Sony XM 754SX

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 Sony Xplode

Strengths:
Great sound with the right head unit! Don't try it with a head unit not designed for amplifiers. The sound quality is greatly compromised.

Weaknesses:
Over heats on hot days or at high demands, + the over current fault is getting old.

Summary:
I've owned this amp for a few years now and have recently had many over current faults on it. I have it used with a Blaupunkt Syracuse and one Sony xplode 10" sub. Love the Syracuse, but not so much the Sony amp. It's well beyond the warranty period and decided to look at it internally. What I found was that the power wires had either pulled on the connection to the curcuit board internally and separated the ground connection, or it simply overheated the connection and fryed it. I had to re-solder the connection to the curcuit board and it worked for a little while but now I'm having over current faults again. Maybe they just didn't design it with a good enough connection to the curcuit board???

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 XM754SX

Strengths:
Really good sound reproduction to 6x9's and satisfying rumble from the Sub.

Weaknesses:
This amp acts as a radiator!!!

Summary:
I bought this amp and have yet to have any major difficulties with it.. I think it went into overcurrent once when i was installing it - and blew 2 fuses - but fixed that easy enough.. went into thermal once cause i had the thing BOOMING (maxed Bass Boost, 300hz, FULL gain, Full Bass and Loudness on the Sony Head unit) through the amp and it did overheat - again my fault and nothing i couldn't fix - but this amp is sweeeet - i have had some sound systems before and this is the best amp i've used.

Similar Products Used:
Full Sony Xplod System. Xplod 200w head unit - Sony Xplod 12" 1200w P5 Sub - Sony Xplod 2x220w 6x9's

Price Paid:  $0.00

Strengths:
Looks kinda cool.

Weaknesses:
Overheating and Overcurrent

Summary:
Would not recommend this Amp. I have had this amp for a little over a year and from day one had problems with it overheating. And then as if that wasn't enough, conveniently as soon as my waranty was up, it went into OverCurrent Protection leaving me with nothing. Gotta love Sony......

Similar Products Used:
Xplod Head Unit, works fine

Price Paid:  $150.00 from friend

Year / Model Reviewed:
 XM754SX

Strengths:
nice mids and highs

Weaknesses:
overheats with subwoofers

Summary:
Sounded good running 2-12" Sony X-plods but no matter what your adjustments are at the amp gets VERRY HOT on the subwoofer circut. When you get the overcurrent protection and check the subwoofer circut it is grounded out... Or Burnt up. Nice for Mids and Highs... but running a sub.... not my choice...

Similar Products Used:
Sony X-plod reciever... Like it.... Sony X-plod subs 12" Like it..... AMP SUCKS!!!!!

Price Paid:  $0.00

Strengths:
loads of power, nice looking, hits hard

Weaknesses:
none

Summary:
This is by far the best amp i have used. It powers my 2 1200w mobile es subs with ease. The bass output to the subs is unbelevable

Similar Products Used:
all xplod