I decided that I know longer want to run my 4 interior speakers off the cd player anymore. So I'm looking at a good 4 channel amp. Right now I have a Sony cd player, and a Kenwood 2 channel amp powering a 12" Volfenhag sub. All 4 interior speakers are Infinity. As you can see, I dont care much about keeping everything from the same company. I just want something that sounds good.



Should I get this Kenwood 4 channel and keep the amps the same or get an amp to match the speakers like this Infinity?





Specs

Infinity -$290

# Amplifier Class : Class D

# Number of Channels : 4-Channel

# Maximum Power : 1200 Watts

# RMS Power Output @ 4 Ohms : 125 Watts x 4-Channels

# RMS Power Output @ 2 Ohms : 150 Watts x 4-Channels

# Bridged Power : 300 Watts x 2-Channel

# THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) : 0.05%

# Signal-to-Noise Ratio (dB) : 85dB

# Frequency Response (Hz) : 10Hz~75KhZ

# Built-in Crossover : Yes





Kenwood - $290

# Amplifier Class : D Class

# Number of Channels : 4-Channels

# Maximum Power : 1200 Watts x 4-Channels

# RMS Power Output @ 4 Ohms : 150 Watts x 4-Channels

# RMS Power Output @ 2 Ohms : 120Watts x 4-Channels

# Bridged Power : 300 Watts x 2-Channels

# THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) : 0.5%

# Signal-to-Noise Ratio (dB) : 105 dB

# Frequency Response (Hz) : 20Hz~20KHz

# Built-in Crossover : Yes

 

Boy talk about a close race. I'd go with the Kenwood out of those two because of the noise rating. The frequency range difference is in the tall grass and you probably wouldn't ever notice it. Same for the noise, come to think of it, but less noise never hurt anything. Even in the noisiest listening environment: a car.



Second opinion: if you can find a deal on either one, go with the cheaper.