Looking for a cheap entry Amp

[William from NOLA]

You wouldn't want a 60-80 wrms per channel amp then. 40 wrms per channel will do you just fine. An external amplifier no matter what power level, will give you a huge boost over the head unit.

[6three6mafia6]

man take my advice and the others advice ,save up , i saw a arc audio cxl 4050 for 150$ , you got to look around man , you will regreat it one day if you spend that money on a cheap amp and end up buying a new one, do it once do it right.

[aggybong]

You wouldn't want a 60-80 wrms per channel amp then. 40 wrms per channel will do you just fine. An external amplifier no matter what power level, will give you a huge boost over the head unit.

It would definetely do you some good to save up extra money. If you buy a 150-200 amp you might not notice too much of difference switching from your head unit, honestly. Save up a little more. The amplifier to run the interior speakers is a VERY important part of a nice audio setup. Don't go cheap on it.

40x4 is hardly much more then your Hu puts out. Get at least 80x4.

Now I'm confused

Anyway, I have narrowed my choices down to 2...either the MTX Thunder 564, or the Phoenix Gold OCTANE-R 5.0:4. Of course, now theres the talk of me blowing my speakers with either...so should I stick with a 40w RMS max amp, or go for the MTX or the PG?

[Ryan from Ohio]

What is the RMS rating on the Infinty's?
The Pioneer's?

That determines what to look for, not price.

If they will handle 75 WRMS then they should be OK with 80 WRMS.

[William from NOLA]

I know the Pioneers max out at 40w RMS, and the Kappas at 75.

I think going over 50 rms would fry the Pioneers.

[aggybong]

I read the pdf manual on the Phoenix Gold amp, and its only 50w rms @ 4ohms The MTX is 75w RMS.

Anyhoo, about the Pioneers blowing...is it a sure thing, or just if I crank it up really high? I want to replace the rears, just not yet.