does anybody know any good cheap amps? all i need it for is to drive a pair of Infinity 63.5i Kappas...
the sub got an amp already.. i'm jsut thinking that there arent too many head units that would give me the power i want..

so far i've seen

500W KENWOOD AMP 4 Channel for 75 bucks
and
400W CLARION APX401.4 4 Channel for $110

any opinions are welcome

 

You wouldn't believe it, but Bazooka series is actually pretty good for the price....at least when you're looking under $100 and need some decent power.

Also not sure what the RMS power is on the amps you listed above, but I'm assuming the 500/400 is peak...You need to make sure to find out RMS.

Also, if you are driving just a pair of speakers, you only need a 2-channel, not a 4.

 

yea.. i started thinking about just 2 too.. the thing is that i'm planning on upgrading the system once i get some more $$$ heh.. but then if i buy a cheaper 2 chan amp then i'll be albe to replace it later.. so yea.. i'll check out the Bazookas

anybody else got suggestions?

 

One thing to note:

The apx401.4 is switchable between 4, 3 and 2 channel is it might be able to grow into your future system.

Here are the other specs:

Continuous Average Power Output 200W (50W x 4 into 4 Ohms 20Hz-20kHz @0.05% THD)

Typical 2-Ohm Stereo 90W x 4 @ 0.5% THD

Typical Bridged Power 1kHz 190W x 2 @ 0.5% THD

Bass Extender Control 0~18dB @ 45Hz

Adjustable 55Hz-5.5kHz, 12dB/oct. High/Low Pass Crossover

Mixed-Mode Operation

Bridgeable 4/3/2 Channel Operation

Speaker Level Inputs

Double-Sided Glass Epoxy Circuit Board

 

Check out the open box/refurbished units available at SoundDomain.

I recently purchased a new JBL P180.2 for $119 at Sound Domain for my truck. It's a great amp, good reviews (google), well built, great specs. It's 90/ch RMS and something like 360 bridged. So you could use it as a sub amp in the future.

 

that sounds pretty good too

 

n666, I have a Lanzar Vibe 480 4 CH amp that is running my Infinity components and rear speakers. I had a PPI 4 CH amp until I blew one of the channels. I sent that amp back to PPI for repairs and bought the Lanzar amp off ebay for $69 plus shipping. As far as I can tell, the Lanzar amp sounds better than the PPI amp does. So for about $85 shipped, I think the Lanzar Vibe 480 is a good 4 CH amp. I am not sure about the cost of a 2 CH amp by Lanzar. Just my .02

Zach

 

My bad n666, I dont even know what amp I am running. I am running the Lanzar Vibe 420 and not the 480. Sorry

Zach

 

great.. i was waiting for somebody to respond who actually has a fairly cheap amp driving the inifinity speakers..

i'll look into that one too.. so i'm guessing you're enjoying it?

 

hmm unfotunatelly i'm not seeing any of the 420s on ebay.. and from places online i see them for about a 100

 

It may be the 410 that I have. I just realized that i did not buy that off ebay. I get stuff from everywhere so it's hard to remember what comes from where. There is a Lanzar Vibe 410 which is rated at 4 x 75 RMS for $69.99 on etronics.com. That is where I got mine from. Shipping is about $15 if I recall correctly.

Zach

 

JBL Low end amps are good.. Planet Audio low end is decent... California Low end amps are ok too.. I wouldn't go w/ the lanzar vibe though.. thats a flea market amp. You drive a nice car.. spend the extra 60 bucks for a decent name. Also look into reliability.

 

I will agree with the flea mkt comment, but it does sound much better than one would expect. I am very impressed with how it sounds for what it costs. I'd say to go with PPI, but they are considerably more expensive.