4 ch amp, power acoustik or audiobahn??

[roo97ss 10+ year member]

Looking for an amp. Going to power kenwood excelon 6.5 components. 4 of them in my bmw. need a good 4 channel amp, that's on a tight budget.

narrowed down to these two.

How about

power acoustic gothic ov-800

http://www.cardomain.com/item/POWOV4800

85x4, thd .02, sn 97

audiobahn a6004t

http://www.cardomain.com/item/ABNA6004T

75x4, thd .02, sn >100

full range amp essentially. want good sound quality.

also as i understand it....stay away from

pyramid, profile, legacy, lanzar correct?

thanks

Joe

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[skeptikal Premium Member]

what is your budget. neither of those 2 amplifiers have really good sound quality.

 

[roo97ss 10+ year member]

looking to keep it around/under 150, 200 max really.

Joe

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

look into us acoustics

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cardomain.com/item/JBLCS504

http://www.cardomain.com/item/USAUSC4065

http://www.cardomain.com/item/KIC04KX35042

http://www.cardomain.com/item/ROC4FRP4004

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=15083

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13922

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=13912

Orion 8004 from Shane (HCCAfan) = $225 shipped ... 100 x 4 @ 4ohm.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

IMO the 'Bahn and the PA would basically be a dead heat. SQ would be fine - just as good as any other 70-80w amp.

There's nothing wrong with Profile, about equal to PA.

There's nothing wrong with Lanzar's cheap amps either, they're fairly powerful for the cost, but for some reason Lanzar decided to go WAY overboard on the power ratings. They don't really come close to what they claim. Lanzar OPTIDRIVES are very solid amps. Powerful, accurately rated, reliable and not terribly expensive.

Of what's listed - I think the autotek SX would be a really nice option, but for the price I'd probably go with the Kicker.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Forgot to add ... keep in mind that you can price match at CarDomain as well.

 

[cooper1513 10+ year member]

rockford fosgate 551x power series amp, 4 channels 4ohms 75 watts, 2 ohm stable @ 150 per channel

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

dont under estimate the Gothic amps

I run one and it has worked flawlessly,it puts out decent SQ compared to others I have tried and was very inexpensive

Its not the best amp in the world but its easlily just as good as many other big name

amps

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

the PA is great for what you need but i had to choose i would probably go with audiobahn

 

[Spooby 10+ year member]

i have an eclipse 3640 four channel for $75 shipped if you want it. Its rated at 60x4