Kenwood Excelon

The 5-channel Kenwood Excelon X801-5 amplifier can deal out 50 watts RMS each to four speakers and up to 500 watts RMS to a sub, so you can power your entire system with an amp that's the size of a book. You can also configure the X801-5 in 3-channel mode and drive a pair of components with 150 watts each while sending 500 watts to a sub. You can adjust the high-pass filters on the front and rear channels to maximize the performance of your speakers. A steep low-pass filter on the sub channel controls the quality of your bass, while a bass boost lets you dial in just the right amount of thump. This amplifier's Class-D design allows Kenwood to pack maximum power into its compact chassis, and to ensure that it will run cool and perform reliably. The X801-5 accepts input signals from the preamp outputs on an aftermarket receiver or from your vehicle's speaker wires, so it will work with almost any mobile audio system. If you use the speaker-level inputs, the amp can sense the signal and turn itself on, so you...