By far the most dramatic changes to my system happened in the cargo area. Although I was very pleased with the performace of the US Amps, I knew that the system still had some untapped potential....and I was ready to try something else.
I really wanted to try class A amps on the horns. After literally months of searching I came across a pair of monoblock class A amps from a now out of business company; Poweramper. These would replace the usa-200.
Next, I wanted more power on the subs. I found an absolutely insane price on a JBL a3000gti. Rated almost exactly the same as the US de-3000, but you wouldn't believe how much more powerful this amp sounds.
check out the difference in the number and size of parts used in the two amps. The JBL is one fine example of getting what you paid for. Just a whole other league.
I was actually going to keep the usa-1000 in the new install. I ran it and the Poweramper's for a long time while I debated on how to fit the JBL sub amp.
Then I started to wonder how much better the 8's would sound with a dual mono setup. For months, everything I looked at was either too large, too expensive, or too hard to get. Finally, I settled on a pair on Rockford's very compact P300-1 class A/B monoblocks. Less power than the usa-1000, but I figured having a monoblock on every front stage driver would improve my imaging/staging making it a fair trade. These things have been a pleasant surprise!
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