Profile or Power Acoustic?

[sdwrx 10+ year member]

I'm looking for an amp that will put out ~300rms. All I need is a good, affordable entry-level amp. I am not an audiophile by any means. I'm stuck between Profile and power Acoustic. I've hear good things about both brands. I'll be powering a 10" Alpine Type S sub DVC 2ohm+2ohm... so I need a 4ohm load. So far I am considering:

Profile:

California AP 600 = 300rms

Power Acoustic:

LT Series LT620/2 = 360 rms

Plasma Sphere TS620-2 = 360w rms

Gothic Series OV2-300 = 300rms

Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks!

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

I've heard good things about the PA gothic series amps, I would go with one of those, theyre cheap off ebay. And they look pretty cool. I could never bring myself to buy that ridiculous "plasma sphere" amp. and im not really sure what the LT series is so I cant comment on that one.

but if you want to save am much money as possible, the profile will do nicely.

 

[sdwrx 10+ year member]

I didn't realize until now that the plasma lights up like it does //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif From what I have read, the LT series is the same as the plasma without the lights

Do you think PA is better buy than Profile?

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

The profile refurbs at http://www.profilecaraudio.com are **** near giveaways. There are several available and I'm certain there is one that will fit your needs. There are better amps, obviously, but IMO there's not a better BUY available.

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

The gothic series are good PA amps but they are overrated

Profile is good power for the price.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

I would go with the Profile if I were u

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

i'd say the profile too, cant go wrong with those things, you can abuse em and all that.. the only bad this is they dont put out as much as they say they do.. it's the best bang for the buck, and they have a nice clean look, so they dont look really cheap when you show em to tha' *****es.

 

[sdwrx 10+ year member]

I was under the impression that profile amps put out almost exactly what they advertise... is this not the case?

 

[Spooby 10+ year member]

Figured this might help you out.

used profile A600XL for $40 + shipping.

http://www.houston-imports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212853&highlight=profile

Power Acoustik OV2-1200. Its for sale for $100 + shipping. It wouldn't physically fit in the project I was workign on, so I have to look for something else //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=113183&highlight=power+acoustik

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Figured this might help you out.Power Acoustik OV2-1200. Its for sale for $100 + shipping. It wouldn't physically fit in the project I was workign on, so I have to look for something else //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=113183&highlight=power+acoustik

Oh man, that has got to **** so much. There might be a monoblock Profile that will do the same power at 2 ohm with a smaller footprint.