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Help me pick the right Amps. How is Kicker? MMATS?

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Gagnastiak
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Help me pick the right Amps. How is Kicker? MMATS?

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Right now I am powering to 12 kicker L7's off a fosgate bd1500. IT has alot of power, but I never hear anything in here about fosgate, so I am assuming you must not like it. MY BD is the older series probably 97 or so, the gray power series that came ater the black triangular ones. I would not like to go under 2 ohms on my subs. I have had some bad experience, and am 1 ohm shy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ROCKFORD-FOSGAT ... dZViewItem

Here is a link to an amp like mine. (No i am not the seller, this is just linked ofr reference)

I really want something with close to the same power, but maybe a little more SQ. Or is my amp good? I really have what I have read in here to be called "Dumb Ears" I am trying to teach them, but I cannot without the right stuff to listen to.

Ok, I am also running a set of MB Quart 6.5 Components http://www.ikesound.com/product-product ... dZViewItem mine is the 35 watt per channel version of this.


Where do I start to increase my sq. I am happy with the MB Quart, but I think I am underpowering them. Is MMATS a good SQ 4ch? I have also been considering a Kicker 700.4

I actually want to stick to one brand just so they match, and since I have the kicker subs right now, I would really like to run kicker amps, but only if they are good quality, can I please get some serious feedback on the kicker amps also. I love the look of the MMATS also, and the pricing is good, would that be a good choice, the DH300 looks awsome.
I cannot afford Zapco of the likes. I want to keep my 4ch amp around 200 ebay pricing, and my sub amp around 400 ebay pricing.

If my BD1501 is ok, should I just get a larger fosgate 4ch for matching, would that sound good?

This might be an annoying post, but suck it up and help a brotha out. I am yearning to get good SQ on my budget. My budget includes selling or trading my stuff that I am currently using.

Feel free to tell me all my stuff sux if it really does, I am prepared to hear it. I hope its not the case, and it will get me by, but I really hope that I can use kicker for SQ.

Gag
JeremyC
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Post by JeremyC »

Kicker makes some nice amps, but they won't help much in the SQ area. Its not that they don't sound good, its that your speakers don't sound good.

Personally I would keep the amp you have, and get some better sounding subs.
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Post by Scarrell »

your amps are fine.. its your subs.. those subs arent known for their SQ.. just getting loud..
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