What's amplifier is the best combo of power and sound quality?

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

sundown may be better than Jl from what i heard

 

[iowaaurora 10+ year member]

both of the above are awesome amps, the Sundown can be had for way less than the JL, and Sundowns Customer service is second to none!

but the sundown would not be at 1 ohm and would limt it by a bit

a little bit of rise and you would be at near 2 ohms and getting 600 watts

for your set up i would go whith the jl as it act like you have the money

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

but the sundown would not be at 1 ohm and would limt it by a bit a little bit of rise and you would be at near 2 ohms and getting 600 watts

for your set up i would go whith the jl as it act like you have the money

this is one of the HUGE reasons why JL can ask the prices they do.

great build quality and the fact you get the power from 1.5-4ohms

 

[bigdog64 10+ year member]

any other brands BESIDES sundown and JL? I'm trying to make comparisons with more than just two brands. also if sundown is so good where can I read about their stuff besides their site that is

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

AQ 1200 would work, but then you

may not have heard of them.

 

[bigdog64 10+ year member]

no, your right but I have heard of don julio tequila, nice taste

 

[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

The rockford 1000.1 bd would work perfectly and their amps this year are the best they have had in forever!

Mine puts out 1428 @1 Ohm @ 14.4V

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

The rockford 1000.1 bd would work perfectly and their amps this year are the best they have had in forever!
Mine puts out 1428 @1 Ohm @ 14.4V

please tell me you are joking!

not saying they are junk but theres no way they compare to O/S RF

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

please tell me you are joking!not saying they are junk but theres no way they compare to O/S RF

Rockford is very, very good stuff either way. I would go with it

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

$249 shipped

http://www.audioque.com/aq/AQamps.htm

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

Rockford is very, very good stuff either way. I would go with it

to each their own

RF's higher end amps are great from what ive heard and seen

most of their products arent worth the box they are in these days though

 

[XxAkroNyMxX 10+ year member]

all of alpines equipment is about 2/3 of the price of JL equipment. I wonder if there is even a difference between the two? I think alpine is just as dependable since iv'e owned jl and alpine subs. They both can take a beating.

Please tell me you are joking?

You are comparing them based on dependability and asking if there is a defference?

I like Alpine, but JL is leaps and bounds beyond them. The build quality, sound quality, the power handling....everything about JL is way beyond alpine.

The W7 can get just as loud as the Type-R, and sound 1 million times better. JL's amps dominate alpine...trust me dude, I dont buy JL, but JL isnt a brand you buy for the name like mainstream audio...JL is expensive because it isnt built cheap and crappy.

And for the record Ill take a sundown over JL when you cinsider the fact that, you get a little less, but pay a lot less.

 

[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

to each their ownRF's higher end amps are great from what ive heard and seen

most of their products arent worth the box they are in these days though

WRONG!

I would have agreed with you last year but this year something happened...one of the old engineers crawled out of the closet and slapped everybody around and said "Make it like we used to!"

At least with the amps....subs not so much.

Like I said My RF 1000.1bd puts out 1400 RMS at 1 ohm...and it has great SQ.

The 500-2 is one of the most powerful two channels you can buy....my old one was 750 RMS bridged at 4 ohms....what other amp for that price can do that?

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Oh my! the internet is serious business tonight!!

 

[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

Please tell me you are joking?
You are comparing them based on dependability and asking if there is a defference?

I like Alpine, but JL is leaps and bounds beyond them. The build quality, sound quality, the power handling....everything about JL is way beyond alpine.

The W7 can get just as loud as the Type-R, and sound 1 million times better. JL's amps dominate alpine...trust me dude, I dont buy JL, but JL isnt a brand you buy for the name like mainstream audio...JL is expensive because it isnt built cheap and crappy.

And for the record Ill take a sundown over JL when you cinsider the fact that, you get a little less, but pay a lot less.

^^^^Agreed....except I think the Type R SOUNDS better, but the W7 hits WAY harder. But I think Alpine and Jl are closer than say JL and Kenwood! Alpine still makes quality stuff but Big Box stores ruin companies!