Sony XM-604EQX

Price Paid:  $0.00

Strengths:
* Has just the right amount of power for a pair of 10 in svc subs. * gives you full control of the sound with built in adjustable LPF and HPF networks plus a dual 5 band equalizer * looks great also. The finish is cool, and the dual led v/u meters give it a nice look. along with the three leds indicating status (protection, thermal, on-off)

Weaknesses:
* sometimes , when played really loud it gets hot quickly. * more power would help, but then again, can you ever have enough power ?

Summary:
this is a good piece of equipment for the price. I have it connected to two DLS subs and it sounds very good. it shakes the entire car when played very loud . There´s no noticeable distortion . Though it gets quite hot sometimes. I have never used it to run fullrange speakers so i don´t know if it is so great in the entire frequency range.

Similar Products Used:
alpine, jensen, pyramid (piece of crap)

Year / Model Reviewed:
 new

Strengths:
looks cool mounted , gives some control over brightness

Weaknesses:
its a piece of sh*t

Summary:
ignore my review above - after about 2 weeks of use (not abuse)powering my mids it became noisey as hell .i tried everything to fix it, i even went to a couple professional instal places for opinions .after i told the instal people everthing that i tried they agreed that i had done every noise check in the book. i dunno , maybe the amp is faulty or just crap , i dunno ,but i can tell you that i hooked up the same speakers to an alpine mrv f307 and it sounds fantastic .so you be the judge, my advise, save your money and buy an alpine.

Similar Products Used:
jbl , alpine

Price Paid:  $218.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 new

Strengths:
you can adjust it with the 5 band equalizer that it comes with and it has plenty of power for my application.im powering four 6.5" speakers and it never clips

Weaknesses:
none so far

Summary:
ive read the reviews on the sony amps and they run the gammit from "id never buy sony " to "geat amp".well id have to say i like this little amp and the power it has is sufficiant unless your a competition guy.id have to say if you want an amp that wont break the bank and has plenty of power for the average listener,buy this amp.

ps.im running a 12" vega vega series in a ported box in the trunk and it does overpower the midrange if your not careful.but what do you expect from a beast of a sub like that.

Similar Products Used:
jbl p180.2 -its a good amp i but i like the eq on the sony it really helps with the overall adjustment.