mtx or us acoustics?
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Printed Date: July 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Topic: mtx or us acoustics?
Posted By: jksm10795
Subject: mtx or us acoustics?
Date Posted: July 09, 2003 at 12:40 PM
I have a new system that i am finishing up...sony m850mp HU and polk audio gxr 4x6's (dash) and 4's (jeep roll bar) I am trying to dcide on an amp to power my single sub...it is a polk ex series 12inch. here are the two amps i am deciding between https://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-nX6M8rvBSvL/ProdView.asp?a=1&s=0&cc=07&g=110&id=detailed_info&i=235USX205B that is the us acoustics and here is the mtx https://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-nX6M8rvBSvL/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=3&g=110&I=236T4122&o=m&a=1&cc=07&avf=Y thanks -kirk
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Posted By: hobbes6981
Date Posted: July 09, 2003 at 3:21 PM
What's the rms rating of your sub? I couldn't locate it on the polk website.I found GXR and GXN, but no EX.
The MTX amp looks good, if your sub is rated at the rated bridged rms value. And I've heard MTX underrates their amps, so chances are you'll get your wattage worth...again...if your sub is near the rms rating of the amp.
Posted By: tdsteele
Date Posted: July 09, 2003 at 3:52 PM
By the specs, you would be getting alot better amp with the US Acoustics, it has more power, a very low THD rating, plus its cheaper!!
Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: July 09, 2003 at 9:12 PM
For a sub amp go with the US acoustics amp--it's a much better deal than the MTX amp. ------------- Ethan
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Posted By: ghs_wreslter189
Date Posted: July 10, 2003 at 11:21 PM
US acoustics sucks, that's why it's cheaper. I would never trade my 81000D for a US acoustics.
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Posted By: tdsteele
Date Posted: July 11, 2003 at 1:32 PM
Everyone has their opinions. But the amps we are talking about dont even compare with your 8100D. WE are discussing small 2 channel Class A/B amps, which the US is a BETTER amp. With MTX, just paying for the name like Rockford or anything else. Your 8100 may be a good amp, I couldnt find a good spec sheet on it, but for the 801D, even the US Class D sub amps are better than it. The specs tell it all. MTX amps are just dirty amps, plain and simple.
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