i am looking to buy an amp for my honda accord. i have kenwood speakers and will eventually buy some subs. i found a power acoustik 2000watt amp on ebay for around $100, but i also found a 600watt kenwood amp at best buy for $150. i know the power acoustik won't be as good as the kenwood but it has so much more power so which one would be better to buy? i am also open to suggestions of other amps in that price range. thanks here are the links to both amps
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kenwood+-+600W+Class+D+Mono+Amplifier+with+Variable+Crossover/9230977.p?id=1218063832403&skuId=9230977&st=kenwood&cp=1&lp=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/POWER-ACOUSTIK-OV1-2000D-2000w-Mono-Car-Amplifier-Amp_W0QQitemZ230415019635QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item35a5ce2e73#ht_3783wt_930
Power Acoustik amps are extremely overrated, meaning they do not produce the rated power. When looking for an amp you dont want to look at the peak power its the rms power you want to look at. Say for instance if you have 2- 12" subs that are 600w rms ea you would want an amp thats 1200w rms.
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