help me decide

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

maybe you guys can help me decide what to do.

jl hd600/4 or alpine pdx-4.150 ???

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[LOW ET 10+ year member]

maybe i can get a response with this question,

what's your opinion on using a 5 channel vs. seperate amps for the components and subs?

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

Of the 2 choices I'd go w/ the first one.

Reason: most sub stages are more power hungary than the front stage ie, looks more balanced

Side note: l ran a pdx on my fronts & will never do it again. Don't get me wrong, it'll be sufficient for most enthusiasts. But seeing your gonna be going w/ a respectable set of comps. I figured I'd throw it out there. As there's much cleaner amps you could choose from.

 

[king nothing 10+ year member]

Im a 5 channel guy myself. I own 2 memphis belles. With the PDXs I would do 2 seperate amps. the PDX5 isnt robust enough for me

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

Of the 2 choices I'd go w/ the first one. Reason: most sub stages are more power hungary than the front stage ie, looks more balanced

Side note: l ran a pdx on my fronts & will never do it again. Don't get me wrong, it'll be sufficient for most enthusiasts. But seeing your gonna be going w/ a respectable set of comps. I figured I'd throw it out there. As there's much cleaner amps you could choose from.[/QUOTE]

that's what i was thinking, that's why i wanted opinions. what amps would you recommend then?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

easier to upgrade with separate amps, not that anyone on here ever upgrades...

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

Im a 5 channel guy myself. I own 2 memphis belles. With the PDXs I would do 2 seperate amps. the PDX5 isnt robust enough for me

this is also what i was thinking. i figure that two amps would be better than one. each to serve their dedicated purpose. they may even run cooler??? why isn't the pdx robust enough?

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

added a third choice to the list above

i can ditch the pdx on the sub and use a 500/1 on that 13tw5 if that makes a difference in your comments.

 

[king nothing 10+ year member]

The PDX doesnt have enough ppower on the 4 channel side for me. Ill have my belle bridged (225x2) to my midbasses and another matching 4x75 amp powering my tweets with 2 open channels to run rears or if I ever decide to go 3 way. how many channels do you need altogether? this was posted on DIYMA a little bit ago. you could buy 2 of these, bridge 2 channels to run subs and have 6 channels at 150 per for everything else

http://www.dakmart.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_5_63&products_id=11001

or for a little more power 175x4 or 700x2 (or 175x2 and 700x1)

http://cgi.ebay.com/PLANET-AUDIO-4-CHANNEL-1400-WATT-MOSFET-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ200292245166QQihZ010QQcategoryZ18795QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

other option(s) w/ my 2 cents

Boston spz60 (the z6 looks power hungary & I don't like under powering comps)

JL 300/2 or Alpine pdx 2.150 (again, I wouldn't choose a pdx for the fronts, as per personal experience)

JL 500/1 or Alpine pdx 1.600 (both excellent choices for sub duties)

JL 13w5 or IDQ12v3 (I wouldn't go w/ a shallow mount unless it was my only option in regards too space)

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

i guess i need a three channel because i'm only going to be running components in the doors and a sub.

i have the z6's, 13tw5, and 500/1 here (actually for sale). i figured maybe i could put them in my setup so i wouldn't have to buy that much more.

if i send 300x2 to the z6's they wouldn't be under powered but my concern would be can a single 13tw5 play loud enough to keep up with them.

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

what's your thoughts between these two amps, jl hd600/4 ($800) and the alpine pdx-4.150 ($400). to the untrained ear, would someone notice a difference?

i changed the first post and got rid of the different setup options.

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

I am also not a fan on the pdx's, at one point i was running 4 of them in my car and was not impressed. They seem to lack balls should i say, did not like the way they sounded at all. I really cant explain it.

Ive never really been able to tell if amps actually had a sonic footprint until i ran those, they just didnt sound natural.

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

wow, there are some bad words going on about those pdx's.

 

[LOW ET 10+ year member]

lets discuss the pdx's on the front stage and all their problems. do you think it's because they're class d, or digital? do you think the jl hd600/4 will act the same?