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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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I have 7 1/4 Rokker XT's and the stock HK headunit. Would you go with the Rockford fosgate Punch 300 watt 2 channel or the J&M 240 Watt Amp. Just looking at the 2 amps. The RF is 150 new shipped (but i will have to buy a 10 gauge amp install kit at 20 bucks) and the J&M is used for 200 shipped. I was going to get the RF 4 channel but saw it runs at 4 ohms. The 2 channel RF is 2 ohms at 150 watt per channel.

I know there are many options out there but my budget is tight. Just want to and am amp to push the Rokker speakers some more.

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get the punch, and you don't need the 10 gauge install kit, but if you get an install kit from Crutchfield they add an additional year of warranty. but I think they charge more than $20, something like $45. If you buy your own stuff it will still cost you around $20, just the wire alone is pretty expensive. I don't know what you want to do about the install kit, but definitely get the rockford fosgate punch
 
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get the punch, and you don't need the 10 gauge install kit, but if you get an install kit from Crutchfield they add an additional year of warranty. but I think they charge more than $20, something like $45. If you buy your own stuff it will still cost you around $20, just the wire alone is pretty expensive. I don't know what you want to do about the install kit, but definitely get the rockford fosgate punch
I guess all i need is 10 gauge postive and negative wire with an inline fuse. Then some 18 gauge speaker wire and connectors. I think the amp install kit comes with all of that plus a set of rca jack which is not needed since the stock HK radio and amp dont take rca jacks.
 
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I had the RF amp in my road glide, it out performed the RF speakers...
 
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I had the RF amp in my road glide, it out performed the RF speakers...
You"had" the RF amp. Does this mean you recommend it ?
 
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I do recommend it, I am between bikes currently. Make sure the amp and speakers are compatible. If I remember, some speakers are 2 or 4 ohm, and some amps were only 2 or 4 ohm. I had the amp in the front fairing and it never fauted in the AZ heat.
 
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