neo8222

i've used a few amps in my system and what i found works for me is a infinity mono block for my subs and a eclipse 4 channel for the interior, they are very reliable (on for hours turned up) and don't over heat. I would suggest a INFINITY REF5350A 60 watts RMS x 4 channels with a 300 watt RMS 5th channel to add a little bit of sub to it. you can put up to a 6 volt input signal in and it can go from 10Hz to 100kHz including three electronic crossovers.

sonicx

Thanks & thanks to the rest of ya whom posted up! I think i got some searching to do now

pentavolvo

pioneer makes a very reasonable priced 4ch amp that does like 65x4 rms or osmething like that i have used a number of them over the years and never single issue and for the price unless u are looking to compete its hard to beat

neo8222

yeah i had a pioneer for a little while and it was pretty good for the price.

I would suggest looking for a amp second hand though, u can find some good deals on CL

Unsullied_Spy

The problem with used amps is you never know how they've been cared for. It's kinda a gamble buying used electronics like that. They're cheap, but no guarantees how long it will last. I needed a cheap amp for the speakers in my Subaru until I could afford a good 4 channel amp and went with this 4 channel Sony Xplod from Wal Mart for $100. Sony car audio stuff is far from what I'd consider quality equipment but I've been running it for about 7 months and pushed it pretty hard and it's still going just fine. There's no buzzing or amp noise and no problems that I have noticed so far. I've got it under the passenger's seat and the hottest I've gotten it with a proper ground was around 120 after pounding on it for about 2 hours. It seems to be a decent budget amp, if I were to do it again I'd save up a bit more and buy a Rockford or Alpine but I can't argue with an amp that works!

Here are the amps I was looking at for the Suby if I ever get around to replacing that Sony:

(Pricing in ascending order)
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_575R300....html?tp=35782
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_136J232....html?tp=35782
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130GM64....html?tp=35782
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500MRPF....html?tp=35782
http://www.crutchfield.com/s_575P400....html?tp=35782
http://www.crutchfield.com/s_575T400....html?tp=35782

msmith

Not really true... additional clean power reduces distortion at higher volume levels in a major way. Especially if we're comparing stock power to a decent aftermarket amp. Additionally, most amps have high pass filters which can really help a set of door speakers out, too. Adding a sub without high-pass filtering the main speakers is like kissing your sister.

I've done many systems with stock speakers and upgraded amplifiers and the results are surprisingly good.

neo8222

^ +1 my stock mach 460 system sounded good but once some a$$ hole mechanic fried my factory amps (got water in it) i upgraded to a nice 4 channel and the sound coming from the factory speakers sounded way better.

sonicx

oooo.... good to know