I've been reading about the rumors (which seem to be true) about this new Biketronics amp on another thread and thought it deserved its own post for discussion. So if anyone finds out anything or has any comments on this post away!

 

Was rumored for release over the weekend but didn't make it I guess. It will have 4 ***** for independent 4 channel gain control but no frequency control. Could be a beast for guys running DSP to control crossover frequency.

 

I just talked to Donna at BT today 1/31...she said the new 250 x 4 should be available next week, still no price available yet...its not gonna be cheap! I asked about a introductory price special but she said probably not!

 

i just talked to her today about it also,,,,still the same size at the current 4 channel amp too,,,,,might work out pretty killer for someone to set up with a dsp!
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So it's the same size as the 4180, with gain controls and 250Wx4@4ohms. Crossover is not adjustable. Someone has mention something about a built in dsp, did they mention anything about that?

 

I didn't specifically ask about a DSP because I hadn't heard of that when I talked to them, they didn't mention it at all when talking about features.

 

If it doesn't have adjustable crossovers then the question is if it has a static built in filter like the 4180. A built in process may not be adjustable so adding a DSP on top of a static filter won't offer much in terms of making low frequency adjustment. The 4180 has a low frequency filter so folks won't blow their speakers. It makes sense when offering a mostly plug and play system. Either way 250x4 in that size is the hands down the most power in that build size. Props to BT for their R&D.

 

when i talked to Donna there was no talk about a built in DSP,,,,my thoughts were that it would work well WITH a DSP, but after reading what Alex put up i guess that i would need to talk to Mike about the static filter and whether or not it would play together.
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Worth checking it out.

 

Not to derail the topic too much, but is there any add-on one could put on their 4180 to "override" that filter in order to give the 4180 at least SOME adjustability? It may not be worth the money vs just buying a tunable amp, but I was just curious.