Opinions on Pioneer amps.

[Kaos 10+ year member]

What does everyone think about Pioneer's line of amps? I'm thinking of getting one from WallMart to run my door spkrs.

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[Darth Audio 10+ year member]

I have installed them for others and I didn't find them impressive at all. I would use that money buying a higher quality used amp.

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

I ran one for about two months in my Tahoe just because I had it laying around. It quit - it just stayed in protect mode all the time. The wiring was fine. I put another amp on it and all was well. My opinion is that they're crap.

 

[Curel 10+ year member]

x3 CRAP

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Ive heard good things about the PRS line......

The walmart stuff is a different story.

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Their eXcelon lineup is pretty good, I've had a little bit of experience with them

It's once you get into their cheaper shit, like those guys said, that you have issues.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Their eXcelon lineup is pretty good, I've had a little bit of experience with them
It's once you get into their cheaper shit, like those guys said, that you have issues.

Pioneer has an excelon line?

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

Nah. That's Kenwood. But the original poster was right in that the eXcelon line is good stuff, but the lower end Kenwood stuff does have a tendency to border on the crap line.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

for a little bit more money, you can find a much better amp

 

[json_35010 10+ year member]

I have done alot of work on different models of Pioneer amps, and overall I don't care much for them. Basically from a electronics point of view, they are cheaply designed and built. The circuit boards are bad to crack and break. They are not designed with protection in mind, so if a problem does occur they using do alot of damage to the amp.

Performance wise they are ok, but nothing impressive.

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

The PRS line is great, especially older PRS, that said, don't trust walmart pioneer too much....