Which is better?

[canadian_mofo 10+ year member]

Is this kenwood amp a better choice then a profile ap400 amp??

heres the kenwood: http://cgi.ebay.com/Kenwood-KAC-7202-2-Channel-920W-Amplifier-NEW-AMP-05_W0QQitemZ9714023213QQcategoryZ39734QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

heres the profile: http://www.millionbuy.com/prfap400.html

it will be powering 2 6.5 type R components 4ohm 350 watt max 70 or 75 watt RMS

and tell me why one is better then the other

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Well, if the Kenwood outputs anywhere close to rated power....then it's capable of more than double the power output of the Profile. For that reason, I'd go with the Kenwood.

Or, for almost the same price as the Kenwood...you could buy two of the Profile amps and run one bridged to each side //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[canadian_mofo 10+ year member]

ok i dont understand this then i guess. Wouldnt that be too much power for my 2 speakers?? I mean the type R 6.5 are rated at 70 or 75watt RMS yes/no? Should i not get an amp that is rated at 75 watt RMS or is that not the way it works. How about the phoenix gold xenon 100.2 ??

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

ok i dont understand this then i guess. Wouldnt that be too much power for my 2 speakers?? I mean the type R 6.5 are rated at 70 or 75watt RMS yes/no? Should i not get an amp that is rated at 75 watt RMS or is that not the way it works.

Yes, the amplifier has the potential for more power than those speakers are rated to handle. But that doesn't mean you must use all of the amplifiers available power. The more power you have "on tap", the better IMO. My little rule of thumb is to buy the most power you can afford.

Plus it gives you more power for in the future, should you want to upgrade.

How about the phoenix gold xenon 100.2 ??

I would take that over the Kenwood and Profile.

 

[canadian_mofo 10+ year member]

does that phoenix gold have low pass and high pass? Cause id want those to be on high pass yes/no?? Just looking at it, it doesnt have any mention of high pass just low pass level control

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

ok i dont understand this then i guess. Wouldnt that be too much power for my 2 speakers?? I mean the type R 6.5 are rated at 70 or 75watt RMS yes/no?

Like Squeak said - you do not have to use every watt that a given amp is capable of to use it successfully. Even if you are using all an amp will make it doesn't make it until close to full volume anyway.

Should i not get an amp that is rated at 75 watt RMS or is that not the way it works.

If you buy an amp that only does the top-end of a set of speakers RMS input rating then what you end up with is an amp that is adequate. You may get absolutely superb results out of 'adequate,' mind you, don't think I'm bashing it or anything. But you do not have to only put forth for consideration amps that will do the intended speakers it will be powering's RMS rating.

How about the phoenix gold xenon 100.2 ??

Solid amp without a doubt. There's more usable power in the Kenwood. (I'm a die-hard Kenwood fan....gotta do my duty as a loyal fanboi) Now that I've dispatched that on the Fo Ree-uh I've heard too many times about that series of Kenwood amps having pretty serious reliability issues if pushed hard. Take that for what it is worth.

And yes, you'd want some sort of high-pass filtering for a component set. It isn't supposed to provide your substage...just everything above it.

just my $0.02