Good 4 channel amp?

C-Man

Hey, I need a 4 channel amp around 85x4. I will be running my Crystal cPe 6.5 components... 65 rms 160 peak, and my Infinity reference 5.25's... 45 rms 135 peak... I'd like to keep it around $200, want it to be a good sound quality amp... any suggestions appreciated.

PoweredByDodge

they only way you're going to do that retail is to go with a low end amp...

US Acoustics USB-4080: 85 x 4 @ 12.9 V / $179 at crutchfield.com

Lightning Bolt B2.400.4: 75 x 4 at 14.4V / $179 at sounddomain.com

Power Acoustik Gothic OV4-800: 85 x 4 @ 14.4 / $159 at sounddomain.com


Mtx 6304 is still on closeout from btoh sounddomain and crutchfield for $199 -- does 90 x 4 at 14.4 ... I've jsut not been too much of a fan of this amp as the one I owned and every other one I've seen has a tendency to get hot as hell... and the power supply is wayyyy to small for that size of amp.

Obviously you can ebay it... pick a decent 350 dollar amp and hit ebay and try to find it for 200 bucks...

good luck.

sntnsupermen131

out of those choices my pick would be the us acoustics...ive heard good things about them but no personal experience...i almost bought one of their amps to power my 2 mm12s
plus theyre rated at 12.9 instead of 14.4 which means theyre underrated while the others are overrated(generally)
-Cody

C-Man

Any specific 350ers that I could find. I've been looking at the US Acousics amps, and they look pretty good on paper. I've also found the USX series of those amps, which retail at $280 for $172. I'm not sure if there's a big difference in the USB and the USX series. Anyway, anything you guys can think of. I was running a Soundstream Reference 200s... 100X2 at two ohm. It was a good amp, but is 4 years old and I think it's time for an upgrade. I would be willing to spend over $200 also, that is just a ballpark figure, since I do want something that is an upgrade from the Soundstream.

CPHILHOWER

You could try a RockFord Punch 550x. Makes about 70*4 rms. You might be able to find a closeout on Crutchfield or SoundDomain.
Chris

PoweredByDodge

far as USX versus USB -- i think its just a matter of year / model ... i think they do the same power and stuff... just difft cosmetics.

honestly tho, i think soundstream is a bit "above" the lightning or the USAcoustics by a long shot. SS makes good ****.

Hifonics Zeus ZX6400 -- 85 x 4 -->
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&query=Zeus+ZX6400+&cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&ht=1&from=R10&currdisp=2&itemtimedisp=1&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&BasicSearch=

this is probably your best bet -- hifonics makes a good product -- msrp is like 425 ... and they're going on ebay for 230 (there are like 5 of them in that this link -- all in the 220 - 240 range).

Fosgate 551X - 75x4 -->
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&krd=1&from=R8&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&query=551X+fosgate

most are going for 230 + shipping.

Alpine MRV-F540 - 80 x 4 -->
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&query=alpine+mrv-f540&cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&ht=1&from=R10&currdisp=2&itemtimedisp=1&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&BasicSearch=

cheapest one is like 320 -- most are 350 so this is proly outa the range (msrp is like 600).


i say go with the hifonics... pick of the litter in my opinion... especially for 230 bucks...

you can go hunting like an old blue thunder 754 (that amp i just got that was blown to bits and rebuilt)... thing is a tank, but you'd have to be buying used and chances are you'd be buying someone else's problems on a 7 year old amp.

C-Man

Thanks guys