do kenwood amps do rated power?

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

i think they do but there built poorly as I see a lot break, my buddys on his third one this year.

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

also why theres a lot of refurbs of them online

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

I think kenwood makes a solid amp for the price. all the ones I've seen in the past have seemed to do rated output.

 

[Twilight 10+ year member]

also why theres a lot of refurbs of them online

I also see a lot of refurb Kickers online, but that doesn't mean Kicker makes a bad amp. It just means they make a ton of amps.

I've had 6 Kenwood amps and not one of them has ever broken on me, even when abused. One of these amps I purchased for $5 at a garage sale. Covered in rust and dirt, guy bolted it to the floor of his jeep...no wood, no rack, nothing, just metal on metal. I powered it up and sure enough it worked. Another one I got for $20. The guy who had it had like 11ty billion speakers on it and it sounded like a clipping horrorshow. I used it for a year and gave it to a friend 3 years ago, and he's still using it.

However, these are all the old amps (square looking, before the new ones came out). I'm really not sure what the new ones are like, I've heard mixed reviews. But I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Kenwood.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

I also see a lot of refurb Kickers online, but that doesn't mean Kicker makes a bad amp. It just means they make a ton of amps.

And people beat the living shit out of them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[cblaze 10+ year member]

i had the 9103d,had 3 of them,they all died,and were very weak compared to the amps i run now

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

says cea compliant but those fuses seem a little small (2 x 30)

Would you say Zed makes good amps capable of doing rated power?

I own a Zed made US Acoustics USA2300 amp thats rated at 300w per ch., and 900w in mono, and the manual says to use an external 60w fuse.