Okay...final amp selection

No No No No No No, we carry that Infinity amp. Baaaadddddd Amp, good paper weight

I guestion the specs on the Pheonix Gold AMP, I've never seen a Class D amp that puts out the same power at 1 or 4 ohms. ??????????????????????????????????????

One vote for Fosgate (old school)
Would rather have the extra 100 watts from the Coustic, but I know nothing about those amps

MB Quart, 800 watts, now I'm drooling can I vote for it too
One vote for MB Quart

 

First off, i would shoot down the Coustic, always mediocre quality.

Unfortuantly, i have had no experience with any of the other amps you have posted about...


So, with that said, I can only go by specs, and thats not always accurate!

Rockford, well, they have been around for a LONG time.

PG, they are ...PG, never liked them back when they came out, were always overrated , but usually held up good

Alpine has a very diverse opinion in my mind, A kind of love/hate idealoligy. I NEVER liked their amps, But always loved their HU's and some of the component speakers. Japanese amps are like japanese 4 clinder cars, make alot of noise but dont really do anything compared to and american V8 powered amp! If ya know what i mean...


Infinity, they can choke on a large bowl of dickup, IMO. they should stick to speakers and even then, improve upon them.


Kicker always did Ok, never heard or seen anything too bad out of them

Then MB Quart. Well, The speakers always did good, but like infinity, They may not realize what an amp really is or how to make one. But then they may be like Soundstream and make one helluva an amp and speakers.

My gut feeling tells me to go with kicker or MB, and not in that particualr order. Mb partially cause i am curious as to how they perform.....


Just my 2 cents on the subject

 

Sounds to me like the amps use a impedance sensing technology that rolls back the power supply voltage the lower the impedance of the speakers.

 

OK Azn

One of the installers I work with is a Fosgate fan (even though we do not deal with Fosgate, the competition down the road does)

He said that both Fosgates will perform well. He did say that the newer Fosgate does run hot, but so far he has not heard of any problems. He feels that either Fosgate would be a good choice.

Hey Azn, where is everyone else? The Viking and I are the only ones who bothered to respond.
This is sad

 

If ya wanna go with a fosbreak, er, fosgate (he he) Look for a couple of OLD punch 150's!!! non HD, or even a power 650!! those would run some subs! The power 300 never impressed me much...........even though it was supposed to be like 2 punch 150's.

I bet you could even find some KILLER ol Orion amps! that would be freekin kick ass! like a 425 hcca, or 2250 sx or 2100 hcca, or the likes!!!! that would show those kids on the street what REAL amps are all about! OH YA!

 

Just look at ebay you lazy bastard!!!!!!

 

This one would kick ass!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Orion-HCCA-250R-Amplifier-Amp-great-condition-RARE_W0QQitemZ320

Id pay several hundred for it!!!!!

 

Hmmmm, If I was in the market for that one i would probably get it myself, even if it didnt work. COuld always be repaired.

That amp is Totally fuucking awsome. I have installed probably 40 or 50 of them over the years. Thye are VERY power hungry! Did a system years ago using one those on 8 XTR 12's in a sealed box. darned thing hit about 145 dB. Not bad for "200 watts" of power.

 

i have a kicker amp that is 375 wats at 4 ohms the nexst one up is 500 wats at 4 ohms in seen for a littll ove $300. but honestly i would say go for the alpine. i will be geting an alpine amp for my spekers soon. kicker is good but i think alpine is beter

 

well? take the SOB apart and take pics of the internals. And how the hell does it perform????? what are you runing itt on???? Damnit i want to know!


Hope its a good one for ya.

 

It appears to be a dual mono design, very good indeeed for all intents and purposes!
It also appears that the power supply is rather "over built" in some respects...lots of transistors.....and a few diodes here and there.....

The power supply caps are looking good enough for the intended purpose of the amp too, small, but fast and effectivce i presume. the output section looks VERY goof visually. plenty of capacitance for peak demands and a very nice layout over all. Not as well done as i expected from Quart in my opinion, but nice none the less. Photo wise, it looks alot better than alot of crap out there on the maket today.....

Wondering, does it have a rgulated or unregulated power supply??? If you know.....