Help me choose some amps.

[aZ`]

Ok, some of my equipment has failed in the past and I have been getting by from re configuring my amps and using 2nd hand and old stuff I had laying around but enough is enough.

I am happy with the performance (prior to failures) of my system so I don't need to change any source or speakers.

Current setup.
4chan clarion apx680, 2 channels are dead so this runs 4 in boat speakers, 2 each in parallel off 2 channels.

4 chan Audiobahn (pos who cares what model) 3 channels are dead the remaining Chanel powers the Polk 10 in a vented enclosure.

4 chan Alpine Mrv f300 2 channels are dead so one channel supplies the tweeters in my Compression driver horns up top. Bugger all power required here but I want to keep separate from the drivers so I can tune them.

2 chan alpine Mrv 1507 bridged 450wrms to the 10" drivers up top. Just recently had a PS failure.

So here I am with a total of 4 amps. A total of 14 channels and only 5 work. I would love to run the whole system off 2 4chan amps.


Things that need power:
4 In boat 6.5's: I'd like 80-100wrms, happy to run off 2 channels @ 2ohms.
2 Tweeters for HLCD: only need about 20wrms
2 10" HLCD drivers: preferably 400rms+ these are the only power hungry drivers in the boat and are in a small sealed enclosure.
1 10" Sub: being small and in an efficient enclosure probably only needs 150-200rms

What are your thoughts? 2 big 4 channels?
A 5 channel and keep the tweeter amp in there (it has x-over multiiers which is good for tunning the tweeters)
I'd love to reclaim some space that 4 amps take up.
Edit: failures my own fault. Forgot to re attach cup holder drain and water got to 3 of the amps.

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[ski4evr]

I've had my two alpine marine pdx's in service for 4 years and really abuse them. use the 5 channel for cockpit including sub, and the 4 channel bridged for tower. I'm sure they aren't the best out there, but really loud and clean.

[chrisschweda]

I have a g23 with 2 amps powering everything I have a rockford p500 on 2 12's plant loud with bass turned down and I have a Rockford t1000-4ad running 3 sets of in boats on 2 channels because its 1 ohm stable and the other 2 channels running rev 10s and 8"bazooka tubbies IT FLAT OUT ROCKS If I was to buy new amps now I would get 2 of the 1000s you can run 2 channels on the subs and 2 on the in boats then put the other on the tower. The other thing that is great is I run the radio for hours on the stock Batteries with no Problem.

[aZ`]

Thanks guys. I will have a look ino the Rockford amps.
I have had a bit of a gander at the pdx v9. But I'm not sold on the way it gains no out out when reducing resistance. 100wrms into 4 ohms and 100wrms into 2ohms. So running 4 in boats off two of these channels only allows 50w per speaker.


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[chrisschweda]

The rockford amp is impressive it benched out at 346 watts per channel so with the 3 sets of jl in boats on 2 channels they are all getting over 100watts each then the tower gets 700 watts