Crunch Powerzone P 900.4

[LWKING 0]

I've been looking for a cheap amp to power 2 morel tempo 6in coax, and i found a small one, but i came across this CRAZY deal and for the same price, i get more power, plus extra to give my sub in the back more than it gets right now

http://www.ugotadeal.com/product_info.php?...uejmadbkkre83j5

and if thats not enough i can always go with

http://www.ugotadeal.com/product_info.php?...uejmadbkkre83j5

for a couple bucks more no prob.

I just wanna make sure it's worth it because I've never heard of Crunch before yesterday

[KU40 173]

Don't count on it putting out rated power. Figure 75% of it maybe. So if that's not more power than you currently have, forget it. Also I'm not sure if they have a warranty from that site, but if they don't, forget it again.

[///M5 2,833]

I wouldn't buy that for the price of shipping, I wouldn't give it to a friend, and I sure the hell wouldn't run it in one of my vehicles.

75% my ass, maybe 5%

[LWKING 0]

thanks, they do have a 3 yr warranty but thts like 30 bucks... I actually almost bought this too.... It looked pretty good :/

http://www.maxxsonics.com/crunch/GP_subs.html

here's their main site if that helps..

Edited June 3, 2008 by LWKING

[Tmax98 3]

look for a kicker zx850.4

that should hold ya pretty good but may be a lil out of ur price range

check ebay

[LWKING 0]

yeah, thts a lil much... dont thnk ill go the 4 way route then...

I found a cheap 2 way though that should work for the 2 speakers

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Ite...fier&tp=115

i found it about 30 bucks less on another site too

through crutchfield so it cant be bad right? :/

Edited June 3, 2008 by LWKING

[Tmax98 3]

what kind of power lookin for?

im sure we could find ya somethin that is to ur liking

[Tmax98 3]

check here for amps too

http://sonicelectronix.com/

great prices

and i have done business with them and havent had any trouble

[LWKING 0]

thnks, I'll check those out

http://www.morelhifi.com/products/mob_poin...kers_tempo.html

I'm just lookin to power two of these

HU is an Alpine 9831

http://sonicelectronix.com/item_11251_Dual+XIA4225.html#

looks alright to me...

Edited June 3, 2008 by LWKING

[///M5 2,833]

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Buy used, you aren't allowing yourself a budget for new.

[LWKING 0]

are they that ?

I'd go for quality, but my dad doesnt want me to amp them neways/ put that much money into it so im looking for somethin cheap to sway it

[Adrian_D 520]

Used is the way to go if you're on a tight budget.

[KU40 173]

definitely. profile are garbage. or you can usually go on ebay and get some planet audio refurbs for cheap.

[LWKING 0]

thnks ill check around ebay for em...

neways i ended up goin w/ these

http://www.infinitysystems.com/car/product...&Region=USA

at best buy, on the spot, outta frustration because i got sick of waiting and they sounded way better than the alpine type Rs of the same size and they were only 100 bucks.

Hopin to get 6x9s on friday to even up the sound difference. Then comes the amp... gonna have to be 4 way now cuz its gonna b a sin not to amp these haha

6x9s im lookin at http://www.crutchfield.com/S-bOSeJq24Ach/A...aspx?i=1086927I

the reference series was pretty good so might as well go the step up... I can probably get em round 80

[sqguy 0]

My .02 I like the infinity's sound, nice highs but they could use a little more bass. Ok unless you need extra bass in your install.

The Crunch is Maxxsonics who makes Hifonics, Autotek, Performance Technique, and others. I would rate Hifonics on par with kicker I guess. Crunch might be off on power ratings but have not heard of them being junk for the price. That is dynamic watts so peak, they actually do not list rms so I bet the 1400 is maybe 4x80@4ohm or something. They are cheap for a reason, I think they are made in China but then again the Alpine MRP also is. A lot of people are talking about the Cerwin Vega amps for low dollar as they are made with Arc boards I heard. Yes used you can rule, I have an infinity 111x4rms@4ohm I got for <$50 once. I got an insignia 600rms for <$40 nib and those are shipped prices. Insignia is really cheap too, but they work until you can get better. So hey, just shop one out and you can bail on it and get your money back if you don't trash it, even then sometimes broken amps go for more than working ones. Cheap amps do tend to break more often but near any amp is better than none.

The Lightning Audio Strike series amps are not bad either. I have one here I will sell soon that is a little beat from being under a seat, they are larger amps. It is a 500 staggered amp that is 40x2 front and 2x100 rear, but the rear bridges to 400rms mono, all at RMS 4 ohm ratings. Kenwoods also go cheap sometimes, I would much rather have one of those two than some no name. Think I have a 300 lightning strike to let go too and a 1kw if that deal falls through.

[///M5 2,833]

Hifonics on the same level as Kicker, thanks for the huge laugh. That is like comparing Veuve Clicquot with Andre and saying they are pretty much the same.

[LWKING 0]

just got the two 6x9s in the back and yeah i def agree. The infinitys sound nice, but are lacking bass... hoping to hear more asa i get this thing amped. My budget would be somewhere around 100 to 150 range...

At this point I'll probably go with some Planet Audios through ebay

[sqguy 0]

Hifonics on the same level as Kicker, thanks for the huge laugh. That is like comparing Veuve Clicquot with Andre and saying they are pretty much the same.

Why is that? I've repaired both, I don't test for power but they both work fine. Don't care for the Kicker in my car but it could be my setup or use as it does work ok. There is little difference in most amps in similar price ranges these days, the warranty you get is pretty important given how they break more than old amps did. I have not used a Hifonics in my car for quite a while but the service is very nice on the phone. Actually I have seen more blown Kickers, but they certainly are popular. I have a 350 Kicker sitting here with a blown power supply, I'll take a closer look at it. Have a Hifonics too but its a little older.

[///M5 2,833]

Definitely your setup, but we've been over this. I can't believe that you don't see a difference in particular if you have repaired them. Peak at the boards again, one uses decent components the other doesn't.

[manbeer 0]

Definitely your setup, but we've been over this. I can't believe that you don't see a difference in particular if you have repaired them. Peak at the boards again, one uses decent components the other doesn't.

not 100% sure, but i think he may be talking about the older, pre buyout, hifonics, back when they used the Zed boards. If thats the case, they were great amps.

OP is the Kicker that you have the DX350? havent seen one of those in a while since they cleared out all the refurbs on ebay in 2004. They were ok but not the best from kicker, early class d design

[///M5 2,833]

The Zed built Hifonics are a completely different story, but you can't buy them new now.

[sqguy 0]

The hifonics I have sitting here is a z600 zeus with TIP outputs, maybe late 90s I have not looked. Kicker is newer with those strange pointy endcaps. I will check it out, I usually do not have time to read the datasheets and check into things that closely. I had a new 8000 5ch hifonics I was going to run against the kicker but never did, it was rated at a little lower power and I finally dropped it. It would not fit between my subs....not really a nice place for the kicker or any amp. I see plenty of vibration issues in amps but I had little choice. I did mount the Kicker on isolation pads that also elevate it since the whole bottom is sink. Yeah the old made in US amps are built like trucks, that is why they still work today. The new smd is harder to work on as well.