Sony XM-2252HX

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Came with the truck

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 Dodge Dakota

Summary:
My amp came with the truck so the search wasn't that hard. Figured that I would grow tire of it and use it as scrap. I had this amp for over 3 years now and it still suprises me on what it can push! I had it set up @1ohm, 4 ohm, DVC DD, 4 Orion N/T, and a few other trial setups that the other guys amp wasn't pushing enough. Total suprised! I ended up getting a matching 4 channel to run my setup. For the price of the two, I'm suprised on the clearity and power it can muster up. It does warm up a touch but @1 ohm with 12vlts..... it just going to challenge any amp. the size of the unit will make up for the heat and push it away from the unit. I had this amp running 1ohm in the bed of my truck, cover over the bed, with Missouri heat wave, and it never skipped a beat for a 3 hour road trip would willingly recomend this amp to anyone. Never thought a Sony amp would hold up soo well

Strengths:
Bang for your buck! These things are cheap as heck for the quality you get. and the visatility is unmeasureable

Weaknesses:
Makes me wanna slap some skateboard wheels on the bottom of the thing. Its a very large unit

Similar Products Used:
Nothing on the top of my head

Price Paid:  $250.00 from Mastercard Repo

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1998

Summary:
This sony amp is by far the best amp I have ever owned, when use correctly with care a the right voltage 14.4 volts its the toughest amp out, pheniox gold cant even come close to the amount of power this amp puts out for the money, by far the best amp for the dollar.It powers my 2 Rockford Fosgate HE2's like a thunder bolt in my camaro

Strengths:
It is the best value,1/2 ohm stable, best used to power any subs, most people bridge a amp and sub to get more power, In this case you dont need to it produces enough power TRUST ME. comes with a built in FAN

Weaknesses:
It requires 14.4 volts to opperate correctly, as everone before says it gets hot, thats because they dont have 14.4 volts, thats a lot of power, more than most amps use, if amps dont get enough voltage then they tend to get very hot, mostly the size is the weaknesses almost perfect amp

Similar Products Used:
Rockford Fostgate amp cant remember the model about 170x 2 (rms), too much money not enough power

Price Paid:  $0.00 from BROTHER

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001

Summary:
I got it running 3 JBL 12's

Strengths:
it push 3 12's good

Weaknesses:
it gets hot

Similar Products Used:
none

Price Paid:  $169.00 from sony outlet

Year / Model Reviewed:
 xm-2252hx

Summary:
i have this amp running 2 jl 12w3''s in a sealed box. this is the loudest and best setup i have heard to date, and im not just saying that because its mine. i live right near a big sony outlet and got this puppy brand new for 169.95. it runs my amp and gives it clean power and it does get hot, but dont most amps heat up???

Strengths:
clean, lots of adjustment (sorry audio pros, im 16 and to me this is good enough, i dont have a thousand bucks to waste on one amp to pump my old skool rap) looks cool in my hatchback with the bright red color

Weaknesses:
gets hot red color attracts vandalism

Similar Products Used:
american bass pro (sux) rf punch series (awesome) infinity bass link (clean bass, not loud enuff)

Price Paid:  $243.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 sony xm-2252hx

Summary:
this amp has a lot of power for the price that you pay. i have three volfenhag 12 inch subs bridged into one channel of the amp and they are pounding very well. i plan to hook the subs up in dual mode and have them wired to both channels of the amp.
the downside of the amp is that it says 1-2 ohm stable but when i hook the bridged subs up in mono and cut the amp up, the the overcurrent light turns amber, which wont allow the subs to play

Strengths:
POWER

Weaknesses:
size and it heats up very quickly when used in mono mode

Similar Products Used:
i had a pyramid amp a long time ago and it doesn't compare to the power that this amp gives