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<blockquote data-quote="Squirreljester" data-source="post: 8397535" data-attributes="member: 666370">1) That&#039;s what I figured.2) I haven&#039;t measured it yet, which is something I want to do before I go sub shopping, so I know what will perform well in the box.3) I&#039;d like to replace it. I like how efficient it is though, when I have it cranked up, even on the stock electrical system, my lights hardly dim at all. I&#039;m looking for that efficiency in a new amp.4) Oh I know all too well, I grew up during the days of Sherwood and Jenson 2000 watt amps (with rms values around 100 watts) for $50, and Pyramid equalizers.My PPI amp is dying, and it&#039;s sad, because I&#039;ve had it for like 15 years. I&#039;m down to my last 2 channels on it, which are connected to the front and rear sides in parallel. That also reminds me of another question I was going to ask, is it better to run a 2-ch amp and run the fronts and rears like I have them, or wire them separately and use a 4-ch amp?You&#039;d ditch the rear speakers completely? What about rear fill?My budget is around a grand, but obviously I&#039;d like to be frugal, like not spending $100 more for something I won&#039;t get much gain from. The only thing I&#039;m keeping is my head unit, It&#039;s got 4-volt pre-amp outputs, not crappy 2-volt ones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Squirreljester, post: 8397535, member: 666370"] 1) That's what I figured. 2) I haven't measured it yet, which is something I want to do before I go sub shopping, so I know what will perform well in the box. 3) I'd like to replace it. I like how efficient it is though, when I have it cranked up, even on the stock electrical system, my lights hardly dim at all. I'm looking for that efficiency in a new amp. 4) Oh I know all too well, I grew up during the days of Sherwood and Jenson 2000 watt amps (with rms values around 100 watts) for $50, and Pyramid equalizers. My PPI amp is dying, and it's sad, because I've had it for like 15 years. I'm down to my last 2 channels on it, which are connected to the front and rear sides in parallel. That also reminds me of another question I was going to ask, is it better to run a 2-ch amp and run the fronts and rears like I have them, or wire them separately and use a 4-ch amp? You'd ditch the rear speakers completely? What about rear fill? My budget is around a grand, but obviously I'd like to be frugal, like not spending $100 more for something I won't get much gain from. The only thing I'm keeping is my head unit, It's got 4-volt pre-amp outputs, not crappy 2-volt ones. [/QUOTE]

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