Blown PBR
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Well took the bike out for a short ride today and found out the FM sucks with the new amp. I even installed JM’s hidden antenna along with another hidden antenna that I had before that worked great with the RF amp. I heard that JM’s hidden antenna was the best out there so I figured with the D class amp I would add it just to see if it would help me out but no go. Little disappointed in that because I do listen to FM while riding back and forth to work, just to stay on top of things going on in traffic and other things.
So I may be looking at trying a different amp. Being an aftermarket fairing, I do have lots of room under there for different sizes, so back to the drawing board for a good 4 ch amp.
Open to any ideas under $200
Bruce
So I may be looking at trying a different amp. Being an aftermarket fairing, I do have lots of room under there for different sizes, so back to the drawing board for a good 4 ch amp.
Open to any ideas under $200
Bruce
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Thanks but ya I think I will not take another chance on a D class amp. There has to be something out there that will be good that does not have RF on it.
If my experience with the customer service would of been better I would have no problem going back to a RF amp. But because they have decide to treat their customers like crap I will go with a different brand. That also had a lot to do with their attitude on the phone as well.
Bruce
If my experience with the customer service would of been better I would have no problem going back to a RF amp. But because they have decide to treat their customers like crap I will go with a different brand. That also had a lot to do with their attitude on the phone as well.
Bruce
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Thanks but ya I think I will not take another chance on a D class amp. There has to be something out there that will be good that does not have RF on it.
If my experience with the customer service would of been better I would have no problem going back to a RF amp. But because they have decide to treat their customers like crap I will go with a different brand. That also had a lot to do with their attitude on the phone as well.
Bruce
If my experience with the customer service would of been better I would have no problem going back to a RF amp. But because they have decide to treat their customers like crap I will go with a different brand. That also had a lot to do with their attitude on the phone as well.
Bruce
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Neither one of these hidden antenna's are powered. The original one I had when I installed the stereo a few months back was just a cheap one off of E-Bay but it worked great with the RF amp. Then when I went with the D class amp I figured that I would try out the JM's antenna and with there's you can also keep your old one hooked up so I went that route. I figured why not two must be better then one. But ya major static on most of all the stations.
Bruce
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Neither one of these hidden antenna's are powered. The original one I had when I installed the stereo a few months back was just a cheap one off of E-Bay but it worked great with the RF amp. Then when I went with the D class amp I figured that I would try out the JM's antenna and with there's you can also keep your old one hooked up so I went that route. I figured why not two must be better then one. But ya major static on most of all the stations.
Bruce
Bruce
Arc, J&M, and Biketronics don't have FM interference problems and they are class D.
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So no interference with FM...but if your gonna spend $350 for an Arc amp you should got with the BT 2180... ask me how I know lol.
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Yeah, not smart enough to know technical difference between Class D and G/H but I do know the Arc amp would get warm. I had the older version, (no fan) and the newer version came out with a built in fan.
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Been searching amps, reading specs and trying to find one that is 4 ch., not a D class and in a small size. Also trying to stay around the $200 mark. What I have found is this
Audiopipe APMR-4090MIN at http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_81660_Audiopipe-APMR-4090MIN.html
Now it meets all the requirements as in size, cost, not D Class, and the power is not too bad even if they inflated it a bit.
Now have not been able to find any reviews on it except one and the guy was more than pleased with it. I have never heard of the brand and dont really understand specs so not sure. Any help would be appreciated.
Bruce
Audiopipe APMR-4090MIN at http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_81660_Audiopipe-APMR-4090MIN.html
Now it meets all the requirements as in size, cost, not D Class, and the power is not too bad even if they inflated it a bit.
Now have not been able to find any reviews on it except one and the guy was more than pleased with it. I have never heard of the brand and dont really understand specs so not sure. Any help would be appreciated.
Bruce