looking for a new amp, quick question

[ajm 10+ year member]

Ill start by saying ive been out of car audio for 3-4 years or so now, so I dont need the latest and greatest. Im looking for something I can "drop in", set, and not have to fool with again.

Built the current setup on somewhat of a budget about 5-6 years ago. 3 10" L7's (old school dull silver cone ones), power acoustic a3000db, 6.5 kicker ss components, and mtx ta7402.

The other day the subs randomly made a quick, fairly loud/louder than what the music was playing at thud sound and then kept to a really quiet constant rumble. Checked the amp and the protect light was on. Disconnected everything except power, ground, and remote and still no luck. Ive pulled it apart and theres no noticeable damage such as burned spots etc so im guessing one of the components is shot. No big deal, its lasted 5-6 years, although if I could figure out what the problem is and fix it that would be great. So if anyone has some suggestions feel free to toss them out there.

To the question....Being that the last time I even looked at buying this stuff was 3-4 years ago im not too sure whats considered good and bad now days. Im not exactly on a budget but would like to stick to around 300 unless I can find a good enough reason to spend more.

Ive been looking at the power acoustic bamf4000 and mtx te1501d. Any input on these 2? The power acoustic fits the budget and my needs best but I dont mind spending another $200 on the mtx if the money is well spent.

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[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

mtx is better but u can find cheaper amps that are just as good if not better. just look around the classifieds

 

[ajm 10+ year member]

Thanks. Will do.

Just out of curiousity how over rated are the power acoustics now days? IIRC the DB series (think thats what they were called) wernt overrated by much back in the day and considered decent for the price? Reason I ask is bc the mtx is rated at 1500@1ohm and the PA is 2200@1ohm. Given that.....

Logically..and I very well could be wrong here which is why im asking. Is the amp really going to be overrated 700w+ to make the extra 200 for the mtx worth it?

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

exactly how much power are you looking for at what ohm load.

 

[ajm 10+ year member]

Theyre wired to 1.33 ohms so looking for a bit over 1800rms @ 1ohm.

Or hell for all that matter something that will out do the a3000db. Tempted to just order the mtx but dont want to cut myself short before doing some research. In reality pretty much anything will do as I keep it at a lower/moderate level as far as volume and rarely crank it up but if im gonna spend the money on a new one I may as well get something better than what I had. Even though im not on a budget the main thing is spending the money wisely considering this isnt a big hobby of mine anymore. For example (random numbers) Take a $300 amp rated at 3000rms that actually does 2000rms, vs a $600 amp rated at 1800 and actually does 2000. The extra $300 isnt exactly worth it in my case.

Also considering the planet audio 3,4,5000.1d.