what 5 channel amps does everyone recommend and i have a question about them. I know you can run it as a 4 channel for the door speakers and then there is an extra channel to run subs. Is this channel for use with one sub or two and is it bridgeable?

 

I can't remember the model # but one particular DEI appealed to me as good quality+ good bfb. What price range?

By definition you can not bridge a single channel. Yeah you can run two subs but it all depends on impedances and wiring configuration.

 

The sub channel on 5-channel amps is monoblock and they are all 2-ohm stable, so purchase subbage accordingly.

 

My price range? Hmm i'm looking to find a good quality amp and a hopeful discount price like wholesale or something. I guess like 250-300.

 

closest i see is hifonics zeus z700 for about 320. hifonics makes good amps, but zeus ia the low end.

maybe go 4 channel, run fronts on 1-2, bridge 3-4 for sub(s)

 

Crutchfield has two models in their "specials" section, a Clarion and an Infinity.... http://crutchfield.com/S-74xYBcbKggG/specialscar.html

If I didn't already have an amp, I personally would be quite tempted by the deal they have on the Infinity amp....

 

Many a/d/s amps handle the requests you are looking for. You can configure their amps to be 6 Channel, 5 Channel, etc. They can also handle a 2 ohm load very efficiently.
What I would do is look at one of the lower power plate series.

 

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, but what is an a/d/s amp?

 

a/d/s is a brand of audio equipment. A lot of competition vehicles use their amps (BTW, Precision Power is a subdivision of a/d/s), crossovers, and speakers. The thing about a/d/s is that they are among the cleanest sounding amps on the market outside of a McIntosh, Soundstream Reference Series, Alpine V12, Phoenix Gold, or Xtant.

 

I'd be wary of 5 channel amps as some compromises have probably been made in the design in order to handle both full range and low range (subs) loads.

I purchased an Alpine MRV-F357 5 channel in order to power my rear speakers and a sub. The unit clipped quite a bit, in addition to some other problems. I bridged the 4 channel section, so it was running 80W X 2, 100W X 1 @ 4ohms RMS. This didn't cut it. I've been happy with Alpine otherwise.

I ended up buying two MRV-T707's. One runs the rears (70Wx2) and the other is bridged into the sub (240Wx1 into a 10" JL Audio W3). These amps also have Alpine's Bass EQ circuitry, crossovers, low freq filters, etc.....

It will be difficult to find a good solution in that price range. The 4-channel bridge solution that was mentioned would work (front/sub), and a lot of people these days are bridging their headunits to power the rear fill. I'm not fond of this idea.....

If you can save for another amp I'd buy a 4 channel and power the front/rear speakers with it. Later, score a decent sub oriented amp for the lows. This is how I started out. Ended up bridging the 4 channel for the fronts, and then buying the 707's.
-Andy

 

The better 5-channel amps have separate electronics for the high-frequency and low-frequency channels, merely sharing the chassis. The 5th channel is a separate monoblock unit, so there isn't a compromise. I haven't experienced any clipping with mine.

 

Seperate power supplies as well? It's possible I got a defective unit. I run at least 4 gauge power cable to the amps, and haven't had any other problems with Alpine amps.

 

Hmm... I don't know what the problem is. That's unusual for Alpine stuff.