Hugh G. Rection Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 so i am looking into getting a Hifonics colossus...i really like Hifonics amps and have had pretty good luck with all of there amps including the HFI series ! know the bx & bxi amps are pretty beastly and usually do rated with the proper electrical. i have done my research on the colossus as much as i can ...i cant seem to find any thing bad other than dumb ass's not having the right electrical... but i cant find any factory issues or any one that has clamped 1 so i was wondering if anyone one here has had 1 hooked up properly and clamped it and how it did daily and clamped....i really want to stick with hifonics but i dont want a $520.00 p.o.s paper weight...im fairly sure some has had a 2009 & up colossus on here may be able to help.....it will be powering 2 fully loaded Fi Bl 18"s 1 ohm per sub(witch is the main reason i want this amp 1 ohm per sub ) my plain is to run my mechman 220amp alt,my stock 70 amp alt and 2-3 shuriken 120 amp hour batts with the batts i have with 2 runs of zero for positive and 1 run of ground + all the extra grounds i have .i will eventually step up to 2 200 amp alts and more batts... any feed back on these amps would be extremely helpful ....thanks in advance Hifonics colossus on sonic link i was running a colossus on my smd 18. clamped impedance rise to 3.7ohm, voltage drop to 11.2v, 3,700rms Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draper Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I thought clipping was a form of distortion... 97 crown vic kenwood hu big 3 mechman 270 amp alt 1 d3400 2 d3100 hiffonics collosus (bass) Hifonics Zues (mids and highs) 2 15in kicker l7s dynamat extreme sound deadner viper secured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 3,700 @ 4 ohm with 11.2 volts? so this amp is better than a SAZ-3500D? EDIT: disregard this statement. those are true clamp numbers. just remember that setups vary as i have just learned. 09 Civic EX KDC-X395 (2) SKAR Audio VVX-12 Skar Audio SK-1500.1 4 cu ft @32 (new box and more port soon) Firing Forward not sealed off Stock 80 Amp Alt Big 3 In 1/0 Knu 2 Runs To The Back 1 Pos 1 Neg In 1/0 Knu DD-1'd 13.8v drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I thought clipping was a form of distortion... go read how the dd-1 works and you tell me. 3,700 @ 4 ohm with 11.2 volts? so this amp is better than a SAZ-3500D? in his install thats what he got. your install may be different. the Ops might be different as well. Thats one of the things that makes car audio so addictive is that nothing is predictable. THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeauto Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 I thought clipping was a form of distortion... go read how the dd-1 works and you tell me. in his install thats what he got. your install may be different. the Ops might be different as well. Thats one of the things that makes car audio so addictive is that nothing is predictable. i would have to agree with this what u get depends on a lot of factors....voltage to the amp,proper grounding,rca voltage h.u distortoin range etc... 1995 Honda passport 3.2 4x4 Frankenstein on a budget ballistics sound deader (roof only so far) kenwood mp3 usb audio control 3 (upgrading) hifonics mx-3 3 sets of massive px5 5.25s 3 sets of massive tweets phonix gold 5.25 componets x2 massive nx4 nano 200x4 mids sony xplod 600x4 watt high's 2 Fi bl fully loaded box walled @31ish hz 13.2 cube box/wall massive DB8000 Excessive amaperge 250 amp alt wir extrnl regulator daul runs of xs power xpflex 0 gauge big 3 raptor 0 gauge power/ground wire full run suriken 45 amp hour x3 shriken bt-120 batts,interstate 1100CA semi batt scytek galaxy 2way alarm still upgradeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeauto Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 so i am looking into getting a Hifonics colossus...i really like Hifonics amps and have had pretty good luck with all of there amps including the HFI series ! know the bx & bxi amps are pretty beastly and usually do rated with the proper electrical. i have done my research on the colossus as much as i can ...i cant seem to find any thing bad other than dumb ass's not having the right electrical... but i cant find any factory issues or any one that has clamped 1 so i was wondering if anyone one here has had 1 hooked up properly and clamped it and how it did daily and clamped....i really want to stick with hifonics but i dont want a $520.00 p.o.s paper weight...im fairly sure some has had a 2009 & up colossus on here may be able to help.....it will be powering 2 fully loaded Fi Bl 18"s 1 ohm per sub(witch is the main reason i want this amp 1 ohm per sub ) my plain is to run my mechman 220amp alt,my stock 70 amp alt and 2-3 shuriken 120 amp hour batts with the batts i have with 2 runs of zero for positive and 1 run of ground + all the extra grounds i have .i will eventually step up to 2 200 amp alts and more batts... any feed back on these amps would be extremely helpful ....thanks in advance Hifonics colossus on sonic link i was running a colossus on my smd 18. clamped impedance rise to 3.7ohm, voltage drop to 11.2v, 3,700rms thanks luil more than i expected i just basically want to know it will do close to rated with a clean signal how did it sound was it didstorted at all ...clean signal @3700 ? 1995 Honda passport 3.2 4x4 Frankenstein on a budget ballistics sound deader (roof only so far) kenwood mp3 usb audio control 3 (upgrading) hifonics mx-3 3 sets of massive px5 5.25s 3 sets of massive tweets phonix gold 5.25 componets x2 massive nx4 nano 200x4 mids sony xplod 600x4 watt high's 2 Fi bl fully loaded box walled @31ish hz 13.2 cube box/wall massive DB8000 Excessive amaperge 250 amp alt wir extrnl regulator daul runs of xs power xpflex 0 gauge big 3 raptor 0 gauge power/ground wire full run suriken 45 amp hour x3 shriken bt-120 batts,interstate 1100CA semi batt scytek galaxy 2way alarm still upgradeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeauto Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 i would run two BRZ1700.1s. 200 more watts than the colossus and ~$120 cheaper. BRZ does rated at 13.9 according to fecupes testing. saves you about 100 bucks, puts out more power, makes you build a sexy amp rack. yes it will give me 200 more watts but 1 hifonics amp is perrty power hungry i had 2 bxi1608ds in a set up b4 and trashed my alt i couldnt get enough voltage to produce a clean signale with power.. also i would need a max link witch is $90 so i wouldn't be gaining that much...but ty for the input 1995 Honda passport 3.2 4x4 Frankenstein on a budget ballistics sound deader (roof only so far) kenwood mp3 usb audio control 3 (upgrading) hifonics mx-3 3 sets of massive px5 5.25s 3 sets of massive tweets phonix gold 5.25 componets x2 massive nx4 nano 200x4 mids sony xplod 600x4 watt high's 2 Fi bl fully loaded box walled @31ish hz 13.2 cube box/wall massive DB8000 Excessive amaperge 250 amp alt wir extrnl regulator daul runs of xs power xpflex 0 gauge big 3 raptor 0 gauge power/ground wire full run suriken 45 amp hour x3 shriken bt-120 batts,interstate 1100CA semi batt scytek galaxy 2way alarm still upgradeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 i was going more off of the whole "2 alts @ 200amp a piece" thing. and the maxx link isnt really required. cant you just use a dmm and match voltages of the two amps after you set them with a DD-1? (i have no idea if this is what your supposed to do, i remember reading it somewhere though) 09 Civic EX KDC-X395 (2) SKAR Audio VVX-12 Skar Audio SK-1500.1 4 cu ft @32 (new box and more port soon) Firing Forward not sealed off Stock 80 Amp Alt Big 3 In 1/0 Knu 2 Runs To The Back 1 Pos 1 Neg In 1/0 Knu DD-1'd 13.8v drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeauto Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 i was going more off of the whole "2 alts @ 200amp a piece" thing. and the maxx link isnt really required. cant you just use a dmm and match voltages of the two amps after you set them with a DD-1? (i have no idea if this is what your supposed to do, i remember reading it somewhere though) yes in theory you can use a multi meter to match amps...but this will not match them in all power range's .im not sure if i wanna mess with 2 more amps i already have 4 to deal deal with + i wouldnt wanna run splitters on my soundstrem bass machine im more into SQ than #s truthfully but have thought about it. and i will have to get the alts first i have the amp,batts wire & fuse's in the buget but the rest will come later 1995 Honda passport 3.2 4x4 Frankenstein on a budget ballistics sound deader (roof only so far) kenwood mp3 usb audio control 3 (upgrading) hifonics mx-3 3 sets of massive px5 5.25s 3 sets of massive tweets phonix gold 5.25 componets x2 massive nx4 nano 200x4 mids sony xplod 600x4 watt high's 2 Fi bl fully loaded box walled @31ish hz 13.2 cube box/wall massive DB8000 Excessive amaperge 250 amp alt wir extrnl regulator daul runs of xs power xpflex 0 gauge big 3 raptor 0 gauge power/ground wire full run suriken 45 amp hour x3 shriken bt-120 batts,interstate 1100CA semi batt scytek galaxy 2way alarm still upgradeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 just bouncing ideas for you. its your build and personally i'd rather run 1 amp for subs too. 09 Civic EX KDC-X395 (2) SKAR Audio VVX-12 Skar Audio SK-1500.1 4 cu ft @32 (new box and more port soon) Firing Forward not sealed off Stock 80 Amp Alt Big 3 In 1/0 Knu 2 Runs To The Back 1 Pos 1 Neg In 1/0 Knu DD-1'd 13.8v drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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