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Originally Posted by sd22
I'm looking for a cheap upgrade for the hifi amp. Both of my door speakers don't work, and my mechanic thinks it's most likely the amp. Would the Kenwood Excelon XR600-6DSP 6-channel amp work with the hifi system?
https://www.kenwood.com/usa/car/excelon/xr600-6dsp/ |
Are you looking for cheap or are you looking for upgrade? I think, unfortunately, those are 2 dramatically different paths on your decision making tree and unfortunately going 'cheap' will ultimately end up being more expensive than you think it's going to be. What you choose now will start you down a path and to continue on that path with 'upgrade' in mind will almost certainly end up costing you more than estimate at the outset.
Sure, you can replace the amp with something that will work, that will give you sound again, at various different price points and maybe one that will work for you. You will still more than likely be left with questions of how / where to mount it, and whether or not you need a harness to make it work, and how that amplifier will then tie into your overall system with its respective channels and the audio signal chains in your vehicle.
The Match 7 could be a good option if you only want to upgrade or replace your amplifier but I'd like to humbly submit that if you're asking simple questions about what amp will work / drop in and if it would be an upgrade then you're probably not going to get a ton of value out of an amp that has integrated DSP and crossover features, and there is actually a surprisingly good chance you'll end up creating more variables you need to design and control and fiddle with that will ultimately frustrate you and most likely result in a final sound quality that is disappointing and not on par with your total spend.
Also, if you replace your amp it sounds like you still don't have functional door speakers? It will be difficult to enjoy a new amp with non functional door speakers (or even know if its working well for that matter). So there is another problem - and expense - that needs to be reckoned with at some point either now or later and then you're faced again with the cheap vs upgrade dilemma.
Real upgrades aren't cheap. And cheap will often end up being dramatically more expensive than you think it will be. The value here isn't really in the individual components, the value is in the engineering and the system design that goes into a proper car stereo and once you dive in it can quickly turn into a serious can of worms.