Best 75x4 amp for the money?

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Old 01-05-2003, 08:47 PM
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Best 75x4 amp for the money?

Preferably at 2 ohms, I want to hook up an amp to my stereo and go into 4 speakers whos power setting is at a max of about 75x4. but the peak is around 225 or something along those lines also how would i get around hooking up two amps. I already have one hooked up into my 2 10's and i want to add the new one to all my other speakers. and installation help would be appreciated.
PS its an aftermarket head unit so the rca connections arent a problem.
 

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Old 01-13-2003, 09:11 AM
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Since you are looking for a 4 channel amp to power your speakers you need an amp that is 75x4 at 4 ohm (not 2 ohm), because your speakers are going to be 4 ohm. There are a lot of good amps (bang for buck) such as US Acoustics, Autotek SS, and so on. Check out www.thezeb.com they have pretty good prices.

As far as hooking up two amps, you will need a distribution block for your power wire, and the amp should have a line out for the signal. You will run the RCA's from your HU to one amp and then use the line out to run RCA's to the second amp.

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Old 01-13-2003, 09:33 AM
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Since you are looking for a 4 channel amp to power your speakers you need an amp that is 75x4 at 4 ohm (not 2 ohm),

This is wrong. You can have a 2ohm stable amp with 4ohm speakers. This will work just fine. Where you will have problems is if you have 4ohm stable amp and set in a 2ohm configuration. The lower you ohm load the less your resistance is.
 
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Old 01-13-2003, 03:07 PM
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This is wrong. You can have a 2ohm stable amp with 4ohm speakers. This will work just fine. Where you will have problems is if you have 4ohm stable amp and set in a 2ohm configuration. The lower you ohm load the less your resistance is.
I never said he couldn't have a 2 ohm stable amp, I simply stated that he needed an amp that produces 75x4 at 4 ohms (not 2 ohms).
 
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Old 01-13-2003, 04:39 PM
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Well his components may be at 2 ohms. It's not common for speakers other than subs to be at 2 ohms but there are some out there that do that. Just depends weather or not your talking about component sets or coaxials and how you wire them.

But as far as amps go, I'd say autotek. For the price they are hard to beat and they are great amps for the price they are all I recomend.
 
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Old 01-13-2003, 05:50 PM
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I never said he couldn't have a 2 ohm stable amp, I simply stated that he needed an amp that produces 75x4 at 4 ohms (not 2 ohms).

Sorry, I thought you were try to say that he needed a 4ohm stable amp. My Bad.
 
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Old 01-13-2003, 08:12 PM
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Originally posted by HammerFX4
I never said he couldn't have a 2 ohm stable amp, I simply stated that he needed an amp that produces 75x4 at 4 ohms (not 2 ohms).

Sorry, I thought you were try to say that he needed a 4ohm stable amp. My Bad.
No Im just saying he may need 75x2 @ 2 ohms because some speakers are at 2 ohms also he may only need 75x2 @ 2 ohms because of the way hes wiring it. Just depends thats why its hard to say he needs 75x2 @ 4.

But either way my vote still goes towards autotek.
 
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