6 channel amp whats out there??

[forbidden 10+ year member]

Do you have MSN? If so add me, forbidden@telus.net. I just got in from the shop after solving one of my own conundrums in a Commander with 5 Zapco's going into it.

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

sorry no msn here i dont even have aim on this computer right now.. just finished building it yesterday bare minimum on it right now.. i can tomm while at the shop ...

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

I'm west coast so you can get me pretty much all day. I have a super busy day tomorrow in the shop so it might take me a bit to get back to you.

Pm me a breakdown on the system please. VC arrangement on the subs and how you have the speakers set up for front / rear / and crossovers. More info the better.

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

the subs are dual 1ohm coils, fronts are scan midrange, seas lotus tweeters, midbass are seas lotus... everything has been installed to the cust tastes we tried a number of mounting options for the front with him and he decided on what he has now... the only issue we have right now really is with the sub amp not liking the 1 ohm overall load on it... it gets way to hot and shuts down.... other than that the audison 6 channel sounds awsome...

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

does he want matching amps or will the fashion police give him a ticket for mismatched amps? Here is something to chomp on.

Eclipse DA7232 dual mono amp. I have used this many times and it is a fricken monster powerhouse that was designed by B&O. It is highly conservatively rated at 850w rms x 2 into 2 ohms and measures 21" x 11 1/16".

After that you will need to look for a pair of PA5422 amplifiers (85w rms x 4) or a PA4122 (130w rms x 2) which might be a good idea for the midbass drivers.

Now the PA series of amps is discontinued but they are asthetically matched to the DA7232. The new amps are again B&O designed and are a full range class D design that I have had amazing results with. The XA4000 is 125w rms x 4 and measures 15 3/4" x 10 3/16". Add to it another one of the same if you want to give the midbass drivers copious amounts of power or saddle in a XA2000 for midbass duty at 100w rms x 2.

http://www.eclipse-web.com/amp/xa2000.html

http://www.eclipse-web.com/amp/xa4000.html

http://www.eclipse-web.com/amp/da7232.html

http://www.mobileonesales.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=PA5422

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

lol yeah he wants them to match.... he thinks it "looks" better...

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

If you can find the older series of Eclipse amps, they are close in colour. I took mine apart for the last 2 systems and powder coated them to get them the same. My bet is that your customer would want you to do the same. Should take about 10 minutes to rip each amp down and another 30 minutes to prep the amp for shooting the powder onto it.

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

The guys who used to make Kleenex Gold are up and running as well. Consider Exile amps, they are not like the once proud line that Phoenix once was, a little more budget conscious these days but the line looks solid from what I have seen.

http://www.exilecaraudio.com/2006/products/monoblock/

http://www.exilecaraudio.com/2006/products/4channel/

 

[JoeHemi57 10+ year member]

exile 600.4 for mids and tweets, 600.2 for midbass, and 2400.1 for subs looks like a good fit, i can't comment on the amps quality though. all are under 17" long.

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

i know same here about the quality. i have no experience with them size wise they are great.. but i dont like all the cheap jumpers all over the 600.4 and 800.4 they always turn me off... usually mean a one sided cheaper board as well.. the 2400 looks very nice ..... you know i cant understand what all these new companies put so much **** time and efforet into the big sub amps making them as nice as they do and the they just cheap out and skimp on thier 4 channels?? i have seen some super nice sub amps (oz vector for instance) bu hell when i opened the 4 channel i think i threw up a little... what were they thinking...

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

Not quite sure if it fits in his budget, but if profile and looks is anything...

Give Genesis a call. They have some of the smallest profile, best looking amplifiers, and well respected name in SQ.

My sugguestion :

Genesis Monoblock (1200@1ohm)

Genesis Four Channell

Genesis Miniblock OR Genesis Dual Mono

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

DLS has a good 6-channel amp. As does Helix/Brax.

 

[zfactor 10+ year member]

the dls is nice but again to long.. ill have to see what brax offers...ill check them out

 

[marley1 10+ year member]

what about that JL Amp few people recommened it i didn't see a response.

they should have an amp for what u need, only 18inches

 

[headless 10+ year member]

Mcintosh FTW. If he needs it to be that small, he's going to have to pay for it