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Hey roland, you seem to know a lot about car stereo...I'm looking for a 2 channel amp to replace my old alpine...I have 2 10" polk dx's  ---------------------- Overall Frequency Response 20 - 300Hz Nominal Impedance 4 Nominal Impedance 4 Efficiency (dB 1M/1W) 85 Maxiumum Power Handling - Continuous 300 Maxiumum Power Handling - Peak 600 ---------------------- Any suggestions? around 300x2 maybe?
5 speed MTX /KKM Custom Intake /Dynomax Super Turbo /TH Fix /Audi A6 Sidemarkers / Badgeless /Audio:(JBL600.1 amp,Polk Dx Subs, Infinity 6953i 6x9's, Lightning Audio Strike Cap)
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Actually, those were just the brands that came off the top of my head. I would include Orion HCCA amps in the same league the names you mentioned when it comes to power. Really the distinction between most of the amps is blurred. My McIntosh would not be good to use in an SPL car just as MMATS would not be good to use in a SQ car. Just my opinion that I have not heard a Class D amp that sounded quite as good as a high quality Class A/B amp.
When it comes to created huge amounts of bass effeciently, class D is the way to go.
In regards to SQ, the best sounding systems I've heard had 5 brands. The five mentioned in my first two groups of amps.
I consider MTX to be one of the best values on the market. RF has very good SQ, but a price tag to go with it.
Like I said, depending on the application, I would probably come up with a different list everytime.
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2 drive those polks any quality amp would do a good job the main thing is how much do u want 2 spend,i'm a strong believer in buying hi quality demo or used stuff from my local shop they still warranty everything and it's usually a steal.bang 4 the $ i hear mtx,crunch,earthquake r goodi've used both crunch and mtx thought they were good 4 the $....rollin
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97 gsxr lotsa good stuff 4 sale
95 talon tsi awd turbo loaded sold
95 se 2.5 mtx loaded (fragile handle with care)2 motors 3 trannies
custom y with hi flo cat,custom dynomax exhaust,upper cat mod
superchip,udp,bat\kkm,proflow maf,ford 9mm wires,svt throttle body,svt intake manifold ,custom kevlar clutch,16 pd. flywheel,svt motor mounts ,svt gauges,eibachs\h&r,omp strut brace,dark chrome 16" rials with 225/50 dunlops,cwazy amounts of audio
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I agree. If you are on a budget, look on ebay for used gear from just about any brand mentioned on this thread. One of my personal favs is the Art Series from PPI. Ugly as anything around, but some of the best amps I've ever heard. Try the A300 or A600 if there are any out there. They are bullet proof.
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The old Phoenix Gold "M" series amps kicked ass if you had lots of speakers to drive, and wanted less than .5%THD at .5 ohms.
PPI still has killer bang for the buck. The A600 and A1200 could either drive 2 15's or 2 18's to about 135db.
But for true, output for the $. I'll take the MTX Pro series.....not a lot of cash, but absloutely bullet proof. I have the Pro 1502 driving 3 10's and it is sweet, tight, and powerful all at the right times. It used to power 2 JL Audio 12w6's and it still sounded great for the price.
BUT if you are gonna be on a spectrum analyzer for a comp, then go McIntosh or Xtant, or a/d/s. Otherwise, your ears aren't gonna hear a lot of difference.
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a/d/s/ all the way, babe.  Seriously, other than a fairly cheap foray into a R-F Punch 40ix for my previous vehicle; a Mercury Tracer Trio wagon :eek!: I have always sworn by a/d/s/. Superb build & sound quality; enviable industry reputation; invented high end car audio over 20 years ago when they introduced the P100 Power Plate. What more could you possibly ask for? And their speakers ain't bad, either. 
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Oops, that was meant to be an  on the Tracer wagon...
1999 SVT Contour, #2140 of 2760, Tropic Green - Medium Prairie Tan
Koni Sport struts; TSW Blade wheels; Nakamichi, a/d/s/, Boston Acoustics, Infinity I.C.E.
1989 Saleen Mustang, #89-0408, too many mods to list here
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Originally posted by roland stiller:
just wonderin why u rate fosgate,soundstream,mtx,phoenix gold above hi-fonics,mmats,orion all making great power .5 ohm stable amps I have a Soundstream Picasso and it will run in a quarter ohm stable....best amp I have ever owned. ------------------ '99 SE Zetec ATX Medium Steel Blue. Pollo_loco69@hotmail.com
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i was looking at the hifonics ads on a site and they r not the amps they used 2 be my isis amp that i paid about 1200 us is now 300$ with built in crossovers they don't make the platinum series anymore and r using they're good reputation 2 sell amps that aren't as good as they once were.i was not sayingthat any of the above mentioned amps weren't good amps i just love my old school hifonics and was wonderin what happened 2 them .thanx rollin
97 gsxr lotsa good stuff 4 sale
95 talon tsi awd turbo loaded sold
95 se 2.5 mtx loaded (fragile handle with care)2 motors 3 trannies
custom y with hi flo cat,custom dynomax exhaust,upper cat mod
superchip,udp,bat\kkm,proflow maf,ford 9mm wires,svt throttle body,svt intake manifold ,custom kevlar clutch,16 pd. flywheel,svt motor mounts ,svt gauges,eibachs\h&r,omp strut brace,dark chrome 16" rials with 225/50 dunlops,cwazy amounts of audio
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I have a pair of Phoenix Gold XS series 2300 amps, and i absolutely love them... best sound quality for your buck... totally clean, powerful amps. Nice looking too... (black with gold raised letters)
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