Do tantrum amps have triple darlington output?

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Mon May 21, 2012 12:16 pm

Im thinking of using a tantrum 600.4 to run my work car. I like the look of the board layout, but I don't know how to tell if it is a triple darlington design?

I am a little hesitant to buy from the tantrum line because I hated the sq of the 1200.1 I bought when they first came out. I realize the 600.4 is class a/b ...but the bad taste remains

I would be running a 10in sub off the rear and the new ti6.5s on the front.

The other amp I was thinking is the rsd 500.4 It has a triple darlington design, but I don't like the look of the board. To many ribbon cable connections for my taste.

Or I could just say screw it and run 2 amps. My ti600.2 to the components with a TON of headroom and my ti400.2 to the 10in sub ...but then i have to find somewhere to mount them

...im starting to sound like Mike

nutxo · Post by **nutxo** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:11 pm

mosfet

00goobs · Post by **00goobs** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:21 pm

I thought the 4 channels were tripple darlington, the 500.2 is definitely MOSFET...

MW3 · Post by **MW3** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:41 pm

All Tantrum models are MOSFET.

T1200.1 also uses MOSFETs but uses the Tripath Chipset so its an entirely different animal itself.

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Mon May 21, 2012 9:59 pm

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'm sure they are good amps but Im on the hunt for a rsd500.4 now.

nutxo · Post by **nutxo** » Tue May 22, 2012 1:01 am

wash with gasoline wrote:Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'm sure they are good amps but Im on the hunt for a rsd500.4 now.

I really need to hear one of these in an install. The specs seem a little anemic with the 86db snr. Thats why my last Memphis went down the road. It had a shit ton of power I could hear the thing though.

Post by **kg1961** » Tue May 22, 2012 5:30 am

I have used the tantrum line up and think they are great. to me they still sound like a pg amp. on the 1200 i love how small it is and how much power it does with out need a ton of current to run it

wash with gasoline · Post by **wash with gasoline** » Wed May 23, 2012 9:59 am

nutxo wrote:
wash with gasoline wrote:Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'm sure they are good amps but Im on the hunt for a rsd500.4 now.
I really need to hear one of these in an install. The specs seem a little anemic with the 86db snr. Thats why my last Memphis went down the road. It had a shit ton of power I could hear the thing though.

...Yikes, I reread the specs again 86db snr is not bad. But it is nowhere near the 110 snr of the ti amps. Im on the hunt for some beat up ti amps, thanks for catching that