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  Kenwood KAC-8404 50W x 4 Car Amplifier
 
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4-channel car amplifier
50 watts RMS x 4



Stock Status: Discontinued


Product Code: 113KAC8404

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Kenwood made their reputation building car amplifiers that offer no-nonsense reliability and superior sound quality. The compact KAC-8404 4-channel amplifier features a rugged cast-aluminum chassis more than 40% smaller than its predecessor, yet it'll still pump out 50 watts RMS to each of 4 channels — ideal for improving the performance of the front and rear speakers in your system. Or, you can bridge the amp to 2-channel mode and drive a couple of subs with 180 watts RMS each without straining your car's electrical system.

Built-in high- and low-pass filters adjust the amplifier output so you'll get the best sound possible from your speaker or subwoofer combo, while the variable bass boost lets you dial in up to 18 dB of bass boost, if you want to fatten up the sound.

The front-mounted controls allow you to tweak the sound easily, and convenient front-side connections make setup a snap. Signal sensing turn-on and speaker-level inputs allow these amps to hook up to factory radios that don't have preamp level outputs.

 
Details:
   » 4-channel car amplifier
   » 50 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms (75 watts x 4 at 2 ohms)
   » 180 watts RMS x 2 bridged output at 4 ohms (4 ohm stable in bridged mode)
   » 2-, 3-, and 4-channel operation
   » CEA-2006 compliant
   » high-pass (12 dB per octave) and low-pass (24 dB per octave) filters variable from 50 to 200 Hz
   » variable bass boost (0-18 dB at 40 Hz)
   » cooling fan
   » MOSFET power supply
   » speaker-level inputs with signal sensing turn-on
   » preamp-level inputs and outputs
   » fuse rating: 40A x 1
   » 8-gauge power and ground leads recommended — wiring and hardware not included with amplifier
   » 11-1/16"W x 2-5/16"H x 9-7/8"D
   » warranty: 1 year

Average Customer Rating: Based on 6 Reviews.


 
Good Amp November-07-09
Reviewer: Dave from Mentor, OH  
This is amp was perfect for the power i needed for my kenwood speakers. sounds
great, and gets loud! Im a proud owner of this amp now. the heart to my great
clean sound of car.


 
Very flexible, you can't go wrong August-16-09
Reviewer: Michael from Bronx, NY  
I can only speak of how this amp handles mids & highs, since I have a
separate dedicated amp for my subs. The sound is very crisp & clean. It's
powering 6.5-inch Kenwoods in the front and rear factory speakers of
my '02 VW Golf. It was a HUGE improvement over my last 4-channel amp
once I took the time to tweak the settings. I'm a perfectionist, so it took me
about a week to get it just right for my tastes. I'd keep the cover off for a
while as you'll find yourself making minor adjustments as you drive around.
I have the gain on the front channels slightly higher than the rears and
have both the front/rear channels on HPF at around 100 Hz.

Anyway, my only minor setback was slight engine noise. The only time I
heard it was when I paused my iPod or was using bluetooth, but it still
annoyed me. You always hear about the importance of a good, solid
ground. I originally had the amp grounded to a distribution block along with
my sub amp. Instead, I ran a slightly longer ground wire directly to the
grounding point. After that, all I heard was dead silence when I revved the
engine with the music paused and the windows up.

Aside from performance, I prefer amps like this one whose connection
terminals are all on one side so the install is cleaner. I have it mounted low
on the driver's side trunk wall. For the price and performance, I think
this amp is more than a fair value.


 
lots of solid, clean power. October-07-08
Reviewer: septone from seattle, wa  
I have a Kenwood KAC-8404 powering all of my  door and dash speakers, some polk audio 4x6 in the dash, 6x9 in the rear deck, and infiniti 51/4" in the front door. I can turn it up to the point where it actually begins to hurt the ears without any distortion.

The highs are crisp and clean. :)

I'm very happy with this amp.


 
Put your Kenwoods together June-12-08
Reviewer: Neal from Chicago  
I put this Kenwood KAC-8404 with a Kenwood SR700 (sirius built-in satelite receiver). Pair of Kenwood KFC 1682ie 3way speakers and pair of Kicker 6 1/2" Midbass/subwoofer 04SSMB6.  All which fit in the doors of my Colorado.  Sound is excellant, size is great and power is perfect for vehicle.


 
Excellent choice when you're on a budget May-28-08
Reviewer: Big Walt from Moreno Valley, CA  
This amp sounds
AWESOME!!! I'm using
it to power a pair
of 5 x 7 Infinity
Reference Series
component speakers
and a pair of
Infinity 5 x 7 Kappa
Series 2 way
speakers with ZERO
distortion. Because
of budget issues(not
enough money LOL) I
have to wait to
install a sub, but
the mids thump hard
enough to keep me
content until then.
Originally I had an
Infinity 5 channel
amp, but it was just
too big, this amp is
perfect for the
amount of space that
I'm playing with.
You can't go wrong
with this amp.


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