Phoenix Gold Vs. Kicker

[flashovr29 10+ year member]

Watt for watt, which is the better amp? The ones i'm looking at are very compariable for power and price (EBay) so which one is better for SQ or are we talking BMW or Mercedes kinda thing?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I don't think you'll notice much of a difference in SQ...depending on the model line you go for. Either company makes solid products.

 

[rasta4life 10+ year member]

I would lean toward the PG because Xenon amps,Ti amps and even some of their older amps even though they are all loud are geared more towards the SQ side of things.PG amps are geared more towards SQ than just SPL.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

I would lean toward the PG because Xenon amps,Ti amps and even some of their older amps even though they are all loud are geared more towards the SQ side of things.PG amps are geared more towards SQ than just SPL.

Not sure on the thing about Pg being geared towards SQ. How exactly is an amp geared towards either sq or spl? Not knocking you, Id really like to know what makes an amp better suited for one or the other?

I had a tantrum 1200.1, birthsheet stated 1460 watts. My wife has a kicker 300.4, birthsheet stated 361 watts. Both are solid amps, get whichever you can get the best deal on, or the one you think looks better.

 

[klassic 10+ year member]

well pretty much all Kicker amps are solid now (I know in the past some models had reliability problems) but Pheonix Gold you have to be weary of some of the newer stuff (specifically the Xexon series). If your going to get phoenix gold go with the titanium, tantrum or some of the discontinued series. I dont think SQ is the issue both are fine in that regards. even the Xexon is fine in that regard. Its design is nearly the same as JL's top line amps except they arent as tightly regulated for more dynamic room (this from a PG tech right off their owns site message board). I guess they should be simular being built by the same chinese company. There are more than a few reports floating around of Xexon amps having reliability problems even on their own site message board. And I'm not a phoenix gold hater as I have a TI500.4 and wouldn't trade it for anything kicker makes. Hell even the octane series doesn't seem to have any issues just the xexon. Of any current models I'd go with Kicker. Fact is phoenix gold is going the way of rockford and a bunch of other once great american car audio companies. Kicker and MTX seem to be the only ones not folding to cheap production and cheaper internal parts to save a buck.

which phoenix gold line are you looking at?

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

flip a coin