amplifier advice Options

[99Celica]

I'm getting boston sx60's component speakers put in my car and i'm searching for the right amp for them. They are rated at 65 W RMS.

I've been looking at the Alpine F300 and the Alpine KTP-445

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500MRPF300/Al...tures_and_specs

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500KTP445/Alp...ack.html?tp=115

Will these do a good job pushing my front and rear speakers? I don't blast my music ever, i'm going for crystal clear sound. Also will a 65+ RMS amp make a considerable sound quality difference over these 45 and 50 RMS amps or just allow me to make ears bleed?

Any alternatives if these won't do?

Travis

[quick_5hifter]

I would choose the Crunch, NEW.
The Infinity amp is fine too, but also NEW. I wouldn't go for the refurbished parts when it comes to audio. You might be lucky, but I don't think that they sound like the original brand new... plus the price difference is not very high.

One more thing I've noticed: 100 watts RMS from Harmann Kardon sound like ~75 watts from Maxxsonics.To be more specific, my 400w rms Hifonics amplifier sounded more powerful than a 400w rms JBL amplifier, used on the same subwoofer... I have a good opinion about both brands (I was a JBL fan for a while), but Hifonics really impressed me. I wasn't expecting better results for less money!

PS: JBL and Infinity are like Toyota and Lexus: Infinity and Lexus are the "deluxe" and more expensive versions of the same technology.
Hifonics and Crunch are practically the same, even the price is almost the same... the only difference is the appearance.

This post has been edited by quick_5hifter: May 28, 2009 - 5:13 PM