Assassinroon

Hey i can get a pyramid amp 700w...2channel for 75$

or a Fosgate 400w amp at 4 channcel for 120$

I wanna power my alpine comp type s speakers and hopefully 2 amps when i get them.

What is a better deal and whtas a better amp thanks!

phenix

I had a pyramid amp before and I didn't like it. I would go with the fosgate.

Pearl96Max

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Although Im not very fond of RF, I would def have to go with them. Pyramid is on the very lowest level of the chain....

--Don

mendon99

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DONT get the Fosgate, they break real easily.. i know from personal experience and no it wasnt my fault/the way i set it up. Pyramid's work fine, i had one that was a 1000watts and was only 80 bucks off ebay, worked perfectly fine.. go for the pyramid. theyre cheap but work fine, unless youre trying to show it off (system)

erty67

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RI members are popping up everywhere! I must disagree with you though. in my 12 years of playing around with car audio, you are the first person I ever knew to say that he/she was happy with a Pyramid product. Like others mentioned, they are basically on the bottom for amp quality.

Assassinroon, are these subs or door speakers? also, any special reason why it is down to just those two amps? Are other amps up for concideration?

MannyNJ2k2max

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i dont think that 700w Pyramid could come close to 400watts of RF power-
Companies like Pyramid, Pyle, Legacy etc... are known to have low quality power supplies, are overated and can have non linear outputs- also from the few I've installed for my clueless 40yr co-worker , audible noise coming from the speakers

I'm not a fan of the RF's either, but I would pick them in this scenario

Pearl96Max

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Yea I must reiterate....Pyramids are Very commonlly referred to when people are talking about crap. Ie: " Wow thats almost as bad as a Pyramid amp"

If YOU think your "1000watt $80 amp" is actually giving you 1000watts or even in the vincinty of it, then I have lots of things I can sell ya..starting with a bridge in NY.

--Don

mendon99

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i didnt use all the 1000 watts when i used the pyramid

Pearl96Max

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Ok Please explain this one.......


And my original point was... You were Not getting anywhere near the supposed 1000w it claims...

MannyNJ2k2max

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Assassinroon

well im looking to buy 2 amps. One to power my alpine type s comp front door speakers and an amp to power my 2 subs which i havent bought yet. PLz help me im low on money !!

costcowholesale

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what do you guys think of hifonics? I have a brutus dx1000d. It sounds pretty good powering my kicker L7 & the amp was cheap, 200ish off ebay

I heard the jbl amps are decent too teh dp600 or something & they're a little underrated.

erty67

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what does your budget look like? $200, $300, $400, $20,000?









....j/k on that last one

2 Da Max

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just go with the rockford man it beats a pyramid by a lot.

Assassinroon

hey guys what about this alpine amp MRV-t707

600 watts max bridged at 2 ohms


I can get for 100 $$ is this a good one for my comps?

2 Da Max

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alpine? o well it sure beats the pyramid. and sounds affordable to u

SKYRockerr

Rockfords are good amps, i think sony mono channel d amp is really good as well..
i've never used pyramids

andy21

well what DO u guys like then cause it seems like no one likes RF and doesnt want to reccomend what IS good??

Pearl96Max

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That would of course depend on the budget....It appears he wants to be somewhere around $100 or so... With that being said, theres nothing I like. Simply put, you get what you pay for.

--Don

MannyNJ2k2max

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I would stay away from amps by these companies, you'll end up wanting to upgrade in the end.....

BOSS
Profile
Pyramid
Legacy
Pyle
Crunch
Sony
Kenwood
Pioneer
US Acoustics
Lanzar
Visonik
Sherwood
Rockwood
Coustic
Lanzar

the RF and Alpine you mentioned should be fine, but why are you stating bridged output when you clearly need stereo power for components?

erty67

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what's wrong with Kenwood??? I have an old school "Performance Standard"(Excelon, before "excelon") amp and I love it. That's things been pounding my JLs for about 6-7 years now. I would have no problem buying another Kenwood amp. also, I know many people that I have hooked up BOSS amps for and they all seem to be very pleased with them. Sure, they're no RF or Diamond audio, but they're not too bad for a cheap amp....still a heck of a lot better than Pyramid and Legacy.

erty67

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Amplifier Type: 2-channel
RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 70W x 2 @ 12V
THD at 4-Ohm RMS Power: 0.08%
Bridged RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 240W x 1 @ 12V
Speaker Level Inputs: No
Preamp Outputs: No
Built-In Crossovers: HP/LP
Bass Boost: 12 dB
Frequency Response: 10-50,000 Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio: 105 dB
Fuse Rating: 2x20 amps


....yea, that should make a pretty decent component amp. It's gotten some good reviews too...
http://www.carreview.com/Amplifiers/...9_1806crx.aspx

97GLEMAX

Oh please do yourself a favor and burn the pyramid amp. Defenitley get the alpine, they are an awesome company and ONLY to car audio.

andy21

so other than RF and Alpine what else is good...only askin because within the next few months i gotta get a new system

erty67

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like i said....I like my Kenwood

JAIMECBR900

You buy an $80 amp, you'll $80 worth of music out.

In this case, you get what you pay for. I agree with most guys too. Pyramid is a bottom feeder flea market amp.

Assassinroon

cool guys thanks for all the informative info