Not the pick of the litter.
Pros:
Loud, strong bass. Delivers more RMS than stated. Looks good. Goes on sale often.
Cons:
Overheats easily. Annoying blue glow. Relatively poor sound output. Not great for the price.
The Bottom Line:
Overall, if possible, steer clear of this amp. Kenwood, Power Acoustik, and Sony all have better amps for less.
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Author's Review
This amp is a fair investment, and puts out a LOT of power. Bridged @ 4ohms, it produces 400 watts RMS.
The features include a MOSFET power supply, high/low pass variable crossover, Nickel plated terminals, speaker level inputs, pre-amp output(1), an air intake fan, subsonic filter, and of course adjustable bass boost.
As far as real-world performance, this amp seems to actually put out a bit more than 400RMS when bridged. The sound quality is ok, but it's far from great. As with any new amp, adjusting the settings just right can be trying at times, and I seemed to have a particularly difficult time getting this amp to sound it's best throughout a variety of songs.
The blue glow the amp gives off might please some, but driving a Dodge Durango, the lack of an option to turn it off can be distracting at night, when it reflects in your rear windows. Even equipped with a built in fan, running this amp hard for extended periods of time (30 minutes playing Bass CDs, like Bass Mechanics) will cause the amp to go into thermal shutdown on a warm day..(Even in open-air environments, so I cant imagine putting it under a seat to hide the blue glow).
This amp is probably the loudest in the price range that I've used, however the sound quality is also by far the poorest, even at half volume. (I've used this amp, the Sony 500RMS(bridged) 2way, a Kenwood KAC-7202 460RMS(bridged), and the Power Acoustik LT980 560watts RMS(bridged) to power the same subs).
Overall, the sound quality, coupled with the amp being prone to overheating moderately easily, makes it so I cannot recommend this amp. It's 'ok', but there are definitely better investments for the same amount.