Compact size 100Wx4 RMS amp? What to buy?

[E368 10+ year member]

I am looking for a powerful, high-quality 4ch amp to power DLS 6.5" 3ways and two DLS OA8 free-airs so I think around 100Wx4 RMS is required to make it sound good. My problem is that I have limited mounting space so I need a compact amp. The approx maximum size I could fit would be 14"x10"x4". Built in crossovers would be nice to keep extra system costs to a minimum.

Can anyone suggest a nice amp....hopefully under $500.

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[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

Alpine PDX

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

yeah, check out ampine amps. pretty small.

 

[IonSQL 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cadence-MODEL-M4000-4-CH-DIGITAL-STEREO-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ9739119245QQihZ008QQcategoryZ1498QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Perfect if you can get ahold of one, nice amp!

 

[E368 10+ year member]

The PDX-4.150 looks great but with an MSRP of $750 it is out of my price range.

Any other suggestions? Do you think 100W/ch is enough to run the speakers I am using or do I need more power?

 

[~Magick_Man~ 10+ year member]

well the 4.150 can be had for just over 500 on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpine-PDX-4-150-Mono-Power-Digital-Amp-600-Watts-X-4_W0QQitemZ9739143035QQcategoryZ39740QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

~Magick_Man~

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Memphis amps are pretty compact in size.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

What are your measurement limitations? Also take a look at the Eclipse XA4000...it has all top mounted controls if space is an issue.

 

[E368 10+ year member]

Alpine PDX

I went to the store and looked at the PDX 4.150 and I am sold //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif ..... if it is a good amp?!?!

Does Alpine build high-quality amps, on par with the level of quality of my DLS speakers?