Cost of power - then and now. (watts on the dollar)

[meade916]

one of my friends from way back posted these pics on his facebook page and i thought it was a pretty interesting topic to bring up here. I see people complaining about "brand X" being too expensive and how they are such a rip off because "brand Y" makes a much cheaper amp.

Anyway, nowadays, some of these amps are in the 40 - 50 cents per watt range and people STILL bitching about pricing.

Well let me tell you how it USED TO BE. You saw an amp behind the glass case at your local shop and you WEREN'T getting it. Period. LOL.

the math on that ^^^ is about $8.50 - $8.75 per watt. HOLY SHIT you say....well we said that too

I personally run T2500.1bd cp amps that MSRP @ $1599.99 and they all have birthsheets over 3300 watts RMS. That is $.048 cents a watt. AT FULL MSRP. Nobody pays that. Lets say you find my amp for $999.99. A RACK for an amp sounds expensive, FUCK THAT you say.....well i say that is .30 cents a watt. In my day, and my buddy Chris too, we would probably cut our own mother's arm off and backhand our grandmother with it to get a deal like that. LOL :D

so anyway, i thought it was an interesting topic. I know we are talking RF here but now use your favorite brand and you might be talking 15-20 cents a watt. Who the hell bitches about that?

[zack_e89]

one of my friends from way back posted these pics on his facebook page and i thought it was a pretty interesting topic to bring up here. I see people complaining about "brand X" being too expensive and how they are such a rip off because "brand Y" makes a much cheaper amp.

Anyway, nowadays, some of these amps are in the 40 - 50 cents per watt range and people STILL bitching about pricing.

Well let me tell you how it USED TO BE. You saw an amp behind the glass case at your local shop and you WEREN'T getting it. Period. LOL.

the math on that ^^^ is about $8.50 - $8.75 per watt. HOLY SHIT you say....well we said that too

I personally run T2500.1bd cp amps that MSRP @ $1599.99 and they all have birthsheets over 3300 watts RMS. That is $.048 cents a watt. AT FULL MSRP. Nobody pays that. Lets say you find my amp for $999.99. A RACK for an amp sounds expensive, FUCK THAT you say.....well i say that is .30 cents a watt. In my day, and my buddy Chris too, we would probably cut our own mother's arm off and backhand our grandmother with it to get a deal like that. LOL :D

so anyway, i thought it was an interesting topic. I know we are talking RF here but now use your favorite brand and you might be talking 15-20 cents a watt. Who the hell bitches about that?

Well I'm young and very new to the audio world so I wouldn't know about "the old days".... but I've learned.....You've gotta pay to play, haha.

[RooTxBeeR]

one of my friends from way back posted these pics on his facebook page and i thought it was a pretty interesting topic to bring up here. I see people complaining about "brand X" being too expensive and how they are such a rip off because "brand Y" makes a much cheaper amp.

Anyway, nowadays, some of these amps are in the 40 - 50 cents per watt range and people STILL bitching about pricing.

Well let me tell you how it USED TO BE. You saw an amp behind the glass case at your local shop and you WEREN'T getting it. Period. LOL.

the math on that ^^^ is about $8.50 - $8.75 per watt. HOLY SHIT you say....well we said that too

I personally run T2500.1bd cp amps that MSRP @ $1599.99 and they all have birthsheets over 3300 watts RMS. That is $.048 cents a watt. AT FULL MSRP. Nobody pays that. Lets say you find my amp for $999.99. A RACK for an amp sounds expensive, FUCK THAT you say.....well i say that is .30 cents a watt. In my day, and my buddy Chris too, we would probably cut our own mother's arm off and backhand our grandmother with it to get a deal like that. LOL :D

so anyway, i thought it was an interesting topic. I know we are talking RF here but now use your favorite brand and you might be talking 15-20 cents a watt. Who the hell bitches about that?

I seriously was thinking about this shit today!!! Technology has come a long damn way from when i see old amps like that. 200 watt amp for more than what a T2500bdCP goes for today at full retail, that is nuts!!! Glad we got sonic to get them for a stack! Good post steve

[meade916]

oh ya, i am well aware that HCCA amp did more then its rated......a lot more. I am going off dollar/watt published prices and specs.

[Azagtoth502]

Nice amp.

[SoCaLBaMF]

Also gotta think that back then shit was less expensive too compared to what it is now. You could buy a new truck for like 10k So that makes those amps even "more expensive" lol

[meade916]

Also gotta think that back then shit was less expensive too compared to what it is now. You could buy a new truck for like 10k So that makes those amps even "more expensive" lol

true true haha...

[Skullz]

What we paid for back then was quality and would withstand the test of time compared to the offerings coming out of china. I personally prefer anymore to go and buy old school gear knowing i am getting some of the best made amplifies that hit the market then and even now, i mean if you want quality you are going to pay for it one way or another.

[Big-A]

I always drooled over the Orion amps every time I went to the "audio shop", They were nicknamed "The beast" if i remember correctly. I have great memories of Orion, PPi arts and the Soundstream Reference, all which were out of my budget. My first demo of a big system had a row of these is a extended cab toyota hardbody with fiberglass topper. Was running 20 twelves at the time and all I can remember was the air vents kept popping out on the ground while he jammed some Mj man in the mirror.

[LordArcane]

now you made me do the math lol and wow $0.20 per watt on my amp. paid $280 for it and it does 1401 rms. not bad now that i think about it like that puts higher priced amps seem more affordable.