i have a old school hiphonics amp.. im guessing 1st of 2nd gen amp. its a 2 channel 250 w amp.. and im planing on running 2 10" W3's.

i'll try and get some pics up tomorrow.

 

Yes they are still around, they are now owned by Maxxsonics... http://www.maxxsonics.com/index1.html
Do you have a model number for your amp, and what W3s v2 or v3? 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and what W3s v2 or v3?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i beleive he is referring to jl audio w3's and the differnt generations of them.

 

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i beleive he is referring to jl audio w3's and the different generations of them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

he already knew that i was talking about W3's, he was asking what gen they were... v2's, or v'3s like he said.

anyways.. they're prolly V2's, if not 1's.. lol, ive had them for a long time, and i really dont' want to take them out of the box, just to look at the magnet. lol

 

Yeah, but they're called Hifonics now.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Built B16A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">he already knew that i was talking about W3's, he was asking what gen they were... v2's, or v'3s like he said.</TD></TR></TABLE>

damn ur right, there i go reading quickly over a thread. But i can vouch for w3 v2's (12") in a sealed box, they sound good, i would just recomend breaking them in first.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Built B16A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

he already knew that i was talking about W3's, he was asking what gen they were... v2's, or v'3s like he said.

anyways.. they're prolly V2's, if not 1's.. lol, ive had them for a long time, and i really dont' want to take them out of the box, just to look at the magnet. lol</TD></TR></TABLE> Actually v2s and v3s are both still listed as current models
10W3v3 is a SVC 2, 4 or 8 ohm 300W sub
10W3v2 is a DVC 2, 4 or 6 ohm 300W sub

However the 10W3v2 is also listed as a discontinued sub. 94

 

if you have a hifonics amp that is series VIII or older it is awesome(made by zed audio(www.zedaudio.com)). anything after that...................

 

i got pics!









hahhaa.. ok, now don't laugh. ive had these since i was a junior in high school. i graduated in 99.

these subs, and amp MUST be at the minimum 7 years old. i remember buying the sub's when the 1st generation W3's came out!

 

DUDE!!!! I have that exact amp, it was the second one I ever purchased (first one was a hifonics too)...... god the thing is still a strong runner, even after being dropped and cracking it's pc board at the power terminals....

 

hahhaha, thats what im talking about.. old school amps rule!

i found a website very local to me, within 30 miles, and they sell old hifonics amps new.. supposedly.

all 3, the smaller one the mercury, the centurion, and then the bigger one, the taurus. CHEAP!

mercury - 160 W - $109
centurion - 320W - $129
taurus - 360W - $149

thats peak, but im still interested in getting the taurus just to hang onto.. lol

 

so for my pair of 10W3's, i prolly should be 2ohm w/ the atlantis.

 

yeah, those were made after series VIII. so as long as your happy with its performance thats all that matters, but its not gonna be the true "zed audio" experince, but still a pretty decent amp. now go hook that **** up, and tell us how it sounds!

 

wow! hahaha, i had emailed zedaudio earlier yesterday, trying to find some paper work on my amp. and received this response. lol

<FONT SIZE="3">Zed Audio had nothing to do with this amplifier. I have no idea what it is
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i found my info i posted up there after the fact on the hifonics website, but man, is that a part of his life he's trying to block out or what?! hahaha