[yo yo ma]

hey my friend who is just starting up his stereo just picked up an amp for his subs
its a orion 2150sx, its going to power some 10" orion cobalt subs.
does anyone know about this amp?
i know it is a bit old......... any idea's as to how old thow?
mike

 

[badbugg]

Re: orion 2150sx??????? (yo yo ma)

its rated at 150x2 but bridge it down. that amp kicks ass. i have some orion amps too

 

[Lexi]

Re: orion 2150sx??????? (yo yo ma)

He's going to tear the a-hole out of those subs !!
I just happen to have my Car Audio Annual Directory from 1993 by my pc [ I was building stereo's before most of you were... well never mind]

It bridges down to 600 watts rms @ 4 ohms mono, I had one too before some SOB made off with it. Mint, not a scratch. Retail according to my guide here was $725 .
Its a great starter amp if you don't feel like upgrading ever. This amp is from Orion's heyday when they made a solid line-up. GT/GX/SX & the infamous HCCA lineup. The SX became the XTR which is added an internal crossover.
My only gripe about these amps is the wiring harness. It sucks and mine used to come loose every now and again. Other than that the amp was rock solid. Have him feed 4 gauge from the battery to the fuse block. I believe the factory wiring is 8 gauge so long as its not a long run I wouln't worry about it. The only way you'll kill this amp is to starve it for power.... running too small wire from battery will do just that.

 

[Lexi]

Re: orion 2150sx??????? (Lexi)

Forgot to add....
This amp is one of the "truely underated" . They typically bench around 175-180 watts rms x2 ~ 700-750 rms mono. They make alot of power because they suck a lot of current. That's why its so important to feed them properly.

 

[yo yo ma]

Re: orion 2150sx??????? (Lexi)

hey thanks guys
i think that my bud will be very happy
since he bought it for 100bucks canadian
it was in the closet of my neighbour it had so much dust on it, it was crazy .
its like it had been used for a short time then thrown in the closet.
thanks
mike

 

[yo yo ma]

Re: orion 2150sx??????? (yo yo ma)

he decided not to get the orion cobalt subs
any good idea's
what sort of rms rateing should the subs have and is it better to have them in 8ohm and dvc? or 4ohm dvc?
or just single voice coil?

 

[sloppychicken]

Re: orion 2150sx??????? (yo yo ma)

I had that amp about 4 years ago bridged powering an Atomic HP10 (HD10?) cant remember exactally, but it kicked azz. Most people thought I was running two 12's.