Fullrange digital amps

[mykeys 10+ year member]

Just wondering if anyone has heard them or used them. I have an install to do in a few months and some of the FD amps have a really small foot print that will come in handy when I have limited space to work with. I have only done minor looking around and havent really got passed the usuall Pioneer and Kenwood versions before I started wondering about the quality (build and sound) or other options.

Mike

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[stanky1219]

Just wondering if anyone has heard them or used them. I have an install to do in a few months and some of the FD amps have a really small foot print that will come in handy when I have limited space to work with. I have only done minor looking around and havent really got passed the usuall Pioneer and Kenwood versions before I started wondering about the quality (build and sound) or other options.
Mike

zed audio leviathan. nuff said.

 

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

Alpine PDX amps I believe.

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

Add the JL Audio HD amplifiers along with the Kenwood XR series to the list!

Harmon/JBL is about to release a set of small, full range, Class D amplifiers too.

Edit: Reading owns me... OP mentioned Kenwood. DOH!

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

I love my sx700.4 so far

 

[mykeys 10+ year member]

Don't rib me too hard I have been out of the game for a while and all my old crap is still functional so I haven't needed much.. Searching only got me so far and mostly bass amps. So I decided to come back and check the board and again there are a lot of new names and new goodies on the market.

Thanks for the input now for a lil research and see what I can sneak past the wife.

Mike

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

Buy louisianacrxs sx700.4 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Eclipse XA4000 is the best sounding I have heard, but I have not heard the new Zed's.

 

[BloodyGuts335i 10+ year member]

i had both pdx 150x4 and 1000.1.. good amps and very small!!!

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

why not look at lunar amps? they sound very good and are very small...

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

why not look at lunar amps? they sound very good and are very small...

It depends on the OP's space constraints. While my Lunar amps do have a small footprint, I have noticed them to be a tad bit taller than most other amplifiers. It is not a problem for me in my particular install, but it could be an issue for someone limited on space.

EDIT: I totally forgot about the new amplifiers that Lunar has for motorcycles. Those would be great for mids/highs and are "digital".

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

FYI - the kicker's not a class D amp. It's a regular a/b amp with digital front end processing, and it's not small.

I've been running a Lanzar opti4x400d for a year or so now. There is an incoming noise issue that's a problem at low volume, but the amp's not to blame for that. At mid-high volume it sounds great and has never given me a problem.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

FYI - the kicker's not a class D amp. It's a regular a/b amp with digital front end processing, and it's not small.
I've been running a Lanzar opti4x400d for a year or so now. There is an incoming noise issue that's a problem at low volume, but the amp's not to blame for that. At mid-high volume it sounds great and has never given me a problem.

This is true I did not read that part of the op

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Just wondering if anyone has heard them or used them. I have an install to do in a few months and some of the FD amps have a really small foot print that will come in handy when I have limited space to work with. I have only done minor looking around and havent really got passed the usuall Pioneer and Kenwood versions before I started wondering about the quality (build and sound) or other options.
Mike

FYI - the kicker's not a class D amp. It's a regular a/b amp with digital front end processing, and it's not small.
I've been running a Lanzar opti4x400d for a year or so now. There is an incoming noise issue that's a problem at low volume, but the amp's not to blame for that. At mid-high volume it sounds great and has never given me a problem.

HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS ARE STILL ALIVE lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif MY choices would be either the lanzar, JL, OR the arc minis. Not a fan of the alpines, they seem to be a little weak. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

last time i heard a solid class D full range it was decent.. IMO no compersion to say A highend zapco or helix.. now arc and some other use class G and H which are cleaner than D and nearly as efficient as D there just pricey because you need some series feedback to keep things in check...