which Amp for 400RMS

[opfreak 10+ year member]

sub is a mb quart pwe 242? dvc 2 ohm coils so ethier 4 ohms or 1 ohm.

looking at,

jbl gto 601.1 at $220 authrized dealer. 424WRMS @ 4 ohm.

pg xenon 400.1 at 180 not authrized, 260 authrized, @ 400WRMS

Directed 800d at 130 autrized at ikesound. 400WRM @ 1ohm.

Which one?

orginally wanted the pg, but where i was going to get it is not carrying it any more, so its back to the drawing board.

directed stuff good quality and SQ?

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[Silver 10+ year member]

gto, but the directed is poking me in the eye for some reason.

Try a bazooka ELA500.1 500rms at 2ohms. I've had it for a year. Mine powers well, sounds good and went into protect once, but that was because my infinity got ***** by it.

Its only 180-200 at CC. I have not had 1 problem with it, gets hot sometimes but not to the touch. IMO I think it may be a lil underrated, but I can't say that due to my ear lol. I need a birthsheet.

Anyways, I love my amp and I will keep it untill my sub that I buy produces more than 500rms.

 

[opfreak 10+ year member]

bazooka wouldn't work, sub only wires at 4 or 1 ohms.

the directed looks nice because of that low price. gto will almost cost 100 bucks more,

and its signal to nosie ratio is looking poor at like 72

 

[Cbass 10+ year member]

The directed is a perferct choice but if you have the money go with the JBl

 

[opfreak 10+ year member]

is the jbl a better amp? in terms of sq and life?

The price of the jbl is what i was orginally going to spend to get the xenon, so i'm ready to spend that amount of money.

but if the directed is just as good but half the cost i'd rather save the cash.

I think the xenon is out of the running because of price, and because of its shady past, plus pg is canceling it.

I know directed is a more hiden from veiw company, so I'm not very fimilar with the name, people on the baords seem to like them ok.

i'm just afraid of getting what i pay for. i.e. a pos, that doesn't have good sq.

is it a safe geuss that the jbl would run cooler at 4 ohms/400 watts, then the directed at 1ohm 400 watts?

its one of these 2 amps, just need to pick

one would come from cardomain, the other ikesound, unless theres another online directed dealer.

 

[$$mok3d 10+ year member]

Ive had a jbl 601.1 for over a year running now and it still puts out like a vietnamese wh0re

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

I need one of those. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[opfreak 10+ year member]

any1 else, it seems there all in a similar class. the pg having better specs the other 2. but i heard they have problems. the jbl, seems some of the money would be going for the name. the directed i just really never heard about them

 

[dustinr 10+ year member]

get a Directed Audio 1500D from ikesound. only 155$ for :

Dynamic Power Rating: 1500 watts

S/N: > 80 dB

Freq. Range: 20-250Hz

Damping Factor: > 50

Input Sens.: 150mV to 8V

Rated Power @ 4 ohm: 425 x 1

Rated Power @ 2 ohm: 800 x 1

Rated Power @ 1 ohm: 1200 x 1

Crossover: var. 18dB low-pass

Bass EQ: Yes 8 dB

RCA Output: Yes, mono

Protection: T,S,D,R,O,L

T=thermal, S=short circuit, D=DC offset, R=reverse polarity, O=over/under voltage, L=status LED

gives you plenty of power at 4ohm and power for later.. if you plan on upgrading to multiple subs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[opfreak 10+ year member]

are ikeasound refurbs good quality? like the 1200d?

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

Hifonics zx4000 on ebay for $114 or the 600 watt rms zx6000 for 150. Remote bass knob for dash..