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[melaza 10+ year member]

Hi i definetly need an amp that it will be 4 to 600 rms stable @2 ohm. I was looking at this Kenwood KAC-8152D. Any input on Kenwood amps will be appreciated..Specially on this one.

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[Ricky616 10+ year member]

I have a Kenwood Excelon Amp kac x521 powering a 12in L7dual4ohm and i like the amp its a good amp i also like the volt display and temp display

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Hi i definetly need an amp that it will be 4 to 600 rms stable @2 ohm. I was looking at this Kenwood KAC-8152D. Any input on Kenwood amps will be appreciated..Specially on this one.

Its a good amp, does everything it claims to at a very good price.

 

[melaza 10+ year member]

Thanks for the replys....

What you guys rather have a Hifonic or a Kenwood?

 

[lubetek 10+ year member]

Hifonic.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the replys....
What you guys rather have a Hifonic or a Kenwood?

I cannot speak about late-model 'regular' Kenwood amps (such as the KAC-8152D you mentioned) as it has been a few years since I ran a non-eXcelon unit myself.

Having said that, though, I can say the last standard Kenwood amps that I ran or owned benched to output at or slightly above rated specs (KAC-622, KAC-923, KAC-646x, KAC-606, KAC-846, etc etc etc) according to my personal tests.

I read thread after thread after thread about HiFonics units being over-rated and not actually outputting rated wattage.

That's not to say that HiFonics isn't a good buy - dollar per actual wattage ratio shows them to remain an economical choice for power on a budget.

If you're wanting a Kenwood amp, specifically, look around eBay for a Class D monoblock like the one I run, an eXcelon (Kenwood's top-end gear) KAC-X401M. At 14.4vdc input it is factory-rated for 300w @ 4 Ohms and 600w @ 2 Ohms. The one I have benched at 672w into a 2 Ohm load given 14.4v. Not a huge increase over rated output (not enough so it would be noticeable to your ears) but all of what it is rated to do plus some makes it a worthy buy to me. I got mine off of eBay for $125/shipped. With a bit of careful shopping it shouldn't be too hard to replicate my buy.

 

[radavis2004 10+ year member]

check out Phoenix Gold R8.0, had mine for about a year and no problems, 600@2ohms

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

If you want kenwood get an excelon 811D it will do around that kind of power at 2ohm and close to 1000wrms at 1ohm... very nice amp i used to have one.

 

[Echo42987 10+ year member]

Thanks for the replys....
What you guys rather have a Hifonic or a Kenwood?

Kenwood hands down. Good product and decent Customer service. I prefer the excellon series though...

 

[Ricky616 10+ year member]

kenwood is a good brand i have a excelon amps and its good got it for a good price to and i like the volt display temp feature that the excelon series features im goin to buy the 811d one for each L7

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

I have 811D and really like it! Excellent for the price! Mine is putting at 919 watts@ 2ohms..

 

[dru 10+ year member]

Jblbp 600.1