Looking for amp to run active?

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

So i wanna run my HAT Imagines active up front. My deck is an apline cda-117 which is capable just need a good 4 channel.

Looking to spend around 250-350 maybe a little ma=ore if i need to, wanna run maybe 100 watts a channel?

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[outsideshot23 10+ year member]

you and me both

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

Old school or New school preference?

Zapco seems to be big for esque these days, as is Audison.

If you need something less extravagant, take a look at the Sundown 100.4, AQ 4x90. The 100.4 is active capable itself, and IIRC the AQ is, too.

 

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

I just want to start my build already, its been about 6 months since ive had a complete system in my truck and its driving me crazy haha

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

i have a efx hd4300 used its 100 watts rms 4 ohms small foot print also 130 plus shipping can send pics,works perfect but a few scratches

 

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

Yeah i have a sundown saz-2500 so i was looking at the 100.4 but was told i need gain knobs or something for it which i thought an amp like that would come with? Idk they confused me on another forum.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

Yeah i have a sundown saz-2500 so i was looking at the 100.4 but was told i need gain knobs or something for it which i thought an amp like that would come with? Idk they confused me on another forum.

A new or used 100.4 would be perfect. You should be fine with one of those. It has a lot of settings without any additional EQ or Headunit. Not sure what they meant by gain knobs... I was gonna go that route, but decided I was too lazy to run active, for now. Lol.

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

The 100.4 would allow you to run 2-way active using the amp's X-overs, and give you the power you want or more. Not the best amp out there, but it makes a lot of people happy, and comes highly recommended. Sundown delivers a pretty user-friendly and likable product in general.

 

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A new or used 100.4 would be perfect. You should be fine with one of those. It has a lot of settings without any additional EQ or Headunit. Not sure what they meant by gain knobs... I was gonna go that route, but decided I was too lazy to run active, for now. Lol.

Man up, bite the bullet, take the leap. Once active, good luck going back to passive. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

Ya im leaning towards the 100.4 just because of my sub amp being sundown and maybe going with some sa-12's. They cofused me on the other site by saying i would need a gain knob so thats why i came here. Will be my first active setup so i may be asking a lot of questions but between my h/u and the 100.4 should be good enough.

In that price range is there anything else yall can recommend that you would go with that may be better than the 100.4? Dont wanna get into a product war just looking for a nice setup.

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

Ya im leaning towards the 100.4 just because of my sub amp being sundown and maybe going with some sa-12's. They cofused me on the other site by saying i would need a gain knob so thats why i came here. Will be my first active setup so i may be asking a lot of questions but between my h/u and the 100.4 should be good enough.
In that price range is there anything else yall can recommend that you would go with that may be better than the 100.4? Dont wanna get into a product war just looking for a nice setup.

A lot of Sundown fans on this forum, so it may get a lot of "yes's".

Personally, I'm now partial to the old school Sony Mobile ES XM line... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Also, what X-over abilities does your CDA-117 have by itself, again? Are you pairing it with Imprint?

 

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

Not sure on the x-over capabilities. I havent played with it yet so ill have to check it out. Do i need to pair it with imprint? I had thought of buying the add on but wasnt sure if it would be beneficial to me, if it is then yes i will be using imprint.

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

These are nice

pre amp

whole amp

it's a really nice amp that wouldn't fit into my truck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

rated 100x4 @ 4ohms

 

[graydodge14 10+ year member]

Man that thing looks massicve im not sure if i could fit something like that in mine either ha

 

[Bumpin' Goalie 10+ year member]

I may be wrong, but I'm thinking that the CDA-117, by itself, won't provide you with "active-capable" crossovers. For some reason I think it only comes with a low range HPF for your mids, and a LPF for your sub. However, once again, I could be wrong. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blush.gif.99bc659ee2012b7d826165e26fb5eebe.gif

Imprint would add more features/options, but it costs a little bit more.

 

[destined2race 10+ year member]

pm sent back to ya gray, i still have my mint JL Audio 300/4 for sale. Had it on some Hertz comps and sounded sweet.