i heard so much about the audiobahn subs not being too good etc.. etc.. but i want to know is it the same for the amps they make?

are the amps they make rubbish too? i.e what's the sq like and i think i remember people sayin that the amps didn;t do the stated power...is this for all their amps?

anyone?

Their amps are said to be very very underrated and really unreliable (heard alot of horror stories regarding their amps). They are just all bling! nothing else :).

yeah i heard them stories too! but i got to admit they do look very nice! will they sound as good as they look?

I suggest you do this.....get a Maystar amp.......and get the heatsink chassis of an AudioBahn amp then modify the chassis of the AudioBahn amp on the Maystar :).

As I said earlier they do not put out rated power and are just overrated overpriced junk :). Only thing I'd look to buy made by Audiobahn is just their digital distro block :).

they really that bad?..hmmm

Never had any problems with the once i've had.

Tended to draw alot of current though.

but i suppose it depends what one u get isn;t it? they have high current ones aswell

The main sub amp was a class D.

Think react systems was running a high current amp.

i jus wanna know if all the stuff i heard about audio bahn is a myth or not...about their amps being too overrated etc..

My A:B HIGH CURRENT amp had 120A worth of fuses in, and was rated at 2000W

crystal 600.2's have a 120A fuse rating, they are rated at 1200W rms... and are nice efficient class T

Andrew

120amps for 2000wrms...thas pretty good

120amps for 2000wrms...thas pretty good

or more accuratley, magic ;)

Andrew

so if thas the high current ones....what's their non high current one like? 80amps?

I think mine had 90 amps, that was the 1200d.

Cant really remember to be honest. I'm back home this easter so i'll have a look at it.

i am not defending audiobahn.............. but often when people discussing a product they often just heard one sub or one sub or a set of speakers...
it must be the bling bling that they dont/didnt like..
-i think audiobahn subs are oki if you use them correct...
-i think audiobahn amps are oki if you get correct statement on them...
as a (`former`..) dealer of them i (suppose i) know whats right and wrong with them, and my prices on audiobahn have to be less then the UK prices...

speaking of 120A on a 2000w amp, i sold a boss audio amp with 120A fuse and it have very good bass and actually powerful and measured to 1300wrms@1ohm.
its costs was under half of the / a 120A audiobahn...
but then the boss was stated 3000w.... boss got a 180A amp stated 4000w, but is measured to 2000wrms@1ohm.. and cost much less then a 2000wrms audiobahn amp, and do the job just as good...
but its not so reliable as the AB...

but AB-amps is actually very stable under the rated ohm`s, i tested a stated 4ohm/mono amp at 2ohm and it was more stable then the power-source...
maybe theres some of them got some overrating, but what model-number was that 120A and 2000w amp...?

and whats up with their sub with all those high rms-numbers.....:well...their 80% tru...

ive used alot of audiobahn, and nothing of it have let me, or the customers down ;)

i will guess this have been discussed before...do a search..

yeah i know i did many searches on audiobahn stuff, they all say well one person says they not good...i.e. they don;t do the stated power, and then the rest folllow/repeat it many times...

i admit i have heard an audiobahn 15inch sub...it went very very loud, the bass wasn;t as clean but then again the install i heard it in was ****...he loved high tuned subs etc...

i was lookin at the Audiobahn c channel amp the A3021T or summin..does 860wrms @4ohm bridged apparently..it's an A/B/ amp so the sq would be good?

the a3201 is a nice amp, but it got hge foot-print... have you seen the #...?
not long ago installed the a2801, on a big nice 3ohm woofer, and im sure the amp doin more then rated ;)
its rated 560w/4ohm-mono but measured to 670w/4ohm-mono so there a bit more in them...
tho some says theres not...

yeah i was lookin at the a2801, i like the idea of the the inbult voltmeter, and the cooling fans look nice...in words of busta rhymes...BLING! :)

i am goin for the a3201 cos basically more power is better :P nah it's jus that i might upgrade my sub soon/in the future..least i'll have the headroom! and if not might use it for the components!!! :)

but what's the differnce with these A/B MOSFET class amps and their AIR INTAKE series amps?

boths amps are class A/B MOSFET, but jus different designs?

Simzimma... You've heard a lot of accurate opinions on Audiobahn, but you still seem intent on buying it... :rolleyes:

I'm assuming you've searched the forum, and seen all the discussions from the past... How much more information do you really need? It's up to you- Take peoples advice, and get something which will perform well, or ignore all the views, purchase Audiobahn, the bag of sh1t that it is, and be hideously dissapointed... It's up to you...

Think the main difference is just the design.

The air intake are a bit cheaper, but don't come with the volt meter or remote bass gain. Not sure about the insides though.

or more accuratley, magic ;)

Andrew

He he, yep, magical 140% efficient amps ;) :rolleyes:

I remember you saying yours didn't do it's rated power did it Andrew? :)

Weeeeellllllll.....

They certainly has some bad subs which broke in use. The castings failed :eek:

However, theres SPL guys in the USA using Audiobahn. I have found plenty of people who are very happy with them on US forums. And a fair few who had failures and other problems.

I read a review where they tested six amps each claiming 2000W and see which made the most or least power. The Audiobahn was not the worst, somewhere about #4 I think.

Anyway, all amps sound the same ;)

audiobahn - newer range (2003 onwards) are quite decent amps, especially their top end offerings. they are hardly the most efficient amps, but can certainly do their rated power if given the rather optimistic 14.4+v. the newer amps are built very well, but again, bling seems to be their major attraction. sub wise, their drivers arent too bad at all, although in many respects they can and do get loud, but not as accurate as a lot of the super subs out there.

so in summary - good amps if youre not paying UK RRP, but try to go for their flagship if you can. subs - look elsewhere unless if you want real good accuracy, but for street beating they certainly to the job well :)

i forgot to mention that audiobahn upped their game precisely for the reason that there were many posts in US circulation alongside dealer complaints that their older stuff pre-2002 wasnt really up to scratch eg. subs rated at 800 watts couldnt take 800rms and amps were overrated by around 10-15% in some cases.

blade i was only asking cos i heard lots of stories...but wanted to know if they were true or not thas all..i was considering buying one yes...hence i asked before i buy.

and it seems to be that people are hearing the same stories and passing them along..not actually seeing/hearing them for themselves, this may be wrong but that's what seems te be happening as i been hearing mixed views on them!

so the new range is better than the older range?

I think what really ikes people over here with Audiobahn is that it always seems to be on shag out in the US and there is to much disparity with the pricing on both sides of the pond
Last time I was in the States 1500hct I think it was, $237 in the UK £750

the audiobahn aint that bad...as you said that the **** thats comes from people have passed from others... not really tryed it themselfs..
i have used some audiobahn subs/amps and have no complain about them.. and never had a sub with failiure...ever..
the latest amps are ery well built and is very powerful, tho some of them need the 14v to get alive...
and the UK-prizs seems way higher then in norway... usually UK lays a bit under...
i dont think many on this forum actually heard the 2003/2004 models from audiobahn...
wether it be subs or amps...

yeah the prices here are wayyy higher than everywhere else i agree

and it seems to be that people are hearing the same stories and passing them along..not actually seeing/hearing them for themselves, this may be wrong but that's what seems te be happening as i been hearing mixed views on them!

Hmmmm... Right then, I've lost track of how many times I've had to repost my experience on this brand...

Audiobahn on the other hand, i've not had good experiences with... I've heard/helped out with around half a dozen installs using Audiobahn kit- I've found the speakers to have difficulty taking their rated power with distortion, i've found that the component sets sound like ass, and that several of the amps won't do their rated power, which as been confirmed by others, including the React Systems boys, in addition to some of the larger "rack-mountable" amps having 1-ohm stability issues, despite them being rated to be...

You'll find plenty more opinions of Audiobahn, from a whole range of people on EliteCarAudio, take a look, you'll get a good feel for the brand that way :)