what do you guys think of audiobahn and kenwood amp's?

[bang hard 10+ year member]

or any of there stuff?

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[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Never heard them. Audiobahn is usually overrated though. Ay specific ones you are lookin at?

 

[bang hard 10+ year member]

Audiobahn ABB122N 12" Enclosure

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Audiobahn ABB122N

Product ID: abb122n | Product SKU: 4945

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Product Description:

Dual 12" Ported Bass System

RMS Power Handling: 800 watts

Black Carpeted Covering

Extended Low Frequency Slotted Ports

Audiobahn Embroidery

Dual 10" IMPP Cones with EPDM Rubber Surrounds

45 oz. Strontium Magnet

2" 4-Layer Voice Coil

Bumped Back Plate

Extended and Vented Pole Piece

Gold Binding Post Terminals

Sensitivity: 99 dB

Frequency Response: 22 Hz - 1 kHz

Impedance: 4 Ohm Mono

Dimensions: 29-1/2" L x 17-5/8" W x 14-7/8" H

 

[bang hard 10+ year member]

Kenwood KAC-9152D

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Kenwood KAC-9152D

Product ID: kac9152d | Product SKU: 4351

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Product Description:

Class-D Monoblock Amplifier

Bass Boost Level and Frequency Remote Included

Variable Low-Pass Filter: 50 - 200 Hz (24 dB/Oct.)

Variable Input Sensitivity: 200mV - 5V

Phase Shift: 0° / 180°

Variable Infrasonic (Subsonic) Filter: 0/15Hz/25Hz (18 dB/Oct.)

High- and Low-Level Inputs

1 Ohm Stable

RMS Power Handling:

500 watts x 1 chan. @ 4 ohms

900 watts x 1 chan. @ 2 ohms

900 watts x 1 chan. @ 1 ohm

Preamp Outputs: 1 Pair

Bass Boost: 0 - 18 dB @ 40 - 100 Hz (Variable)

Dimensions: 15" L x 11-5/16" W x 2-3/8" H

1-year Sonic Electronix warranty

Amplifier Specifications:

Number of Channels 1 - Mono

RMS Power (4 ohms) 500 watts x 1 chan.

RMS Power (2 ohms) 900 watts x 1 chan.

RMS Power (1 ohm) 900 watts x 1 chan.

Bridged RMS Power Not Bridgeable

Peak Power Output 1800 watts

Min. Impedance Unbridged 1 ohm

Min. Impedance Bridged Not Bridgeable

THD @ Rated RMS Power 0.5%

Speaker Level Inputs Yes

Amp Preamp Outputs Yes - 1 Pair

Built-in Crossover LP (50 - 200Hz), Subsonic (Off/15/25Hz)

High-Pass Crossover N/A

Low-Pass Crossover N/A

Subsonic Filter N/A

Signal-to-Noise Ratio 96 dB

Channel Separation N/A

Bass Boost 0 - 18 dB

Bass/Gain Remote N/A

Fan Cooled No

Fuse Rating 30A x 2

 

[amartin_72]

I have an x811d and my friend has a 9152 both of which are not truly one ohm stable, they shut off after about 10 mins in the middle of summer at 1 ohm if you push them hard. Mine did eventually blow a trace @ 1ohm on the output stage of the board but it was fixed for free at a local competition and it has worked great since with no problems. Now I run it at 2 ohms on just one sub. They are still good for the money you can get them pretty cheap on ebay. I seriosuly doubt even though mine is CEA rated 1016 watts @ ohm that it can push that for very long without shutting off. A JL 500/1 was louder than my x811d and didnt even warm up when we swapped it out on two type r 12's. Unless you really like the looks of them or you can get a great deal, I wouldnt buy another one just get a used amp that is known for high quality.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

I know kendwood class a/b amps are pretty decent. I have no experience with the class d amps, tho. Sounds like it could be a whole different story.

 

[bigv123 10+ year member]

i have i went 2 months with a 8151d. and it did the job on my type r's but u need todo something else for bass. it will sound ok but its not really 1ohm stable and if u dont set the gains right it will be clipping excessively.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

I read good reviews of the xxv-03a, which was kenwood's 25th anniversary class d amp. It was rated 1000w rms @ 1 ohm. I think they stepped up the beefyness of the amp to make it actually 1ohm stable.

See if you can still find one on ebay. I think they were blowing them out at like $250 toward the end of their run.

I was gonna get one and run a 15" kicker l7 in my audi, but decided on sql rather than spl and went with two type-x's, so it ended up being cheaper to run a 2000w hifonics amp than two of the kenwoods.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

i have i went 2 months with a 8151d. and it did the job on my type r's but u need todo something else for bass. it will sound ok but its not really 1ohm stable and if u dont set the gains right it will be clipping excessively.

This last bit will hold true for any amp regardless of brand...

I know kendwood class a/b amps are pretty decent. I have no experience with the class d amps, tho. Sounds like it could be a whole different story.

I run a Class D Kenwood eXcelon amp on my 12" (that I bought used) and after 3 years of banging on it daily it still works fine and has presented me with no issues whatsoever at ths point.

I have not used any of the units they advertise to be 1 Ohm stable...my monoblock is run @ 2 Ohms all day everyday and doesn't complain a bit, though. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I have zero experience with anything Audiobahn. Never owned a single piece of their gear.

 

[bang hard 10+ year member]

thanks for the advice! but i need 2 know if the audio bahn subs would be ok? the info for them is in the begining of the post! thanks

 

[Red Rocket 10+ year member]

I don't know from experience but from what I've read and heard, they tend to get pretty loud but don't sound the best doing it.