The ARC class D amps will work perfectly for you. I ran class D full range and won the Canadian and world title in IASCA this past year. With that said, I would still say a good AB amp will give you better sound (not by much) which is why I'm switching to the ARC Audio SE amps.

 

Ok so some of the CLass D amps are still pricey, so it seems that the only difference is that class D amps are generally smaller. The price advantage isn't always there.
So I'm still a little torn. I'm leaning towards the JL or Arc class D amps vs a Focal solid2 or a Zapco ST2.

 

Look into the zedaudio kronos.
It's a pretty sweet 2 channel class D.

 

they are also MUCH more efficient, and put out more power for the dollar and size.


the Zed Kronos is a beast of a two channel. should be able to get one shipped around $350 brand new.

i have no idea if they are still there, but Fozzz was selling his JL HD amps recently in the classifieds.

 

I had ruled out Zed Audio because of price but $350 seems in the ball park of other amps. How do you get one into Canada for $350? The Kronos is listed at $430 on their website.
I read the entire PDF on them and they seem to well thought out amps.

 

because the site it just listed MRSP.

call and actually speak with the designer of the amps and you can get it cheaper.

 

personally i would go class D for mono not for full range but then again depends on the quality and exactly what you are looking for.

just my 2 cents

 

Well thanks to everyone for the input. It seems fate stepped in and made my decision for me.
I happened to be in Burlington today working and decided to check out this car audio shop. As luck would have it they had a brand new display model Focal Solid 2 on sale for $250. Never hooked up or run they just used it open box on the table to display the product. I figured $250 was a real good deal.
The guy in there told me JL has a new 2 channel for the XD line coming out.
Probably going to be called something like the XD 200/2 retailing for about $350 but he wasn't sure when it would arrive so I jumped on this one.
SO my parts are complete.

 

yay congrats!

 

btw you should find out if it will still carry the full warranty hopefully it does... just in case