kenwood amps?

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

are they good or bad? this one caught my eye, could it power one 12 type r pretty nicely? (the new 500 RMS watts max)

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-KAC-9152D-Mono-Class-D-1800W-Amplifier-NEW-05_W0QQitemZ5857990936QQcategoryZ79828QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

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[Jordantyler 10+ year member]

PM prowler573 he has had alot of kenwood stuff

 

[Jordantyler 10+ year member]

i think he has some amps for sell too

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

is his stuff new or used? but do u know the quality of kenwood? is it more like pyle or JL?

 

[chris96camaro 10+ year member]

Kenwood doesnt make the greatest amps...but they arent asbad as pyle either...

I have had mine for 2 years, and who knows how long it was in the car prior to that...and i have never had any problems at all out of mine...

they dont do rated power though...

 

[DaveVT 10+ year member]

neither, it is more of a midway between the 2. Closer to JL and a hell of a lot better than pyle.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

would it power 400 watts rms into a type r, if not what amp would b better?

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

eclipse, alpine, hifonics, orion, Memphis audio 1000.1-D (i think the number is) . Not sure exactly what models, but they work pretty well. Never had experience with hifonics, but ive heard theyre good.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Kenwood doesnt make the greatest amps...but they arent asbad as pyle either...
I have had mine for 2 years, and who knows how long it was in the car prior to that...and i have never had any problems at all out of mine...

they dont do rated power though...

I,ve had a chance to play with the new Kenwood amps.

The 9152 will do its rated power of 500 @ 4ohms and 900 @ 2 or 1ohms(regulated)

It also has CEA certification backing that up.

I think its a great amp for the money and would recommend it.

As for chris'es Kenwood KAC-929 here is a reveiw by Brian Smith of Car Sound & performance

The KAC-929 is a two-channel amp with power ratings of 150 watts x 2 or 460 watts x 1 into 4 ohms and 230 watts x2 into 2 ohms. Features include a variable low pass filter, switchable bass boost, an expander, speaker level inputs, and fan-forced cooling.

Performance

The KAC-929 performed quite well on the test bench. While it didn’t post any surprisingly large power figures, it did meet or exceed all of its real power ratings with a minimum of fuss. The amp ran through our entire line-up of tests without a hitch, which generally indicates a stable, sensible design. Efficiency at 1/3 power measured an impressive 39 percent and overall, there’s a lot to like about the performance of this amp.

Distortion at Rated Output @ 1 kHz: 0.02% THD+N @ 460 watts

Output Power (resistive) minimum output 20 Hz to 20 kHz @ 1% THD+N, all channels driven into 4 ohms: 155 watts x 2 @ 14 volts, 127 watts x 2 @ 12.8 volts, 81 watts x 2@ 10.5 volts

Output Power(resistive) minimum output 20 Hz to 20 kHz @ 1% THD+N, all channels driven into 2 ohms: 214 watts x 2 @ 14 volts, 176 watts x 2 @ 12.8 volts, 111 watts x 2 @ 10.5 volts

Output Power (4-ohm IHF Reactive Load @ 60 Hz to 1% THD+N): 545 watts

 

[DeLaRosa 10+ year member]

I like kenwood..but thats just me lol

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

thanks for all the help guys

 

[Chainsaw45 10+ year member]

I'm running two kenwood amps in my system and one of them is the 9152D your looking at. It's a good amp and i've never had any problems with it going into protect or overheating even on long roadtrips. Alot better quality than pyle would be but maybe not as nice as JL but its cheaper in price than JL

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

kenwood is a good company, but I wouldnt buy that amp...because Indoaudio is selling it, they have a poor history.

 

[Chainsaw45 10+ year member]

check on ebay i got mine on an ebay store called stereo 2 go. they had good service and fast shipping, product was also new and unopened as advertised.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

yea dont worry i wouldn't buy it from indo, not best price and i dont wat 2 pay 8.25% tax, i just used that as a reference would this amp bne better for 1 type r?

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-EXCELON-KAC-X521-Stereo-Mono-car-amplifier-NEW_W0QQitemZ5860107004QQcategoryZ39734QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem