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I am a little unclear as to what exact Lanzar amps were built by Zed Audio. I understand they were the OptiDrive ones but there are several different Optis. Anyone have any info and/or pics? Thanks!

Exactly. The SAE has made a lot of happy customers. Shame that MBQ is just a badge that is slapped on now. x2 MB Quart, Lanzar, Autotek, HiFonics, Crunch, etc, etc still sell these days but only because of their reputation from years back before Maxxsonics took over. I would've rather spent a few extra bucks and gone with the Sundown. I can't believe that people are even comparing the two. What has this world come too?!?! Ever heard the term "You get what you pay for"? Besides.....wasn't MB Quart a high quality German speaker company? Now all of a sudden they build amps that are made in Taiwan/Korea/China (no offense Sundown) with a badge that says 100,000,000 watts RMS per channel @ 4ohm! Same with new HiFonics like the Brutus that everyone seems to be thrilled about. IMO all it amplifies is distortion but then again you really can't hear it at low frequencies. Just my .02 Your speaker will experience the distortion What is ya'lls opinion on the new Diamond Audio amps?? Have they gone down in quality?? I wouldn't know. I've heard Diamond Audio play but never did have the pleasure of owning any. Are you asking because you're looking at buying that particular brand OR because you already own it?

Thanks very much for your response. Reason I asked is because I found one locally for sale at a good price and of course I wouldn't be interested if it "wasn't" a Zed made amp. By the way.....I was looking at your pics and man do you have a bunch of goodies. I also noticed those USX amps. I have one myself and indeed they sound LOUD and clear....but not good on the power consumption.

I know that's my next step. 1 Leviathan and 2 Kronos.

Exactly. The SAE has made a lot of happy customers. Shame that MBQ is just a badge that is slapped on now. x2 MB Quart, Lanzar, Autotek, HiFonics, Crunch, etc, etc still sell these days but only because of their reputation from years back before Maxxsonics took over. I would've rather spent a few extra bucks and gone with the Sundown. I can't believe that people are even comparing the two. What has this world come too?!?! Ever heard the term "You get what you pay for"? Besides.....wasn't MB Quart a high quality German speaker company? Now all of a sudden they build amps that are made in Taiwan/Korea/China with a badge that says 100,000,000 watts RMS per channel @ 4ohm! Same with new HiFonics like the Brutus that everyone seems to be thrilled about. IMO all it amplifies is distortion but then again you really can't hear it at low frequencies. Just my .02 everything is made in china/taiwan/korea...its cheaper. Yeah but unfortunately the quality has plunged as well with many products. Not necessarily all but maybe a good 90% of it.

Yeah, a BIG 3 isn't a BIG 3 without 1/0. Power wire can act in many funny ways....trust me. Keep your ground as short as possible and just make sure it's tapped to bare metal and firmly tight. Do the upgrade and then come back and let us know if problem solved.

Exactly. The SAE has made a lot of happy customers. Shame that MBQ is just a badge that is slapped on now. x2 MB Quart, Lanzar, Autotek, HiFonics, Crunch, etc, etc still sell these days but only because of their reputation from years back before Maxxsonics took over. I would've rather spent a few extra bucks and gone with the Sundown. I can't believe that people are even comparing the two. What has this world come too?!?! Ever heard the term "You get what you pay for"? Besides.....wasn't MB Quart a high quality German speaker company? Now all of a sudden they build amps that are made in Taiwan/Korea/China (no offense Sundown) with a badge that says 100,000,000 watts RMS per channel @ 4ohm! Same with new HiFonics like the Brutus that everyone seems to be thrilled about. IMO all it amplifies is distortion but then again you really can't hear it at low frequencies. Just my .02

x2 - Let us know how it went.

IMO - No....now with high frequencies I'd say yes since tweeters can pick up any other signals that can be crossing.

I've been very happy with my Zed Audio built amps. Mr. Mantz uses regulated power supplies and I couldn't be more happy with the outcome. BTW - Go 4ohm.

Please keep us posted how the Big 3 ended up working for you. I highly recommend that to friends before they start spending money on caps and extra batteries.

Please keep us posted how the Big 3 ended up working for you. I highly recommend that to friends before they start spending money on caps and extra batteries.

I don't think JL amps can compare to Sundowns. But then again I see everyone has already given you their .02 on which one to go with.

x2

Keep us posted how it sounds.

Here's an oldie but goodie. I've been very content for years with my Rockford Fosgate EPX2.

Neither!

x2 I agree.

Yeah......I sure hope you didn't do it. Besides...those amps still put out plenty of power at 4ohm....why take the risk and drop it down to 2?

I did research and came up empty handed.