poorfish88 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Watch this AudioSmall pipe be legit. ha ha.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorFade Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's AudioPipe. Sure... *this* board is Korean. I can't tell you if the parts are the same or not or if they use the same weight board, or values, tolerances... But... the APK's are basically the same price as the brands we already know and trust. And trust is everything to me. So I'll take the proven ones, please. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walwalka Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I personally have repaired a nendo and a APK 3500. They do have the same capacitors and most of the same parts. However, the biggest difference is the build quality. The nendo PCB is about twice as thick as the APk and you can tell that the nendo had been hand soldered in some place from the factory. Which knowing a Koreans work ethic makes me very happy to see, I love nendo amps and want one so bad next time. I will never recommend an APK because of the shitty board and solder joints. Out of the three at this time I would chose the soundqubed though, the board may look similar but it is a completely different animal and is great quality. 2010 Honda Civic LX / Deck: Kenwood DDX371 / Front Highs: Crescendo RTS-1 / Front Mids: Silver Flute 6.5's / 4 channel: DC Audio 90.4 / Sub: Fi 15in SP4v2 / Sub amp: Taramps HD 5000 / Power wire: Knukonceptz OFC 1/0 / Deadener: Audio Technix 60 mil / Batteries: XS Power D5100R / Rear bank: TBD / Alternator: Singer 240a hairpin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorFade Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I personally have repaired a nendo and a APK 3500. They do have the same capacitors and most of the same parts. However, the biggest difference is the build quality. The nendo PCB is about twice as thick as the APk and you can tell that the nendo had been hand soldered in some place from the factory. Which knowing a Koreans work ethic makes me very happy to see, I love nendo amps and want one so bad next time. I will never recommend an APK because of the shitty board and solder joints. Out of the three at this time I would chose the soundqubed though, the board may look similar but it is a completely different animal and is great quality. And that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanSierra Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Not at all what Taylor Fade looks like: Im not the one you want to try to troll. Just a fyi for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 From now on I'm going to read tfades posts in a Morgan Freeman voice. 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...
TaylorFade Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Lmao. Back when the APSM just came out, everyone was all pleased with themselves that they paid $100 for a "1,500" amp and they were posting a pic of the little amp with a $100 bill on it. I replied thusly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pro7 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 LMFAO!!!!!! That is probably the best post ive ever seen. TFade ballin out; even better when read in a Morgan Freeman voice I've gotten a blowjob and picked up my iphone behind her back to see what email notification I got from smd before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I can tell you those are not all the same boards. Just looking at the larger capacitors of which there is 8 you can see the oreintation of the the cap, The lighter color strip of the cap (golish yellow) is the negative terminal. On some of the amps in the pictures you see the negatives stripes all facing 1 direction, in ther q1 amp you see 4 capacitors facing the other 4. That right there means that there is a difference in the trace routes on the PCB of the amplifier and how everything is hooked up. You can also see on the power supply side by the 4 round torrids, inductors, copper looking donut things. one amp has Four groups of 4 smaller capacitors, while the other knock off look a likes have a line of 10 of them (all janky crooked messy order) and then two groups of 3 farther up. Again still 16 capacitors but different locations, different layouts, and definitively one is put together with care while the other looks like they where just tossed on which ever way they landed. So just because they appear to be the same, does not mean they always are, and chances are the amps like the audiopipe are a knock off brand board copied from a quality Korean build house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Knock Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I can tell you those are not all the same boards. Just looking at the larger capacitors of which there is 8 you can see the oreintation of the the cap, The lighter color strip of the cap (golish yellow) is the negative terminal. On some of the amps in the pictures you see the negatives stripes all facing 1 direction, in ther q1 amp you see 4 capacitors facing the other 4. That right there means that there is a difference in the trace routes on the PCB of the amplifier and how everything is hooked up. You can also see on the power supply side by the 4 round torrids, inductors, copper looking donut things. one amp has Four groups of 4 smaller capacitors, while the other knock off look a likes have a line of 10 of them (all janky crooked messy order) and then two groups of 3 farther up. Again still 16 capacitors but different locations, different layouts, and definitively one is put together with care while the other looks like they where just tossed on which ever way they landed. So just because they appear to be the same, does not mean they always are, and chances are the amps like the audiopipe are a knock off brand board copied from a quality Korean build house. ok thanks! question for you. bc3500 or q1-3500? if the car doesn't stall, you have enough voltage. DEH-6400BT BC3500D on 2 x 12" Lanzar Opti1233d QBOMB 4.5cu 1/0 awg, Lanzar AMPKIT0 Singer 275 + LCAKT50DBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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