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Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical

Discuss Head Units, Amplification, Processors, And All Electrical System Inquiries Here.

  1. Started by batman,

    the resistor sit between the coil and the 12 capacitors thats in the location number r501 on the board if someone has a hc100 please look at it and tell me it should be easy to see being its a plexiglass bottom damn us amp wont tell me they wanted me to send it in but yeah whatever there goes a bad reference for a authorized us amp dealer so i guess we arent gonna do business with them after all please let me know anyone with a hc 100 made in 1999 and maybe other years too

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  2. Started by batman,

    Does anyone know much about this amp? I had a hc100 us amp but was kind of dissapointed by the performance of it ,so hope this one aint the same

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  3. Started by AcIdBuRn83355,

    I'm new to the forums... so hello alls... here is my situation... I am getting ready to purchase a US Amps IS-2150 amp... which from what ive heard... on average... pushes 715-720 watts bridged peak and 600 rms @ 4ohms... and am wanting to push 3 Eclipse 6103 10's... I currently have 2 of them... which are both 4ohm SVC... the 3rd may be single or dual vc... depending on how i need to do this... or i can have the two SVC's replaced and get all 3 DVC... my problem is getting the proper ohm load... im not sure how i can do it... if i run them in parrallel... im looking at 1 or 1.3ohms... which im not sure if the amp i want is stable at th…

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  4. Started by Wolfsblane,

    What do u guys thinks about Us Amps XT-4000d? Im thinking about buying it to power my Fi BTL 12". Good or bad choice?

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  5. Started by aleborjas,

    how are they? do they have good SQ they throw their rated power? do they sound accurate? is it worth to pay the expensive they are?

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  6. Started by Highroller,

    Does anybody know where I could find a non-working US AMP :VL-400,USA-400,100HC-or does anybody know if the new amps use the same boards or boards that will fit in the old chassis? I have a USA-400 with a hole burnt in the board,but I want to use this old purple chassis since I have a matching USA_200.Any help is greatly appreciated.

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  7. Started by edouble101,

    I have a US Amps that I can not find any information on. Throughout my searches for this amp I found a few but none that look like mine. I think it maybe rated at 1200w@4ohms. Do you think it is 2 ohm stable?

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  8. Started by dozer12781,

    a guy i kno wanted my 600 watt fusion amp and traded me his us amp usa 100 for it was that a good idea and is that a good amp

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  9. Started by bass_4_ever,

    Hey everybody, I'm looking around for an amp, so far I've been told to look up the US Amps AX3200DE and the Sundown Audio 3000. Both seem the same to me...anybody have any input on this? I'm looking to run an 18" BTL fully loaded for daily use (not so much for competition). Thanks, Andrew

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  10. Started by billystorms24,

    US amps BASS MEKANIK VLS-1 ,... has anybody ever used one or know if this is worth getting?

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  11. Started by [email protected],

    so i have a us amps md1d amp hooked to a ten inch re audio sx. i had it wired to one ohm and a guy that i was talking to said i was probably pushing closer to 1400 watts instead of 1200 watts at 14 volts. is this true?

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  12. Started by firey_kimchi,

    To fill you in...I'm stationed in Japan and have a 1996 Honda Orthia wagon (equivalent to a Civic or CRX). The battery is very small! My alternator is factory. I've done the Big 3. I have a Panasonic CQDFX85 head unit, (2) RE Audio 6.5 two-way speakers powered by a US Amps USA-50 and a 10" MB Quart DWE-254 sub powered by a US Amps USA-100. My lights don't dim when listening to music. They start to dim when I'm sitting at a light and I click my window button up. I'm going to replace my MB Quart with a RE Audio 10" SE10D2 and use a US Amps USA-150X to power it. I know this will probably cause my lights to dim alot! I've had a US Amps Optimizer sitting in my closet for 6 yrs…

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  13. Started by acrgator75,

    Would anyone on the forum have suggestions regarding fair market value for the following US Amps USA 2000x? I recently purchased a new set of Definitive home audio speakers and am looking to possibly trade rid my old set to a friend for the US Amps USA 2000x pictured below. I've been out of the car audio loop for quite some time and appreciate your feedback. Thanks-Chris

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  14. Started by loondizie52,

    yay or nay? i have 2 alpine type r 12's

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  15. I would like to compare it against a new PPI class d 4 channel to see if all the time they spent on it produced results or just junk. I can't find squat for user reviews of the vlx4150

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  16. Started by RPM,

    have an ms8 going to this amps with epcc engine whine....swapped different outputs form the ms=8 and realized the ground noise is only present int he front rca's of the vlx-4150 no matter the source of output from the ms-8 if i plug in the rears only no engine noise...could this be a defective amp?

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  17. Started by dbrown23,

    Has anyone ever had the pleasure of owing one of the big beast? I had a friend that ran 12 12's off of one of these this amp is a horse, wonder why they dont make there new amps with that type of technology .25 ohm stable that would be nice.

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  18. Started by denalilvr,

    hey guys if you could get one of these 2 amps for the same price which would you go with? kicker zx 2500.1 2500 watts birth sheet around 2700 watts us amps md.3d 2000 watts again same price

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  19. Started by ric,

    AB 4ch amps for SQ purpose? which is over the other? overall performance...

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  20. so I was just curious, as to the pros and cons of either amp... or what US amp would compare to a sundown, or if the even can be compared... I just keep hearing from a buddy, who seems to know more than me about car audio, that the old US stuff is hard to beat.

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  21. Started by Tarpon87,

    Ill be putting an indash Nav reciever into my wifes 2011 Nissan Xterra for Christmas, what Im looking for is usb/aux extensions to run from the back of the radio and mount in the cab (preferably in the center console). Does anyone have a prefered kit or method to do this? Ive seen a couple kits on amazon but it seems they are more for boat/RV as they have like 2.5" mounting depths. Any help is appriciated. Thanks

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  22. Started by FIBLIntrigue,

    So i got a droid x yesterday and i love the phone but one problem. the charger is like 1/2 a foot long. i was wondering if anyone knew a good website to buy these things mybe at like wholesale price or whatever. i know you guys know a lot of good websites.

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  23. Started by tattooedkaos,

    Well today my 5th generation ipod video decided it was going to take a chit. something involving the drive broke off and they want $150 to fix it. I have virtually no cds anymore so this is a very bad thing. I have a 16gb flash drive, and am looking for a Head Unit that has a usb connection so I can try to use this for music. I have never owned one with a usb connection, and am trying to find a quality yet inexpensive H/U that will serve this purpose. Also wondering if JVC makes any H/U's worth buying that do this?

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  24. I just installed my new HU, it's a Pioneer DEH-P690UB (not the best in the world, but it gets the job done). It has a usb connection to hook up your iPod and other usb mass storage devices. My question is what brand/make of HDD works? I've already tried a few and they are a no go. Reason is I think they are requiring more juice then the usb cable can provide. So if anyone can point me in the right direction and stop me from wasting more time and money trying out different usb hard drives I'd really appreciate it.

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  25. Started by waltham415,

    I have been playing around with my kenwood deck lately and want to make use of its USB direct control thing. I like the idea of getting the numerous CD cases out of my car and being able to control it all off of my deck. the only problem is, whenever I play music off of the USB, it looses sound quality... (volume drops and the bottom end sounds weak). Why would the same song sound great from a CD but sound bad from a USB? Is it suppose to be this way? Also, would the 3.5mm aux imput sound just as bad? I really want to figure out how to get rid of all of the CDs in my car so any advise would be appreciated. By the way, the deck is a kenwood KDC-MP538U Thanks Alex

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