Greetings,

My buddy is really into music and is wondering if the stock s2k power components (e.g. battery and alternator) will be sufficient for the following setup.

Amp: audison voce AV5.1k amp
Processor: audison bit one
Sub: audison voce AV 10 sub
Speakers and tweeters: focal utopia ACTIVE 165W-RC
HU: JVC KD-A95BT


Thanks a bunch!

 

It all depends on how the system is operated. If he wants to retain his hearing, the stock power components might be OK. If he prefers to have the hearing of an 80-year old by the time he's 30, then upgraded power components are called for.

Here's (another) silly comment - I did an Internet search on the amp and found a review that provided the specs (1650W total) but I was amused by some of the comments in the review. This is the classic case of making a product's fault appear to be a benefit. Here is the quote:

"In an effort to provide the absolute best possible sound quality, the front channels are designed to be used only with four-ohm loads whereas the rear channels can drive two- or four-ohm loads."

Really? So if my speaker impedance, at some part of the frequency curve, ever dips below 4 ohms (which happens a lot) I get crappy sound? And if I install rear speakers, they must provide crappy sound too because the rear channel amps are not "designed to be used only with four-ohm loads".

The really funny part is the very next paragraph, which starts off with "On one end of the amplifier you find the input section with both high-level and RCA connections available". Wait a minute, this is a no-compromise amplifier designed for the absolute best sound quality but you're going to include a high-level input (known for inferior sound quality)? I guess that's for the folks that don't have enough money for a new HU after shelling out almost $2k for the amp?

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