US amps tube amp

[chillin 10+ year member]

Gangster 5 channel with a 1ohm Class D sub side (I think that's right) is the eD 9.5? Is that the model? My buddy runs one. Active front and a wangin sub stage in the trunk. It's a beast.

I was looking at those too. They don't make them anymore, so a little harder to find. There is a proto on caco right now, but like I said, it will be a little while before I have the money.

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

I wouldn't get Alphasonik personally... better eq for better prices

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

I don't know what your budget is but that PowerBass 5 channel is really decent for the money. That new SoudnStream 6 channel is dope. Staggered ouptuts for ~ $300? I really like that JBL 5 channel. Really nice for the money.

Edit: Bettr... buy my surfboard Zapco and Boston neo SPG555

I may trade for something...

According to the info in the cl ad, it weighs almost 30 pounds and is 20" long. That ads up to expensive shipping here. I looked at the DD website, but info is not available. I will most likely buy used as i dont have lots of cash coming in right now. I need atleast 600 @1 or 4 as I already have a dual 2 sub.
Ill take a look into the amps Taylor mentioned too. I find many of the 5 channels are only 2 ohm stable for the sub which is disappointing. I was running a crossfire vr1000d to my sub @ 1and seemed perfect so I dont want to go much below 1000watts.

Offer him 250!

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

I wouldn't get Alphasonik personally... better eq for better prices

I've heard mixed reviews about that amp. Some say it gives clean, rated power and others don't like it because it is alphasonik. I figured 160x2 and 1000x1 is pretty good. And I have seen them in the $350 range.

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

I've heard mixed reviews about that amp. Some say it gives clean, rated power and others don't like it because it is alphasonik. I figured 160x2 and 1000x1 is pretty good. And I have seen them in the $350 range.

Sound stream DTR / Eclipse Older Models / Powerbass / American Bass etc... I know the older Alpha's was decent to good just not sure about the newer ones.. also check the classifieds on here to always something on there all the time

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

Why bother with tube pre-amp in a sub amp?

Marketing! IIRC these amplifiers will still play with the tubes removed, so it makes me wonder just how the tubes add ess que molecules if the amplifier will work without them.

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

Marketing! IIRC these amplifiers will still play with the tubes removed, so it makes me wonder just how the tubes add ess que molecules if the amplifier will work without them.

Makes sense. I've played guitar for 15 years and know all about what tubes do for amps, but i dont really see a point for a sub amp.

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

Sound stream DTR / Eclipse Older Models / Powerbass / American Bass etc... I know the older Alpha's was decent to good just not sure about the newer ones.. also check the classifieds on here to always something on there all the time

I do check the classifieds fairly often. I just checked out the most of the amps you listed, except the eclipse and cant find any where I can bridge ch 3&4 to 1 ohm. One of the american bass amps does 600@4 and 150x2 which could work.

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

why not just run a sub amp and a 2channel amp?

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

I wanted to have as few wires, splitters and amps as possible. I have a 1000watt sub amp right now (crossfire vr1000d), and could get away with a 2 or 4 channel for the fronts but wanted something different.

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

only wires that will change is the power/ground... just get a distro box and run them neatly.. will have the same amount of sub/speaker wires/ rcas etc..

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

I guess there is a good chance i'll end up getting something along the lines of a sundown 125.2

Already have the distro from my set-up in my old car