I have the california series profile 1200. I think the PCB component
layout is very similar to the Clarus series for a little less $$$. I
like mine. Bought it used in 8.5/10 condition for $129... Cant
complain about that.

its more power than I really need but for that price I couldn't pass it
up. Heck if it fries or I dont like it I'll toss it. Never bench
tested it, but it seems to meet its rms wattage claims. As with any amp
you can throw out its max wattage rating. IMHO you should also consider
the CA series 1200. As well as the Lanzar Vibe 1200D and the JBL
1200.1 Note also that the Vibe 1200D PCB component layout is
identical to a pyramid PB2400 and the Boss 3000D. They most likely have
the same overseas PCB supplier / fab house.
Heres some pics:

http://www.termpro.com/cgi-bin/ubb/u...0;t=007206;p=2

lots of folks rave about the JBL, that would be my choice. note that
its a mono amp.

Garrett



jimmy wrote:

hey ive been looking at amps and im lookin in the 250 ish range and i
found an amp that looks like its awsome its called BOSS PD-3000 i
found it on
http://www.millionbuy.com/bospd3000.html
where after shipping its only going to be 267.26...

the other amp i was looking at is the Profile CL1200 i found it on
http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...47&cat id=308
where after shipping its going to be 244.99 but it dosnt have near as
much power...

the subs im looking at sending the juice to is the kicker L5's in my
1996 mustang.(the square ones..there 160 a piece after shipping)

i was just wondwering what amp is the best because i have only heard
of boss once but iver heard of the other before. or if you have any
other amp suggestions with alot of power that sound good around this
price range.thanks

-jim

the boss kinda makes me wonder though, no bridged ratings are listed.
if the amp cannot be bridged, then you are left with the 2ohm rating (if
the sqaure is d4) or the 1ohm rating (for d2).

i suggest looking at the impedance of the speakers and the possible
loads (measured in ohms) that you can get, then try to matach an amp to
that. the clarus looks like it's made to work for 2 4ohmDVC woofers,
and the boss to work with 2 1ohmDVC woofers or 2 4ohmDVC woofers (if it
can be bridged). not that other woofers won't work, but other setups
won't get as much power.

also, zedaudio used to build boss amps. the designer said that the amps
were listed at approximately 2x the actual power. now that the amps are
made outside the US, i see no reason for this practice to have changed.
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Yeah the older ZED audio BOSS amps are supposed to be pretty good.

Do you know which line of Boss amps were made by Zed?

thanks,
Garrett

thechris wrote:

the boss kinda makes me wonder though, no bridged ratings are listed.
if the amp cannot be bridged, then you are left with the 2ohm rating (if
the sqaure is d4) or the 1ohm rating (for d2).

i suggest looking at the impedance of the speakers and the possible
loads (measured in ohms) that you can get, then try to matach an amp to
that. the clarus looks like it's made to work for 2 4ohmDVC woofers,
and the boss to work with 2 1ohmDVC woofers or 2 4ohmDVC woofers (if it
can be bridged). not that other woofers won't work, but other setups
won't get as much power.

also, zedaudio used to build boss amps. the designer said that the amps
were listed at approximately 2x the actual power. now that the amps are
made outside the US, i see no reason for this practice to have changed.
--
thechris
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