well my budget was
components 300
custom door pods 200
sub box 120
sub 250
amps under 600 I am hoping
Wiring 120-150

later on...sounddeadenign and noise cancellation foam ~400

 

I hate 4 channel Amps.. but if i was going to for a good price

Kicker 04SX700.4 - Kicker 4 Ch. 700 Watt Amplifier - $469.99

 

I despise kicker amps, had two for free and still disliked sound quality and major noise picup in the peteniometers.

 

Im An ED amp fanboy.

site

www.edesignaudio.com

CDT gold series subs are nice as well.

+1 on kicker amps sucking *****.

Cadence USED to make some amazing amps. but this was about 10 years ago. I havent heard the new stuff.

 

hmm.. i had a kicker amp like 10 years ago.. served me well.. now i have US Amps

 

Alpine's PDX series is full range class D technology (developed originally by Bang & Olufson). Much more efficient use of power. I have the Eclipse full range class D amps and have absolutely zero light dimming at loud listening volumes. I'm recommending the Alpine to you instead of the Eclipse because Eclipse's 2 channel is only 100x2 at 4ohms, and the 1 channel is only 480x1 at 2ohms. Reviews and my real life listening of the Eclipses are outstanding. Very sonically transparent. I was worried about the class D not being clean enough for components, but they have exceeded my expectations. And everyone I know with the Alpine PDX amps is extremely happy with them. Grand total $605 plus shipping.

Component Amp:
Alpine PDX-2.150
4 ohms: 150 watts x 2 chan.
2 ohms: 150 watts x 2 chan.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PDX-2.150.html

Subwoofer Amp:
Alpine PDX-1.600
4 ohms: 600 watts x 1 chan.
2 ohms: 600 watts x 1 chan.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PDX-1.600.html

 

I was looking at this amp Alpine PDX-4.150
that would give me 150rms up front and 300 rear for the sub

I was impressed with my Memphis class-D amp I had in my last setup.
So for sound quality what do you guys perfer
Audison
Alpine
Memphis
JL Audio
??

 

Well if you are going to go with the Memphis for your sub, I would suggest the Audison hands down out of those you have listed there to power your comps.

 

thats what I was thinking. Threw me off becuase the Audisons where very well priced over at woofersetc.
I will definitely go with the Audison amp for components

now for the components its narrowed to
JL CS silk (listening to a pair next week)
Kertz middle line components (listening in two weeks)
Diamond Hex (Listening very soon I hope)

 

I went to a coulpe local stores and they had nothing...
Manager said he would have the JL CS silk series wired up begining of December.
he also reccomended the JL 400.4 amp to power my system. about 500 bucks and it is supposedly able to produce 2 ohm stereo.

It is rated at 75x4 but 150x4 at 2 ohm..... I am just not sure if I will still have sound quality if I bridge the fronts...I was always under the impression you loose stereo and it becomes mono once you do this.

He mentioned how the JL was a very flexible amp and requires very little power.

 

The ratings you have are not correct:
Rated Power (4 Channel Mode): 75 W RMS x 4 @ 1.5 ohm-4 ohm (11V-14.5V)
Rated Power (Bridged to 2 Channel): 150 W RMS x 2 @ 3 ohm-8 ohm (11V-14.5V)

JL Audio amps are nice quality, but grossly overpriced IMHO.

 

?? that sounds weird to me, why would they rate it at 1.5ohm-4ohm...does it not change its power output??

 

JL amps use a regulated power supply which supplies the same wattage regardless of resistance.