Which amp would you pick?
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Drifting
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From: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Which amp would you pick?
I'm looking for a small 2 channel amp and I am going to use it in tri-way mode.
I have narrowed it down to this Alpine or this MTX amp .
Which would you all go with? If you don't like those, feel free to give me a suggestion of an amp that is relatively small in size, good power, tri-way, and affordable.
Thanks
I have narrowed it down to this Alpine or this MTX amp .
Which would you all go with? If you don't like those, feel free to give me a suggestion of an amp that is relatively small in size, good power, tri-way, and affordable.
Thanks
Le Mans Master
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get a 4 channel amp or else you will need to have a passive xover for the sub or it will get the same freq as the plates.
this is a decent amp for the money
http://www.cardomain.com/item/MTX564
this is a decent amp for the money
http://www.cardomain.com/item/MTX564
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Drifting
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From: St. Petersburg, Fla.
SIZE is an issue! That is a small package...
And there is no way I'd be buying from Crutchfield. I actually found the Alpine amp on sale at Best Buy for a c-note...
I'm not building a huge system, just looking for something to power my two speakers and a small sub.
And there is no way I'd be buying from Crutchfield. I actually found the Alpine amp on sale at Best Buy for a c-note...
I'm not building a huge system, just looking for something to power my two speakers and a small sub.
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by 94flavette
SIZE is an issue! That is a small package...
And there is no way I'd be buying from Crutchfield. I actually found the Alpine amp on sale at Best Buy for a c-note...
I'm not building a huge system, just looking for something to power my two speakers and a small sub.
And there is no way I'd be buying from Crutchfield. I actually found the Alpine amp on sale at Best Buy for a c-note...
I'm not building a huge system, just looking for something to power my two speakers and a small sub.
Melting Slicks
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That is a hard choice, both are nice amps. Your intent will work but deiaggie is correct. If you can afford the extra 4" it would be better to use a 4 channel amp. The biggest problem with running an amp mixed mono is you have no seperate gain control. Often the sub needs more power but the mids and highs crap out.
Out of the two amps I would pick the Alpine.
Out of the two amps I would pick the Alpine.
Safety Car
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I just installed this 4 channel amp and it is a lot of amp for the money http://www.thezeb.com/p-Profile-AP10...ier-109687.htm
I agree with the others, the amp is a very important part of an audio system and sacrificing a little more space will result in greater sound quality from your speakers.
I agree with the others, the amp is a very important part of an audio system and sacrificing a little more space will result in greater sound quality from your speakers.
Melting Slicks
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it is not easy comparing apples to apples with a car amp....a lot of manufacturers rate their amps at 14.4 V. Cars fluctuate between 12.5 and 14.4. You will get significantly less power when the voltage falls to 12.5 volts. Good luck and take some pics when finished. 
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Originally Posted by EatRice
That is a hard choice, both are nice amps. Your intent will work but deiaggie is correct. If you can afford the extra 4" it would be better to use a 4 channel amp. The biggest problem with running an amp mixed mono is you have no seperate gain control. Often the sub needs more power but the mids and highs crap out.
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From: San Pedro CA
Originally Posted by WildWolf
it is not easy comparing apples to apples with a car amp....a lot of manufacturers rate their amps at 14.4 V. Cars fluctuate between 12.5 and 14.4. You will get significantly less power when the voltage falls to 12.5 volts. Good luck and take some pics when finished.
They have a thing called RIPS, which regulates power. So that output is always the stated wattage, as long as voltage is between 11.5 and 15.0 or so.
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Originally Posted by EatRice
That is a hard choice, both are nice amps. Your intent will work but deiaggie is correct. If you can afford the extra 4" it would be better to use a 4 channel amp. The biggest problem with running an amp mixed mono is you have no seperate gain control. Often the sub needs more power but the mids and highs crap out.
Out of the two amps I would pick the Alpine.
Out of the two amps I would pick the Alpine.