amp not working

although the install was done dangerously incorrectly (not fusing the primary at the battery) that had nothing to do with the problem you experienced.... i am a Kenwood warranty centre and see this problem often (very often) with this series of amps.... they made the ground foils far too thin in the power supply of these units and they have a tendency to "fuse" open as the unit is being pushed hard and begins to really draw some current... i upgrade the ground foils in the power supply to allow for a greater current draw whenever i get these units in for "no output"......

you'd think some engineer at kenwood would realize that ground is just as important as power.......

not sure.  What do you recommend in the 800 - 1000 watt?

How much do want to pay?  What authorized dealers are in your area?

I do not really trust those fuses that amplifiers come with - two of my 5 channel amps blew and started to smell like my truck was on fire but they never blew any of the fuses although the power supply MOSFETS and some of the output ones where blown / shorting out - wierd - but I guess the current draw when the transistors shorted was not great enough to blow the amps fuses but great enough to fry the amp...