Help with amp choice please!

Hey guys I'm new to this place and just trying to get some input on a few amps from some experienced ears. I want a decent sq amp but dont have the money to spnd on Audison, DLS, and etc. I've narrowed my choices down and wanted to know what you guys would go with.

ARC KS 300.4
Rainbow iPaul 4.300
Old School PPI A404 Art Series

Any help or other suggestions in this price range is greatly appreciated.

Art Series FTW
Arc KS 300.4
stay away from iPaul...go with alpine PDx

So you think Alpine PDX is a good choice. That what I wanted, I just didnt think they were meant to be a good sq amp. Any other suggestions? Thanks.

What is your budget? what will the amps be running? How many do you need? I may have a few suggestions once I know what you are working with.

I have an Alpine 9887 h/u, Audiocontrol DQS, 3 way CDT ES component set up front, and CDT HD coaxial in back doors.
My buget is around $600.

i'd let go of the idea of using the coaxes and focus on geting the most out of your front stage. as far as an amo, i recomend the arc ks900.6. if you run it bridged, you get 150watts x2 plus 500watts x1 to power a sub. the best part is you can buy it from arc online for about $760 not bad for an amp that can run your whole setup.

http://store.arcaudio.com/product/part_number=KS900.6/1735.0.55639.0.0.0.0

The Audison Srx series isn't that bad on price. Similar to the pdx stuff.

Are Memphis amps any good for SQ?

art series is awesome... someone just posted a Dung Pile load on ebay tonight i believe.

You should be able to get an srx amp in your budget and while i haven't had any experience with pdx they srx amps are still pretty sweet.

how much power are you looking for? if i can find me a black 404 to match my a600s id let my a200 and mcintosh 445 go for pretty cheap

I am looking for something around 200 x 2 for the front, 50 x 2 for the rear, and about 500 for sub. Let me know jj

Looks like what you got will work perfect

i dont know man... the mcintosh is 30X2 and the a200 is 50X2. Im still interested in getting a black a404 and selling the two if i can for cosmetic reasons but they don't seem to match up at all with the power your looking for.

I though you meant you were gonna sell you a600s, sorry guess I misunderstood.

why even bother with the rears at all?

I dont know, I have an avalanche and just figured I needed something for rear, but you guys are the experts i guess i'll just not bother with them. So I guess what I need is an amp about 200 x 2 for the front and one to push 2 idq 10s. Im bidding on an a404 and an a600 right now on ebay. If I dont win them I guess I'll find something.

I like rear fill done properly.

What is done properly? Please explain.

rear fill can enhance width, depth, and center if done correctly. Actually, sub bass can actually effect center...call me crazy, but I can show you.

Well I just won an A404 and an A200 off ebay for a really good price. So know I can bride the A404 on my front and the A200 on the rear. I lost the bid for 2 A600.2 so I'll have to search again for either 2 more A600s or 1 a1200. Thanks for ya'll input and help in choosing a good amp(s).

Call me crazy, everyone does. Me likes rear fill!

rear fill also give you the impression of being in a bigger space if done properly .i like it when a competitor uses rear fill and its done right.

jkrob21 wrote:

Call me crazy, everyone does. Me likes rear fill!

I like rear fills also but im called crazy too sometimes...

Aight what are way to do it right? Does and don'ts. Just looking for some imput on how to build my system right, Im a former SPL head.

blackedoutavy wrote:

Well I just won an A404 and an A200 off ebay for a really good price. So know I can bride the A404 on my front and the A200 on the rear. I lost the bid for 2 A600.2 so I'll have to search again for either 2 more A600s or 1 a1200. Thanks for ya'll input and help in choosing a good amp(s).

nice white or black?

i have to post my favorite picture now....

White and WTF are you doing? That hurts my eyes.

You want the secrets of how to do rear fill right? Don't do it wrong. LOL

Thanks, were you born a dick or just ate a lot and grew into an enormous one.......................lol

blackedoutavy wrote:

White and WTF are you doing? That hurts my eyes.

lol painting them black... heres the result

That looks good, you should do that to your other ones too. What is that yellow crap you used to strip the graphics.

lol ya they dont exactly match but pretty close. i still like the oem black ones and they way the guts are emobossed but it just wasnt meant to be i guess for me to get all 4 black edition