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like the topic says i know they used to be good but are they still of similar quality?

the reason i ask is that im about to get a 4 channel amp for my splits and 6x9's. after shopping around i have seen some amps like the new pioneer 4x100 for around $320 and a jbl for $350 reduced from $500. The soundstream one i have been told "is good" is for sale for $400 and its only 4X60 =/ i dont have enough cash to waste on the 4X100w soundstream model so meh..i dont know help me out here!

not really sure what to do. :worship:

i was thinking of the 4x60 amp,but thats not much more powerfull then my headeck!!? am i right?

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4X60 will be more than 3 times more powerful than your headeck. amp will be 60wrms, your headunit is 50w max. soundstream is very good quality, but damon dupriez, very well know journalist in car audio for like 13 years uses jaycar amps and says he cant see himself changing in the foreseeable future. so thats where i'd start

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Hahahahaah funniest thing i ever heard.

I think he might be tone deaf after 13 years, because after 12 years i sure can still hear the built in engine whine that comes with lack of filtering in cheap ass amps.

Anyway do yourself a favour champ, buy the Soundstream.

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sweet i got the soundstream 60wX4, it looks sweet and they made it fit perfectly next to the battery on a custom rack thing they built so im happy.....but there is engine noise comming through almost sounds like i have a turbo its like a whistle that gets more high pitch when i accelerate, i can only hear this when the stereo is low volume, aparently the place where i got it done has already put filters on it and they cant make it stop any more?

im happy that my stereo is loud as f**k and it is nicely installed but very dissapointed that after spending over $500 on the amp and install it sounds like shit at low volumes.

they guy at the stereo place said to me "its comming from your head deck" so then i started thinking that when i didnt have the amp it was fine and made no noise so wtf would it start to make noise now? wouldnt that mean its the amp?.

there are some 5 and 20 amp noise filters they sell at jay car maybe these things might help?

https://secure4.vivid-design.com.au/jaycar2...ts.asp?FORM=CAT

click on left hand tab car acces. then supressors

any replies would be great thanks.

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thanks for you help, im guessing i have to take out my dash console and everything to see if the unit is grounded properly....shit...

i guess i will get around to doing it some time in the future, thanks again.

oh well at least its loud as hell, i am happy with the amp its louder then i thought =)

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