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Jul 11, 2003 | 04:30 PM

#21

scarlemthug

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Anyone?

Jul 11, 2003 | 04:48 PM

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Pridefcf

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i have a modded MMats D300HC id be willing to part with for the right price if interested!

Jul 11, 2003 | 04:58 PM

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Derek Jerome

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you'll save a lot of cash if you go used ....1800 sounds about right for the mmatts new ..........

see if you can find a couple mtx 8100d's cheap

or a pair of jbl 1200.1's .....something like that

Jul 11, 2003 | 05:11 PM

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scarlemthug

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I dont want to go the cheap route with the amps dodge. I want to spend a good chunk of money and get good amps to give my setup good clean power. I think the best way is to say what amps would be best for my component set and then from there see which have matching sub amps I could use for my sub. any suggestions for that sort of thinking?

Jul 11, 2003 | 05:26 PM

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Derek Jerome

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I was trying to say I don't think you'll get 2kw of power and a front stage amp for 1500-2000 dollars .......I think the arc setup was pretty good for that price .........

mtx 8100d's ran 1000 each new .......as did rf bd1000's ........

as for front stage amps I like mtx, jl, PG, lightning audio storm series, memphis, concept, arc, xtant, ect.......

you say you don't want to go cheap on amps, but you want a 150 watt per channel front amp and 2kw of sub power and they got to match and you want em to be somewhat "hi-end" and not something common (common=cheap prices)..........but then you don't want to spend 2500 bucks .......I still say make it one nice front stage amp with the power you want and then get 1 1500 watt class d amp ......... that matches your budget much more realistically

go for the tsnami's .......you'll probably be happy [img]smile.gif[/img]

another one I think would suprise most people is that 165watt per channel sony and 2 1000 watt p5 mono sony's .......should all come in around 1500 ..........

Jul 11, 2003 | 06:46 PM

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scarlemthug

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I dont mind buying amps used as long as they are in perfect condition. If the tsunami setup can be had for less than $1400CDN to my door then why do you feel its so unreasonable to think that there should be other companies with this power available for this price. Ill probably end up getting the tsunami amps just because it seems like my best option right now. I wouldnt mind going with Arc if the prices werent so steep for them brand new. All the amps have to be matching because im building up an all around show car and mismatched amps would just look really stupid. I could probably get the clarion amps for fairly cheap if that would work?

I just really want some input and maybe help finding a good deal for amps. I dont want the common MTX, rockford and kicker that everyone has. I want to have high-end stuff that only real car audio enthusiasts would know about.....things like CDT and eD. The few requirements that I have are the power, look, quality and price.

Power- 150-170 x 2 @4ohms
2000-3000 wrms @ 2ohm final load

look - Prefered Black and grey/gunmetal with blue lighting

quality - high quality signal, shouldnt have to worry about warranty because it is high quality.

Price - $1500-2000CDN

Jul 11, 2003 | 07:20 PM

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Derek Jerome

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Originally posted by scarlemthug:

I dont want the common MTX, rockford and kicker that everyone has. I want to have high-end stuff that only real car audio enthusiasts would know about.....

that's what I was getting at .........there is absolutly nothing wrong with tsnami , but it's not a "high end" brand by any means .........it's considered down there with mtx, rockford, kicker, sony, kenwood, ect (there's nothing wrong with any of those brands, I'd buy one tomorrow if I was in the market).....

if you want something that performs well and and offers good bang for the buck , get the tsunami .........

you want oooh factor from the car audio guys you got to pay

JL, PG ti series, xtant,arc, linear power, soundstream(well older soundstream)

as for what I'd get for a front stage right now I honestly don't know .......... I havn't looked for a front stage amp since I got my soundstreams [img]smile.gif[/img]

the last 2 that have cought my eye were the mtx thunder 942 (lots o power) and the lightning audio storm series amps .........but I doubt you'd be interested in either of those 2

you want some wow factor look at the JL and PG amps ......but they won't be any cheaper than the arcs I'm sure...

actually I was reading a car audio mag today and these caught my eye ........if I wanted to spend a few bucks I'd get 2 of them for my front stage

Jul 11, 2003 | 07:36 PM

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pinhead

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shouldn'nt you have names the post
i want something i can't afford
you know i really want my z06 vette
but i'll have to wait a while
oh ya and a year long vacation that will have to wait a while too
looks like i have to deal with reality

Jul 11, 2003 | 08:28 PM

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scarlemthug

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Does anyone know how much a JL 1000/1 retails for in stores around toronto? I guess im gonna have to do some digging or settle for Tsunami amps. What would you say are the draw-backs that dont make the tsunami amps high-end?