on his kicker amp i think the 1200.1 or somthin like that i am not sure but i had it in a homemade triple box with the Audiobahn in the middle and two sonys on the side and the Audiobahn was doin pretty good for a 70$ speaker - so i am goin to try everythin audiobahn besides their amp but which would you say is better cus i have a huge ass Power Acoustic amp and it makes the Rockford looks small i mean this thing is huge but its broken so i have to fix it but which would you use? like which would you say is better? The rockford is 1000 watts rms at 2 ohms - not sure anythin on the big Acoustic though - i am goin to have to buy a manual - i might try to get some pics up alright thanx guys - but Tex wut brand do you roll with? like once i am done with my system we should compete alright later
Posted By: tex12gage
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 5:03 PM
I got a Solo-baric 12L7, in a ported box, and a kx600.1. I like JL, Kicker, Memphis, Infinity. But if Audiobahn is what you like, then go for it.... it'll work... until it breaks. If you want to compete, I'll be here in Texas... Just try to keep the good smoke in until you get here. ------------- TEX
Posted By: mike swanson
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 5:32 PM
I got all audiobahn and I win all kinds of comps with it.
I will DB Drag any1 who wants and prove to you all that its all in the install. My same EQ has been running for years. The thing about Audiobahn is that its very picky about the wire you use and the proper ground.
If you install it the right way you wont have any probs.
I have and can get the A3154D no-( A3451D )
Soon they will lock this thread....LOL!
Posted By: jnasty
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 5:45 PM
I have an Audiobahn amp running my subs right now. I know that alot folks around here dislike the brand, but the truth is I've had no issues with the amp. Its puts out plenty of power, although I do think that the amp is not making the power that it is rated at...more like a hundred watts less. Its been a little over a year now, and the amp gets used quite a bit at high volume. I kow that I am clipping it, but it has yet to fail on me. If it should, of course I will be dissapointed and have to replace it, but so far things are fine. Until then I won't knock Audiobahn, since I've not been given a reason to. My buddy's car was all Audiobahn, and he never ran into any problems. To each his own, I guess. If you really like the deck and it will make you happy, then go for it. If it blows up on you, you can learn from your mistakes and blame no one but yourself. If everything goes fine, then so be it. Life is short...do what you want, be happy, and don't worry too much about what people think.
Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 5:59 PM
Why would you knowingly clip an amp?
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Posted By: jnasty
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 6:11 PM
Gain knowingly set to high. Stupidity. Ignorance. The usual. Seriously, I don't know if its really clipping, but I do think that the gain is set a little high for the volumes it sometimes see's. There isn't noticable distortion, so maybe I'm not. Who knows. Who cares? Its an Audiobahn, right?
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 6:29 PM
jnasty, you need Finishing School. lol mike swanson, you are right. It's all in the install and you can make anything good if you know the limitations and how to deal with it. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: tex12gage
Date Posted: February 03, 2006 at 9:47 AM
It can't be ALL about the install. Cause I installed that sticker on my fridge pretty good.... and it quit stickin after a week. ------------- TEX
Posted By: mike swanson
Date Posted: February 04, 2006 at 5:28 PM
tex12gage wrote:
It can't be ALL about the install.
Cause I installed that sticker on my fridge pretty good.... and it quit stickin after a week.
You just proved it to yourself. You should of installed it real good not pretty good. "Ahh thats pretty good"
to me sounds 1/2assed
just messin wid ya lol
Posted By: tex12gage
Date Posted: February 04, 2006 at 8:14 PM
Its not that I don't like Audiobahn or anything... Or like I wouldn't take one if someone gave it to me... 'Cause I'd love to have one to put in a demolition car. And by the way, the best way to install an Audiobahn sub, is to plug it into the wall. Don't take me seriously, just havin a good time ------------- TEX
Posted By: t-roy81
Date Posted: February 04, 2006 at 8:38 PM
el garbo, never had one but i will never buy audiobahn or recommend audiobahn ever again i had a pair of flame qs that blew out like retards ------------- Oh Man Theres Troy
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: February 06, 2006 at 3:52 AM
t-roy81 wrote:
el garbo, never had one but i will never buy audiobahn or recommend audiobahn ever again i had a pair of flame qs that blew out like retards
Ouch that line is a little harsh. Seriously though, with the amount of horror stories I have heard from customers and from people on this board, it is a brand that I stay away from. Im afraid to even poke it witha stick cause the stick may catch on fire. As for audiobahn in competiton, I only have two points for that one, I used pioneer subs for competion and squashed every audiobahn car I went against, and pioneer aint that great to start with. Second is I have never seen cometion results from any comp that mattered that had an audiobahn car listed in the top five little lone winning it so I dont really put any stock in that one either. I can take audiobahn gear and put it into a car and hit some decent numbers but I can do that with just about any gear out there, its about the install when it comes time to post numbers, the best subs in the world aint worth shhh when they are in tupperware boxes. ------------- double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer
Posted By: Paradigm
Date Posted: February 06, 2006 at 12:23 PM
t-roy81 wrote:
el garbo, never had one but i will never buy audiobahn or recommend audiobahn ever again i had a pair of flame qs that blew out like retards
Eh, I'm confused...you never had one but then say you had flame Qs...either you did or you didn't. Shouldn't be that hard to tell the truth. Or maybe I just don't know what I'm talking about...feeling a little Canadian today  ------------- VEHICLE: 2002 GMC Sonoma ZR2
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Posted By: t-roy81
Date Posted: February 08, 2006 at 8:20 PM
well look i owned the subs not the amp so it might be good, probably not because audiobahn is a lying crock of s*** that you should never buy from because they overrate everything and they dont even sound good ------------- Oh Man Theres Troy
Posted By: stang351w
Date Posted: February 08, 2006 at 9:05 PM
yes audiobahn might not be the greatest but honestly, you get what you pay for. i've heard alot of people say audiobahn sucks and audiobahn is great. somehow this ended up into another one of those audiobahn bashing posts where the original question was asking if anyone owned a audiobahn A3451D cd player. me personally i've never owned one. but keep searching and if the cd player is what your looking for. the buy it up if it makes you happy. you might get lucky and have one that lasts or it might not. we all take that risk when we buy a product...it's what the warrenty is all about. i install other stores cd players at my shop here (canadian tire has here $100 MP3 player sales) and my opinion a happy customer is better then no customer. sure, i'd love to sell them one of mine but i still make money off the install. good luck with your purchase and hope it works for you.
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Posted By: Jasonb61
Date Posted: February 25, 2006 at 11:03 AM
im getting that head unit today if anyone is still interested.... I have an Audiobahn 15" , two Audiobahn 5x7 and two Audiobahn 6x9 Dubs and I've never had a problem with them yet.
Posted By: t-roy81
Date Posted: February 25, 2006 at 1:55 PM
well good luck but ittl prolly go along with your subs and speakers
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