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My friend just got a new sterio for his car, nice highs ( diamond audio ) , BA HeadU ( Clarion ) but for the sub(1) and amps he bought AudioBahn. Has anyone heard good things about these? they look good on there sight and all the specs seem up to par but when received in the mail " Made in China " sickers all over :rolleyes: . Call me non-original but I've always trusted Rockford, Alpine, Clarion, A/D/S, and other high end "US made" products for car sterio. So if you've ever had these or even heard anything good/bad could you post please b4 my friend mats these things in his car ! THankX :p
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Typical run of the mill swap market equipment. But has a decent bang for buck value. The only reason we even sell them, is because I get a ton of people requesting their equipment. I personally would only sell their equipment to somebody who wants ok sound, with an expensive look.
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Yeah I see them at the flea markets a lot. But I see some cool looking stuff in the Mags. I have heard them before, they sound ok (loud but not super clean).
Not a bad choice.
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Yeah OK, thats what I thought. The outside looks cool, even comes with a pair or white gloves to handle the "nickle" plating but when it comes down to it, without the cover it seems to be a cramped, poor hardwired amp with little or no heatsink - and for the advertised .5 ohm , hrmmm maybe on tweeters , never heavy sub current though not for maybe a second or so.
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I agree with the other posters. Good bang for the buck and great looks and decent performance. Their high end equipment is quite good, but the price skyrockets, making other options better.
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don't forget they are high current amps. Bye Bye battery.
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I've got some of their stuff. It's decent sounding stuff, about average. But, the looks are good and the prices are cheap (especially off of uBid).
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Originally posted by noknowbalance:
Call me non-original but I've always trusted Rockford, Alpine, Clarion, A/D/S, and other high end "US made" products for car sterio. I've Never seen a USA made Alpine unit. And the clarion products I have seen dont seem US made either (their amps are nasty looking on the inside. Single sided PCB  ) AudioBahn is a decent product though, bang for the buck no one can touch them. They may not be the best, but the looks of them draws a crowd and to a dealer they sell like crazy and bring customers through the doors.
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We put a pair of Audiobahn 12 inchers in bkents ride, powered by the 2200HC amp, and sure, it draws a lot of current(High Current...lol), but he only has the common dimming of lights, no complaints here except maybe keeping the amp clean.  The box actually moves back into the trunk after playing it for a while. 
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Originally posted by KnuKonceptz: Originally posted by noknowbalance:
[b] Call me non-original but I've always trusted Rockford, Alpine, Clarion, A/D/S, and other high end "US made" products for car sterio.
AudioBahn is a decent product though, bang for the buck no one can touch them. They may not be the best, but the looks of them draws a crowd and to a dealer they sell like crazy and bring customers through the doors.[/b]Most all of the components in Alpine HU & amps are American eventhough not stated all over the outside, and I mean Clarion HUs and high/mid range spks not amps and subs - I use the combination of the brands I listed, not just one.
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