Blew up old amp, after new one

[Panseven]

Hey guys, out of spontaneous decision I bought a fusion 700watt 4 ohm 4 channel amp. I now have two 1100 watt 4ohm 300 (or so) rms and I run them parallel. At a party on the weekend I blew my amp up and I'm looking for a new amp. I want to buy an amp that runs effectively at 2 ohms and has enough power to power my two subs. I only need the amp for my subs because I am not powering my speakers in my car. I have no idea where to start and what brands are reliable

 

[Panseven]

1100 watt subs*

 

[Tasmaniak]

so...to clarify, you need an amp that will run 600wrms@2ohm?
Quality?
Budget?
Physical size?

 

[Panseven]

Yeah. Pretty much 600-700rms.
Quality - something that'll last
Budget - $150-200
Size - fit under the passenger seat

 

[Tasmaniak]

These are in your budget but not your power rating.

Kenwood KAC-8106D Car Amplifier - ($184.85)RYDA Car Audio
Pioneer GM-7500M Car Amplifier - ($198.85)RYDA Car Audio
Sony XM-SW10 Mono Block Amplifier - ($187.85)RYDA Car Audio

These are in your power rating but not your budget.
Fusion CA-DA12250 Car Amplifier - RYDA Car Audio($348.85)
Kenwood KAC-X1D Car Amplifier - ($448.85)RYDA Car Audio
Ryda Car Audio - JBL Car Amplifiers
Kicker ZX750.1 Car Amplifier - RYDA Car Audio($528.85)
Ryda Car Audio - JL Audio XD6001 Class D Monoblock Subwoofer Amplifier($384.85) <~~~~My money is on this one.
Pioneer GM-8500M Car Amplifier - ($278.85)RYDA Car Audio <~~~~ Your money is on this one.
SoundStream STL1.1200D Mono Block Amp - ($398.85)RYDA Car Audio <~~~~ Class A/B power hungry but "should" have the higher sound quality based upon amp class

 

[Fun_Bucket]

The amp you had was probably reliable if you looked after it. Go down to jaycar and grab one of their response monos, about 250 bucks.

 

[anarklov3r]

Why are you using a 4 channel, 4 ohm amp to run Subs at 2 ohm? Why not get a decent monoblock that is stable at 2ohm?

 

[StoneX]

Why are you using a 4 channel, 4 ohm amp to run Subs at 2 ohm? Why not get a decent monoblock that is stable at 2ohm?

Pretty sure he'd have been running it as a 2 channel (4 channel bridged) at 4 ohm which is fine. A monoblock would be more efficient but both methods work fine.

 

[anarklov3r]

Maybe im just imaging him using 2x 4CH amps bridged (each to 2 channels) then somehow him bridging those again to power his 2 subs which has killed his amps?

 

[Panseven]

Hey guys, thanks Tasman for so much information. I will definetly have a look at them when I get on my pc. My amp that I had was 4ch but I found that one 2 of them channels were bridgeable. So I had both subs running off 2 channels in parallel. When I was doing this, the amp was cutting out at higher volumes (I believe it was because the amp didnt run stable at 2ohms). I bought the 4ch amp when I first bought the car and I only expected to run one sub. Now I have two subs and realise a more stable monoblock is the way to go. Just not sure which one but now I have a few models thanks to Tasman