Amp selecting help

[NIGHTMAREuki]

i will be getting 5 ch amp as soon as i get 26 pin harness from 5.5 BOSE amp.
i have found few that meet my needs
Hifonics ZXI8006
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16362
Lanzar VIBE531
http://allaudioexpo.com/nav/details.asp?itemid=1410&catid=0
Crunch PZi 550.5
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16695
i dont know which one to pick and would like some help deciding.
will be pushing ID8 v.3 d4 ... 50-300 RMS free air in rear deck
speakers hold 120 rms front and 90rms rear
Please help, any info is welcome if you used any of these brands give your opinions. or if you know better ones tell me. 5 ch only...

[nismo3112]

Never heard of Hifonics or Crunch. Don't know too much about Lanzar either


I would suggest searching for some user reviews on the amps.

[chicago max98]

contact pearl96max or nismos14 from max.org these guys are usally in the audio and electronics section there is also a g/d going on in the audio section by pearl96max pm him or post in there these guys can really help u out i need 2 amps also i'm going for the alpine pdx series 4.150 and 1.1000

[Brian]

all 3 of the brands are pretty low end.
I'd probably use a Jensen/Audiovox first :lol:

[Goldtooth]

how does sony compare to those brands?

[f550maranello2]

i would not pick any of those... they all suck

[Brian]

sony > Lanzar/HiFonics/Crunch IMO

[Goldtooth]

lol, wow.......

HiFonics reminds of that grammAr thingy they used to advertise Hooked on Phonics...

[DasTeknoViking]

Lanzar used to make some pretty good amps. If you are looking for a decent amp..... Fry's has/had Infinity Kappa amps there and I recall them having a 5 channel amp that was 50x4 and 150 for the sub. It was around 400 bux.

I would stay away from all those other brands. Personally I would find a reputable seller on Ebay, and buy some older Rockford Fosgate amps. Something circa 1995-2000. They used to make some really good stuff back then. Alpine also made killer amps, and they still make some decent ones. I am rocking 2 V12s in my Maxima right now. One is a mono runing my Eclipse sub, and the other one is a 4 channel that is powering my Bostons. I wouldn't say my system is THE shit, but compared to even the best systems from the factory like the 14 speaker Mark Levinson in the Lexus' and even some that come through my shop that are aftermarket- mine sounds cleaner, more livelier and punchier. Some of the guys here heard my setup, I can't complain about its output.

Alpine is all I really buy when it comes to electronics.

[NIGHTMAREuki]

here is another question, is it ok to underpower sub and speakers or it's best to be as close to max as possible? i heard some good things about Lanzar, and found out some not so good about other two, but i don't care if amp is not putting out rated power, especially $200 one, because i doubt my speakers will hold even 80 rms, and i wouldn't want to be playing louder than 60 watts for my ears sake. as for the sub it can only take 350 max wats/300 RMS so i would have to decrease gains to keep it smooth without criping, distortion and blowing it up. my goal here is not to set off alarms but to have really good quality crystal clear sound.

[f550maranello2]

^^^ its best to get as close to the subs rms outoput as possible.. because if u dont the amp will start to clip before the speaker does.. .and u dont want that..

[NIGHTMAREuki]

k thanks, thats what i thought, so than i would need something that puts out more than 300rms, out of these 3 only Lanzar is capable to achieve that @ 2 ohms.
these are some other 5 ch that i could find
Alphasonik PMZ12005A
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14181
Soundstream TRA880.5
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=15797
Soundstream REF680.5
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=18041
the last two are beasts, my final amp will be good, right now i'm just learning.

[chicago max98]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i45_5-channel-or-more-amps.html

[NIGHTMAREuki]

thanks for the website, JBL GTO755.6II is the only decent one in my price range, but even that one has 79 sound-to-noise ratio :(

[Ketchup83se01]

Dam son you never heard of brick yard mall lol i would go their check out what hot shit they got to sell

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

I think you're better off with a 4ch and then a mono for the sub. That jbl is pretty weak rms wise...

[chicago max98]

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=522793

this is a good deal and in your price budget

[nismo3112]

Mike, what do you think of the Alpine Type R subs? I am thinking of picking one up and matching it with an Alpine MRP-M850.

[DasTeknoViking]

If you can swing it, Type X sound really good. Type R are decent but stay away from the Type S.

I would suggest Eclipse, even the aluminum (vs Titanium) sound good. I have one in my Maxima and it sounds excellent. I can hardly tell a diff from the Titanium I had before.

[nismo3112]

The type x will be out of my price range.... But carbon fiber sub FTW.

[aporozco]

id say get a rockford fosgate. then you get an amp controller and mount it like custom.....i did mine real sick. next to the dimmer

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/aporozco/DSCF0677.jpg

[NIGHTMAREuki]

woowwwyy, this is ancient history.....llol, anyway, i have all of it done now, setup is pyle 6ch amp, lanzar speakers, and ID.v3 sub, for now mounted infinite baffle, thursday will be buying sealed enclosure to really see the potential of the ID. i'm surprised with the amp right now.... sound clear and gets loud, can't beat that for $$$, the only problem right now is that my tweeters are not going threw the Xover so i will need to add resistor and capacitor to make it work, or put them inside the door for less pain in the a$$. but the midranges are amazing, they sound fantastic, i'm planning of making mini desktop speakers using same ones i have in my front doors

[Pablito]

anyone have any 2 channel amps laying around they are looking to sell?

[f550maranello2]

yea i do... its a kenwood.. i need to look at the specs

[Pablito]

not looking for anything more powerful than 800 watts max

[f550maranello2]

its like 400 max.. i known its bridgeable and stable at 4 ohms

[nismose2003]

hey if your interested or anyone im selling a 12" kicker L7 and a autotek 1000 watt amp for $300.00 anyone pm me

[Pablito]

looking for something under 100 bucks used

[z00medu]

i have a 2 channel rockford hooked up to some sony 10's in the trunk of my maxima(never been used since my car has been sittin broke since october.....and when i drove it to the shop last week it still had autumn leaves on it :P)......i believe the amp is like 200 watts (i dont know if its bridgeable,or if you care)

[Pablito]

ok looking for a cheap 4 channel amp this time...anyone?

[NIGHTMAREuki]

should be here on thursday, gotta install alarm tomorrow and just wait :(
Hifonics ZXi 8008
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_12208_Hifonics+ZXi+8008.html

[NIGHTMAREuki]

got my stuff in yestarday, alarm installed today and will finish up by monday.... wohoo :)
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