Hey guys...

I have had my xtreme amp for about 6 years now and I think it is about dead...does anyone know the life span of amps?? Im pretty sure this company is out of business now...

ALSO...if anyone has a 4 channel they are looking to sell im in need of one!!

Thanks

MILITIA

 

I've had my MMATS amp for 8 years now, and had bought it off a friend in college who bought it off ebay the year before, used...so they can last a long time. Conversely, I've owned a P.O.S. amp before that that lasted a year. You get what you pay for. Sorry, don't have any for sale!

 

I've got some stuff stlill running after 35+ years....

Mobile stuff can take a beating - temp extremes, vibration, humidity extremes, overdriving, voltage fluctuations, crappy installation, etc, etc.

Heat is the big enemy, along with power quality issues. Junctions migrate, caps degrade....

Most quality hardware will outlast yer truck, though. Yup- you really do get what you pay for ...

MGD

 

The amps I use are 13 years old. USA built FTW.

 

Yea unfortunatley im learning the hard way that you really do get what you pay for...so it probably is dead considering its the biggest POS ive put in my truck...

any suggestions on a good decently priced 4 channel?

thanks for the quick replies guys!

 

Still have some fosgate & ppi's doing just fine in my brothers truck, circa the mid to late 90's?

 

I like my eclipse 4 channel amp. Not top of the line by any means, but a solid quality amp. I have the XA4000, and I've never had any problems with it. Looks like the newer one is the 4200?

 

I have an Infinity Reference 5350a. It cost I think about $400 after shipping and all that (christmas present from the ex) and I installed it last december. And Im pretty sure its dead and I still have no idea whats wrong with it. So consider yourself lucky if it lasted you over 2 years. Around 2-3 hours of my day I spend driving and I have to listen to music now via my cell phone, which as you can imagine sucks.

 

good products never wear out