Thoughts on Alpine PDX as Main amp?

[WeeHooker 10+ year member]

I have the opertunity to pick up an Alpine PDX- 4.100 amp at a good price. I keep reading great things about these digital amps but note they are digital and have a S/N ratio of only 76 db. Should the fact that it's a Class D make me cautious about using one as the main source of power for my componets.

Thoughts on this specific amp for use on comps?

p.s. I guess I should note that this amp appeals to me allot for it's small footprint. Space is tight in my truck.

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[wu501 10+ year member]

the pdx amps are great...put out rated power or better.

 

[Alpine50 10+ year member]

The PDX series are amazing.I have both the 1000.1 and 150.4.I am exteremely impressed .I run 2 'R'12's in a slot ported enclosure,and a variety of type 'R' 6.5 co-ax and components,besides the small footprint,the digital-D-class amps are very clean.I was skeptical at first,I was using the 550-f 4 channel A/B class with the mrd-1005 one -channel mono block digital 1000 watt rms @ 2 ohm(both Alpine).I 've run the JLw6's/the new 12/w3-3 and now the 12" type 'R'.This new all Alpine system is simply amazing!My new pdx 1000.1 came with a birthsheet of 1289 watts rms..That is at 2ohms or 4 ohms.Very similar to my old JL1000/1 RIPS current set-up.Worth every penny...............Alpine50..

 

[jgonino 10+ year member]

Can you wire the 1000.1 to work with a single dual-voice-coil 1 ohm sub?

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

pretty sure the 1.1000 is 2 or 4 ohm only. What coils you got and how many subs?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Correctly rated compared to 1 W I seriously doubt many of the conventional Class A/B amps would put up much better numbers than that in s/n. That's still well below audible, anyway. BTW, they're Class D not digital, there's no way to digitally amplify anything.

 

[jgonino 10+ year member]

Its a single 15" FI q with the BP power option.

Its a dual 1 ohm voice coil

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

That'll wire to 2ohm so you'd be good with the amp

 

[jgonino 10+ year member]

If I bring it to an installer, will they be able to do that no sweat?

 

[WeeHooker 10+ year member]

Thanks Much again!