TTear

I know their subwoofers are pretty good. Mine is MTX too. I just want to get rid of my crappy SPL Dynamics amp (finnish but made in Korea or something) and swap it with another more reputable and of a higher quality one. I'm thinking of the MTX amps so as to match the colors and design of the sub and I even might build a new box for both the amp and the sub. FYI, I don't have any rear speakers, just the fronts which are the Focal K2 Power 165KP (2x80W RMS). The sub is an MTX Thunder 4500 12" (225W RMS). I was considering two 4ch. (which can hopefully be bridged and work as 3ch.) MTX amps, which are the following :

MTX Thunder 1004 (4x90W RMS @ 4 Ohm)

<img src="http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/images/ampThunder1004_400.jpg">

http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/products/amplifiers/thunder1004.cfm

MTX MXA 6004 (4x75W RMS @ 4 Ohm)

<img src="http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/images/ampMXA6004_400.jpg">

http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/products/amplifiers/mxa6004.cfm


What's the forum's opinion? Are these amps any worth? Does anyone have any personal experience or know anything more specific?

Also, do you think that this kind of power is reasonable for my setup or excessive? Would I be better off with some "smaller" amp?

Thanks for any input

TTracey

I know a couple guys who are quite happy with them.

TTear

Thanks. Just did a search on ebay and the big one is sold for 250$ there...!

streetdreams

go rockford. i got mine for 85 off of ebay brand new 394 rms @ 2 ohms and 1198 peak @ 2 ohms

TTear

<img src="http://www.spldynamics.fi/pictures/tc-755-pk.jpg">

which is my current amp. 4x75 + 1x150 RMS, all @ 4 ohms. So I'm looking for an amp that can be as powerful but of a higher sound quality. And I know that this one is powerful enough but lacks the quality and clarity of others I've heard.

Merkin

i like eclipse amp for speakers 85wrms x 4 $400 msrp

turbo_flipper

i had an RT202 that worked fine for about 8 months before it blew. i dunno if it blew because of something i did (ie accidentally shorting out wires) or if it was just a crappy amp that i was expecting too much out of, but either way...it did crap out on me. so i personally would be wary of buying another mtx amp, but then again, if you get a higher end one, you'll probably be fine.

TTear

I'll look into Eclipse ones too, thanks.

TTear

This means that it's better to avoid them I guess.

turbo_flipper

and my experience with their amps has been very good (i had a P180-2 that was excellent)