why are old school amps worth so much? - Page 94

ppia600 · 28th January 2011, 11:45 AM

/\ Coustic 360 isn't "old school" but the Coustic 380 is

hugi00 · 31st January 2011, 12:47 PM

jol50 · 31st January 2011, 04:27 PM

Nah, the AMP-150/300/500 would be old school Coustic. And just Coustic that was before they got bought iirc. Those were great old amps, not sure how great they are today but back then they were the poor man's LP for sure and most people didn't even know it. People used to take the medallion off the top so it kind of looked like a LP, lol.

I've run an Alpine 3518 since the 80s on and off, a 2x40rms. It has to be old school by the looks of the guts. And I got it used in the late 80s. Limited power but it always sounded top notch, no gain control even just a DIN you had to patch into. When will I try this 3555 in my car to compare man am I slow on the audio lately.

hugi00 · 05:40 PM

Alpine 3502

Alpine 7803

jol50 · 31st January 2011, 05:59 PM

Lol, I saw some 3502 alpines go fairly cheap once, just decided I had enough amps and didn't really have (and could not invent) a use for them so I didn't bid. Sure enough someone here bought them for a good price

imjustjason · 31st January 2011, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugi00

Alpine 7803

Is that the 7803 that just sold on eBay for $20? If it is... say no.

hugi00 · 1st February 2011, 05:08 AM

Lanzar OptiDrive 100Q

harvie256 · 2nd February 2011, 08:32 AM

Something that's come up a number of times in this thread is the older amps having much stronger PSUs. For someone that hasn't had the luxury of pulling down a large number of amps from different generations, but I love the challenges of building SMPS's. Could anyone please quantify this statement of stronger PSU's in technical terms, i.e. numbers?

e.g. were the older amps able to provided X% regulation over the entire operating power range, or were they capable of operating at 100% rated power for X min without thermal protection cutting in?

Sorry to try and turn this into a scientific discussion...

Dr Zeus · 4th February 2011, 06:40 PM

I had the pleasure in working with a pair of Alpine 3545 amplifiers.

They just... dont... make... them... like they used to.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...215_193917.jpg

finbar · 6th February 2011, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by warpedhifi

There was one horn on each side of the car. Car audio and Electronics Magazine did a spread on his car and they had a picture of Richard holding one of the 50+ pound horns. but i can't find it on the web as of yet.

Ampguts forum has a posting on that..........

August 1992 CA&E Richard Clark's Grand National! - AmpGuts.com

28th January 2011, 11:45 AM	#931
ppia600 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Louis y ana	/\ Coustic 360 isn't "old school" but the Coustic 380 is __________________ Don't worry... you can always turn the gain down!

31st January 2011, 05:38 PM	#934
hugi00 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Alpine 3502 Alpine 7803 Last edited by hugi00; 31st January 2011 at 05:40 PM.

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31st January 2011, 04:27 PM	#933
jol50 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Nah, the AMP-150/300/500 would be old school Coustic. And just Coustic that was before they got bought iirc. Those were great old amps, not sure how great they are today but back then they were the poor man's LP for sure and most people didn't even know it. People used to take the medallion off the top so it kind of looked like a LP, lol. I've run an Alpine 3518 since the 80s on and off, a 2x40rms. It has to be old school by the looks of the guts. And I got it used in the late 80s. Limited power but it always sounded top notch, no gain control even just a DIN you had to patch into. When will I try this 3555 in my car to compare man am I slow on the audio lately.

31st January 2011, 05:59 PM	#935
jol50 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Lol, I saw some 3502 alpines go fairly cheap once, just decided I had enough amps and didn't really have (and could not invent) a use for them so I didn't bid. Sure enough someone here bought them for a good price

1st February 2011, 05:08 AM	#937
hugi00 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Lanzar OptiDrive 100Q

2nd February 2011, 08:32 AM	#938
harvie256 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009	Something that's come up a number of times in this thread is the older amps having much stronger PSUs. For someone that hasn't had the luxury of pulling down a large number of amps from different generations, but I love the challenges of building SMPS's. Could anyone please quantify this statement of stronger PSU's in technical terms, i.e. numbers? e.g. were the older amps able to provided X% regulation over the entire operating power range, or were they capable of operating at 100% rated power for X min without thermal protection cutting in? Sorry to try and turn this into a scientific discussion...

4th February 2011, 06:40 PM	#939
Dr Zeus diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2010	I had the pleasure in working with a pair of Alpine 3545 amplifiers. They just... dont... make... them... like they used to. http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/a...215_193917.jpg

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