Budget amp, around $100

what would be a good budget amp brand to look at for with 4 channels to power front and rear speakers only. I am interested in speaker sound quality, not loudness.
100 watts rms x 4 would be nice.


Power Acoustik?
JBL?

THX!

dave

 

I have a Sony XM-554ZR. It's 55 watts RMS and got it from wally world for 75 bucks. A lot of people don't like sony amps but it does what I want it to do. Do your research and read reviews on sites like sonicelectronix, crutchfield, online stero & hookedontronics. Good luck.

 

would that sony amp fit under the passenger seat in an 08 DC?

 

i've used MTX in the past and never had any problems. They take a pretty good beating too.

 

I never tried but my guess is no.

However the Sony xm-4s would.

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At that price level, I'd have to say that you are going to be hard pressed to find what you want. I'm starting to find a trend here, and as your budget goes up, things go loud and nasty > quiet and clean > loud and clean.

I'd recommend trying to find some of the less-than-mainstream, but still reputable companies, as you pay less for the name and more for the product. Back in the day (1997), I was very pleased with a 75W RMS Soundstream, but I don't know the quality now. It couldn't compete in volume to a Rockford punch 125.2, but the RF was built much cheaper and sounded much worse.

I would really like to encourage you to save and plan. Replacing things multiple times costs more and you are unhappy through the whole ordeal.

Going off of your previous post, I would still have to recommend replacing the deck, as it's going to be the cheaper option.

 

I concur. I assumed aftermarket speakers and a deck were already apart of the equation and ddave47 just needed an amp. My bad.

 

I have a 800 watt sony Xplod amp I would be willing to sell. If interested I will go see how many channel it is, im not too sure off the top of my head.

 

You might be able to find something on your local craigs list web site...

I've got some great deals before there, often brand new stuff!

www.craigslist.org

 

After searching ebay for three days I ended up with a Pioneer Premier PRS-D4100F, Class D for $173 shipped. It was only a few bucks more than $100 and way better quality. Thanks to everyone's input.

 

good choice