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[heimerich]

Guys, what do you think about Soundstream Davinci for SQ??? What amp I should buy as I need a six channel amp to run 3 ways full active.

[Rmyers]

Damn expensive that's for sure! I don't know how many people here have actually had the pleasure of hearing one first hand?

[heimerich]

Guys, apart from expensive, do you think its a good amp for SQ? As I'll be running full active for my 3 ways, so I need a 6 channel amp to run the 3 ways. I heard from reviews that Davinci has a good rating...

[dugald_bell]

hey am no expert but have actually had 2 davincis in our family, both my brother and i had one, but have both sold since, mine to finance a uni course!!
Neither of our amps were running fully blown active setups, although a friend of mine in Canada has one in his civic running a 3 way active Rainbow front stage and Pioneer ODR deck and processor, and i can honestly say that out of all the cars i have heard both here and there it was one of the best!
With that said just think of it as several Soundstream class A amps bolted together with Balance Line inputs, in one horny gold plated masterpiece.
If you do decide to get one, the hardest thing is getting one without the top being scratched to the craphouse, and make sure you get an extra 2 channel BLT.
If you do decide to go ahead you wont be dissapointed!!

Sorry for the long post i just love the Davinci!

[dasherhalo]

Hey, Dugald - is your family adopting anyone at the moment?? I'm available with two weeks notice.....

While I haven't had the aural (and visual!) pleasure of meeting a DaVinci personally, I have used several of Soundstream's amps from that range - including some of their Class A beauties: I can assure your they are classy units, and superb for SQ, and have the balls to get *very* loud when angered.

If you've got the folding - go for it.

[Fhrx]

I was not overly impressed by the Davinci at all.

We got one into test about three years ago now and when the voltage dipped below 12.5 volts the amps output was horribly low. They're simply not a good amp in my humble opinion when one considers the price they're asking for one.

In my personal opinion, one of the better 6 channel amps around at the moment for under $5000 would have to be the Audison VRx6.420.

I tested one for INCAR not too long ago and was suitably impressed by it's performance.

[ September 07, 2003, 09:13: Message edited by: Fhrx ]

[Marlin]

With regards to the audison you don't even get twice the power when running at 2ohm I'd take soundstream over audison anyday and the Dinvci in hugely underated. Can you tell me how many power supplies the audison has?

[fuddbutter]

bah there is a 6 chan McIntosh amp on ebay atm for less than 3k
possibly better than all these amps mentioned and a damn site sexyer!!

[BIGW]

PG reactor powerplant

[0{noidea}0]

Hi buddy....for SQ wise i don't reckon the Davinci would be suitable for it...it is because the features and built quality is not as good as other.

In my suggestion why not after the Tru-Tect C7. It is better than Brax and sound much more better than the tube you having now...

If you interested the amp then ask Vincent to contact me...i can bring it in to Aust for you. Cheers !

[dasherhalo]

Seriously, spending that sort of money gives you a fairly good chance of receiving a nice amp.....

Ya think???

As long as the feature list meets your requirements, I wouldn't doubt for a second that any of the above mentioned amps would rock your world.

So, value for money aside (any one who can shell out $5k on an amp isn't going to be worried about comparing $/watts and auditioning Jaycar amps), it all comes down to personal tastes IMHO, and with regards mainly to LOOKS.

Flame away.

[heimerich]

Thx guys for the reply. Much appreciated. Currenty I am looking for a 6 channel amp so the TRU TECH is not a good choice. It doesn't mean it's not a good amp though. What do you guys think about McIntosh MCC406M??? Is it a good amp??? Or can you recommend me of any 6 channels amp???

[dugald_bell]

Before i bought the Davinci i looked at the PG Reactor, which was pretty horny but the looks of the Davinci, and BLT won me over.

[heimerich]

What is so good about Soundstream Davinci??? What is the plus point compare to audison vrx and butler tube driver?