Alpine MRV-1000?

[Aniallation]

I was cleaning out a buddy's garage, found this amp and he said I can keep it. Seemed pretty old and I didn't think much of it but now I've looked it up and it seems that this was a pretty damn reputable amp back in the day? Does anyone have some testimonies or specs on this thing? From what I've heard it can hit 1000 watts real-world on 14.4 O.o

[poorfish88]

It is a real nice old school amp, but it doesn't make 1000 watts rms....On the low end around 400 to 600 high end.

[Skullz]

Those were some nice amps back then and are worth using for mids and highs or powering a low powered sub.

Copied and pasted from a thread on focusfanatics.com

Original specs:

Power Output: RMS Continuous Power (at 12.0V, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
Per Channel into 4 ohms - 100W - 0.08% THD
Per Channel into 2 ohms - 200W - 0.3% THD
Bridged into 4 ohms - 400W - 0.3% THD

Dynamic Power (at 14.4V, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
Per Channel into 4 ohms - 150W - 0.08% THD
Per Channel into 2 ohms - 300W - 0.3% THD
Bridged into 4 ohms - 600W - 0.3% THD

Frequency Response - 8 Hz to 60 kHz - (+0, -1 dB)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio - 105 dBA - (referenced to rated power)
Slew factor - Greater than 5
Input Sensitivity (for rated power ouput) - 200mV to 4.0V (1.0V a center detent)
Input Impedance - 10k ohms
Speaker Impedance - 4 or 2 ohms (Stereo), 4 ohms (Bridged)
Active Dividing Network Frequency and Slope - 50 to 200 Hz, 12 dB per octave
Power Requirement - 11 - 16VDC Negative Ground
Dimensions (W x H x D) - 240mm x 53mm x 330mm (9-7/16" x 2-16" x 13")

Weight - 4.2 kg (9lbs. 4 oz)

THIS IS WHAT A COUPLE OTHER MRV-1000's WERE ACTUALLY TESTED AT.

Actual Tested RMS Continuous Power (at 12.0V, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
4 ohms stereo - 152.5W x2 - 0.08% THD
2 ohms stereo - 305W x2 - 0.3% THD
4 ohms bridged - 610W x1 - 0.3% THD

Actual Tested RMS Continuous Power (at 14.4V, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
4 ohms stereo - 228.75W x2 - 0.08% THD
2 ohms stereo - 457.5W x2 - 0.3% THD
4 ohms bridged - 915W x1 - 0.3% THD
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Actual Tested RMS Continuous Power (at 12.0V, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
4 ohms stereo - 167W x2 - 0.08% THD
2 ohms stereo - 334W x2 - 0.3% THD
4 ohms bridged - 668W x1 - 0.3% THD

Actual Tested RMS Continuous Power (at 14.4V, 20 Hz to 20 kHz)
4 ohms stereo - 250.5W x2 - 0.08% THD
2 ohms stereo - 501W x2 - 0.3% THD
4 ohms bridged - 1002W x1 - 0.3% THD

[SIRSOCAL]

The v12 line from Alpine was a solid product line back in the day. as stated they were geared more toward highs and mids, due to their clean power.

[Stephen13]

The Alpine MRV-F300 I purchased back in '95 is still going strong to this day in the '95 Tahoe I had.