What do you think about this amp Kenwood excelon

 

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Username: Bernymac

Cambodian

Post Number: 2346
Registered: Sep-04
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-07-Kenwood-Excelon-KAC-X40-4-channel-Amplifier-AMP_W0QQi temZ180101197086QQcategoryZ39741QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It goes 75rms x 4 @ 4ohms. would be great for my tweeters. I'm going with a active setup. What do you think? I know its kenwood, but its kenwood excelon! so does that help. =). If you got any better choices then feel free to say so. thanks.
 

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Username: 420alldaylong

Post Number: 1319
Registered: Sep-06
All the kenwood amps I've seen get hot and crap out?

Try this one

Less watts but way better quality and kicker underates there amps.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3579_Kicker+KX200.4+.html
 

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Username: Ctmike

Ct.

Post Number: 3741
Registered: Feb-06
i used to have a 4 channel kenwood and never had a problem with it. never got hot or shut off, sold it to a friend and he's never had a problem with it either. only kenwood amps i've really seen having a heat problem are their mono's. far from the best though but the excelon is supposed to be decent.
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Southeast PA

Post Number: 1202
Registered: Jul-06
Kenwood excelon are ok, they don't have the problems the regular kenwoods have, but they're still not great.



For a 75 x 4 amp, this would be my choice:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_amps.php?amp_id=254
 

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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 12032
Registered: Jul-05
yeah Excelon's are very nice
 

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Username: Bernymac

Cambodian

Post Number: 2347
Registered: Sep-04
we'll I'm still looking around because I'm still confused on which one to purchase. The 300/4 would be awesome, I find people selling them on CA for 240-250 shipped. So you guys don't think the kenwood would be a good choice? its like 300 at wooferetc and so forth.
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Southeast PA

Post Number: 1203
Registered: Jul-06
Definitely get the JL if you can get one for that price. They make great amps but they're usually expensive.
 

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Username: Bernymac

Cambodian

Post Number: 2348
Registered: Sep-04
yeah, I'm thinking about getting 3 of them actually. 1 would drive my tweeters, and the other two will drive my midbass/midrange CDT m6 drivers. Thinking about selling my massive p800.4 soon so I can do this. But I might just keep it.
 

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Username: Bernymac

Cambodian

Post Number: 2350
Registered: Sep-04
I'm thinking about two 450/4's now.
 

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Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 11762
Registered: Dec-03
anything kenwood is total crap in my experience.
looks great, and lasts about a week before it fails.
 

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Username: Illuminator

USA

Post Number: 4948
Registered: Apr-05
Yep, the Excelon series is no different in build quality from the regular series. They just stamp the label on the front and give it a slightly better warranty.
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Southeast PA

Post Number: 1219
Registered: Jul-06
Jexx, do the excelons have different power supplies?
 

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Username: Juliob

Santo DomingoDominican Re...

Post Number: 4351
Registered: Dec-05
i wouldn't buy kenwood.
 

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Username: Bernymac

Cambodian

Post Number: 2357
Registered: Sep-04
well im not going to try to buy it anymore, I'm trying to look for some jl 450/4's, two of them will be good, but ever since glsswolf mentioned that there re fakes out there i dunno.
 

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Username: Bernymac

Cambodian

Post Number: 2358
Registered: Sep-04
ok nvm...........maybe i was dreaming but i herd it somewhere....
 

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Username: Illuminator

USA

Post Number: 4954
Registered: Apr-05
From what I've seen, there really is no 'quality' difference in the pcb design and components used for the excelon series amplifiers in comparison to the regular Kenwood amps.
 

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Username: Nd4spd18

Southeast PA

Post Number: 1229
Registered: Jul-06
Hmm interesting. I have seen tons of kenwoods have their power supplies fail, but I think I've only even seen one blown excelon.
 

Silver Member
Username: Mike_16

Burlington, Wisconsin Us

Post Number: 435
Registered: Aug-06
yes i just got done having my 9102d kenwood amp that i had used maybe 10 dya sout of 3 months and its doneee. lol but yea myne never once got hot on me even when i was coming from wis dells all the way to racine i played it and checked it but was like barely warm it never got hot though.. i just wont buy another kenwood product aagain uz i got riped and didnt get my money back or get it fixed
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