I hate buying amps they cost so much

just call me mr cheapo

so if i was to buy a amp for mj18/15 what would you guys buy? (for car)

what should i buy

what could i get by with?

would a old Pioneer GM-H100 work? (320 max)

any thoughts would be great

I hate buying amps they cost so much

Solid state power is cheap...

You're going to need something more powerful than your Pioneer. There are a ton of amps in the 1kW range that would fit Mach5's recommendation.

How much do you have to spend?

what is your final impedance???

im guess it will be about 4 Ohm and i have about 250 can to spend on a amp

im going to wait untill i find a used amp( i think that will be my best bet)

I think the speakers are the cheaper part of the system

I think the speakers are the cheaper part of the system

only if you don't care how they sound, i've put way more $$ into my frontstage than my substage. But then again i think it's more benificial there as well.

my thought is if you dont have good power to run your speakers it wont sound good anyway

a lot of ppl dont know what good sound is.... most of the time the question is so dude what did you do in the db drag?

Im mr cheap. most of the time I buy my items used unless i can get some killer deals (like mach5)

hey i like good sound as well dont get me wrong i have some mb quarts and think they sound great

nothing wrong with buying used so long as you're still buying good equipment.

actually most of what i buy is used, just gotta be careful

MA Audio

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3693_MA+Audio+HK898.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3694_MA+Audio+HK798.html

Ice Power

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9355_P...PRS-D2100T.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6978_P...PRS-D2000T.html

Rockford Fosgate (actually puts out around 600-700 watts)

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9242_R...e+Punch150.html

i'd run the rf

the RF says 180Wrms @4ohms but it has 3 40a fuse!!!?

Edited July 30, 200718 yr by JEREMIAH....

RF has been benched closer to 300-330W/channel. Would be perfect for a MJ-18.

The shop carries that amp as well.

IIRC...a guy on another forum had one and his birth sheet stated close to 900 watts bridged at 4 ohms

what the hell is a birth sheet ??

some companies have "birth sheets" that come with there amplifiers...it tells you how much power the amp realistically puts out at what voltage and load

to bad it's a class a/b or I would get it

What's wrong with Class A/B?

What's wrong with Class A/B?

Absolutely nothing is wrong with class A/B

Some people just don't like it cuz it draws like 20% more current

In my experience amplifier efficiency and better-sounding results tend to go in opposite directions

what dos the punch45 do at 4ohms?

80x2 @ 4ohms, 252x1 @ 4ohms

Lots of birthsheets here:

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12684

I kind of want to snatch up a few just for personal collection.

Did anyone grab one of those punch150's? That's an awesome price if those numbers are accurate. I wonder if my RL-i8 D4 can handle it.

? this is cheaper than the 150? what's up with that http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7043_-...nch+P550.2.html

The Punch 25 to Life series have a little nicer internals and are very very under ratted.

is the punch P550.2 just as under ratted as the punch 25 to life seres are ?