Amplifier matching

[shampc]

I'm replacing my 4ch Amp from Alpine MRP-F250 to Genesis Series III 4ch amp. My opinion after searching rms output i think this the correct amp for my component. (i'm shortlisted it among other amp eg..Audison, steg and another Alpine)

But many people say and some of them tested that it is not maching each other, how true it is ?? more ambarass some say got peoples with laugh at me if they know the combi i choose.

need opinion from ice master here as i'm newbie in ice.

thanks in advance.

[pimprolla112]

MAn i want to shoot the person who calls car audio equipment ICE.

AS for the amp, post a link of the one your looking at cant say ive heard of genesis. When i get a chance later il look up the one you posted and find a few that match.

[PaulD]

I think ICE = In Car Entertainment ....... that is normally used for everything OTHER than audio.

How do you mean by matching ? For an SQ system, you want lots of power.

[shampc]

The reason i'm upgrade is because i've done a great mistake (din't check the spec though) on my current 4ch amp which is Alpine MRP-F250 (check this out : http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/products/product.php?model=MRP-F250)
The amp rated 4 x 40wrms @ 4ohm but my component is 75wrms..

Because of this stupidity i've make, during installation, i've to bridge using "Y" cable from HU to That amp to get 100wrms then connected to Alpine Type X passive xover. The result, the no separation in sound rather than Loud and mixed sound.

Two weeks ago i've try to match my component speaker (Alpine SPX-177R) to a used Rockford Fosgate old model modified (40i & 100i). It a decent amplifier anyway but dont have variable control (high pass & low pass only.

So now, after i've make a research. I've shortlisted 2 amps which is :
1) Genesis Series III 4ch amp (http://genesis-ice.com/)
2) Steg Competition K4.02 (http://www.audio-system.de/steg/k_steg.html)

Even though the Genesis Series III 4 ch amp is only rate at 4 x 50wrms @4ohm the true power is 4 x 90wrms @4ohm. It's under rated same as old RF amp.

Steg on the otherway is good amp rated at 4 x 115wrms @ 4ohm. But Genesis outperform Steg in term of their reputation in design decent amplifier.

So the decision here is clear...Genesis Series III 4 ch amp..not buy yet since some people say this amp is not match my component speaker. (Decent amp match with normal entry level SQ speaker = not worth it)

The reason i open this thread is to get opinion from Car Audio those with experience. So that i'll not make 2nd mistake with my 1st 4ch amp....

[sr20de4evr]

Originally Posted by pimprolla112

AS for the amp, post a link of the one your looking at cant say ive heard of genesis. When i get a chance later il look up the one you posted and find a few that match.

Genesis makes very nice amps, very high quality (but very expensive). I think his issue is that he's purchased a very nice amp to go with some mediocre speakers. IMO that's fine, it just means the speakers should be the next upgrade

[playitloud]

There are a host more of options other than that! You can check out online catalogs for more info.

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[PlayStation3]

Originally Posted by playitloud

There are a host more of options other than that! You can check out online catalogs for more info.

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that really does not help him and if everyone bought from a catalog there would be riots from the lack of true output and plus wasn't the whole order from a catalog thing a 90's thing anyway