Orion XTREME 800.4 Amplifiers
Orion XTREME 800.4 Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Feb 11, 2002]
lacadizical
Model Reviewed:
2000
Strength:
awsome sound quality lots of power P.R.S bi-polar matched chips military specs looks great
Weakness:
none P.R.S all the difference other amps use pulse width modulation and orion uses pulse regulated supplys the difference is cleaner sound with better response i run my 800.4 at 2 ohm x 4ch . i have a three way in each corner of the car fronts are studio drivers 6.5/5.25/tweets the rears are polk ex3s. i used to run them on an alpine v12 expert ind it did ok but now with over 200 watts to each set they flat rock and my four12" polk subs dont dround them out .ps i run the 12s on one orion xtr 900 at about 300 watts or more each at 2ohm stereo . orion rules Similar Products Used: two orion xtr 400 |
[Sep 15, 2001]
Ryan Molnar
Strength:
it is a very nice and clean sounding amp
Weakness:
none i have 4 of these babies pushing 8 jbl 12inch GTi subs and hits hard Similar Products Used: zeus VIII |
[Aug 27, 2001]
Ryan Box
Model Reviewed:
2000
Strength:
Crossovers and power!
Weakness:
Does not like low ohm levels. BUY IT! BUY IT! BUY IT! This has been an excellent amplifer! Sounds great and never heats up. It has never shut off and crossovers are very flexiable. Similar Products Used: Phoniex Gold 2050 which is an excellent also. Soundstream, Alpine, Precision Power, Autotek. The Orion ties with the Phoniex Gold and is better than the rest. |
[Feb 03, 2001]
Jon Coffin
Model Reviewed:
2000
Strength:
This amp is awesome I looked for months and it is very hard to a 1mp that looks good is built awesome and puts out the power you need! I have one running my CDT HD components and midbass and it is one of the best sounding highs and mids! I have another running 2 Infinity Kappa Perfects 12's lets just say they will hit!!! Also Orion under rates their amps so plan on getting 500 wattsx2 when you bridge it! Trust me I searched for a long time you won't find a better amp for the money with that kind of clean solid performance!
Weakness:
NONE except I should have bought them sooner! Well I would never get rid of this amp it is a mean looking performer that makes my system slam! My system Kenwood X915, CDT HD DT 2way 6.5 components, CDT HD 6.5 rear midbass, two Orion XTR 800.4, two Infinity Kappa Perfect 12,s, 1.0 Farad Lightning Audio Digital Cap, Lightning Audio Storm Series wiring, Monster Cable Micro XLN RCA interconnects! Can you say sound quality or just SPL! Similar Products Used: Kenwood, Soundstream, MTX, Rockford |
[May 14, 2001]
Chris
Model Reviewed:
2001
Strength:
Super clean output, unbelievable heat dissipation, VERY underrated, small-sized amp for the wattage it produces.
Weakness:
instruction manual is quite lacking, a little on the heavy side. otherwise, the best amp i've ever owned. i purchased this amp not too long ago for $275 from a friend of mine. i was in the market for an amp, and the price just could not be beat for a brand new, factory sealed amp, so i bought it. i'm running the amp bridged (400x2 RMS) to power 2-12" Kicker Solo-Baric subs, and they absolutely POUND. i haven't gotten a noise violation yet (knock on wood), but i've had several warnings. Similar Products Used: None |
[May 13, 2001]
Yusef Canaan
Model Reviewed:
2000
Strength:
Super Clean,due to matched bi-polar circuitry, power, looks, intelli Q and crossovers are excellent
Weakness:
none I replaced two punch 800.4's with these amps. The difference was like night and day. The Rockford sub amp would shut off after a while, these don't. The bass is a lot less muddy and the mids and highs sound much louder and cleaner. I've always used Rockford amps but, they just aren't building them like they used to. These Orions sound a lot like precision power but, you can get them for a couple of hundred dollars less. They are quite nice looking too. Similar Products Used: Punch Power 800.4 (about the same power but not nearly as clean) |
[Jan 25, 2001]
Jamy Hardison
Strength:
Everything
Weakness:
none This amp is awsome. It's power output is huge. I have it running to 2 800 watt power acoustik 12's and they pure thump.The amp doesn't produce hardly any heat. It is a great overall amp. Similar Products Used: I had a power acoustik apachee 560 and this Orion blowes it out. |
[May 14, 2001]
Sadeeq
Model Reviewed:
Orion XTREME 800.4
Strength:
Sound quality is best I've ever heard.
Weakness:
Instruction manual appears to be written by a non-english speaker... even though the product is American... go figure?! I bought this to replace the above-mentioned Sony amp after blowing it. The sony was rated at 75 watts x 4, but I am positive that it was under-rated. This amp is rated at 100x4, and the voltage at which it was measured is something like 13.5 (not the unrealistic 14.4 volts that many manufacturers choose). The difference in power is very noticeable. Similar Products Used: Sony XM-754HX |