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beat to death subject.. selecting an amp, please help.
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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8848898" data-attributes="member: 689267"><p><h3>Taking another look at the setup, this crunch amplifier has two 35 amp fuses, which tells me it will produce around 800watts RMS max at 80% efficiency (which is generous for this amp and most likely closer to around 600. Since you’re considering starting over or augmenting, I’ll just list options that I would consider using to replace this stuff without breaking the bank. Your current amplification leaves a lot to be desired (sorry). I just did this setup for my grandson and it kills, really! The Taramp TS-800x4 at $149.99 and the BASS 3K, 3000watts RMS@1ohm is a steal at $219 on ebay, I’d stop right there for amplification. You may not use all that power but using only half of it means that you aren’t pushing anything very hard, much better than trying to squeeze this other stuff until it pops!. These amps will trash what you have currently, in output and SQ. As for speakers, you could keep the AB sub but might want to consider going with an NVX 1500 Watt 10" Dual 4 Ohm VC series Car Audio Subwoofer | VCW104 @ $129.95, a Bbox prefab box with their 1” MDF faces are pretty good and a tiny .7cubic ft sealed and stuffed is $59-$60.00, which in your Porsche would sound simply amazing. I would plan on replacing the cheep speaker input terminals, only a couple of dollars to upgrade to decent ones. The grills for the sub are clean and run about $20.00. If you keep the Ab sub, need to ensure it is in the right box, tuned correclty and with this 3000k it would totally come to life! I know it looks like I’m pushing NVX, but honestly, I look at all options that are currently out there and I've recently used several of their speakers and they really perform like others costing twice the price. I've recently invested a lot of time researching this stuff. Check out the NVX “X” series for the front staging, excellent sounding carbon fiber drivers and German 1.1/8” silk dome tweeters in a coaxial ($129.99) or a component setup ($169.99). You could augment the fronts with their 4” VSP4, 4” coaxial units ($49.99) in the rear to round it out and not affect the sound stage in the front. If you want all the speakers to match, you could save additional $$ and use the VS series up front too. I like to same type in front and rear but it's not a big deal in this scenario. I would keep the Pio HU, I’m a big Pioneer HU fan. Use the fixed 90Hz HP for the rears, set the front channel amp setting at full and use your HU to cross them over at around 60Hz on the fronts. If I did the math correctly, you would step the entire system, in a big way for around $750.00 to $800.00 plus tax, so a complete overhaul! That’s a killer system in anyone’s car! Replace anything you have with any of these is an option too, hard to beat any of them for the value they represent.</h3> <p style="text-align: right"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8848898, member: 689267"] [HEADING=2]Taking another look at the setup, this crunch amplifier has two 35 amp fuses, which tells me it will produce around 800watts RMS max at 80% efficiency (which is generous for this amp and most likely closer to around 600. Since you’re considering starting over or augmenting, I’ll just list options that I would consider using to replace this stuff without breaking the bank. Your current amplification leaves a lot to be desired (sorry). I just did this setup for my grandson and it kills, really! The Taramp TS-800x4 at $149.99 and the BASS 3K, 3000watts RMS@1ohm is a steal at $219 on ebay, I’d stop right there for amplification. You may not use all that power but using only half of it means that you aren’t pushing anything very hard, much better than trying to squeeze this other stuff until it pops!. These amps will trash what you have currently, in output and SQ. As for speakers, you could keep the AB sub but might want to consider going with an NVX 1500 Watt 10" Dual 4 Ohm VC series Car Audio Subwoofer | VCW104 @ $129.95, a Bbox prefab box with their 1” MDF faces are pretty good and a tiny .7cubic ft sealed and stuffed is $59-$60.00, which in your Porsche would sound simply amazing. I would plan on replacing the cheep speaker input terminals, only a couple of dollars to upgrade to decent ones. The grills for the sub are clean and run about $20.00. If you keep the Ab sub, need to ensure it is in the right box, tuned correclty and with this 3000k it would totally come to life! I know it looks like I’m pushing NVX, but honestly, I look at all options that are currently out there and I've recently used several of their speakers and they really perform like others costing twice the price. I've recently invested a lot of time researching this stuff. Check out the NVX “X” series for the front staging, excellent sounding carbon fiber drivers and German 1.1/8” silk dome tweeters in a coaxial ($129.99) or a component setup ($169.99). You could augment the fronts with their 4” VSP4, 4” coaxial units ($49.99) in the rear to round it out and not affect the sound stage in the front. If you want all the speakers to match, you could save additional $$ and use the VS series up front too. I like to same type in front and rear but it's not a big deal in this scenario. I would keep the Pio HU, I’m a big Pioneer HU fan. Use the fixed 90Hz HP for the rears, set the front channel amp setting at full and use your HU to cross them over at around 60Hz on the fronts. If I did the math correctly, you would step the entire system, in a big way for around $750.00 to $800.00 plus tax, so a complete overhaul! That’s a killer system in anyone’s car! Replace anything you have with any of these is an option too, hard to beat any of them for the value they represent.[/HEADING] [RIGHT][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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