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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2346 Registered: Sep-04 | http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-07-Kenwood-Excelon-KAC-X40-4-channel-Amplifier-AMP_W0QQi temZ180101197086QQcategoryZ39741QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It goes 75rms x 4 @ 4ohms. would be great for my tweeters. I'm going with a active setup. What do you think? I know its kenwood, but its kenwood excelon! so does that help. =). If you got any better choices then feel free to say so. thanks. |
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Gold Member Username: 420alldaylongPost Number: 1319 Registered: Sep-06 | All the kenwood amps I've seen get hot and crap out? Try this one Less watts but way better quality and kicker underates there amps. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3579_Kicker+KX200.4+.html |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 3741 Registered: Feb-06 | i used to have a 4 channel kenwood and never had a problem with it. never got hot or shut off, sold it to a friend and he's never had a problem with it either. only kenwood amps i've really seen having a heat problem are their mono's. far from the best though but the excelon is supposed to be decent. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1202 Registered: Jul-06 | Kenwood excelon are ok, they don't have the problems the regular kenwoods have, but they're still not great. For a 75 x 4 amp, this would be my choice: http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps.php?amp_id=254 |
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Platinum Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 12032 Registered: Jul-05 | yeah Excelon's are very nice |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2347 Registered: Sep-04 | we'll I'm still looking around because I'm still confused on which one to purchase. The 300/4 would be awesome, I find people selling them on CA for 240-250 shipped. So you guys don't think the kenwood would be a good choice? its like 300 at wooferetc and so forth. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1203 Registered: Jul-06 | Definitely get the JL if you can get one for that price. They make great amps but they're usually expensive. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2348 Registered: Sep-04 | yeah, I'm thinking about getting 3 of them actually. 1 would drive my tweeters, and the other two will drive my midbass/midrange CDT m6 drivers. Thinking about selling my massive p800.4 soon so I can do this. But I might just keep it. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2350 Registered: Sep-04 | I'm thinking about two 450/4's now. |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11762 Registered: Dec-03 | anything kenwood is total crap in my experience. looks great, and lasts about a week before it fails. |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 4948 Registered: Apr-05 | Yep, the Excelon series is no different in build quality from the regular series. They just stamp the label on the front and give it a slightly better warranty. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1219 Registered: Jul-06 | Jexx, do the excelons have different power supplies? |
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Gold Member Username: JuliobSanto DomingoDominican Re... Post Number: 4351 Registered: Dec-05 | i wouldn't buy kenwood. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2357 Registered: Sep-04 | well im not going to try to buy it anymore, I'm trying to look for some jl 450/4's, two of them will be good, but ever since glsswolf mentioned that there re fakes out there i dunno. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2358 Registered: Sep-04 | ok nvm...........maybe i was dreaming but i herd it somewhere.... |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 4954 Registered: Apr-05 | From what I've seen, there really is no 'quality' difference in the pcb design and components used for the excelon series amplifiers in comparison to the regular Kenwood amps. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1229 Registered: Jul-06 | Hmm interesting. I have seen tons of kenwoods have their power supplies fail, but I think I've only even seen one blown excelon. |
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Silver Member Username: Mike_16Burlington, Wisconsin Us Post Number: 435 Registered: Aug-06 | yes i just got done having my 9102d kenwood amp that i had used maybe 10 dya sout of 3 months and its doneee. lol but yea myne never once got hot on me even when i was coming from wis dells all the way to racine i played it and checked it but was like barely warm it never got hot though.. i just wont buy another kenwood product aagain uz i got riped and didnt get my money back or get it fixed |