Suggestions For Quality Budget - Minded Amplifiers

[bones justice 10+ year member]

I wanna replace my power acoustik gothic 800watt 4 channel amp for my mids and highs. i was gonna go with a crossfire VR404 but the guy said it doesnt make sense spending that much when mid priced amps perform just as well and gets the job done. He recommended Cadence, Soundstream and i believe Crunch. However i cod get a US AMP 4channel for $265 that does 260x2 @ 4ohms bridged.

Can anyone provide a listing of budget amps for about $250 - $350 that cod perform and play well..............................Thanx!!!!!!!

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[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

Your amp is not what gives SQ. Worry more about your speakers. I don't know what your powering, but just off the bat, I would tell you to look for a Phoenix Gold Xenon 200.4. That amp does 200w rmsX4 @ 1-4 ohms. Good luck.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Is he calling the Crossfire "high-end?" The Soundstream amps from the Tarantula and Picasso lines should serve you well and can be had fairly cheaply on eBay and other places online.

How much power are you looking for?

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

the gothic is a solid budget amp I have one in a car over a year now with no issues,why are you replacing it ?

 

[bones justice 10+ year member]

I'm not actually replacing, but giving it to my coz. he bough a pair of kicker 6x9's 70watts rms and a single 4ohm JBL 8" Subwoofer. so i giving it to him. the power acoustik do play good, clean power, and no probs i agree. i have a pair of beyma 6.5 midbass speakers in the rear (4ohms) 100 watts rms. and a pair of hollywood sound labs components (6.5") 4ohms 90watts rms. what bout Cadence amps as well as the Power Acoustik Gothic 1200 watt 4 channel amp, the more power, the better it would play at higher volumes?

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

I had good luck with the gothics,they are very cheap at millionbuy.com and although slightly over rated for the price I find them hard to beat.

I also like eD amps for the price and warrenty - might give em a look