What's yer favorite Sub Amp? (More DIY Sub Stuff)

[bcycle]

Hi,

Well I'm pressing on with my DIY Sub. I'm thinking a 12" Dayton Quatro, a vented box, some stuffing, matte black rustoleum, etc, etc. From here on in I shall refer to this DIY sub as "Project Slopzilla". I'm looking at a 12" Dayton Quatro for the driver and I'm going to run this sub off my Yamaha RX-V2500 and my mismash of ye-olde A/D/S Towers in the front and various other speakers for surround. I'm looking for quality over amplitude (clean not thumpy) when driving the sub in DSP stereo and movie modes, and I would love to get some nice clean bottom end when playing music (and sometimes movies) in DSP and movie modes.

Here's my question. What plate amp do you like for $120.00 or less? I've looked at the Daytons and a couple others. What do you think? On behalf of Project Slopzilla, thanks!

Greg

 

[Hi Ho]

I have a Parts-Express 250w plate amp on my DIY sub. I have an Ascendant Audio Atlas 12" in there. It literally shakes the house with tight, clean bass down to around 16hz.

EDIT: The Parts-Express link doesn't work but you can easily find the amp in the plate amp section.

 

[MacManNM]

I think plate amps are a huge waste of money for what you get. You can use one of these

http://salestores.com/auam250wamop.html or

http://www.bizrate.com/marketplace/product_info/overview/index__cat_id--11970000,prod_id--11620747.html

That's what I think!

 

[j_garcia]

I'm using the A350 basic. It's a pretty solid unit for the price and has about all the features one would need (selectable subsonic filter, continuously variable phase, etc..), which was one of the selling points for me. These features, as well as a built in x-over if needed, are normally not found on a normal amp. It's not under $120, but the A250 is.

http://www.rythmikaudio.com/nonservo_product.htm

 

[Hi Ho]

Those Rythmick plate amps look exactly the same as the Parts-Express amps both outside and in. I'd say they are the same thing.

 

[j_garcia]

I beleve Rythmik may be the OEM for them; PE probably buys from them (or Rythmik and PE both buy from the OEM), and they are actually cheaper directly from Rythmik, though I think PE had the 250 or one like it on sale recently for $98. PE also doesn't carry the 350 or the SE versions.

I was thinking about going with the 500W BASH amp from PE, but I'm glad I went with the 350. I'm only using about 30% gain and it is still almost overwhelming with this sub