This little amp put a smile on my face! I did not have much faith the rated numbers were accurate, turns out this little bad boy is underrated! I have an SMD Amp Dyno and decided to try out this amp in bridged 2ch mode...it surprised me!
Rated @ 8 ohms (bridged) - 100W x 2 @ 14.4V
Measured wattage at 8 ohms (bridged) - 132W x 2 @ 14.2V
Rated @ 4 ohms (bridged) - 150W x 2 @ 14.4V
Measured wattage at 4 ohms (bridged) - 192W x 2 @ 13.93V
Rated "Max Output Power" - 600W
Measured Dynamic RMS Power at 2 ohms (bridged) - 374+357 = 731W !!
See my full video review on YouTube under the channel for BigDWiz.
I also tested this little amp in the 3 channel mode, using 2 channels for 6.5" coaxials and the other two channels bridged to a single 10" 4 ohm MTX Blue Thunder subwoofer. The amp sounded very clean and dynamic. I was playing back FLAC files through my Kenwood KMM-BT312U head unit in my toolbox boombox. I bought this amp to use in the toolbox boombox, was so happy with the performance, I also ordered the matching 300W monoblock, the KDC-M3001. I'll test this when it comes and report the results.
I don't have reliability statistics as this amp is relatively new to the market. I can say compared to similar sized amps such as the Rockford Fosgate PBR-300x4, the Kenwood eats it's lunch. The PBR isn't bridgeable (also not 2 ohm stable) and isn't nearly as flexible as the Kenwood.
It is my opinion Kenwood has set the bar here for the mini amps. At about the same dimensions (except thickness) as my iPhone 6 plus, it's simply incredible this little amp can put out over 700W dynamically! Great job Kenwood!
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| Customer Rating | (184) | (8059) | (275) | (489) | (106) | (119) |
| Price | $134.72 | $16.99 | $189.99 | $165.00 | $149.95 | $117.99 |
| Sold By | Audio 360 | VM Express | Googol Shop | Pacific Stereo | CYBER OUTLET | DiscountsJungle |
| Color | GRAY | — | black | Black | Gray | black |
| Item Dimensions | 6.69 x 3.15 x 5.91 inches | 7.60 x 2.80 x 7.60 inches | 12.99 x 9.06 x 4.33 inches | 9.00 x 6.00 x 3.40 inches | 3.88 x 5.69 x 1.75 inches | 17.60 x 14.00 x 10.40 inches |
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