Which amp for my system?

[Thunderjet]

Greetings from an audio novice. I just had a Kenwood DNX890HD installed in my 2013 Corvette that originally came with a Bose system. The HU made a huge improvement but I think the system is lacking power. The shop that installed the Kenwood recommends an amp for the next step.

Two of their choices recommended to me were:

Kenwood EXCELON X450-4 AMPLIFIER

Audison SR4

Which of these amps do you think would be best for my situation?

I will not be adding a sub and want to keep the factory speakers for now. I want to replace one item at a time so I can see/hear the difference each change brings. Speakers will be next year if I end up blowing them out.

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

go with the audison ,the kenwood amps are junk

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

go with the audison ,the kenwood amps are junk

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[naughtyca 10+ year member]

if i were you i would get a 5 channel amp, so if you ever decide to go with an sub everything is wired and all you need to do is add the sub, i dont think you are planning on a 2k sub system anyways

 

[Thunderjet]

No sub, will never go there. Just not my cup of tea.