Amplifier recommondations Please
31 May 2003, 06:17 PM
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I am after a new Monoblock amp to power my Rockford 2115 DVC (2x2OHM) sub, can an of you chaps recommend a decent amp .I have a £250 budget, I have seen a Kenwood KAC 8151D(£199 car audio direct) mono amp 400w RMS into 2 ohm and it is 1 ohms stable as well with a remote bass boost thingy, is this amp any good or is there better avaliable for the same price? I have a kenwood H/U 8080r so it will fit in well with my current set up.
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02 June 2003, 03:09 AM
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Man,I hate this 'cross-tha-pond crap...
I'll need to dig up a link for you...but you can get a USAcoustics 1000D for $195 here...even including shipping,it's well worth it.A cool 1000 watts on tap...I've been running a USX1000F for about 4 years or so now...very nice and reliable for the money.
www.usacoustics.com
I'll need to dig up a link for you...but you can get a USAcoustics 1000D for $195 here...even including shipping,it's well worth it.A cool 1000 watts on tap...I've been running a USX1000F for about 4 years or so now...very nice and reliable for the money.
www.usacoustics.com
02 June 2003, 08:56 AM
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Ignore brands of amps matching head unit - it makes no difference whatsoever. In the case of Kenwood though, there's a "bass boost" connection that allows you to control the amp's bass EQ from the HU, assuming this amp has it 
Look in second hand on www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb
I've used Kenwood amps in the past, and you can do a lot worse.
On the subject of impedance, my own preference would be to wire the subs to show a 4 ohm load and have an amp which can chuck a healthy amount into that, rather than using 2 ohm. (Saying that, I'm running a 1 ohm mono load for subs)
I have just sold a rockford 200ix which dumps 502W into 4 ohm. That would have been cracking
Nick.
Look in second hand on www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb
I've used Kenwood amps in the past, and you can do a lot worse.
On the subject of impedance, my own preference would be to wire the subs to show a 4 ohm load and have an amp which can chuck a healthy amount into that, rather than using 2 ohm. (Saying that, I'm running a 1 ohm mono load for subs)
I have just sold a rockford 200ix which dumps 502W into 4 ohm. That would have been cracking
Nick.
02 June 2003, 06:12 PM
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Ordered the Viper 600.1d (seems to be rated well on other sites) from car audio direct, hope this does the job OK, chucks out 600w RMS into 1 ohm, 400 w RMS into 2 ohm and 275 w RMS into 4 ohm. The amp also has a remote bass boost that you fit to your dash ETC
Hope i've made the correct choice!!!!!!!!!!
Hope i've made the correct choice!!!!!!!!!!
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