is this a good amp

[olddog 10+ year member]

this amp matches my needs.

is it a good amp. anyone had any experience with this company?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/EARTHQUAKE-900W-5-3-4-5-CHANNEL-1800-WATT-AMPLIFIER-NEW_W0QQitemZ270122696691QQihZ017QQcategoryZ39739QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

EARTHQUAKE 900W.5 3/4/5 CHANNEL 1800 WATT AMPLIFIER

Specifications:

Peak Power: 1800W

RMS Power: 400W x 3 @ 4 ohms Bridged

RMS Power: 130W x 4 + 400 x 1 @ 4 ohm stereo

RMS Power: 240 x 4 + 500 x 1 @ 2 ohm stereo

Dampening Factor: >800

LOW LEVEL RCA INPPUT

LOW LEVEL RCA OUTPUT (TO connect to other amplifiers)

Speaker level input (To connect to factory system)

S/N Ratio 104db

24 db Octave adjustable crossovers ( low pass or high pass)

Thd >0.016

Weight: 14.5 lbs.

5Year Warranty (Authorized dealer must install)

Am in dying need of a 5/6 channel amp that can push 90X2 in front, 60X 2 in rear and at least 150 for the rear. does not have to match 100% but at least 80% of the requirement. i have about 250shipped to spend.

someone help

olddog

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[d3rn7]

that will work for what you need it for

 

[olddog 10+ year member]

that will work for what you need it for

are you speaking from experience with this amp?

i want to know if their published specs above are true or overrated?

i never heard of Earthquake amps before.

somebody say something

thanks

olddog

 

[lrgnation 10+ year member]

earthquake is made in santa clara california i think. I saw them at the sema show in vegas. They are willing to stand behind their products (i think). they are extrememly over rated notice they list liek a 20,000rms amp or something thats the size of a 1000.

 

[lrgnation 10+ year member]

http://www.earthquakesound.com/xtreme.htm

that series is not overated. the other one is sorry.

 

[olddog 10+ year member]

are you saying the one i am inquiring about is overated?

 

[JonJT 10+ year member]

Their amps look JUST like the old Archos Jukeboxs, except larger. Their pretty ugly.

 

[Famous_78]

The amp your lookin at is overrated.

 

[olddog 10+ year member]

this seacrh for a not to expensive 5 or 6 chanel amp is killing me

 

[olddog 10+ year member]

how about this one.

anyone had anyFeatures:

http://www.techronics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3173

Boss Audio RT-945 5-Channel Amplifier200W x 4 + 400W x 1 max @ 2ohm

80W x 4 +150W x 1 RMS @ 4ohm

400W x 2 + 400W x 1 bridged power @ 4ohm

S/N ratio: >105dB

5-channel MOSFET bridgeable power amplifier

Tri-mode operation

Remote subwoofer level control

Line & speaker level inputs

MOSFET power supply

Line outputs

Variable low-pass crossover & fixed

high-pass crossover

Bass boost switch

Input gain control

Input sensitivity selector

Power & protection LEDs

THD: .01%

Dimension: 8"W X 2.75"H X 19.25"L

experience or say on this:

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

oh no,boss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[civic si 10+ year member]

boss amps aren't one amp that you would like...i would say get a sundown 100.4....they can bump mids/high...also your woofers...they sell it for like 370 or so (i think). maybe you can get it for like a little more then 250 shipped on caraudio.com...some one here has a sundown 100.2 for sale...for 200 shipped...well sundown amps are definitely underated amps....i think they are nice amps...for the money...im planning on getting a sundowns 1000 wrms mono class d and 100.4 amps....they are both underated...i heard you be satisfied with sundown amps...

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

how about this one.anyone had anyFeatures:

http://www.techronics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3173

Boss Audio RT-945 5-Channel Amplifier200W x 4 + 400W x 1 max @ 2ohm

80W x 4 +150W x 1 RMS @ 4ohm

400W x 2 + 400W x 1 bridged power @ 4ohm

S/N ratio: >105dB

5-channel MOSFET bridgeable power amplifier

Tri-mode operation

Remote subwoofer level control

Line & speaker level inputs

MOSFET power supply

Line outputs

Variable low-pass crossover & fixed

high-pass crossover

Bass boost switch

Input gain control

Input sensitivity selector

Power & protection LEDs

THD: .01%

Dimension: 8"W X 2.75"H X 19.25"L

experience or say on this:

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[pilyin 10+ year member]

I recently picked up a JL Audio E6450 from ebay (almost new, works perfect) for right around $250 shipped.

Link to one on ebay right now:

http://http://cgi.ebay.com/JL-Audio-e6450-6-Channel-Car-Amp-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ120126258734QQihZ002QQcategoryZ39739QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

The earthquake looks like a good bang for the buck 5 - channel. It does claim 24 db crossovers, high order crossover on the bass channel could help keep the bass up front. It is capable of up to 800 watts RMS. I agree it is ugly... but don't let the fancy looks scare you away... that's how they are making a lot of the products these days, they sell more of them. Just understand that looks and chrome have nothing to do with sound quality.

Other good ones... one of the best might be the US amps, see ikesound on ebay.

Best bang for the buck:

Phoenix Gold has one I've seen that can do 750 watts RMS for as low as $150. This would probably be my pick.

Also, Hifonics has one that is 1,000 watts RMS ...I've seen some of the older models listed for as low as $175. Only thing I don't like is they don't have switches to turn off filters like subsonic, like some of the more expensive amps. Not sure if those filters could color the sound if you don't need them. This may be part of the reason they are so cheap.

Careful with Boss... they tend to be overrated... probably only put out half the power they say.

Soundstream has some nice features... the Tarantula has nice flush mounted inputs all on one side (but you pay for it)... and will do rated power. The new reference and Human series might even be underrated... but I don't know if they are available yet. Be careful with soundtream though... their lower tier amps are overrated.