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Title: good budget amp
Post by: pickles on 02 April 2012, 00:20
lookin to upgrade my stock sound system soon, heard the standard OEM speakers are of a good build quality.
just lookin for a cheap but quality amp for the front and rear speakers, not plannin on any subs or anything.
i know you get what you pay for  and the ones on ebay have a notbad write up at 4x 75 RMS, or is this just sh!te.
not wana spend big bucks just somethin to make my music sound a lot cleaner when turned up  :grin:
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: Len on 02 April 2012, 08:54
Standard speakers are rubbish!

A Sony is a good budget amp.
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: pickles on 02 April 2012, 18:40
Quote from: Len on 02 April 2012, 08:54
Standard speakers are rubbish!

A Sony is a good budget amp.

cheers, depends what your aiming for i suppose.
dont want the usual chavied up loudness with subs n stuff, just want my music to sound clearer when up full ie, not distorted.

read this, loads of info http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/287271.aspx
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: dom on 02 April 2012, 19:47
Quote from: Len on 02 April 2012, 08:54
Standard speakers are rubbish!

A Sony is a good budget amp.

Standard speakers in the Mk4 are much better than standard ones in a MK3 :wink:
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 18 April 2012, 13:33
The standard mk3 speakers are diabolical infact
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: gm8 on 18 April 2012, 15:55
JBL a402 , great amp (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JBL-GT5-A402-2-CHANNEL-MONO-BRIDGEABLE-240W-CAR-POWER-AMPLIFIER-SAMEDAY-DISPATCH-/160719722693?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item256ba458c5#ht_764wt_1163)
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: Len on 19 April 2012, 12:37
Quote from: gm8 on 18 April 2012, 15:55
JBL a402 , great amp (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JBL-GT5-A402-2-CHANNEL-MONO-BRIDGEABLE-240W-CAR-POWER-AMPLIFIER-SAMEDAY-DISPATCH-/160719722693?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item256ba458c5#ht_764wt_1163)


Not exactly budget though!
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: Kerrse on 19 April 2012, 16:42
MK4 speakers are pretty good but better when run with a Sub, i only took mine out as the mrs has the car now & isn't a bass head like me  :grin:
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: pickles on 19 April 2012, 23:46
got this at a bargain price http://www.dakmart.com/p10951/Sony-XM-ZR604-Xplod-4-Channel-600-watt-Car-Amplifier-XMZR604-/product_info.html.

just amped up the front speakers, was gna bridge the other 2 channels for a sub and run the rears off the head unit.

sounds gr8 with just the amp n stock speakers however, I want it louder lol so may upgrade the speakers as well.
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: Kerrse on 20 April 2012, 11:27
I had a twin 10" amped sub box in mine 800w rms of pure bass certainly was loud enough  :grin: it apprently peaked at 2000w but we all know peak figures are nonsense  :grin:
Title: Re: good budget amp
Post by: pickles on 20 April 2012, 16:39
just got a 12" sony sub as well with 380 w RMS, im sure the manual with the sub said that it could produce 300w bridged (may be wrong), would this mater lol