Help!!! Which Amp would you pick?????

[Dupuis 10+ year member]

Visonik V2408 2 x 225 @ 2 ohms

Rockford 301S 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

Kicker 300.2 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

MTX Thunder 282 2 x 140 @ 2 ohms

Soundstream 3002 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

These are all RMS specs.

I will be running 2 RE8s.

RE8 specs for each:

Single 2 ohm

175W RMS

250 Max

I know there are better amps, but if you had to pick from these.

Thanks for all your help!!

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[Dupuis 10+ year member]

Come on, any personal preferences? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[CWT 10+ year member]

My personal preferance: Rockford. Out of all the amps I've looked at, Rockford seems to give the best bang-for-your-buck. Planning on getting a 4-channel model for my truck. Don't think I would go with the Visonik though; my uncle (car stereo installer for 20 years) advised me to never get an amp that's stronger than your speakers can take; you crank the SPL too much and the speakers could get fried. Something in the 150-170 range should drive them nicely.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

i say mtx - no reason behind my opinion

 

[Matador 10+ year member]

MTX Thunder 282 2 x 140 @ 2 ohms

Rockford 301S 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

Kicker 300.2 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

Soundstream 3002 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Don't think I would go with the Visonik though; my uncle (car stereo installer for 20 years) advised me to never get an amp that's stronger than your speakers can take; you crank the SPL too much and the speakers could get fried. Something in the 150-170 range should drive them nicely.
Good luck with whatever you choose.

Crank the SPL???? Uhh, i'd get the bigger Visonik amp just so you have some headroom with the subs. Remember, you have to match your amp gains to the headunit preout voltage, so after everything is all said and done, you'll be better off getting MORE power than you need, rather than trying to use a smaller amp and crank the gains up. I'd rather have a bigger amp.

 

[Dupuis 10+ year member]

Crank the SPL???? Uhh, i'd get the bigger Visonik amp just so you have some headroom with the subs. Remember, you have to match your amp gains to the headunit preout voltage, so after everything is all said and done, you'll be better off getting MORE power than you need, rather than trying to use a smaller amp and crank the gains up. I'd rather have a bigger amp.

That makes a lot of sense. Same thinking with tweeters going over 20,000 Hz. So they sound smooth at 20,000 and not straining at its limits to play good.

Have you heard of any problems with fan noise on the Visonik?

 

[Dupuis 10+ year member]

MTX Thunder 282 2 x 140 @ 2 ohmsRockford 301S 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

Kicker 300.2 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

Soundstream 3002 2 x 150 @ 2 ohms

I'm surprised to see you put Soundstream at the bottom. Any reason? Any comment about Visonik?

Thanks

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

lol one of these again

 

btu I prefer the Kicker and RF along with the SS

good luck with your choice they are all very similar in performance

 

[Dupuis 10+ year member]

Thanks for all the input. :thumbsup

 

[jlaudioaccord]

Imo, soundstream makes some of the best amps you can get, and they've been around since the early 80's (correct me if im wrong). I've got a davinci, it's f***ing incredible, nuff said.

 

[mrburner 10+ year member]

which ever pushes the most out of either 2ohm or 4ohm... the hell with RF.... MTX oh yeah the best amp on the list

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

heh...well which one is the cheapest? ported or sealed enclosure.

sealed: visionik

ported: SS, Kicker, the rockford.

peace

NG

 

[Dupuis 10+ year member]

This is a old thread.

I went with an Avionixx 400.2

Thanks for the input.