List of 4-channels for active setup. Please give opinions, or throw in others.

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

I'm looking around at some cheap amps that will do about 100w x 4. I'm active, so I don't need much control from the amp...just power. I'm finding quite a few cheap amps, but I also find a lot of other amps with the same power but are $200 more (Zed, DLS, etc)...higher end brands. Is this something that really effects me since I have my control through a processor? I've found these and some questions. Note: These are all @ 4ohm output.

PG Octane R8.0:4. This will do 75x4. Does anyone know if it actually does more, if the birth sheets have shown more?

JBL GTO75.4. 104x4. 1% THD, though...

Soundstream Xstream Series XTA720.4. 90x4.

Soundstream Rubicon 600.4. 80x4.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-ZXI-64...0098092107QQcategoryZ4950QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

HIFONICS ZXI-6406. 85x4.

Crunch PowerZone PZi175.4. 2006 model. 175x4. $123?!?! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif Seems toooooo good to be true, although it is at 14.4v. Like to know THD for this. I didn't check the others.

I'm going to continue to look, but those are what I came up with so far. Let me have your suggestions.

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

that rubicon is a nice amp. just something that'll make power is all you need.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

maybe the mark antony that's on overstock.com? 100x4@4

http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1977918

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

maybe the mark antony that's on overstock.com? 100x4@4
http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1977918

Never even heard of that in my life. I'll look into it though.

Edit: Seems pretty good, although I did find a thread in eliteca where a guy fried his in a month.

 

[evan 10+ year member]

PG Octane R8.0:4. This will do 75x4. Does anyone know if it actually does more, if the birth sheets have shown more?
PG Octane 5.0:4. This is very cheap and does 80x4. Price seems too good to be true. ?

You've got RMS numbers for the R8.0:4 and peak numbers for the R5.0:4.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/viewcat.php?show_thumbnails=1&show_description=1&id=25&car_only=&page=1&manufacturer=29&new_page=1

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

You've got RMS numbers for the R8.0:4 and peak numbers for the R5.0:4.http://www.sonicelectronix.com/viewcat.php?show_thumbnails=1&show_description=1&id=25&car_only=&page=1&manufacturer=29&new_page=1

Oh, well, off the list it goes. Thanks for catching that.

 

[Blazemore 10+ year member]

Rubicon if it was version 1 or the JBL

 

[vexter0944 10+ year member]

I've been looking for something like this as well - and was just getting ready to post to look for some reviews on the US Amps Xterminator series XT1600.4 - 200x4 Looks to get the job done very well - just don't know the SQ or quality of the amp - any thought appreciated as well - (not trying to hijack the thread) - but this might be another consideration as well.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Never even heard of that in my life. I'll look into it though.
Edit: Seems pretty good, although I did find a thread in eliteca where a guy fried his in a month.

My roommate has one. Beefy little amp, seems like it has excellent build quality.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

The Rubicon or JBL.

And I'll suggest an Infinity 7541a if you can find a deal on one. Decent amp for the moolah imo.

 

[dgoodhue 10+ year member]

Obviously this is a little off the original post, but I will post it up anyways.

Have you thought about buying a used high quality amp?

I am pretty much only use Phoenix Gold amps, now. You can get a decent quality 4 channel amp for around $200. The good thing is they will depreciate less and will give you more flexibilty if you change your minds (which most of us do anyways) I used to use cheaper amps at one time, but I found they horrible resale value after a couple of years and I had a hard time selling them. I kept a couple of them and gave them away to friends because it wasn't worth selling them any cheaper (ie no takers at $40-50).

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

i also have an Xtant a4004 that I like.

 

[aleborjas 10+ year member]

hi, i have the same question but i have a old school rockford 400.4 amp i like it's SQ but i want something louder but with the same or better SQ what should i look for? and i don't want something too pricey

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Every once in a while you can find Lightning Audio X1.800.4's on eGay for $165 + ship. 100x4, and extremely sexy. I love mine.

 

[crow 10+ year member]

The Rubicon or JBL.
And I'll suggest an Infinity 7541a if you can find a deal on one. Decent amp for the moolah imo.

http://www.cardomain.com/item/INFREF7541A

Decent price and an authorized dealer. I believe Infinity is coming out with new models so the current ones are getting sold off at some good prices. One thing is that these amps are kind of large if that's an issue in your install.