Which is better?!

[Quick 10+ year member]

I keep seeing top 10's and the kenwood KAC 7204 is always several spots above my kicker zx250.2! But I doesn't hit as hard as m kicker I don't feel like! Is this amp really that much better? Has higher rms and everything but idk! Help plz. I have both amps and I wanna know which is better to use!

Kenwood specs:

CEA Rated: 170W X 2 (1.0% THD+N) (4Ohm/2Ch)

• 250 Watts x 2 (2 ohm)/500 Watts x 1 (4 Ohm Bridged)

• High Quality Speaker Level Input

• Blue Illumination

• High-pass (12 dB per octave) and low-pass (24 dB per octave) filters variable from 50 to 200 Hz

• Variable Bass Boost Control(0-18 dB at 40 Hz)

• Cooling Fan

• MOSFET power supply

• Speaker-level inputs with signal sensing turn-on

• Preamp-level inputs and outputs

• Fuse rating: 40A x 1

Kicker specs:

85 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms

125 watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms

250 watts RMS x 1 in bridged mode

unregulated Class A/B power supply offers a significant increase in power at 2 ohms

stereo or bridged mono output

4-ohm stable in bridged mode

Tri-Way capable

3-way protection circuitry

speaker- and preamp-level inputs

bass boost (0-18 dB) centered at 40 Hz

variable high-/low-pass crossover (50-200 Hz, 12 dB per octave)

frequency response 20-20,000 Hz

preamp outputs (pass full-range signal to another amp)

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[mitchellc123 10+ year member]

It ain't all about rms...different amps are better with different subs there's a lot more to look at

 

[Quick 10+ year member]

It ain't all about rms...different amps are better with different subs there's a lot more to look at

So I have learned, but i was just giving a example. Still, shouldn't it be better if it's rated better and is more powerful?

 

[mitchellc123 10+ year member]

No because Kenwood doesn't compare to kicker amp wise...kicker has a more true rating for amplifiers and is much better in general....its like saying why doesn't my V8 engine SUV go faster than my buddy's V8 engine challenge uk what I mean?

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

No because Kenwood doesn't compare to kicker amp wise...kicker has a more true rating for amplifiers and is much better in general....its like saying why doesn't my V8 engine SUV go faster than my buddy's V8 engine challenge uk what I mean?

no.

 

[Quick 10+ year member]

Yeah I understand. That's what I thought also.

 

[mitchellc123 10+ year member]

no.

Lol idk how to explain it...you give it a go //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mitchellc123 10+ year member]

Yeah I understand. That's what I thought also.

Good ....so that was helpful?

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

whichever one sounds better to you...

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

It ain't all about rms...different amps are better with different subs there's a lot more to look at

Please stop

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Kicker has a MUCH better signal to noise ratio 95dB vs. 83dB on the Kenwood.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

It ain't all about rms...different amps are better with different subs there's a lot more to look at

Hmmmmmm. Learn something new daily. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fro.gif.c695f1f814b01c4ad99fe7f8cccadd29.gif

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

No because Kenwood doesn't compare to kicker amp wise...kicker has a more true rating for amplifiers and is much better in general....its like saying why doesn't my V8 engine SUV go faster than my buddy's V8 engine challenge uk what I mean?

The Kenwood wouldn't be CEA rated if it didn't output rated power, stop talking out your ass.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

the kenwood wouldn't be cea rated if it didn't output rated power, stop talking out your ass.

@ 1.0% thdistortion....lol

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

@ 1.0% thdistortion....lol

The Kicker is rated at the same.