Name that amp contest
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Topic: Name that amp contest
Posted By: boulderguy
Subject: Name that amp contest
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 3:05 PM
Replies:
Posted By: profuse007
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 4:29 PM
im not into audio, but ill give it a shot.
4. alpine 4x100
7. nakamichi 4x50
12. soundstream human reign
9.ppi power series 4x50. saw this one recently.
6. profile california
i want some cookies.
googled this one:
RF being masked by Hafler MSE88tn 22W x 4 <<aka P.O.S. ------------- Houston,TX
"The two most common elements in the universe are H+ and stupidity" (Ellison).
Posted By: boulderguy
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 6:16 PM
Don't look here if you don't want help.
Here are most of them in a different order:
Alphasonik
a/d/s/
Carver
Hafler
Linear Power
Marantz
McIntosh
Nakamichi
Orion
Phoenix Gold
Precision Power
Rockford Fosgate
Soundstream
US Amps
Zed Audio
Posted By: profuse007
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 9:52 PM
googled this one:
13.RF being masked by Hafler MSE88tn 22W x 4 <<aka P.O.S.
14. Linear Power or a/d/s
17. mcIntosh (overhyped)
18. marantz
8. carver???
how many did i get right? ------------- Houston,TX
"The two most common elements in the universe are H+ and stupidity" (Ellison).
Posted By: boulderguy
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 11:13 PM
Not including your google you've named three right. Well, three & a half.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 11:20 PM
1: Nakamichi PA160 (I had a pair of these in my Civic running the DOORS!) NOPE! Second look sez the 80X2 Stereo model, NOT the monoblok
2: RF Power 1000
3: I got nothin'
4: McIntosh
5: HiFonics Colossus?
6: Phoenix Gold
7: Another Nakamichi
8: Zef
9: Profile (or possibly Sherwood?)
10: Orion HCCA (the 275, to be specific) series, probably Gen3
11: Soundstream
12: Soundstream (I think van Gogh)
13: Hafler
14: a/d/s Powerplate
15: Either Craig R3's or Harrison Labs Drag Queen
16: Again, I got nothin'...
17: Carver
18: Linear Power 2502
What'd I win? LOL
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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: boulderguy
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 11:51 PM
Impressive - you got 13 of 18 right.
One other tip for anyone else trying - there are no "cheap" amps in there. A couple are pretty recent, most are old skool.
The one manufacturer's name that was omitted from the list above starts with an "A," and their amp is named after something you'd get at Starbucks.
All the others are in that list. Have fun.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: December 28, 2006 at 11:57 PM
Cranberry Bliss Bars? BWAHAHAHA
I think I missed 3, 5, 9, 15, and 16
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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: boulderguy
Date Posted: December 29, 2006 at 12:47 PM
Bliss Bars? That's it, I'm revoking your man-card. Hand it over.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: December 29, 2006 at 5:01 PM
OK, Revisions to my guesses
3: THAT'S the Marantz
5: US Amps
9: I still wanna say Sherwood, but that's "cheap"-ish, so prolly not... Phoenix Gold?
15: I re-read the clue. Alphasonik, again, from an era when Alphasonik meant something.
16. I still got nothin'... Is that the Cranberry Bliss Bar? BWHAHAHAA
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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: boulderguy
Date Posted: December 29, 2006 at 5:10 PM
I can't believe #9 is stumping you like that...it was a total freebie...
Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: December 30, 2006 at 12:57 PM
#9 is a PPI amp, the old PC series speed bump style amp. I thought for sure that #16 is an audison thesis amp, but I don't see Audison on your list. That last amp looks like a TRU amp. -------------
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: December 31, 2006 at 3:29 PM
Alright, I got this one down. I am usually good at this game, Here we Go 1 Nakamichi 2 Rockford 3 Marantz 4 McIntosh 5 US Amps 6 Phoenix Gold 7 Nakamichi 8 Zed Audio 9 PPI 10 Orion 11 I'll figure it out in a minute or two 12 Soundstream 13 Hafler 14 a/d/s 15 Alphasonic 16 Still thinkin on this one as well 17 Carver 18 Linear power ------------- double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer
Posted By: jkwylde
Date Posted: January 22, 2007 at 9:56 PM
1 nak pa series
2 REAL RF power series
3 Marantz - 100 watter maybe their only car amp
4 light up mcintosh
5 Soundstreams biggest lie
6 Phoenix M series
7 soundstream /w/ Nakamichi logo? Go /w/ NAK
8 steve mantz ZED
9 Rodek or pc series s/s...RODEK-FINAL ANSWER
10 ORION HCCA
11 IDK, maybe Denon
12 SOUNDSTREAM
13 the old fosgate/Hafler trick
14 either pq15 or pq20
15 orion sx series - first design
16 Got me
17 I want to say carver like 4120 or someting. TOP WOULD HELP
18 Def a linear power, to3 config...
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bangin old school since it was new
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