Opinions on Boston GTA-1005 vs. Sounstream TRA-880.5

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

Only a few weeks away from buying an amp and I've narrowed it down to these two amps. The TRA880.5 is a bit stronger and has a cooling fan but I love Boston so I'm entertaining the GTA-1005 as well. Here are the links if anybody wants to do a comparison. Opinions are appreciated.

Boston Acoustics GTA-1005 (gta1005) 5-Channel or more Amps Car Amplifiers Car Audio Car Audio, Video, & GPS Navigation - Sonic Electronix

Soundstream TRA880.5 (tra8805) Multi-channel Amps Car Amplifiers Car Audio Car Audio, Video, & GPS Navigation - Sonic Electronix

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[ricktcole 10+ year member]

Go with the Boston there amps sound good you'll be happy. I was originally going to by a Boston amp but I didn't find any for less than $400 for a 5 channel wish I would have thought to look at Sonic Electronix. But I just ordered a DLS RA40 I,m going to run 3 channel right now then buy a mono for my sub later.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

I would get the Soundstream...

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

why a 5 channel? why not simply 2 amps? Id grab the soundstream ref 4.920

 

[Steveopevo 10+ year member]

why a 5 channel? why not simply 2 amps? Id grab the soundstream ref 4.920

I just like the all in one concept, less wiring, and I have no need for more power in the future. I guess whats kind of bothering me about Soundstream is they inflate their wattage specs on some models. Also The TRA880.5 is supposed to have a signal t noise ratio of 115 db. Why is it that not even Focal, Diamond, Alpine etc. has a ratio that good and they're more expensive? Probably inaudible though even if it were true.