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<blockquote data-quote="stockton86" data-source="post: 458439" data-attributes="member: 555171">thanks a lot for the input guys.&nbsp; I&#039;m still a little unclear... Is the APX (50x4) any &#039;better&#039; than the APA (80x4)?&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing the 50x4 wouldn&#039;t be as loud, but would it be any clearer?&nbsp; FYI, clarity is my primary concern here.&nbsp; I spent money on Kappa subs that aren&#039;t nearly as loud as some much cheaper subs, but at least they&#039;ve got good sound quality (I can&#039;t afford quality AND volume, so I choose quality, meaning clarity).&nbsp; More FYI, according to some websites that I&#039;ve seen, the APA 4320 retails at $399.&nbsp; Interestingly, the older APX used to retail at $439 (according to some random website, who knows if that&#039;s accurate), and it&#039;s 30 watts less per channel!&nbsp; These numbers seem to make me think that the APX 50x4 is somehow a better quality.&nbsp; Am I full of it?&nbsp; Are they essentially the same guts?&nbsp; Should I use this 80x4 or look elsewhere for a &#039;better&#039; amp? (I&#039;m very willing to spend $250)BTW, how about the alpine mrv-f340?&nbsp; 55x4, anyone know if that amp is worth $250? (<a href="http://store.yahoo.com/discave/mral432chanp.html" target="_blank">http://store.yahoo.com/discave/mral432chanp.html</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; and it&#039;s free shipping)&nbsp; Would the alpine be any &#039;better&#039; meaning clearer or friendlier to my speakers (kappa 5 1/4 comps front, kappa 3-way 6x9s back)?Sorry to throw so many quaestions out at once, any reliable input would be a lot of help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stockton86, post: 458439, member: 555171"] thanks a lot for the input guys. I'm still a little unclear... Is the APX (50x4) any 'better' than the APA (80x4)? I'm guessing the 50x4 wouldn't be as loud, but would it be any clearer? FYI, clarity is my primary concern here. I spent money on Kappa subs that aren't nearly as loud as some much cheaper subs, but at least they've got good sound quality (I can't afford quality AND volume, so I choose quality, meaning clarity). More FYI, according to some websites that I've seen, the APA 4320 retails at $399. Interestingly, the older APX used to retail at $439 (according to some random website, who knows if that's accurate), and it's 30 watts less per channel! These numbers seem to make me think that the APX 50x4 is somehow a better quality. Am I full of it? Are they essentially the same guts? Should I use this 80x4 or look elsewhere for a 'better' amp? (I'm very willing to spend $250) BTW, how about the alpine mrv-f340? 55x4, anyone know if that amp is worth $250? ([URL="http://store.yahoo.com/discave/mral432chanp.html"]http://store.yahoo.com/discave/mral432chanp.html[/URL] and it's free shipping) Would the alpine be any 'better' meaning clearer or friendlier to my speakers (kappa 5 1/4 comps front, kappa 3-way 6x9s back)? Sorry to throw so many quaestions out at once, any reliable input would be a lot of help. [/QUOTE]

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