Orion 4004 or kenwood 8401

[El_dorado 10+ year member]

Say guys can anyone please tell me wich of these 2 amps have better sound quality? since I'm looking on buying the orion 4004 4 channel amp or does anyone suggest me an amp around $150 and also how about the planet audio amps are they any good ?

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[SBLAZER]

orion all the way. trust me. the quality of the amp is awesome.

 

[Smac 10+ year member]

out of those two, id go with the orion

 

[Raffi 10+ year member]

If I was retarded and could not read I would go with the KENWOOD....

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

Ooorrriiioooonnn

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

orion

 

[60_cent 10+ year member]

Kenwood = garbage

 

[twoohfour 10+ year member]

well, i've never owned an orion amp

but i have owned a kenwood 4 channel... and i hated it... piece of crap...

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

isnt it obvious that KENWOOD is the BEST OUT THERE. DUH..

 

[jsloan10 10+ year member]

Use these #s to decide-

Orion 4004 tech specs-

Number of Channels 4

**RMS Power (4 ohms) 50 watts x 4 chan.**

**RMS Power (2 ohms) 100 watts x 4 chan.**

RMS Power (1 ohm) Not Stable

**Bridged RMS Power 200 watts x 2 chan.**

Peak Power Output 800 watts approx.

Min. Impedance Unbridged 2 ohms

Min. Impedance Bridged 4 ohms

**THD @ Rated RMS Power 0.1%**

Speaker Level Inputs Yes

Amp Preamp Outputs No

Built-in Crossover HP (20 Hz - 3 kHz), LP (20 Hz - 3 kHz)

Bass Boost 0 - 16 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio 100 dB

Fan Cooled No

**Fuse Rating 30A x 2 **

**Warranty 1-year SE **

Kenwood KAC-8452

Number of Channels 4

**RMS Power (4 ohms) 70 watts x 4 chan.**

**RMS Power (2 ohms) 100 watts x 4 chan.**

RMS Power (1 ohm) Not Stable

**Bridged RMS Power 200 watts x 2 chan.**

Peak Power Output 800 watts

Min. Impedance Unbridged 2 ohms

Min. Impedance Bridged 4 ohms

**THD @ Rated RMS Power 0.08% **

Speaker Level Inputs Yes

Amp Preamp Outputs Yes - 1 Pair

Built-in Crossover HP (50 - 200 Hz), LP (50 - 200 Hz)

Bass Boost +6 dB

**Signal-to-Noise Ratio 100 dB**

Fan Cooled No

**Fuse Rating 40A **

**Warranty 1-year SE**

In power output they are about the same, the Kenwood apears more effiecient and has a lower THD at rated RMS power.

I would buy whichever was cheaper as they will perform basically the same unless the Orion has some of Tottie's magic SPL dust in its curcuit board.

 

[jsloan10 10+ year member]

Sorry, wrong amp, the specs for the Kenwood 8401 are-

4-channel car amplifier

**60 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms (90 watts x 4 at 2 ohms)

**180 watts RMS x 2 bridged output at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable in bridged mode)

Front/rear variable high-/low-pass filters (50-200 Hz at 12 dB per octave front, 50-200 Hz at 18 dB per octave rear)

6 dB bass boost, channels 3 and 4

MOSFET power supplies

CEA-2006 compliant

Tri-way capable (Tri-Way Crossover required)

Preamp- and speaker-level inputs

Preamp outputs

Requires 8-gauge power and ground leads (not included)

Fuse: 40A

15"W x 2-3/8"H x 11-5/16"D

Kenwood 1-Year Warranty

The Orion 4004 is the winner against the Kenwood 8401 as it is simply not as powerful as the Orion.

 

[El_dorado 10+ year member]

And the winner ann. decision is Orion 4004 thanks guys for all the help and opinions