Cadence A7 or Punch 150 (25 to life)..

[2004SRT4 10+ year member]

Hey everyone..like in my introduction I'm getting back into car audio after a few years on the sidelines and now I'm ready to get back into it.

I don't have a ton of money to spend. So, for and amp under $300 I've narrowed my choices down to the Cadence A7 (which I've had before and it rocked) and a Punch 150 "25 to Life". I've heard good things about the Punch and it's underrated..my plan is to have two 15's (that's the next dilemma) and I'm into the SPL type systems but want to have enough control that I can pull it back for when I don't need tons of bass. The Cadence did that well but was wondering if the Punch might be better or what..opinions..suggestions..Thanks!

Specs?

Cadence A7+HC:

1200 watts Specs: Mono Block, 500W RMS x 1 @ 4 ohm, 800W x 1 @ 2 ohm, 1200W x 1 @ 1 ohm, blah..blah...

Punch 150:

* Rated Power: 75W x 2 (RMS) @ 4 Ohms; 90W x 2 (RMS) @ 2 Ohms; 180W x 1 (RMS) @ 4 Ohms Bridged (Actual "Birthsheet" Power Rating of these amps are 323 Watts per channel at 4 Ohms)

* Crossover Controls:

High Pass (HP): 40 to 400 Hz, 12dB per Octave Butterworth

Low Pass (LP): 40 to 400 Hz, 12dB per Octave Butterworth

* Tone Controls: Bass 0dB to +18dB @ 45Hz

* Signal Input: Low Level - 1 RCA Pair

* Signal Output: Low Level - 1 RCA Pair

* Power Input Connector and Guage: Block Type / 4 AWG

* Speaker Outputs: Screw Terminal Barrier Strip / 8 to 18 AWG

* Heat Sink Type: Cast Aluminum

* Convection Cooling

* Power On Indicator

* Class A/B Circuit Topology

* Frequency Response: 20 to 20000 Hz +/- 0.5dB

* Dimensions: 17.6"L x 11.2"W x 2.6"H

* 4 Guage Power/Ground Connections with built-in ATC Fusing

*Connector Cover

* Focused Mass Heatsink Design

* RCA Pass-Thru

* Stealth Connections

* Thermal Sensing

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[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

what are you going to be powering with it?

if you need a 1 ohm load amp get the cadence

the rockford will do a 2ohm mono load ,even though the specs dont say

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

cadence ah7c...solid amps and even a bit underrated. Wish I hadn't sold the pair I had a while back.

 

[2004SRT4 10+ year member]

what are you going to be powering with it?
if you need a 1 ohm load amp get the cadence

the rockford will do a 2ohm mono load ,even though the specs dont say

I have a small car and even tho I'm wanting two 15's I'm thinking if I get one 15 that has dual voice coils and can let me run 1 ohm that would give me the sound I'm looking for. I have a really small car (neon) and it doesn't have much room for subs but on the flip side it isn't a big car so it will hit hard with less (in theory). //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

But, I've been thinking and maybe a Kicker Solo baric L7 (I think) is duel voice coil and would do the job and get me to one ohm and handle the power. If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts of how it could be better (amp selection, subs..) please feel free to tell me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

an L7 in a dual 2 config and that cadence amp will make a a very nice package.

 

[2004SRT4 10+ year member]

an L7 in a dual 2 config and that cadence amp will make a a very nice package.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking..Thanks! Now I just need to find one on Evilbay. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Colt9699 10+ year member]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking..Thanks! Now I just need to find one on Evilbay. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

LMAO @ The bolded quote