Vibe Litebox Stereo 4
I am selling this never used, still boxed, high end amp.
This is not your typical Vibe product, a very high spec amp with the benefit of being small and lightweight. Bought for a discreet set up, this would be perfect in a car where you don’t want such equipment ruining the OEM looks of your interior.
Can be used as part of a set up without headunit which still has great sound.
I have another one of these fitted in my Triumph, mounted under the glovebox, completely out of view, using a line in as the source. I had bought this one to fit in my Rochdale, but have since realised, the car is too noisy for any stereo! so I now have no use for this one.
These amps have been discontinued, I’m not sure they were a big sales success. Maybe because the combination of high end and lightweight, compact amp is of limited interest to a typical ICE install. A perfect combination for a retro car where there is little space to hide a larger amp. These were branded as part of a supercar series of components, where limited space and weight, but no compromise in quality was desired.
The amp is unused but has some surface scratches on it's top, after a trial fitting. Otherwise mint.
The Stereo 4 amps are 4 channel, rated at 4x90W RMS. Max power 1000 watts.
£80 ono
Can post at cost, or cash on pick up.
Here are some of the Technical Specifications for the Stereo 4 Amplifier
Quality of class AB witht he efficiency of class D.
Amplifier gain can be controlled from the front of the vehicle.
Limits the amount of high frequencey output.
Superior audiophile sound quality.
Superior sound via steep crossover.
High switching speed and greater stability.
A microprocessor protects the amplifier.
Boosts EQ to overcome road noise..
Type: 4 Channel.
Height: 2" (50mm).
Width: 11.6" (295mm).
Depth: 5.3" (135mm).
RMS output @ 4ohm Stereo: 4 x 90W.
RMS output @ 2ohm Stereo: 4 x 125W.
RMS output @ 4ohm Mono: 2 x 250W.
Max Power: 1000W.
Signal to Noise Ratio: 109dB.
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz.
Crossover Type: LP / HP / Flat.
Crossover Range: 55 - 550 Hz.
*****Talk Audio Editor's Review Of The Product*****
*****Editor's Rating 8.6 Out Of 10*****
“The first thing to get out of the way is the ruddy noise the fan makes. A steady brrrrr, it will only irritate you if you have a direct line-of-sound link to your ears from the place it is installed. Of course in my test rig it’s right in my face. If in a deep boot build or under a shroud with fan cooling or anywhere but close to your ears, you really won’t need to worry. Unlike on-demand fan systems, driven by a thermal switch (like on Genesis amps) this one is a simple it’s on, so it’s on job.
I liked the controls underneath and especially the four separate gain controls, one for each channel. Normally they go in pairs and only better amps do this. Thing is, I reckon this IS one of those better amps. The signal to noise ratio looks huge and indeed, I found myself first playing the super Spirit of Sound #6 demo disc from Focal with all its fabulous HiFi recordings but soon flipped open the current reference head unit A Sony MEX-DV1000 SACD player and slapped in one of my two precious SACD discs – Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. The resolution on the SACD system is breath taking and you could hear it all through the amp. I have played the disc to death on various systems, so I know the amp was doing an amazing job, extracting and tracking all the speedy details and on the regular CD front, coping with the high rise time clacks of the percussion on the Focal disc. Indeed, the power was so fast to rise that the grille was punched off one of my test speakers. A three way speaker with a horn tweeter and excellent balanced sound, they were singing like they have not often before.
As far as features go, it does have the auto-sensing circuit for the use of speaker wires from OEM head units without the worry of trying to find a switching wire under the dash, and it does have a bass boost for the rear channels alone but it is a bit primitive when it comes to the crossovers. These are simple one-decade (55 to 550Hz) pots and it’d be cleverer if these were super wide range and could be used as subsonics as well. However, that is to fret about stuff that most buyers simply won’t be concerned with and it keeps the price under control.
I will admit to utter scepticism about the power this amp could make and even thought it had to be bogus since the Black Air and Lite Air speakers I had run on it had not struggled or coughed with the effort at all. However, this is a feature of the Vibe line and is about being rugged. The test speakers were not of that ilk and really spanked under the same drive.
A remarkable little spud and in many ways superior to the Lite Box Bass 1 in that while the Bass 1 has some savage competition on the low end front, the Lite Box Stereo 4 (and 2 for that matter) have a real slice of something more than most car audio amps can deliver and as for the claims about hybrid Class GH being as sweet as AB and yet as efficient as Class D or at least approaching it, I would tend to believe it now!”
From what I have read from other audiophiles talking about this amp, they are Ubuy-built amplifiers with Zeff-designed circuitry which are the same as the Arc Mini, from the same build house...some of the components on the board don't spec quite as high as the Arc branded version (which uses Mil-spec) but they are for all intents and purposes as powerful, quiet and distortion free.
Thanks for reading.
I am selling this never used, still boxed, high end amp.
This is not your typical Vibe product, a very high spec amp with the benefit of being small and lightweight. Bought for a discreet set up, this would be perfect in a car where you don’t want such equipment ruining the OEM looks of your interior.
Can be used as part of a set up without headunit which still has great sound.
I have another one of these fitted in my Triumph, mounted under the glovebox, completely out of view, using a line in as the source. I had bought this one to fit in my Rochdale, but have since realised, the car is too noisy for any stereo! so I now have no use for this one.
These amps have been discontinued, I’m not sure they were a big sales success. Maybe because the combination of high end and lightweight, compact amp is of limited interest to a typical ICE install. A perfect combination for a retro car where there is little space to hide a larger amp. These were branded as part of a supercar series of components, where limited space and weight, but no compromise in quality was desired.
The amp is unused but has some surface scratches on it's top, after a trial fitting. Otherwise mint.
The Stereo 4 amps are 4 channel, rated at 4x90W RMS. Max power 1000 watts.
£80 ono
Can post at cost, or cash on pick up.
Here are some of the Technical Specifications for the Stereo 4 Amplifier
Quality of class AB witht he efficiency of class D.
Amplifier gain can be controlled from the front of the vehicle.
Limits the amount of high frequencey output.
Superior audiophile sound quality.
Superior sound via steep crossover.
High switching speed and greater stability.
A microprocessor protects the amplifier.
Boosts EQ to overcome road noise..
Type: 4 Channel.
Height: 2" (50mm).
Width: 11.6" (295mm).
Depth: 5.3" (135mm).
RMS output @ 4ohm Stereo: 4 x 90W.
RMS output @ 2ohm Stereo: 4 x 125W.
RMS output @ 4ohm Mono: 2 x 250W.
Max Power: 1000W.
Signal to Noise Ratio: 109dB.
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz.
Crossover Type: LP / HP / Flat.
Crossover Range: 55 - 550 Hz.
*****Talk Audio Editor's Review Of The Product*****
*****Editor's Rating 8.6 Out Of 10*****
“The first thing to get out of the way is the ruddy noise the fan makes. A steady brrrrr, it will only irritate you if you have a direct line-of-sound link to your ears from the place it is installed. Of course in my test rig it’s right in my face. If in a deep boot build or under a shroud with fan cooling or anywhere but close to your ears, you really won’t need to worry. Unlike on-demand fan systems, driven by a thermal switch (like on Genesis amps) this one is a simple it’s on, so it’s on job.
I liked the controls underneath and especially the four separate gain controls, one for each channel. Normally they go in pairs and only better amps do this. Thing is, I reckon this IS one of those better amps. The signal to noise ratio looks huge and indeed, I found myself first playing the super Spirit of Sound #6 demo disc from Focal with all its fabulous HiFi recordings but soon flipped open the current reference head unit A Sony MEX-DV1000 SACD player and slapped in one of my two precious SACD discs – Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. The resolution on the SACD system is breath taking and you could hear it all through the amp. I have played the disc to death on various systems, so I know the amp was doing an amazing job, extracting and tracking all the speedy details and on the regular CD front, coping with the high rise time clacks of the percussion on the Focal disc. Indeed, the power was so fast to rise that the grille was punched off one of my test speakers. A three way speaker with a horn tweeter and excellent balanced sound, they were singing like they have not often before.
As far as features go, it does have the auto-sensing circuit for the use of speaker wires from OEM head units without the worry of trying to find a switching wire under the dash, and it does have a bass boost for the rear channels alone but it is a bit primitive when it comes to the crossovers. These are simple one-decade (55 to 550Hz) pots and it’d be cleverer if these were super wide range and could be used as subsonics as well. However, that is to fret about stuff that most buyers simply won’t be concerned with and it keeps the price under control.
I will admit to utter scepticism about the power this amp could make and even thought it had to be bogus since the Black Air and Lite Air speakers I had run on it had not struggled or coughed with the effort at all. However, this is a feature of the Vibe line and is about being rugged. The test speakers were not of that ilk and really spanked under the same drive.
A remarkable little spud and in many ways superior to the Lite Box Bass 1 in that while the Bass 1 has some savage competition on the low end front, the Lite Box Stereo 4 (and 2 for that matter) have a real slice of something more than most car audio amps can deliver and as for the claims about hybrid Class GH being as sweet as AB and yet as efficient as Class D or at least approaching it, I would tend to believe it now!”
From what I have read from other audiophiles talking about this amp, they are Ubuy-built amplifiers with Zeff-designed circuitry which are the same as the Arc Mini, from the same build house...some of the components on the board don't spec quite as high as the Arc branded version (which uses Mil-spec) but they are for all intents and purposes as powerful, quiet and distortion free.
Thanks for reading.
