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<blockquote data-quote="stephgirl" data-source="post: 8677881" data-attributes="member: 660189"><p>[USER=650438]Jeffdachef[/USER] is right when it comes down to the sound SQ at only 50 or 75 rms as he said. I have two Kenwood XR401-4 75 rms - 4 ch Class D amps that are High Def certified in my 04 Tacoma X-cab truck. I don't need a lot of mega power to fill my small cab with great sound. I have a high def sound system in there also. I have one amp to my High Def Pioneer component speakers to front and 6x8 fill in back. The other amp bridged into 2 ch over 200 rms to my 2 Polk 8 inch subs mounted in the old Kicker Substation tube boxes. ( I really miss the old Kicker SubStaion tube boexs made by the stillwater unit of kicker.) The two Kenwood amps have plenty of power for Class D. I can turn up the sound loud with no problem but i can''t have a conversation with my passenger as Jeffdachef said. I don't listen to my system at high sound levels all the time and i would suspect most others don't ether. Unless you want to loose your hearing fast. So at moderate sound levels that most listen at it is great sound. And as the music dynamics change in the song i have plenty of headroom for that. But for the few times i have my favorite tune i want to turn up LOUD, i can. And i am a responsible car audio sound owner too. No loud sound at night in my neighborhood. Respect my neighbors. Turn it down when at a stop light not to blow out the car next to you. </p><p></p><p>I can testify to the ZED Audio comment. I spoke to Stephen one Saturday litle over year or so ago when i dropped off my Boston Acoustic amp for repair. He made a special trip to the shop to receive my amp and it was just him and I there. He normally don't work on Saturday but he lived close by the shop. Or maybe it was the blonde girl dropping off the amp too. When i ask him what he had new or has been designing recently he spoke about the Class D amps and the designs he worked on for Phoenix Gold and Focal amps that are Class D</p><p></p><p><a href="https://phoenixgold.com/sx-series/" target="_blank">https://phoenixgold.com/sx-series/</a></p><p></p><p>FDP Digital Line </p><p><a href="https://www.focal-america.com/lines/performance-amplifiers/" target="_blank">https://www.focal-america.com/lines/performance-amplifiers/</a></p><p>Stephen said only the USA Focal brand and not the European Focal Brand. He laughed and said, tried to offer it to the European Focal brand but they declined and said they will do there own thing.</p><p></p><p>Side note, Stephen laughed and said the D in class D amps don't mean Digital. He laughed and said it was named that because it was just the next letter in the alphabet to put a name to the new technology. Class A, Class A/B, Class C, Then Class D so on.</p><p></p><p>So it is not all about the mega power for say but for what you need in your system you want. My old Boston Acustics amps where big under the smaller Tacoma seats. So for the Class D amp they have come a long way in technology. I see and HEAR to many sometimes say i want this 200000 million RMS amp for my 30 inch speakers in my smart car. Not always the case. Your question is a very good one and intelligent one to ask. I don't consider myself an expert but many on here are. Take the help and advice from the experts on here they give you and put together an system you will be happy with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stephgirl, post: 8677881, member: 660189"] [USER=650438]Jeffdachef[/USER] is right when it comes down to the sound SQ at only 50 or 75 rms as he said. I have two Kenwood XR401-4 75 rms - 4 ch Class D amps that are High Def certified in my 04 Tacoma X-cab truck. I don't need a lot of mega power to fill my small cab with great sound. I have a high def sound system in there also. I have one amp to my High Def Pioneer component speakers to front and 6x8 fill in back. The other amp bridged into 2 ch over 200 rms to my 2 Polk 8 inch subs mounted in the old Kicker Substation tube boxes. ( I really miss the old Kicker SubStaion tube boexs made by the stillwater unit of kicker.) The two Kenwood amps have plenty of power for Class D. I can turn up the sound loud with no problem but i can''t have a conversation with my passenger as Jeffdachef said. I don't listen to my system at high sound levels all the time and i would suspect most others don't ether. Unless you want to loose your hearing fast. So at moderate sound levels that most listen at it is great sound. And as the music dynamics change in the song i have plenty of headroom for that. But for the few times i have my favorite tune i want to turn up LOUD, i can. And i am a responsible car audio sound owner too. No loud sound at night in my neighborhood. Respect my neighbors. Turn it down when at a stop light not to blow out the car next to you. I can testify to the ZED Audio comment. I spoke to Stephen one Saturday litle over year or so ago when i dropped off my Boston Acoustic amp for repair. He made a special trip to the shop to receive my amp and it was just him and I there. He normally don't work on Saturday but he lived close by the shop. Or maybe it was the blonde girl dropping off the amp too. When i ask him what he had new or has been designing recently he spoke about the Class D amps and the designs he worked on for Phoenix Gold and Focal amps that are Class D [URL]https://phoenixgold.com/sx-series/[/URL] FDP Digital Line [URL]https://www.focal-america.com/lines/performance-amplifiers/[/URL] Stephen said only the USA Focal brand and not the European Focal Brand. He laughed and said, tried to offer it to the European Focal brand but they declined and said they will do there own thing. Side note, Stephen laughed and said the D in class D amps don't mean Digital. He laughed and said it was named that because it was just the next letter in the alphabet to put a name to the new technology. Class A, Class A/B, Class C, Then Class D so on. So it is not all about the mega power for say but for what you need in your system you want. My old Boston Acustics amps where big under the smaller Tacoma seats. So for the Class D amp they have come a long way in technology. I see and HEAR to many sometimes say i want this 200000 million RMS amp for my 30 inch speakers in my smart car. Not always the case. Your question is a very good one and intelligent one to ask. I don't consider myself an expert but many on here are. Take the help and advice from the experts on here they give you and put together an system you will be happy with. [/QUOTE]
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