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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 03:27 AM
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my cousin gave me an mtx subwoofer, i have alpine speakers, polk tweeters, and a jvc headunit...i believe the subwoofer is 300 watts, i have to ask him again. Can i just get any of amp to hook my sub up, or what do i need.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 05:37 AM
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if its a 300 watt max...then yeah..just dont go extremely cheap..i recomend either a xtreme 300 watt amp=$100..or just a alpine amp...theyre cheap and they could push that sub well.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 06:27 AM
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Extreme??? wtf.... alpine?? $100??? wtf.......
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 06:51 AM
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Xtreme = DEIs entry level crap
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 07:15 AM
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its just something to power those mtx's..
first of all mtx isnt anything worth while looking at.. so and entry level amp could do the job of powering that sub...and yes 100 bucks..
m.a.p for xtreme 300 watt 2 channel is 100...
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 07:33 AM
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more than enough to power a entry level mtx..
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 07:33 AM
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diamond entry level would do the job also
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:34 AM
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lol ill upgrade my sound system eventually...just dont have the money right now, anyways im more into sound quality then loudness so ill probably never get a real powerful system.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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lol ill upgrade my sound system eventually...just dont have the money right now, anyways im more into sound quality then loudness so ill probably never get a real powerful system.
more power=better SQ in some circumstances.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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more power=better SQ in some circumstances.
yeah, not like the guy in here only pushing 50 watts to his CDT's
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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yeah, not like the guy in here only pushing 50 watts to his CDT's
How are those STOCK speakers workin out 4 ya?
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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How are those STOCK speakers workin out 4 ya?
nicely at low volumes

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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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haha alright alright...they suck. crappy mids and highs are muffled.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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Thats better Spanky.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Hey i gotta 300watt jensen i'll sell ya.........lmao

it was a wal-mart special
Old Mar 29, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Hey i gotta 300watt jensen i'll sell ya.........lmao

it was a wal-mart special
you need a new amp.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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I got a DEI 250D maybe for sale... brand new oldschool refurb
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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if you wanted to stay inexpensive I would pick up one of these used amps from somebody. You can prolly get a much better amp that is still in decent condition
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