Favorite Amps?

[Tide]

My favorite amps come from Zapco. People always underestimate them. Nothing like a $600 50-watt amp that can run 8 speakers and sound crystal clear. :)

http://www.zapco.com/

[team23jordan]

never heard of'em
but i used to have pioneer amp and they weren't that good
and then i had JL and they were just :shock: :D
are they any better than JL??
they sure seems like better deal to me if they r a good amp

[Tarnz]

I have some unknown brand that's just not cutting the grade...I heard Rockford Fosgates were fairly good and not too hard on the pocket.

[Tide]

Zapco is just quality stuff. Can't wait to put a nice Deck, Amp, and Speakers in the new Legacy. It's been something I shy'd away from in the WRX.

[Yukonart]

Zapco is one of those brands that other brands hate to compete with. Understated AND underrated. ;)

Personally, I'm running two Dimaond Audio D5 amps in the STi, and I LOVE them. Higher than normal power and sound quality, and only slightly higher than normal pricing. :P

[dark_rex]

Rockford Fosgate Punch Series.

love 'em.

[PPower]

i used to have Linear Power after my Linear Power/old school Harmon Kardon amps. I always like Xtant since they came out and Phoenix Gold. How are Kicker amps?

I tend to prefer a single multichannel amp rather than multiple ams just for simplification. No need to install 2 amps if 1 will do yhe trick & take up less room.

[Ridgeracer]

Personally I like JBL.....I love there Class D models....very underated
Zapco amps any good...? Well they only won a couple of world championships here and there....i guess they are good.... :lol:
Phoenix Gold....another good brand
Rockford Fosgate....good brand
Xtant.....really nice amps...pricey
JL Audio....nuff said...but pricey

I would say in general most of the better amps are US made with the Japanese amps coming in a close seecond...

Check out www.carsound.com .They have alot of audio related info on that site....

[Dr. Zevil]

Soundsteam Class A 3.0 and Class A 6.0



Still have a couple in my basement that I am going to consider adding to the Legacy. Such fine amps. They still get booku bucks on ebay! Superb sound.

[Th3Franz]

Zapco is a good brand. Too bad most of their powerful amps are freakin huge. I really love my Earthquake amp. Clean and powerful A/B amp. And my Rockford Fosgate Punch 500S has met my needs. I am eager to listen to the new rockford line of amps soon.

[SUBE555]

Now Franz, remember what I told you, one Sub is enough, and the more weight you add, the less fun it will be. :lol:

[ha-evolution]

What happened to PPI? They used to make good stuff.

[Th3Franz]

What happened to PPI? They used to make good stuff.
PPI is still pretty good from what I hear, but I have never personally used one of their amps.

[Th3Franz]

Another one of my favorite brands of amps:
US Amps
So fresh and so clean, well maybe more clean than fresh.

[Kraziken]

Personally I like JBL.....I love there Class D models....very underated
Zapco amps any good...? Well they only won a couple of world championships here and there....i guess they are good.... :lol:
Phoenix Gold....another good brand
Rockford Fosgate....good brand
Xtant.....really nice amps...pricey
JL Audio....nuff said...but pricey

I would say in general most of the better amps are US made with the Japanese amps coming in a close seecond...

Check out www.carsound.com .They have alot of audio related info on that site....

I use Xtant. :D



I've used PPI in the past and I like them as well. http://www.legacysti.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=46

[ha-evolution]

Xtant=good stuff. I have one of their older ones (well it's not mine but I'm using it). I've heard they were bought out by Rockford?

[turboliberty]

JL Audio amps and subs with Pioneer head units are my preferred choice in my cars.

If I were competing I may try something like my brother, Eclipse components with Zapco amps. It's been a very good hard hitting setup for him the last three years.

[Drift Monkey]

I like Memphis Audio amps, great power/clarity for a great price. For subs, Memphis' sub lines look nice, but I have no experince with them. JL is usually what I go with. W7 anyone? :D

[turboliberty]

Oh yeah, W7 rocks!!

[Th3Franz]

I like Memphis Audio amps, great power/clarity for a great price. For subs, Memphis' sub lines look nice, but I have no experince with them. JL is usually what I go with. W7 anyone? :D
:roll: Maybe I'm just too much of an audiophile but the W7 has not impressed me very much for the price of it.

[brady_bunch]

So what do you guys think of Kraco?



HAHAHAHAHAH! J/K!

I'm partial for Fosgate. I'm old school. Build your own box, wrap your own sub crossovers, etc.

I looked at the W7 and barely recognized it as a speaker. What's the logic behind that thing? $300 for ONE 8" woofer? Holy cow! :o

[easton]

I think I'm going to try to find an early nineties rockford punch 150 amp (anyone else know about these?) or a new zapco to push a single alumapro alchemy 10" dual voice coil in a custom SEALED enclosure. For highs and mids, I'll probably use a Zapco, with a Focal component set.

[Drift Monkey]

:roll: Maybe I'm just too much of an audiophile but the W7 has not impressed me very much for the price of it.
It is a hefty pricetag. But luckily, I have a few hookups.... :wink:

[brady_bunch]

So what are you guys using to build boxes these days? I used 3/4 or 1" MDF to build boxes depending upon the speaker size. My last build (circa '96) was a custom box to fill the trunk of my Miata with a pair of 10" Punch subs and a Punch 40.2 amp. It's enough to keep the bass going with the top down and the volume up.

[Th3Franz]

I like the old school Fosgate amps. Those were the good days..
Anyway, I still use MDF for my enclosures, but I'll probably use some fiberglass too. It all depends on what I decide I want to do for a system in the Legacy. Easton, that sounds like a nice setup. :D

[brady_bunch]

What's up with the plexiglass "windows" some folks put in their enclosures? What's that all about?

[easton]

What's up with the plexiglass "windows" some folks put in their enclosures? What's that all about?

pure bling

a good sub enclosure would be ideally made of 1" MDF and constructed to have a cubic volume equal to what the driver manufacturer specifies. The plexi that is used in 99.9% of those boxes is 1/4" and flexes like mad, resulting in resonance, and did I mention its bling?

[brady_bunch]

pure bling

a good sub enclosure would be ideally made of 1" MDF and constructed to have a cubic volume equal to what the driver manufacturer specifies. The plexi that is used in 99.9% of those boxes is 1/4" and flexes like mad, resulting in resonance, and did I mention its bling?

I'm guessing it is bling, then. :) I kinda figured but I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed some kind of engineering discovery in the past couple of years. hehehe

I purchased a finishing air nailer a few years ago to put up crown molding. Do you guys use nails or screws to build your boxes? I have used screws and caulk in the past.

Funny story: the first box I ever built was designed for a pair of 15s which I, at the time, did not have (not enough money but I was planning ahead :roll: ) I had a pair of 8" Kickers so, for grins, I cut the face holes small enough to fit the 8s, mounted them, and installed the face but didn't seal it. It was the funniest dang thing I have ever seen... this huge freakin box with a tiny pair of 8s being hammered to produce hardly any sound. :lol:

[Th3Franz]

pure bling

a good sub enclosure would be ideally made of 1" MDF and constructed to have a cubic volume equal to what the driver manufacturer specifies. The plexi that is used in 99.9% of those boxes is 1/4" and flexes like mad, resulting in resonance, and did I mention its bling?

I'm guessing it is bling, then. :) I kinda figured but I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed some kind of engineering discovery in the past couple of years. hehehe

I purchased a finishing air nailer a few years ago to put up crown molding. Do you guys use nails or screws to build your boxes? I have used screws and caulk in the past.

Funny story: the first box I ever built was designed for a pair of 15s which I, at the time, did not have (not enough money but I was planning ahead :roll: ) I had a pair of 8" Kickers so, for grins, I cut the face holes small enough to fit the 8s, mounted them, and installed the face but didn't seal it. It was the funniest dang thing I have ever seen... this huge freakin box with a tiny pair of 8s being hammered to produce hardly any sound. :lol:
I use screws since I think they'd hold a bit better than nails. I also use plenty of glue and a good amount of internal bracing. This is my old system, if you want to take a look at what I had in my last car. I'll be building a new box though, with better tuning. The dual ports did not impress me much.
http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/222544/2
You can't see a single screw from the outside of the box, and I used a unique paint. It peaked at 135 dB on a Termlab, which could equate to 140 dB Outlaw, about. With better tuning, I could probably get up to 137 dB on a Termlab pretty easily.

[brady_bunch]

I'm not looking for a competition level setup... just something to give it more bass than stock. I have a very broad taste in music and like to hear all of it. :D

[Th3Franz]

I'm not looking for a competition level setup... just something to give it more bass than stock. I have a very broad taste in music and like to hear all of it. :D
I have heard the Infinity Basslink and it sounds pretty good for the price and the fact it does not take up much space at all is a plus. :D

[brady_bunch]

I checked it out online and saw many favorable reviews. Thanks for the tip... it does seem like a nice plug and play setup. I ordered the Suby sub... I'll see how it works out first and go from there.

[Drift Monkey]

Yeah, non-bass enthusiast will probably be happy with the basslink.

[7stars]

if you're not into heavy bass, why not just get the stock bazooka? option.

[Drift Monkey]

if you're not into heavy bass, why not just get the stock bazooka? option.
stock bazooka? I wasn't aware these were available. I'm not in to real heavy bass, but I still wouldn't ever get a bazooka! :P

[7stars]

I have no idea what the stock sub is. I thought it was a bazooka. Perhaps I'm getting confused with another model.