Alpine old school Class A series?

[starboy869]

Hi,

What were the model # for the older Alpine class A amps?

for example

Alpine 3545 2/1 Channel Bridgeable Car Audio amplifier 500W amp Old School Rare | eBay

[MACS]

3558....4 channel
3546....2 channel, JDM market only

[starboy869]

just the three?

[asawendo]

3558 is their flagship power amplifier!

[asawendo]

Macs may I ask you, do you have that rare power amp?

[MACS]

Originally Posted by asawendo

Macs may I ask you, do you have that rare power amp?

I have the 3558 Class A and 3546 Class A.

The 3545 was not marketed as a Class A, but is the flagship amp.

[minbari]

you have to look at power ratings to determine if it true class A as well. any company claiming 50 watts x 4 and class A is full of crap. they might have a class A preamp, but the final stage is gonna be class A/B at those numbers.

[asawendo]

3558 is rated 4x40 watts@4 ohm as far as I remember.

[MACS]

Of course they are Class A. Says so right on the amp .

Seriously though, I agree they are not true Class A amps, but it was a common sales gimmick back in the day. These Alpines came out when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.

[asawendo]

Definitely awesome power amp!

[minbari]

Originally Posted by MACS

Of course they are Class A. Says so right on the amp .

Seriously though, I agree they are not true Class A amps, but it was a common sales gimmick back in the day. These Alpines came out when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.

I remember those. even had the chicklet blue LEDs to match the HU, lol.

ya, most of those were class A preamps. the funny thing is, alot of amplifiers have class A preamps, but dont feel the need to say so, lol.

in a car, pure class A is not practical. I wont argue the aspects of not being able to hear the difference going 70MPH, but just from a power plant point of view. a 40w x 4 class A would require like 50amps just to idle, with no music at all, lol.