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[Three]

Hi guys,

Im a long time lurker/reader very rare poster.

Im currently trying to decide what amps are going to be best suited to drive my Esotec 242's & 342's, Now im currently looking at ARC audio or Tru Technology and Genesis.

Im going to be running 2 x idq10 v3's in the boot. So im sure a monoblock will be able to handle that job quiet well.

Any input would be great.

Cheers

Dan

[syd-monster]

Any of those brands will do the job fine. I have a particular soft spot for Genesis, but you should also consider Brax, McIntosh and Zapco. But your choice should more or less be based on Power-RMS out-put Vs allowed $$$.
Then as a secondary, also think about physical size and weight. Something that is forgotten sometimes, with current slim amps being very good.

[shaky]

Tru Billets are just amps. They do what they are supposed to do, amplify your HU signal. My opinion, though, is that they do it extremely well! Also, pics don't do them justice. They look much better in the flesh. They don't seem to get overly hot either. (perhaps something to keep in mind depending on your install).

I've had mine for over a year and no complaints whatsoever. Definitely worth looking at.



Cheers,

shaky

[Three]

syd-monster, on Nov 30 2009, 11:07 PM, said:

Any of those brands will do the job fine. I have a particular soft spot for Genesis, but you should also consider Brax, McIntosh and Zapco. But your choice should more or less be based on Power-RMS out-put Vs allowed $$.
Then as a secondary, also think about physical size and weight. Something that is forgotten sometimes, with current slim amps being very good.

I was looking at the slimline genesis amps, i do think they are rather cool the fact they are so tiny yet pack a punch! Plus my old man has one and ive been fan of it!

shaky, on Dec 1 2009, 06:14 AM, said:

Tru Billets are just amps. They do what they are supposed to do, amplify your HU signal. My opinion, though, is that they do it extremely well! Also, pics don't do them justice. They look much better in the flesh. They don't seem to get overly hot either. (perhaps something to keep in mind depending on your install).

I've had mine for over a year and no complaints whatsoever. Definitely worth looking at.



Cheers,

shaky

I also like the TRU Billets as well!

Price vs Quality out of those two, what would be the better choice. Im tending to sway towards the Genesis tbh.

Cheers

Dan

[Pulse-R]

I use JL Audio "Slash" amps - they seem to work well with Dyns

[Three]

thanks guys,

if I was to go with the genesis amps, what profile amps would be best suited. ( yea im pretty nub with this if you cant tell )

Cheers

[Damo95]

how are you planning on running the dyns?

you have a set of 242 (rear?) and 342 (front?), that right?

i'd run more power into the 342's up front (4ch bridged maybe) and a nice 2ch for the 242's..

and a matching mono to run your IDQ10's..

[muzzy66]

Give the Helix amps some consideration as well - they give about 90% of the performance of Brax, at half of the price.

How about a pair of Helix A1's? The A1 is a full range, partial Class A monoblock which are good for 1 x 240w @ 12V for each amp.

An individual monoblock for L and R channel - can't get better channel seperation then that!!

They should be around $1,200 apiece give or take.

Even an A2 (2x150) would probably suffice

[Luke352]

If you wanted to go with Genesis amps I'd go

Profile 4 Ultra for the fronts this should give you,
2 x 300rms bridged for the front,

A Profile 2 or Profile 4 for the rears,
So either
2 x 75rms
or
2 x 140rms

And a Profile 1 Ultra for the subs,

What impedence spec are your subs?