what am i suppose to look for in a amp?

[mrToester 10+ year member]

I am completely new to the After Market sound system. I did a couple of googles to look for my answers but i either didn't find anything or something that just confused me more.

Right now i recently bought, but not installed 2 pairs of Infinity Kappa 682.9cf.

the amp i am looking at is the Power Acoustik D4-1400. there no Full pass on this and the hi pass is set to 200hz white low is 35-160hz. is this a good thing? can someone explain it to me a bit what it means?

my speakers at rate @ 2ohmz, and 2 ohmz on this amp is 350w x4, i don't need all of this watt so can i use bass blockers to block that bass watt i don't need and simmer it down to something like 100 watts of rms powers?

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[retrojordans 10+ year member]

Study Study Study....Then read....and read....and..read..andread.and read.....Then do research...then do more research...maybe do more research..

Rinse and repeat. Then you will be able to make your first small car audio purchase.

 

[mrToester 10+ year member]

thanks for that advice, im doing lots of reaserch on this one amp. Power Acoustik D4-1400, but i don't know if that will be a good choice. everytime i go edit my post and do it with something useful, it say save is denied and delete everything i just wrote...

 

[matt_bennett05 10+ year member]

If you want clean sq power you had better steer clear of any kweer Powa Akoustik gear.

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

no to the bass blockers lol. Just turn down your gains and the amp wont put out as much power as its rated for, even if that amp does rated.

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

you dont need to look so much at the filters as you do the RMS wattage. the biggest thing noobs need to know is that rms is the actual wattage it does. peak is what itll do when struck by lighting right before it lets out the smoke. cheap brands advertise peake wattage and most even overrate the rms. in most cases rms is half of the peak but ive seen many low low end amps saying something like 1400 watts!!!!! and in fine print it says peak wattage then the rms is like 250 or something. just be careful. completely ignore anything that isnt rms unless you are looking at burping it ortrying to push it as hard as it goes for daily. and look at total fuse ratings. if it says 1500 watts and has 2 20 amp fuses it does not do 1500 watts or at least not at the voltage your car is maintaining.

 

[mrToester 10+ year member]

with all this being said, can i get a couple of brand that i should be looking towards.... something between 80 to 130?

summery from replies, i should only loook at amps with rms power that matches my 2ohm speakers @ 100w?

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Whats your budget for an amp?

 

[mrToester 10+ year member]

around 80 to 130? how much is a decent one, not crappy?

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

around 80 to 130? how much is a decent one, not crappy?

thats a slim chance unless you buy on here.you need 100x4 at 2 ohms per speaker? just make sure it will do about 100 watts at 2 ohms. the 08-09 memphis's do 75 rms or so x4 but its more like 90 to 100 rms you may find one used around that price.

 

[Bassin Buick]

^^ the ability to turn low power levels into higher power levels cleanly and efficiently. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

Check the classifieds here, many sellers on this site have some decent amps for good prices. Feel free to ask questions about any you find, to them through PMs and in threads like this.

 

[mrToester 10+ year member]

okay, thank you.... maybe i will save up for a good amp, i was lookin into a RE all digital amp.... anyone have any comments on these?

RE Audio DTS-500.4

or the

RE Audio VLX 4150x

 

[mrToester 10+ year member]

what if i where to under power my speakers... say, 80w on 2ohms rms? instead of the 100.... that should be alright right?

 

[mrToester 10+ year member]

Maybe it was just the name but i had to go out of my budget.... i ended up winning a MTX JH404. its new, only open to test if it was a DOA item. It comes with free shipping and 3 years warranty. and all i had to do was go 8 dollars out of my budget. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i hope this was a good choice i made....

let me know