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Old Jan 26, 2018 | 05:46 PM
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Need opinions. I have a pair of HATimagine 6.5's in the fairing. Looking for an amp to power them and will fit in the batwing on an 08 ultra.
 
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Budget under 500
 
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What headunit and what rear speakers?
 
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Kenwood 998 and factory rears. Only looking to power the fronts. Would the RF t400x2 work?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2018 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Brent Michael
Kenwood 998 and factory rears. Only looking to power the fronts. Would the RF t400x2 work?
Not sure what u mean when u say ur only powering the fronts. What's feeding the other Speaks?

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Kenwood 998 and factory rears. Only looking to power the fronts. Would the RF t400x2 work?
Same question as Tailwind? Why not get the tm400x4ad? Even if you decide you don’t want to power the rear, for some reason, you can bridge this amp. If you decide later, to power the rears, all you’d need is another line leveler. Plus, the TM is marine grade for $19 more. It’s a great amp!
 

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Old Jan 26, 2018 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Brent Michael
Kenwood 998 and factory rears. Only looking to power the fronts. Would the RF t400x2 work?
Those Hats are power hungry for sure. The 2 channel will work great but I have to agree with T and Bafflingbs. Why would you only amp the front speakers?
 
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Good point. Crutchfield has the t400x2 on sale for 299 which was why i was considering it. I have a arc 125.4 but don't wanna go through the hassle of fitting it in the batwing.
 
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Originally Posted by Bafflingbs
Same question as Tailwind? Why not get the tm400x4ad? Even if you decide you don’t want to power the rear, for some reason, you can bridge this amp. If you decide later, to power the rears, all you’d need is another line leveler. Plus, the TM is marine grade for $19 more. It’s a great amp!
Is this amp too underpowered for the Polk MM652s as rears with Kappa 6.11Is in fairing?
 
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Polks are 4 ohm and kappas are 2 ohm. Plenty of power at 2 ohm but a little underpowered to drive those polks to there potential. Just based on what I see on specs with no real world experience with amp.
 
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