Kenwood KAC 929

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $399.00 from sound Fx

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 kac 929

Summary:
for 399 can $ i bought this amp like 2 years ago... since then i havent even know what overheat means, even i got to set the bass level lower with the crossover beacuse with this amp my two Kaption 12" knock it hard

Strengths:
nice pounding with 14.4V nice desing and a cool light IT DOES KICK THE SUBWOOFER pretty good if we compare price and quality over other brands

Weaknesses:
the bass get distorted when the volume is too high

Similar Products Used:
vr 1000D boss 650 1000w (bridged)

Price Paid:  $130.00 from junk jard

Year / Model Reviewed:
1995 wrangler

Summary:
I like the amp. I've had it run may different set ups and its followed me through 3 cars. I've had the amp for a long time but have only used it in two channel 4 ohm. It's durable, thats for sure i've had it pour down rain on it more than once and after it dries out it is fine. I've seen alot of amps but not many as good for the money(i'm buying a second)

Strengths:
never ever had it over heat!

Weaknesses:
fan is loud, but keeps it cool bass boost is terrable makes it sound horible

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Rf 400.4 /eclipse 800x4/ PROFILE cl600(great amp)

Price Paid:  $220.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2000

Summary:
I've owned this amp for almost 2 years now and I can't say it isn't durable. I, however, can say that this amp isn't all it's cracked up to be. Value - ~400 RMS for $400 Canadian is pretty good. However, it says 460 RMS but mine benched at 408 RMS into 4 ohms @ 14.4 Volts. Carsound.com did a review one this amp and it did 418 RMS (2x214 RMS into 2 ohms stereo) into 4 ohms mono @ 14.4 Volts, so it's very likely that if you buy this amp, you won't be getting 460 RMS as stated. Sound Quality - Loud fan, clips pre-out voltage is matched (Could be mislabled, but all I know is that I have 1.1 V {measured} pre-outs and I have to set this amp to 1.8 Volts to prevent it from clipping.), turn-on bumps are muted pretty well, crossover is alright, overall sound quality is average at best. Design/Appearance - While I love the blue LED, it's kind of ugly. Durability - Lasted 2 years ... Features - Bass expander makes bass sound boomy (That's bad, unless you like that stuff). Bass boost has a pretty narrow Q, so you get very peaky bass. Crossover is -18 dB/octave and adjustable between 50-200 Hz. It prevents turn-on/turn-off bumps well. Power supply is pretty basic and will not support 2 ohm mono loads very well. With 60 amps worth of fuses (2x30A), I expected a lot more power, but, as it turns out, this thing is just really inefficient. My Class A Pioneer Premier puts out 390 RMS with just 40 amps worth of fuses and it's a Class A (Most inefficient class of amplifiers)!!! Mind you, that amp is worth almost twice as much as this one, but still ... that's an inefficient amplifier if I ever did see one ... Overall - It's all right, but I'd recommend another amp. The fan will drive you nuts after about 6-9 months and the overrated power and high distortion rates do not turn me on. The US Acoustics USX2150 is a much better amp that puts out more power, puts out cleaner power, has better crossovers, and costs less.

Strengths:
Fairly cheap, -18 dB/octave adjustable LPF, puts out over 400 RMS @ 4 ohms ...

Weaknesses:
Produces less than rated power (410 RMS), loud fan, goes into protection with 4 ohm mono loads on hot days (Even though I have 10% tint protecting it), inefficient, gains possibly mislabeled

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Pioneer Premier GM-X1020 US Acoustics USX2080 Clarion APX200.2 Rockford Fosgate Power 500.2

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Friend

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Kenwood KAC 929

Summary:
LOVE THIS AMP!! Just putting together a system for my Expo and needed a cheap amp to power my 3 10" jlw6's I'm saving to buy the 1000/1 JL but not sure i want to now. LOL I have a JL 250/1 and it can't even come close to what the Kenwwod does for my car. I've had the managers and installers come out of two different radio shops just to find out what i was bumping. I was like "They're only 10's" It sounds great. For the price I got it for I couldn't ask for anything better.

Strengths:
Strong AMP Cool Light Slim design

Weaknesses:
Gets HOt pretty quick

Price Paid:  $275.00 from BestBuy

Summary:
I have to say this is a really good amp. I've been through many amps and I can say they don't come close to this one. I bought this amp mainly cause of the cooling fan. I have had amp getting to hot and with this one is does not get hot. Maybe warm on a hot day. Puts out alot of power. I have it hooked up to a ported kicker solo-baric L7 and let me tell you it hits hard and you need alot of power to power a L7 . Before this I had an MTX 6500d mono amp and that amp did not even come close to the kendwood. Also the blue light looks cool. Great amp. Good for the price too. Your getting a high qualtiy amp here.

Strengths:
Built in cooling fan. Puts out alot of power. Great quality. Does not get hot like other amps.

Weaknesses:
none that I've found

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mtx 6500d jbl 1200.1