Best component amp for CarPC

[Jasonb61 10+ year member]

I've been out of the car audio scene for some time now. I am looking for a well-rounded amp that will provide plenty of power to my four 6.5 door speakers and a set of tweets up front. Right now they are stock but looking to upgrade those later. I don't really want to base the amp off what speakers I get either. I have no headunit, only a in-car PC and plan on using it as my "equalizer" as well (Open to suggestions on this too). My budget is around $500 for a good amp. However, I was thinking about a Sundown 100.4. I'm not looking to win any competitions but I want to be decently loud but most importantly, clear. Sound quality is my biggest concern.

Thanks everyone!

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[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

Crescendo Audio :: Amplifers :: 1000C4 4 Channel Amplfier

amazign amp

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

What kind of preamp output does your CarPC has? Stereo? 5.1/7.1 Surround sound? From experience the preamp outputs from a PC is usually really weak, like 1v peak-to-peak whereas most decent headunits have 4v or higher.

You'll most likely need a line driver for your CarPC, this is where those half-DIN preamplifier/EQ comes into play.

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

I looked into running a car pc, and I really would probably go with a Behringer DCX2496 and a 12 volt conversion from here: DSPower! The Behringer® DCX2496/DEQ2496 12V Conversion Kit Envision Electronics Design, LLC [DSPOWER] : EnvisionElec.net, Welcome to Envision Electronics!

I wish one lots of luck keeping a computer running in the hostile environment of an automobile.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

M2-ATX Car PC CarPC Carputer 160W DC-DC Power Supply - eBay (item 160430847777 end time Jun-02-10 13:20:53 PDT)

all u need

NEW CADENCE CEQ-773 7-Band Equalizer/Subwoofer Control - eBay (item 280507745756 end time Jun-15-10 02:47:42 PDT)

Cadence QXR7 3-Way Electronic Crossover & 7V Line Diver - eBay (item 290438540283 end time Jun-23-10 09:36:48 PDT)

something like this 2 boost ur signal

id get the eq as it will take one rca input then split it to front rear and sub 4 u.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

woops