Can anyone tell me what amp this is?

aalaap · 20th August 2006, 21:09

A friend of mine found this at her place.. don't ask me how, all I care about is what it is, if it's any good, can i put it in my car?

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Well?

- Aalaap

kb100 · 20th August 2006, 21:14

No Idea... Why dont you hook it up in your friends car first?? ...that way if something blows....

low_bass_makker · 20th August 2006, 21:19

there is a white fuse holder along the amp in the lower right of the pic that is normal glass fuse holder so the width of the amp would be nearly 200mm or 8 inches and the specs mention on the amp are 100 X 4 max power this cannot be possible with amp so small ....so I think the amp is a just anothe brother of v12 series amp ,but just the small brother tho......and there are sticker on all the corners of the amp of UV meters like we see on the premium McIntosh........lol

gunbir · 20th August 2006, 21:47

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

there is a white fuse holder along the amp in the lower right of the pic that is normal glass fuse holder so the width of the amp would be nearly 200mm or 8 inches and the specs mention on the amp are 100 X 4 max power this cannot be possible with amp so small ....so I think the amp is a just anothe brother of v12 series amp ,but just the small brother tho......and there are sticker on all the corners of the amp of UV meters like we see on the premium McIntosh........lol

It says 100w max, so I guess they are claiming a cont output of 50w per channel. Though I would doubt even that...

Also, LBM, its VU meter, not UV meter.

low_bass_makker · 20th August 2006, 22:10

thanks phaji for correcting me it is VU meter not UV (ultravoilet) but what is the full form of VU anyways (visual XXXX)

gunbir · 20th August 2006, 22:38

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

thanks phaji for correcting me it is VU meter not UV (ultravoilet) but what is the full form of VU anyways (visual XXXX)

I think VU = Volume Unit

low_bass_makker · 21st August 2006, 00:52

navin ji is it volume unit only or any thing else.....

autopsyche · 21st August 2006, 00:58

Edit...

VU meter
A voltmeter with a specific transient response, calibrated in VUs (volume units). A VU meter is used to display the relative volume of various audio signals, and to set the optimum recording level.

Taken from, http://www.guitar9.com/glossarytuv.html

low_bass_makker · 21st August 2006, 01:01

I think it is voice unit .....lets wait for navin ji to put a final word to that....

volume unit
voice unit

Sam Kapasi · 21st August 2006, 01:07

navin · 21st August 2006, 11:02

a VU meter displays the average volume of an audio signal. meters can either display peak or average levels (some are capabale of doing both). For a steady state sine wave tone, the difference between the average level (VU) and the peak level (PPM) is about 3 dB; but for a complex audio signal the difference between the average level and the peak level can be 10-12db.

The VU meter closely corresponds to the level sensing mechanism of the human ear. In practice, a VU meter will under-indicate the peak signal level by 8 to 20 dB.

BTW, Sam, I think the 300ms stalblisation is for a 1kHz sine wave. Dont ask me how I know. Some of this information got into my head too long ago to know when.

In the old days of cassette and MOL distortion etc... we used to use VU and Peak level metering a lot today I only see this being used in studio work.

theEnd · 22nd August 2006, 01:20

Poor aalaap found an old amp and wants to know if it still works. and suddenly his thread starts looking like an issue of New Scientist!

I'd assume that almost any half decent amplifier is gonna make any half decent speaker sound better than it would with no amp at all, so take that thing down to your local installer to see if it works, and if it does then why not use it (of course that depends on your current config).

20th August 2006, 21:09	#1
aalaap BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 181 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	Can anyone tell me what amp this is? A friend of mine found this at her place.. don't ask me how, all I care about is what it is, if it's any good, can i put it in my car? : Well? - Aalaap
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20th August 2006, 21:14	#2
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	No Idea... Why dont you hook it up in your friends car first?? ...that way if something blows....
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20th August 2006, 21:19	#3
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	there is a white fuse holder along the amp in the lower right of the pic that is normal glass fuse holder so the width of the amp would be nearly 200mm or 8 inches and the specs mention on the amp are 100 X 4 max power this cannot be possible with amp so small ....so I think the amp is a just anothe brother of v12 series amp ,but just the small brother tho......and there are sticker on all the corners of the amp of UV meters like we see on the premium McIntosh........lol Last edited by low_bass_makker : 20th August 2006 at 21:21.
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20th August 2006, 22:10	#5
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	thanks phaji for correcting me it is VU meter not UV (ultravoilet) but what is the full form of VU anyways (visual XXXX)
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21st August 2006, 00:52	#7
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	navin ji is it volume unit only or any thing else.....
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21st August 2006, 00:58	#8
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,519 Thanked: 33 Times View My Garage	Edit... VU meter A voltmeter with a specific transient response, calibrated in VUs (volume units). A VU meter is used to display the relative volume of various audio signals, and to set the optimum recording level. Taken from, http://www.guitar9.com/glossarytuv.html Last edited by autopsyche : 21st August 2006 at 01:00.
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21st August 2006, 01:01	#9
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	I think it is voice unit .....lets wait for navin ji to put a final word to that.... volume unit voice unit
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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage
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21st August 2006, 11:02	#11
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,304 Times	a VU meter displays the average volume of an audio signal. meters can either display peak or average levels (some are capabale of doing both). For a steady state sine wave tone, the difference between the average level (VU) and the peak level (PPM) is about 3 dB; but for a complex audio signal the difference between the average level and the peak level can be 10-12db. The VU meter closely corresponds to the level sensing mechanism of the human ear. In practice, a VU meter will under-indicate the peak signal level by 8 to 20 dB. BTW, Sam, I think the 300ms stalblisation is for a 1kHz sine wave. Dont ask me how I know. Some of this information got into my head too long ago to know when. In the old days of cassette and MOL distortion etc... we used to use VU and Peak level metering a lot today I only see this being used in studio work.
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22nd August 2006, 01:20	#12
theEnd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 534 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Poor aalaap found an old amp and wants to know if it still works. and suddenly his thread starts looking like an issue of New Scientist! I'd assume that almost any half decent amplifier is gonna make any half decent speaker sound better than it would with no amp at all, so take that thing down to your local installer to see if it works, and if it does then why not use it (of course that depends on your current config).
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