best amplifier manufacturers around

I'm just curious what you guys consider to be the best car amplifiers around today. I'm not meaning ones that cost thousands of dollars or more but brands that make solid amp these days.

Alpine, Zapco, Eclipse... Those would be my "budget" choices today.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

haemphyst wrote: Alpine, Zapco, Eclipse... Those would be my "budget" choices today.

Thanks I guess I should be a little more specific. Basically, to me it seems like there aren't a lot of good amps out there that are good "budget" amps. The ones I think of are Alpine, Eclipse, Diamond, etc. What about the brands below? What do you guys think of them? I want to know what brands I should be looking for when I am looking to buy a new amp. I just don't have much experience with these newer amps so I don't know where they stand except for what I've heard. I just want opinions I can trust. Kicker, MTX, Orion, Cerwin Vega, Planet Audio, Clif Designs, Phoenix Gold, DB Drive, Quantum Audio, Digital Designs, and US Amps (mid to higher end stuff) It is a long list but I'm curious to what you think of each. I have ideas of about each of them but I want some more opinions. If you have another brand you want to throw in there please do so...

Look into Sundown, seriously.2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator

DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)

Big3 in 1/0G

1/0G to GTO14001

Powerbass MMats 2004 F150 STX 4x4

Eclipse CD3100

(4) Pioneer TS-W3001D4

Powerbass 3XL 6x8

Powerbass 600.4

rival904 wrote: Powerbass MMats

Are you KIDDING me?!? He was looking for QUALITY amplifiers. MAYBE the MMats, on a GOOD day, but the Powerbass is barely better than Audiobahn, and only then by virtue of not having flames all over it!

jmelton86 wrote: Look into Sundown, seriously.

Good suggestion. I've heard excellent reviews on this particular product.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

How do you figure? Their ASA amps cant be beat for the price, Ive used them for ever and so has alot of other people, never seen one come back with an issue. Not to mention their XA series. And your saying MMATS isnt a good amp?2004 F150 STX 4x4

Eclipse CD3100

(4) Pioneer TS-W3001D4

Powerbass 3XL 6x8

Powerbass 600.4

Yep. That's what I'm saying. Flea-market gear. Oh, sure... high-END flea-market gear, but still...It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Facts or reasons as to why? Just wondering your blatent statement as to why they are shotty products2004 F150 STX 4x4

Eclipse CD3100

(4) Pioneer TS-W3001D4

Powerbass 3XL 6x8

Powerbass 600.4

TMA, (a JL entry level product) I swear by them