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help me choose an amp please

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:03 pm
by paculprit
hello,i need some help in choosing an amp,i am gonna run my eclipse 55430 head unit,with my mb quart psc 216 seperates up front,60-130 watts @ 4 ohm,and my dkc 116"s for rear fill they are 50-120 watts @ 4 ohm,then i wanna run my soundstream eg 10 x"s (2),they are 300 watts rms and 600 peak,dual 4 ohm coils,i am a beginner who always paid stereo shops,im a mechanic and was scared of installing my own equip,but now i do and love it,and seeing some of the shop work in my old cars,i do a little better,solder heat shrink ect,vs crimps they used,im open for help,is it gonna be two amps,which, one will be for the subs,i wanna use pg equip or nothing,

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:31 pm
by jbondox
audison lrx5.1k for the separates and sub, deck power for the rear...

or Nothing! :)

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:39 pm
by VW337
As stated above drop the power to the rears use deck if you want to power them. Personally I have never gone to a concert and stood with my back to the stage, why do it in a car? Any sound coming from the rear should be a reflection from what is played in the front.

If going PG you could get away with a single amp solution.

Current product RSd 500.4 don't let the numbers fool you it is stout.
older product X200.4

Ifyou are going for 2 amps then the options are limitless.

rsd i was thinking of that

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:35 am
by paculprit
VW337 wrote:As stated above drop the power to the rears use deck if you want to power them. Personally I have never gone to a concert and stood with my back to the stage, why do it in a car? Any sound coming from the rear should be a reflection from what is played in the front.

If going PG you could get away with a single amp solution.

Current product RSd 500.4 don't let the numbers fool you it is stout.
older product X200.4

Ifyou are going for 2 amps then the options are limitless.
thanks,does it have the quality and sound of my old xs series i had running them,

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:03 am
by Pillow
Roadster 66. All in one powerhouse. From what I have read only 500 are/were made.

Check out e-bay as there is one seller with a crazy price of 499 each!!!

Best deal in town if you ask me.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:59 am
by stipud
I would have recommended the Roadster 66 or Ti900.7, but unfortunately the sub channels are 2 ohm optimized. With his DVC 4 ohm subs, he has either 1 or 4 ohm.

In this case, a 4 channel amp like Errin suggested makes more sense. The RSD500.4 or X200.4 would be great solutions, while using the deck to quietly power rear fill. With the 4ch amp he can run 2 ohm stereo/4 ohm bridged with the subs.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:03 am
by Bfowler
although even at 4ohms, the roadster will still make 425 watts

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:10 am
by stipud
Bfowler wrote:although even at 4ohms, the roadster will still make 425 watts
True dat. And such a gorgeous amp!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LIMITED-EDITION ... 20ad9e122f

xs 4600

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:27 pm
by paculprit
well i got a xs 4600 today,the reason i went with this is ,i had one before,hooked to my mb quarts and i loved the sound,i got a used one on ebay guaranteed not doa,and for 133.00 im happy,i paid around 6 for my old one back in the day,

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:51 pm
by Bfowler
nice! great great amp. i will never sell mine!