5 channel amp

[corbett123 10+ year member]

whats a good 5 channel amp for 500 or less?

thanks

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[mandude 10+ year member]

Well I'm not sure about the answer to your question, but you might be able to find JL Audio's 5 channel used or on ebay or used for about that price, and that seems like that might be a really nice amp. I'm not sure what other decent 5 channels are out there, but there's not a whole lot of them either.

I ran a 5 channel for a long time, a PPI 5440. Two of the channels blew, and so I used it as a 3 channel amp, with great results.

My point is, depending on your speaker configuration, you might be able to buy a 4 channel amp and get WAY more bang for you buck. I have spent the last week shopping around for a replacement for my amp, was originally trying to find a 5 channel, but decided against it when I found way better deals on more powerful 4 channel amps. I just paid $260 (incl shipping) for an Alpine MRP-F600. Yes, you lose a tad bit of flexibility when losing that 5th channel, but to me it wasn't a big deal. Think about it...JL's 500 watt 5 channel for $500, or Alpine's 600 watt 4 channel for $260? And to me, the most important spec was the power on the sub channel. The JL was 250 watts, while the Alpine is bridgeable to 300 watts.

What are you trying to run off of your amp?

 

[Sparks]

ED nine.5

 

[mandude 10+ year member]

Can you be more specific? I can't find what you mention.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

New PDX-5.

 

[david in german 10+ year member]

You can occasionally find a Rockford Fosgate 25 to life Power 1000 for under $400.

Very nice amps and under rated as a rule.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

New PDX-5.

x2

there were some used JL 500/5's on this forum cheap too.

 

[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

New PDX-5.

Great choice.....If you can survive with 300RMS from a sub channel

ED Nine.5 for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[mandude 10+ year member]

I meant to mention...JL Audio A6450 (6 channel) isn't the strongest amp, but it will be flexible, and I haven't heard them, but they are supposed to be clean amps

 

[corbett123 10+ year member]

Well I'm not sure about the answer to your question, but you might be able to find JL Audio's 5 channel used or on ebay or used for about that price, and that seems like that might be a really nice amp. I'm not sure what other decent 5 channels are out there, but there's not a whole lot of them either.
I ran a 5 channel for a long time, a PPI 5440. Two of the channels blew, and so I used it as a 3 channel amp, with great results.

My point is, depending on your speaker configuration, you might be able to buy a 4 channel amp and get WAY more bang for you buck. I have spent the last week shopping around for a replacement for my amp, was originally trying to find a 5 channel, but decided against it when I found way better deals on more powerful 4 channel amps. I just paid $260 (incl shipping) for an Alpine MRP-F600. Yes, you lose a tad bit of flexibility when losing that 5th channel, but to me it wasn't a big deal. Think about it...JL's 500 watt 5 channel for $500, or Alpine's 600 watt 4 channel for $260? And to me, the most important spec was the power on the sub channel. The JL was 250 watts, while the Alpine is bridgeable to 300 watts.

What are you trying to run off of your amp?

i am running my speakers and two subs

 

[corbett123 10+ year member]

i was also looking for a power 1000 i got a price brand new for 400 from a local place. 300 rms to my subs isnt really enough for me. i was just thinking of running a 4 channel to my speakers and then another mono amp to my subs.

what do u guys think of that?

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

One hell of an amp, look at electrical system upgrades if you run

the sub channel at 1 ohm. Maybe even by default. And make sure there

is enough space around it for cooling.

 

[corbett123 10+ year member]

the speakers i am powering are 2 front door 2 dash, 1 center, 4 rear deck. then two subs

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

Memphis belle 5 channel is probably the best 5 channel amp for the price. And it looks **** sexy too....definately the best looking. Puts out a good amount of power to the subs as well.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

break it down. What size and type speakers.

Particularly that 4 rear deck thing and the center.

You got 5.1 surround? is that the deal?