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Feb 28 2013 08:41pm
Quote (Malevolent @ Mar 1 2013 01:26am)
Doesn't look like your soldering iron was hot enough...you don't have good solder flow at all. Those 2 surface mount resistors @ the bottom right-hand corner look like ass compared to the rest of them. Bad solder joints still spell problems. Try re-soldering those through-hole connections again and get it to flow evenly through the board to the other side so you know you have a good joint.

Sorry, all I do is work with electronics all day, so I know a little bit about this crap. I looked at your other thread and it doesn't look like any of the components burned up.....When I blew up my amp one of the IC's had fried (the black rectangles with multiple legs extending outwards @ the sides of the board) Try checking the ones that are covered up. The problem with electronics is it's much cheaper to replace than repair in most cases. Repairing stuff like this is easy if you know what to look for. Repairing this board would be easy if you had a good magnifying lamp, a schematic, and a meter to check the voltage at various points on the board ensuring the drops from the resistors are correct or if you're even getting power at all.

TL;DR It's easier to buy a new amp for most as opposed to trying to find the problem and rectifying it unless you enjoy that kind of shit and know how to read a board schematic and know how to measure voltage, current, resistance, etc.


In those two pictures I only soldered the 4 points that make a square in the middle (the ones that were obviously cracked in the first pic). My buddy is an electrical engineer and lives semi local so if anything I would have him work on it but im pretty much over it. The deeper I looked the more shitty cracked solder points I found. Not to mention I am fairly certain the thing got fucked up from the joint constantly getting a connection and then not. As I posted in earlier I did notice the amp was randomly turning itself off the last month or so. I am going to chalk it up as a loss and move on. Thanks for the good reply though.

Quote (Subwoofer @ Mar 1 2013 01:13am)
http://www.amazon.com/MB-Quart-REF1-800-Reference-Monoblock/dp/B004XCCAOK/ref=sr_sa_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1362100240&sr=8-1&keywords=mb+quart+ref1.800

if you want to save a bit of money. however the ref1 gives you the option of 1 ohm power if you get more powerful sub(s) later on.


Badass thanks man. I dont plan on upgrading subs in the near future so I will just grab this.

This post was edited by Killerme99 on Feb 28 2013 08:41pm
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Feb 28 2013 09:24pm
Ordered the MB quart.. sucks it wont be here till like next weekend though ;/

Order #:
Shipping Method: Standard
Items: $76.99
Shipping & handling: $17.79
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Total before tax: $94.78
Estimated tax to be collected:* $6.16
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Total: $100.94
Gift Certificate/Card: -$10.00
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Order total: $90.94


Delivery estimate: Mar. 6, 2013 - Mar. 11, 2013
1 "MBQUART FX1.600 1 Channel Mono Block"
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Feb 28 2013 09:56pm
Fuck that... signed up for amazon prime bitch!

Instead of Estimasted march 11th I am guaranteed it by march 2nd!

Order Placed:
February 28, 2013
Order Details | Invoice
Order Number: 103-1181005-
Recipient: Richard H
Order total: $96.47

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Delivery Estimate: Saturday March 2, 2013 by 8:00pm
MBQUART FX1.600 1 Channel Mono Block
Sold by: 3 Kings Audio ( seller profile )

This post was edited by Killerme99 on Feb 28 2013 09:56pm
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Feb 28 2013 10:39pm
Quote (Killerme99 @ Feb 28 2013 08:56pm)
Fuck that... signed up for amazon prime bitch!

Instead of Estimasted march 11th I am guaranteed it by march 2nd!

Order Placed:
February 28, 2013
Order Details | Invoice
Order Number: 103-1181005-
Recipient: Richard H
Order total: $96.47

Not yet shipped
Delivery Estimate: Saturday March 2, 2013 by 8:00pm
MBQUART FX1.600 1 Channel Mono Block
Sold by: 3 Kings Audio ( seller profile )


those MB quarts are made by the same company as the hiphonics, kinda funny they have a main brand and 4 sub-names
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Feb 28 2013 11:01pm
Quote (Ice98 @ Mar 1 2013 04:39am)
those MB quarts are made by the same company as the hiphonics, kinda funny they have a main brand and 4 sub-names


Its all good.. for $100 if it lasts me another year+ I will be happy because by then I will be upgrading my whole sys once my car is paid off.
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Mar 1 2013 08:02am
Quote (Ice98 @ Feb 28 2013 10:39pm)
those MB quarts are made by the same company as the hiphonics, kinda funny they have a main brand and 4 sub-names


ya maxxsonics is a brand whore lol. you'd figure they'd badge engineer like GM but they don't which is surprising considering they are a budget brand.

Quote (Killerme99 @ Feb 28 2013 11:01pm)
Its all good.. for $100 if it lasts me another year+ I will be happy because by then I will be upgrading my whole sys once my car is paid off.


i haven't seen anything about them fail. googled "mb quart fx1.600 stopped working" and nothing comes up so as far as i know it should last a pretty long time.
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Quote (Subwoofer @ Mar 1 2013 02:02pm)
ya maxxsonics is a brand whore lol. you'd figure they'd badge engineer like GM but they don't which is surprising considering they are a budget brand.



i haven't seen anything about them fail. googled "mb quart fx1.600 stopped working" and nothing comes up so as far as i know it should last a pretty long time.


Nice.. Ill let you guys know how it sounds this weekend hopefully
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Mar 2 2013 03:33pm
Got my amp at noon today! Super quick shipping ftw




Sounds good and the bass adjuster is kinda nice
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Quote (Killerme99 @ Mar 2 2013 03:33pm)
Got my amp at noon today! Super quick shipping ftw

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o56/killerme999/photobucket-3524-1362254130359_zps855a4091.jpg


Sounds good and the bass adjuster is kinda nice


the adjuster is just a remote gain control so you can just set the amps gain to 0 and adjust it from the interior at that point.
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Mar 2 2013 04:42pm
Quote (Subwoofer @ Mar 2 2013 10:26pm)
the adjuster is just a remote gain control so you can just set the amps gain to 0 and adjust it from the interior at that point.


Ya I have seen them before but this is the first one I have owned. Its actually pretty convenient.
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