Am l to believe that.........?

[mrnedrub]

Hi from Australia, lve just found this great site and am really impressed with the quality of imformation and opinions that are voiced in the forums. l have seen a few of the "l want a 4000watt amp for my car and dont want to spend any money and will do it my self " type questions and loved reading the answers about the amperage that would be needed,banks of caps,multiple battery racks ect. One of my early experiences was with a "Harmon /k citation 13 amp"(l think thats what it was called?) and it had somthing like 10w rms, but l was blown away by how detailed it was and also how loud it was! It was my fathers and he keeps in the garage on a shelf(in a box) for one of his yet to do "projects" that never seem to come about.....strange thing is l seem to have started to gather a few of my own "projects" to do "one day" aswell........? ANYWAY....the thing l learnt was you dont always need thousands of watts to be loud and l also found that listening to "clean and clear" makes me smile , not wince! So thanks people for taking the time to reply and thanks to the people who made this site!!!

 

[tool49]

If you shop smart, I might even add; you will never need even one thousand watts to be loud.

Welcome aboard. Be sure to fasten your seatbelt because you are now on the DIY highway 😉

Sébastien

 

[warren o]

There is always that annoying issue of quality, too. And how few manufacturers rate their power the same way (that is getting better).

Two things in mobile audio:
1) You are close to the speakers
2) It is a poor acoustic environment & usually works as a near field for all but the bass, and then you are in the cab.

And loud is log.

My first nice amp was a HK Citation 12. Yep, it is in my basement; a future “project.”