Best AMPS for the money

bossman032

Well what are some of good bang for the buck AMPS

I see hell lot of amps looking something around 1500-2000watt

around 250ish price range or lower good quality good warranty if I mess it up:D

AustinKP

HiFonics are excellent for the money. Generally acaraudio.com has good prices on them. Then go to sounddomain.com and have them price match acar to get the full factory warranty. Sounddomain has excellent customer service from what I hear, and they're willing to pricematch, or at least come down a ton on their price even if the competitor isn't an authorized dealer. I got about $150 off my HiFonics amp through sounddomain by having them pricematch.

MacLeod

Crossfire makes some awesome amps with mucho clean power. They list in the $300-700 range but I got mine for $250 & $200 from an authorized shop!

MTX is also very underrated. They dont carry the prestige as Xtant or Orion but Id take one to a competition anyday. Very powerful and bulletprood construction.

Cosutic is also very good for the money. Theyve been around forever and Ive owned a few and they worked flawlessly.

exalted512

i second the HiFonics, ikesound also has them for very low prices
i dunno if onlinecarstereo has them or not, but they generally have very low prices and while they are not authorized, they are very pleasant to deal with...ive ordered more than once from them without a problem
thezeb will also pricematch sometimes, although it is not 100% sure that they will pricematch or even drop the price, it is worth a try
and i would MUCH rather order from sounddomain than thezeb
thezeb sucks ****...id never order from them again unless they had redicuously cheaper prices
-Cody

bossman032

what are some good amps modles??

how about alpine sony ??

MacLeod

Alpine V Power series are very good and cheap. However they arent very powerful.

The Alpine V12 series is AWESOME! These are some of my favorite amps. However I think they are a tad overpriced.

Xtant are my favorite amps. They simply rule although theyre VERY pricey! ($500-1000)

Orion, Kicker and JL Audio are also awesome amps but cost a little more.

Sony is OK if you just want sound for your wifes car or something but I would use them for anything I took pride in.

spwuinmk67

Hey Mac, did I miss something here?

"Alpine V12 series are very good and cheap. However they arent very powerful.

The Alpine V12 series is AWESOME! These are some of my favorite amps. However I think they are a tad overpriced."

MacLeod

Oops, my bad. I meant V Power. Edit please.

spwuinmk67

Just makin sure, I know I'm not feeling too wel, just wanted to make sure I wasn't seeing things too...

Systems

I bought a W7 13" and was thinking what is a good amp for it ??

let me know guys

exalted512

whyd u waste your money on JL?
-Cody

spwuinmk67

Here we go again...

Systems

Originally posted by exalted512
whyd u waste your money on JL?
-Cody

I got a good deal on it under $580 with a custom box.

MacLeod

Excellent choice on the W7. You have the best sub on the market! And just to be nitpicky, it 13.5 inches.

As far as amps, it depends on what you want to spend. You could get the $1000 Xtant X1001 or the $500 MTX Thunder801D. I wouldnt use anything less than 800 watts tho, this thing can handle a ton and if you dont power it properly you wont be getting all the goodness it has to offer.

Systems

yea kool.

hopefully it fits my civic 91 going to pick it up tomorrow other wise its going in the 95 deville.

it comes with a box allready coustom box I will see how it performs in a few days but I need to find a good amp my budget is under 500buck. I don't know much about amps and looking into you guys for help point in the right direction. thank guys

Systems

OK I did some cacluations.

I want to run at least 800watt my CIVIC alternator is around 60-80amp.
I will get a CAP maybe better Alternator say a 150amp alt around 2000rpm charging and stronger battery.

any thoughts on this??

MacLeod

If your budget is under $500 and you want to buy from an authorized dealer then the MTX Thunder801D would be my pick. Its rated at 800x1 but I guarantee you it puts out at least 900.

If you want to buy from an unauthorized sourse then I suggest this MTX Thunder 1501D for $430. This thing is a monster and will put out more than enough to push the W7 to its lim
its!

exalted512

Originally posted by ronald
I got a good deal on it under $580 with a custom box.

lmao...good deal my ****
sorry bud, but you got screwed
you couldve gotten an RE 18XXX and custom box for under that, itd handle a lot more power, be a lot louder, and still sound the same
-Cody

Systems

Originally posted by exalted512
lmao...good deal my ****
sorry bud, but you got screwed
you couldve gotten an RE 18XXX and custom box for under that, itd handle a lot more power, be a lot louder, and still sound the same
-Cody

lol OK.

my **** hurts now.

MacLeod

Dont pay too much attention to what Cody is saying. Apparantly someone from JL molested Cody as a child so now he hates JL and claims everything from them sucks contrary to about a zillion other people. :rolleyes:

Trust me, the W7 is the top 1% of subs.

But dont take my word for it. Go to the Carsound.com forums and ask how good the W7 is. Most of the guys on there are IASCA judges, champion competitors, magazine editors and manufactuer tech guys. See how many of them think W7's suck.

exalted512

then after you ask if its a good sub, ask if its worth the price you got it for--then youll see my reasoning:D
even big mac said it was too expensive, just look at the sig:cool:
-Cody

Systems

Originally posted by exalted512
then after you ask if its a good sub, ask if its worth the price you got it for--then youll see my reasoning:D
even big mac said it was too expensive, just look at the sig:cool:
-Cody

if you can build me a sub Cody let me know

exalted512

i can build you one
-Cody

MacLeod

I have never said the W7 is the best value. Neither are a lot of other subs that cost $700-800 from Focal, Diamond Audio and Orion. Neither are the $5000 Rainbow speakers or the $1000 Focal tweeters. All of these are too expensive. So are Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Bentleys. None of these are great values. They are however awesome performers and the W7 is one of the best subs you can buy. But if you dont want to spend $700 on the W7 then get the W6 for $350'ish. It also is also one of the best subs on the market.

If youre going to base your equipment on bang for buck then you should stick to Profile amps and Polk DB speakers and stay away from gear by Diamond, DLS and such. Those are all way too expensive and therfore must suck.

exalted512

no no no
your reasoning is all wrong
if you get what you pay for it is not overpriced
most diamond, focal, DLS stuff is expensive, but not overpriced
ferraris are expensive, but you still pretty much get what you pay for, a luxury call that would kick almost all other stock car's asses...
just because a speaker or anything for that matter is expensive, does not mean its overpriced
the w7 is overpriced, you can get the same performance for half the price
-Cody

MacLeod

Originally posted by exalted512
the w7 is overpriced, you can get the same performance for half the price
-Cody

Not exactly.

The Brahma is comparable but then theyre sold out of the owners basement so there aint a whole lot of overhead going into that pricing (plus what does it matter if its half the price if they never send it to ya ). You get one from Mr. JL himself and I bet ya itll cost around the same as a Brahma.

Other than that and maybe an RE, youre back into the $700 range with Orion and Focal again.

The W7 is about the best sub on the market and it costs the same as most of the top .1%.

Ive posted a price list of all the top end subs more than once on here. They are all around $700, the same as the W7. I dont understand why you keep thrashing the W7 as tho its the only $700 sub out there when in fact its one of about a dozen different models, and its outperforms most of them!

exalted512

Originally posted by MacLeod
I dont understand why you keep thrashing the W7 as tho its the only $700 sub out there when in fact its one of about a dozen different models, and its outperforms most of them!

just to make you mad:D
-Cody

Systems

yea I don't really care.

I got me a BADASS deal with the box just need an amp/cap/alternator.

for under $1000 I will have me a bad **** system.
I will post some pictures in a few. To make CODY MAD :O

Systems

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exalted512

im sure youll like it, theyre great subs, just overpriced
you did get a pretty good deal compared to what most people pay, just IMO theres better subs out there for the money
-Cody

TrappedUnder Ice

I agree with Cody here pretty much on the JL Issue. Long time ago JL was a trend setter...now they pretty much do that with pricing!. JL amps are sweet...designed by old PPI engineers...they gotta be good. If your happy with the sub...that's really the bottom line. I mean....some folks actually drive Honda's!....but thats' another story:D