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shortyrock22

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Posted: May 24, 2010 at 6:59 AM / IP Logged

hey guys whats up need help choosing an amp for my component and 6x9's. i have polk audio mm6501 6.5's and am gonna be getting the mm691 6x9 and am thinking about getting the polk audio pa500.4 amp< but am not sure.was also thinking about the soundstream tarantula tx4.560 but heard soun dstream was bought by power acoustik. im also open for ideas on amps. looking to spend around $300....any info would help thanks

anonymous1

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Posted: May 24, 2010 at 9:41 AM / IP Logged

1) consider where you will securely mount the amp

2) what would be the maximum size that you can mount the amp and make the input\output and pwr connections?

3) is that space breathable enough for the amp to not over heat? Could you add fans later if it gets too hot?

4) what is the low level output voltage of the audio source? HU?

5) what is the output pwr (in watts) of your current HU?

6) will you need 2 channels or 4 channels?

7) do you want better sound quality than you currently have or just more volume? or both?

I know just enough to be dangerous. VERY dangerous.

shortyrock22

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Posted: May 24, 2010 at 2:48 PM / IP Logged

its gonna be mounted in the trunk, im having a shop do the install. i could add fans if i had to i have one amp there no and have no problems with it over heating. i have a pioneer deh p5900ib headunit. continour power 22wX4 builtin speaker power 50wX4. i want a 4 channel and want it to be louder and better sound quality.

anonymous1

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Posted: May 24, 2010 at 9:27 PM / IP Logged

I don't have a particular amp suggestion, it sounds like you have lots of choices for what you want to do.

Find some sites like Crutchfield and Amazon com and search for Car audio > AMP and set the price from $250 - $350 and sort the results by reviews and customer satisfaction etc.

If you have any questions about the specs post them in this thread and folks will be happy to render some opinions.

Happy Hunting

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roadshop570

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Posted: May 24, 2010 at 9:44 PM / IP Logged

Sound Stream is owned by Eplison Group which also owns Power Acoustik, SPL, Kole, and Farenheit. All these brands are a good price point with Power Acoustik being the flagship, and Sound Stream being a little higher in price being their Top Shelf audio.

Chadillac

shortyrock22

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Posted: May 27, 2010 at 9:31 AM / IP Logged

so do you guys think soundstream has a better amp than polk??? those are my final choices. need some input

roadshop570

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Posted: May 27, 2010 at 9:54 PM / IP Logged

Polk by name is the winner but I would shop which has the better on board features like a flexible crossover rather than fixed, bass boost, multiplier for the HPF, that and price point of each would be where my decision landed on.

Chadillac

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