opinions desperatly needed

gixerboy · Post by **gixerboy** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:35 am

has anyone come across green boards in a TI/XO as in pics
just wondering if its a knock off

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:53 am

IS there a sticker or label that shows a rev #? It looks like the green board is also short a few caps compared to the other. Probably just a 'early/late' model change or something.....

LeggoMyEggo · Post by **LeggoMyEggo** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:51 am

I seriously doubt anyone did a knock off of the Elite xover. When PG Direct was selling them on eBay, they could hardly get rid of them. No question that the board components are top notch though.

Mastiff · Post by **Mastiff** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:12 am

OMG !!!! you got fucked....j/k its prob a revision.

Post by **Bfowler** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:25 am

wow....that would freak me out.

the green one is missing the caps at the top on each side.

are the values of the different componets the same?

gixerboy · Post by **gixerboy** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:20 am

its also missing a few resistors from the top of the board,it just looks cheap and tacky compared to the others
seems strange how i have 3 others of these and only this one has a green board.
i think ill use 2 of the black board ones in my install as i dont trust this one.
ill rip the guts out and replace with the others as the casings alot better

Post by **Bfowler** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:23 pm

so i just looked at the spare one i bought from 702 motersport....and i'll be damned, mine is green too.....im gonna stick with my black one also....

MW3 · Post by **MW3** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:09 pm

Both are legit, not fake. Just minor revisions on PCB components and colors.

gixerboy · Post by **gixerboy** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:00 am

so which would you say is the most current one???
the best???

MW3 · Post by **MW3** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:49 am

Its been awhile so don't quote me on it, but I am pretty sure its green.

Easy way to tell is this.

Hook both of them up at the same time, one for left channel and one for right channel. The LEDs in middle of the PCB are driven by signal, the LEDs that consistently light brighter at normal music levels are the latest Rev Board.

On first REV boards the LEDs don't light up much even at very high signal levels. When the board was revised the LEDs lit much brighter with lower signal levels.

gixerboy · Post by **gixerboy** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:08 am

ill try that
where do you lot get all this info??????????????

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:12 am

Looks like NW3 is correct on close inspection the only thing missing is the thru hole components for the LED drive circuitry < possibly they went to SMD and bottom board mount of those components. The rest all appears to be the same. the board color was probably just a after thought that came along with the update so it could be easily identified C

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:13 am

gixerboy wrote:ill try that
where do you lot get all this info??????????????

He used to work there

onecrazy95civic · Post by **onecrazy95civic** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:45 pm

So which board is the better one??? The green or the black one??? I just went and check I've 3 black and 1 green. Regargless I'm going to have to match them...

gentlejax2 · Post by **gentlejax2** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:08 am

trade you a black for a green...

onecrazy95civic · Post by **onecrazy95civic** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:05 am

gentlejax2 wrote:trade you a black for a green...

....it doesn't tell me which one is better....do you know...??? I might condider trading but will only trade the lesser of either...

I've my eyes on a black one on Ebay right now...