My amp died. :(

CruiserClass · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 11:50 PM

After light use of about 2 years my MTX Thunder 200x1 mono amp died. The in-line fuse is fine but as soon as you power it up you can smell that ozone odor and it instantly blows the two blade fuses in the side.

Since its a relatively inexpensive amp, I'm figuring its not worth it to have it repaired and will just replace it.

Its powering a Kicker L5 10" solobaric. I'd like to stay under $150 for a replacement. RCA inputs, so no need for speaker level inputs.

Recommendations?

I was looking at these on Crutchfield:

Orion Cobalt CO5001 Mono subwoofer amplifier — 250 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms at Crutchfield.com

Blaupunkt THA1250PnP 1-channel car amplifier 300 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms at Crutchfield.com

AudioNutz · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 02:38 PM

What have you listened to so far?

CruiserClass · #3 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 06:35 PM

If you mean amps, nothing other than the original MTX.

If you mean music, country, rock, and talk.

AudioNutz · #4 (**permalink**) 10-11-2009, 06:55 PM

I mean amps. As in "you wouldn't actually spend money on something that you haven't listened to", right?

CruiserClass · #5 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:27 AM

Yes, yes I would. That's why I'm asking for recommendations.

Listening to an amp in a test room has little to no bearing on how its going to sound in your own application. Unless the test room puts the same amount of voltage and signal to noise ratio into the amp as my head unit does and its hooked up to a Solobaric 10" L5 4-ohm subwoofer in a sealed truck box in a test chamber the volume of my truck interior, I'm not going to hear what it sounds like in my application.

AudioNutz · #6 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:47 AM

Um, no. That's a common misconception.

CruiserClass · #7 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:51 AM

Great, thanks for clearing it up for me. You've been very helpful.

Now, does anyone have any recommendations for a sub $150 mono amp for this application?

TRAINHORNMAN · #8 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:52 AM

ok first thing..dont buy it off crutch field..

next..dont use a blankrupt...

give me some time and ill show u a couple amps

TRAINHORNMAN · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:53 AM

is ur dual 4 or dual 2 ohm?

TRAINHORNMAN · #10 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:55 AM

also if u have a model # cuz they have different years for the solobarics

CruiserClass · #11 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TRAINHORNMAN

is ur dual 4 or dual 2 ohm?

I've had it for awhile and couldn't remember but I checked with a multimeter and it read 4 ohms.

TRAINHORNMAN · #12 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 11:00 AM

so u have dual 4? if so that means u need a amp that has good power on 2 ohms..

So you need to look for a amp thats about (50-450RMs) about 400@2ohms

are u looking for new or used?

CruiserClass · #13 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TRAINHORNMAN

also if u have a model # cuz they have different years for the solobarics

I don't know the model number. I bought it in early 2006 from Circuit City. It came already loaded in a truck box.

CruiserClass · #14 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TRAINHORNMAN

so u have dual 4? if so that means u need a amp that has good power on 2 ohms..

So you need to look for a amp thats about (50-450RMs) about 400@2ohms

are u looking for new or used?

The amp will see 4 ohm, as that's what the multimeter sees when hooked to the box hookups.

New.

TRAINHORNMAN · #15 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 11:10 AM

ya but u have 4 terminals inside on the speaker right?( 2 red and 2 black) that means u have DUAL 4..which then comes down to 2 ohm...i doubt u only have 1 set of termnals in there..

if i were u i would look at it..its a big factor