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I really dont see how anyone could gove this guy any thumbs down his vids are always good and always quite helpful

Best CA channel on KZfaq.. Thanks Wiz for all you do for us classic audio guys.🍻🍻

I ran the hk2000 and hk12's for a minute years ago. Honestly I miss it . The subs were ribbed like the new gold letter kickers. I can't say anything bad about my experience. Ty sir for sharing 👍🤞

I think there was something wrong with the sub side. Either that or MA cheaped-out since this was supposedly a promo item. Contrary to what most are posting here, during the particular years MA was making this line, their products were no slouch and they did rated. Granted, they did rated at 14.4 or higher, but they always performed. They made a 1200w monoblock version of this amp. My guess is that's what internals were on the sub side of the amp.

I love the oldschool intro .never get tired of punch amps on display.they have come a long way with quality products

I worked for a MA AUDIO/AUDIOBAHN direct dealer in Massachusetts for a few years around the turn of this century. We also sold Ultimate Audio, DHD, KOHLER, & Fultron/Memphis Audio. I had a few talks with these companies directly about some of their designs. I also spoke with Alma Bates.... Personally I compeated in USAC AUDIO DRAGS w/ a 88' FORD RANGER SUPERCAB using a MA HC 4002 AMP, 4 15" DVC 6ohm MA subs, 3 caps, 3 batteries and a 3-disc Jensen head unit. 152-153dB consistently in drag competition with this setup was nothing to sneeze at. The 35c/36c output chips where the same as used in top amps by SOUNDSTREAM and the TI TL494 Chipped unregulated power supply was tried&true reliable. The HC series of MA AUDIO amps were not junk, I wish I still had that amp today.... 😎😎😎

Looks like a few of the caps had leaked. That could explain the issue. (Dark stuff on the board next to the base of a few of the caps not under the fan).

What a beauty, that aluminum brushed look is my favorite in old school amps.

Such a beautiful amp. I owned a 1500.1 looked exactly the same, omg i loved it

I had the MA audio 4400 watt RMS class x amplifier in high school and that is the most powerful amplifier to date I've ever had I really wish they were still in business

Fans definitely need replaced. Maybe when you figure out whats wrong with that one channel. You can bring it back to the dyno and see if the results improve. The sub side should have done its ratings and some. Other than that a very impressive amp. Almost looks like dj equipment.

I had the mono 1200 back in 02, running 3 MA dvc's....half the price of RF or MTX and i loved it..

Damn, I badly want to help a friend of mine find a new amplifier, just in case....because I would love to see you dyno his MA Audio "400" Watts RMS @ 4 ohm amp. I say "400" Watts, because it has been modded, massively. And it has been modded since about 2002-2003 not long after he had bought it brand new. It still runs BEAUTIFULLY to this day, hooked up at 1 ohm. He won several sound competitions in our area, even when he was in classes above his pay grade, so to speak. His total cost for his entire setup was about $2,500.00-$3,000.00 for speakers, stereo, amp. and subs and box. He beat a kid that had nearly $15,000.00 total in his system at one point. MA Audio built some surprising equipment, and their 400 Watt RMS amp was super easy to modify and took to it extremely well.

Whether or not it was done intentionally, placing capacitors directly in the airflow of a fan is a good idea. The cooler you keep those capacitors, the longer they'll last. I see it all the time where electronics manufacturers place capacitors right next to high heat dissipating components, like right up against hot heatsinks or power resistors. Guess what fails first? You guessed it, the capacitors!

This app looks nice, my friend had some of these amps in his camaro. Here in the UK, I will have to dig up the magazine,but it was from about 2k4 (2004)......

With all those knobs are you sure you had the gain right ? Hard to believe it did so well on one side but not even half on the other

I never tought MA audio was not up there with big boys like Rockford F, Orion, etc. They had this gorgeous model Nichole though.

Got 2 of these in closet right now....not in as good cosmetic shape missing the handles and coner caps but they do work!

It's still pretty sweet, I would love to us something like that for a home theater setup. Should give them a dollar pr watt rating and compare today's dollar to then.

Jesus, Big D, the cool factor on this amp is through the roof. I remember back in the day getting into car audio I was always struck by MA audio equipment because they posted the craziest numbers for wattage for all of their equipment. Ended up with 2 12" ALUMQs on an Audiobahn HCT2300 for my first system. Man I miss that system. People shit on those old school companies but like most of em at one point they made great equipment.

I remember these amps had on myself...not the command center but the smaller one with the same handles

Even though it didn't come close to rated it's still a jem, and 1400 watts dynamically is definitely good power. Thanks D

I would like to know, for sure, the reason the sub side didn't perform.

Definitely looks pretty sweet. And VU meters?!?! Yeeaaahhh boii!!

Damnit brother that thing is a BEAST!!! WHOULD THAT BE A SQ OR A SPL AMPLIFIER!

I want one. Just for the looks haven't even made it to the dyno yet

Big D! Dont make me wait too long for that Savard demo please.

@1:53 I still have an MA2601HX, always wished I had a pair to strap, but never managed to get another one. Thanks for the overall page view BigDWiz, kind of funny seeing the MSRP of these. Not bad amps, I was always into MA Audio, but nothing special either, I always felt mine never quite did rated power, still, it held up running 0.5-ohm just fine. I loved the look of these amps, just beautiful.

I thought MA Audio went out of business. I had they subs in the early 2000's, hit hard too

It's still a sweet looking amp ,and the built in EQ is a plus just to push your highs

Were the bass knob is turned all the way up on the cues

its actually very nice, 1 amp that does everything on pretty high volumes... (jack of all trades)

I use to have MA Audio 12s running on 2 Soundstream ref 1000s they were freaking loud.

I’ve always had a soft spot for MA. I dont know why. Maybe it gives some sub conscious nostalgia.

Not sure if it was mentioned in the plethora of comments but some MA audio amps were rated at 18v, is the COM 1 one of them?

Still watching the add but man I know it's gonna be a good one! 👍

I used to have two 15-in MTX thunder 9500 dual voice coil 2 ohm subs in a 6 cubic foot box push by an MA audio amp that I can't remember the model number of. Nothing I have ever seen not at the competition level it is hard as that. My pickup I had it in had to have three or four frame repairs because it would beat the rivets out.

Big D is a producer now 👍🏻

I never been a fan of ma audio reminds me of audiobahn

The stereo output was very good, more than i expected. Then the sub test was kind of what i was expecting from mobile authority. On the bright side at least the heatsink is full unlike the low end of mobile authority.

So the fans are cooling the Caps

Wow, was looking so promising at first! LOL!

Could the EQ settings mess up the rating?

It would still be a great mids and highs amp... if you have the space for it.

Loved my old soma audio amps friend had this one and I had the hk4400hk that pushed 2 or 4 15s that was a monster of a amp at that time

I thought this amp was going to pack a lot of watts but now I know why a lot dealers would say to stay away from ma audio.good video big d

The eq is the coolest part!

Big D, I was wondering if you ever tested the Gravity Warzone 3000 RMS monoblock amplifier? Can you tell me if it's a hit or miss.

I had a ma audio hk 4000. I liked it till voltage dropped low and it flamed up. Got a visonik 4000d I believe it's the same board if I remember but both work betton 16vplt

I find it so weird that you have to turn it upside down to hook and unhook cables lol.

I'm not to surprised at the subwoofer rating levels. Back in 2002 there were all kinds of Flea Market brands coming out big from Audiobahn, Ma Audio, Visonik, UltraLinear, Thump!. Just to name a few. I tried them all and some products were good others were obviously weak and way overrated. Lol I went ahead and did a full Audiobahn system install this year on my truck mainly for Nostalgia purposes and i gotta say their products still sound good for being so old. Just sad to see them and all the other brands i mentioned above all went of business. Lol

I always liked all the products you you do all the time on KZfaq is a lot of different things that you do and you know it say I do like everything that you do your tests are accurate and enjoy every minute

When the test first started..i noticed something seemed to be wrong with the amp! You say one channel is weak, plus the sub channels massive fail.. I'd say it needs repairing properly! Including new fans as those bearings are definitely dead lol shame i live so far away, i'd love to service it haha.. What a unique and awesome looking amp! The faults just make me want to probe and rev engi it, some schematics of it would be freaking awesome! Also makes repair much easier of course.. Wow.. I want one to run indoors! Hah..make an interesting surround amp wouldn't it? Who needs a center speaker anyways? Quadraphonic 4 channel sound with 2 subs = better than 5.1?!

Is it possible that at 16 years old, the degradation hurt it some?

Even though the company lied its still a beautiful amp and is apart of bass history. The 30ban eq is awsome complete control. Its somewhat impressive however the low power is definitely a turn off and let down

Even though it didn't do rated on the sub channels I believe this is one of the coolest Amps made 😜😜😜😜🎾😝😝😝😝💪💪

The one my boss had put out a lot of power it also looked different inside more caps and different colored board if I remember right

Good day is it possible for you to check out the irs 2092 board amplifiers from ebay

What a BEAST!!!!

It had a sticker on it like it had been repaired could it have been a sub par repair job?

Can you explain the breaking resistor thing?

Coulda also swore the later model could run at half ohm loads too

I don't know what the results are going to be with this amp but I had two MA audio 12s and a ma audio amp 4 channel on my mids and highs and on my subs and with an old school pioneer premier head unit with the dolphins and race cars on the screen saver and sold the vehicle it was a 1996 Chevy Blazer but I believe I purchase these subs amp mids and highs in the 2000 error and i know this guy who still has the subs mids and highs amp and the pioneer premier CD player still working in 2020 everything still working fine and the Blazer still putting around banging

Big D is this a high current amp ? Can it run on 17 or 18 volts??

Any info on the clarion adp4000 hx series amplifier??

Isn't there a toggle switch for 2ch vs. 4ch? Still a gorgeous amp though

Could you purchase a JBL Basspro hub and the Cerwin Vega VPAS12st and do a review and sound quality comparison etc? Thanks so much.

The shop I worked at sold MA , I really felt bad for the customers that bought the subs and amps. I’d seen many woofers brought back in toasted. Amps were rated robustly and performed average. Just wanted to say that amp is a great looking addition to your collection.

I wonder if you could fit that big is like that in the trucks and SUV is it possible.

Don't know how I don't get notifications from you but I fixed that issue. There were a couple of them I missed out tons on. Dang KZfaq.

KILLER FIND!!! BET YOU PAID PRETTY MUCH THE GOING RATE, WITH A RARE FIND. LOVE to catch a find like the old Fosgate 600watt (?) Amp. I don't need elaborate, just need CLEAN. I'm goi n with JBL's in the doors, & 2 15" CTS in a cab below read seat F150 supercrew. 208 watt/4 channel Sony bluetooth/cd/fm. Will provide alt. Amp for subs controlled by Sony head. Stock (or close to it) appearance. You keep it longer that way. Lol. Nice vid, but too many teasers. More meat please... 😎

Sometimes I hate being right. I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised. I would like to see the more common M/A amps tested. I suspect they will underperform as well.

Cool video Big D. I don't ever recall seeing that big ole amp in any of the magazines from back in the day. Considering that I have an MA amp at the house that has a bad potentiometer in it(didn't realize it until after the fact that I had repaired the power supply section and put it all back together 😡)... hopefully that is all that's wrong with your amp. Don't know if that amp has the same type(brand) of potentiometers...but the one that I have to replace is very crappy. ✌

This video was released on my birthday.

Well packaged, Watched the Sundown tutorial?

This is more of a display amp for show cars, looks great and huge but lacks the berries

Something seems a little off on the 2 channel mode. But it is a very nice amp

wish you could amp dyno the Lanzar Vibe 6000.2..... I think it would do close to 1200 rms at 1 ohm but its only 140 bucks and its a huge amp.

Those caps look like they may have leaked and that would explain the reduction on power output

Gotta run the sub side on half a ohm to get any power of it

Can you test the amplifier impact hc 550.2 ?

Thats nuts

when are we going to see a rockford fosgate power 650 on the dyno?

1,000 watts on the sub channel... Id still run it.

The visual alone redeems that amp.

have you ever tested any of the HK MA audio amps I'm running MA audio right now and love them!

Love that slap knock-out clip. He got knocked the $%#@ out !

What a massive amp... that barely keeps up with a Memphis Belle of the same era🤪😂

Wonder if that amp would be better in a 4 way system with a true sub amp??

I was wondering if there is a good place to get MA amps repaired? I accidentally shorted the outputs on my HK898 years ago and I'd like to get it fixed.

Just purchased one ....yes!!!!!!! How u like yours???!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!! Yes I'm happy 😊 LoL 😁

Why did the 4 channel side do better than the sub side?

In some of the pictures it looks like the Caps were leaking?

the bearings in those fans must have gone bad for them to be making all of that noise.

I get an older amp falling a little short on rated, old caps and all....but wow. You think there may be an issue on the sub side?

That's how it was back then. No DSPs to get all horrible, just churn the dials.

I dug an amp out of my shed I forgot I even had but can't find anything on the web about it, it's a Cyclone 1600 watt model number CA-1494, have you come across one of these before, it is made in China so it may be just some off brands that faded like the hair bands but as I remember this thing really slammed but I was young and was happy with anything louder than stock, it only has one 40 amp fuse so from watching your videos it couldn't even come close to 1600 but if you come across one I would like to see it on the dyno.

Whats with older people and crocs?

I ran a lot of MA Audio stuff frkm 2002 to 2005ish. They are plwer hungry. We ran them on 16volts as well as having the MA Audio line driver. From what we were told when MA sponsored us, without seeing 8 volts on the RCA side, and nearly 16volts on the power, they would never achieve true power ratings.