Soundstream Class A 5.2

Price Paid:  $500.00 from x

Year / Model Reviewed:
 x

Summary:
i got this amp second hand to replace an alpine v12 amp i was using. im running two orion 10 inch subs and the bass is absolutely insane. theyre wired in bridged mono at 2 ohms. i have to say alpine should be embarrassed by the performance of their products compared to soundstream. the gold screws used to secure wires are a little soft, so dont overtighten them - one of mine actually broke.

Strengths:
serious power, great chrome finish, especially when neons are installed in the boot too. chics are amazed when u pop ur boot...

Weaknesses:
no built in crossover and serious heating. i use an audiocontrol 2xs crossover and highly recommend it.

Similar Products Used:
alpine, sony, pioneer, kenwood, none of these even come close and the latter three are just rude man

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2000

Summary:
I am using the am on my two Rockford Fosgate Power DVC's. It's been perfect for me. It doesn't drown out my Boston Acoustic components. I looked at PPI, Rockford, and the new JBL mono block. I didn't get to see the JBL first hand but my cousin saw a couple at competitions and said a d class amp just isn't ment to push subs. My cousin has a PPI amp. PPI amps are clear and powerful but the fact that they're upgradeable makes them expensive and I didn't want to have a liquid cooled amp. Everybody in my town has a Rockford amp and they do produce a lot of power but not clear consistant power of a compitition amp. All of this amps are really great and capable of producing massive power but once I got my system hooked up I could not be more pleased with my choice. I've only had this unit for a about a couple of months and hate that I have get rid of it now that I'm going away to school. If you have any more questions you can e-mail me at jlnann68@hotmail.com

Strengths:
One of the best looking amps I've ever seen. I gives over 700 watts from 2ohms down to a 1/4ohm setup so you can use it in any application.

Weaknesses:
none. it only over heated when the gain was all the way up and that will happen with any amp.

Similar Products Used:
None

Summary:
you have to be careful when matching this amp to subs because it doesn't really put out any power until it gets down to 1 ohm. it plays 1/4 * 2 at 4 ohms and 100 * 2 at 2 ohms, and that's not what the amp is built for. i run 2 jl 12w3's run at approx. 1-1.3 ohms, and it's very loud. if you do run the amp at 1.3 ohms or less, you have to have a cap, or else i doubt the electrical system can hold up during the big bass hits. overall, it's a great amp, but you must run at most 1.3 ohm, or it's really pointless to buy this amp. run properly, it sounds great, and the workmanship is unquestionable.

Strengths:
great power and looks great with the chrome finish. puts out about 500 watts, according to soundstream. i've seen one test in a car stereo mag. which quoted 600 watts.

Weaknesses:
heats up in summer. needs adequate air to stay cool.