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Stainless steel gaurds, could loose it.

the amount of power that these amps can produce it is unbelivable how strong they are the fact that you canoad this amp down to a 1/4 ohm is unreal in this day and age they are so under rated and pack more punch that what you can get these days and the qualaty of a u.s.a. made amp is great keep em' in the u.s.a. and you will always get better products

to under rated and it sure dose a lot of current draw that no cap. it going to help a sencond battery is the only way to go or you will starve the amp for current draw and loose power and nobody wants that right???

i bought this amp off of ebay about 2 months ago i worked in a car audio shop as an installer and my general manager was a big fan or old school orion and when i was getting ready to buy everything that i needed to do it i wasnt sure of what amp to go with and he talked me into a old school orion from back in his day well at first i was unsure untill he showed me what they could do and how high qualaty they were that was when i decide to buy this great amplifire i give it a 10 out of 10

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u.s.amps are also of good qualaty and are vary under rated also

I have it hook up to punch and alpine subs and it bang hard and it make my trunk knock.

It should have a bass booster.

It's the bome when it comes to the sound i wouldn't trade for nothing.

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sony explod.The old school version

BIG POWER from SMALL AMP!! Competition power ratings (25W X 2) Still pretty for an old amp

Wiring harnesses could have been better designed. The remote lead and speaker leads in the same Molex connector? What do I do with the unused YLW & BLK/ORG speaker leads? Have to open amp chassis to access standard 8 AWG power leads (to lengthen). No internal x-over (OK, not necessarily a bad thing).

Got this amp used off of ebay a couple of months ago. I didn't realize how small this amp was until it arrived (think notebook paper - 11"X8.5"X2.25")! I installed it in the back of my '02 4Runner w/a 1 F cap and tested it...not bad. Then I cranked up the volume for the first time... >. I have it pushing 2 new ('03) Kicker CVR 12's (dual 4O's)wired parallel for a 1O load in a custom Subzone vented enclosure tuned to 38 Hz. The subs are well controlled and hit extremely hard. I have the gain turned up just a bit past half and that's all I need from it with the EQ button ON. Mfr. 1O rating: 400W @ 12V. With correct installation, you'll prob. see 500+W @14.4V (1O). Gotta love old school (Dig. Ref.)HCCA's! ****Newer Orion stuff (G4) is now owned by DEI... they own PPI and a/d/s, too****

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Clean amp. Very powerful. Candy apple red!

The wiring harness isn't very user friendly.

This amp is a classic. I have a 1998 model and it still kicks butt. It is currently running two bazooka 6.5 in tubes and it sounds great. It is installed in a 1996 Toyota 4-runner. The amp is wired parallel so it is pushing approximately 200 watts.

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It is equal to the Orion 275-sx.

Hit's that low bass wich is what im really looking for....

well i have 2 orion 15''s dvc's and these speaker's can not handle this amp..so if you know of some subs that can handle half of an ohm let me know please

This Amp Rock's i have used this amp for a few years now and it's funny cuz it was the first amp i got and still have it!!! But hey if anyone is selling the Old 225 HCCA Orion let me know please...my e-mail is on here so hit me up ok

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Couldn't tell you....

Orion HCCA amp stand out for it name.

They just don't make the HCCA line like they use to when it come to the new generation.

Nowaday orion hcca amp is still on the top of compition. I am running fosgate sub (8) "8" inch DVC from RFP series with (2) HCCA 225R and must have (2) 1 farads cap. This amp bring the bass to you and you don't go to the bass.

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Can find one yet for it size.

power, killer looks, adjustability CONNECTORS, sound quality

retail price!!!

i had this amp hooked up to my 2 punch hx2 15", I RAN IT AT ONE OHM, AND IT SLAMED. FOR A 165 BUCKS IT DOENT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!!! some people dont like the connectors, i think it's a heavy duty way of connecting the wires and cables. puts out over 500 watts with 14. or better volts. ill never pay retail, thanks ebay later

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everything

NEED EXCELLENT POWER AND GROUNDS,THEY WILL RUN AS MANY SPEAKER AS YOU CAN AFFORD BUILT IN PHX,MADE TO HANDLE EXTREME CONDITIONS,(MADE IN THE USA)

POOR CONNECTORS.

I HAVE RAN HCCA 225'S FOR YEARS ALL MY VEH'S,APLINE HEAD UNITS,KICKERS SPEAKERS 225'S,SINCE THE 80'S FOR $400 NOTHING HITS HARDER,I HAVE RAN 4 12'S MONO THIS WAS BEFORE APLINES LIT UP GREEN.

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HI FONICS,THOR AND HERCULES

ORION NAME

PARTS QUALITY.

I BOUGHT IT WITH A BLOWN CHANNEL. I CALLED AROUND TO REPAIR SHOPS, A CHINESE MAN KNEW WHAT MODEL I HAD WHEN I SAID ORION. MUST HAVE COMMON PROBLEM, THE 2 FRIENDS WHO HAD IT BEFORE ME, SAID IT KICKS BUT NOT LIKE IT SHOULD. WELL, THE CHANNEL IS BLOWN, SO MUCH FOR A AMP CAPABLE OF HANDLING 1/2 OHM

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