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Cheap marine amps
Posted on 11/21/21 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 11/21/21 at 3:29 pm
Howdy all,
I am looking to add a budget sound system to my Jon Yacht.
I know that I want 4 Kicker KM8" speakers. They have a RMS of 150w and peak of 300w, each.
I am confused on amps. I dont want to blow my entire budget on a JL marine amp, so I am looking at budget ones.
NVX has great reviews, great customer service, and price is great.
They make one that on paper would be perfect. NVX 4ch 150w
This one is only 100wx4ch, but a bit cheaper. NVX 4ch 100w
DS18 is a bit more, but more dealers carry them too. Not sure if that means anything or not.
DS18 4ch 200w
DS18 4ch 100w
What are yall buying on a budget that will push those 4 8" Kicker speakers?
I am looking to add a budget sound system to my Jon Yacht.
I know that I want 4 Kicker KM8" speakers. They have a RMS of 150w and peak of 300w, each.
I am confused on amps. I dont want to blow my entire budget on a JL marine amp, so I am looking at budget ones.
NVX has great reviews, great customer service, and price is great.
They make one that on paper would be perfect. NVX 4ch 150w
This one is only 100wx4ch, but a bit cheaper. NVX 4ch 100w
DS18 is a bit more, but more dealers carry them too. Not sure if that means anything or not.
DS18 4ch 200w
DS18 4ch 100w
What are yall buying on a budget that will push those 4 8" Kicker speakers?
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Posted on 11/22/21 at 8:43 am to Ice Cream Sammich
I know you wanted cheaper, but I really can't say enough about how pleased I was with the Kenwood KAC-1824bt in my bay boat.
Posted on 11/22/21 at 12:00 pm to AlxTgr
I dont mind spending more, for better.
But that amp only pushes 45w per channel. Those 8" Kickers are going to need a bit more.
But that amp only pushes 45w per channel. Those 8" Kickers are going to need a bit more.
Posted on 11/22/21 at 3:46 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
Sounds like are going to have the same set up as me. I put 4 of the Kicker 8s in cans and have a rockville audio 1600w 4 channel amp. Each channel gets 100 watts, but still pumps really good sound. Amp was 120 on amazon. You could go up and get the 2400w amp by rockville for 150, just not sure it's worth the extra money or space
Posted on 11/22/21 at 6:16 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
Man I’ve never, and I mean never, had a good experience with cheap lower end marine amps. If truly a marine (saltwater) environment, fusion is my go to when not going JL.
Posted on 11/22/21 at 6:40 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
I have an NVX VADM4 in my boat, It’s been a great amp for the money. It’s the smaller version of their 4 channel marine rated amps, barely bigger than a dollar bill in length and width. Very powerful, I had never heard of them before but gave the amp a try after seeing a YouTube video saying it was actually underrated as far as rms power. I run it at 2 ohms on 8 speakers and get compliments every time we are at the sand bar or parked somewhere listening to it. On the amplifier dyno video on YouTube it was pushing something like 175 watts rms per channel at 2 ohms. Haven’t had any trouble with it so far, I’ve had it for a little over 2 years now. Took the boat to Lake Ouachita in Arkansas over the summer for a week and ran the radio for 6-8 hours a day and never missed a beat. I normally only run JL stuff but I’m happy with the NVX amp I have.
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