Autotek SS-400.2

Price Paid:  $189.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001 Autotek SS-400.2

Summary:
This amp is the best for the money! It puts out alot of clean power. It has never overheated (hasn't even come close). It looks great chrome plated with electric blue looks really nice. Carries the Autotek name of awesome performance.

Strengths:
Everything this amp rocks. Power, cleaness, pushes most subs very well. IT looks great and runs cool.

Weaknesses:
None so far.

Similar Products Used:
Rockford Fosgate

Price Paid:  $260.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2001 autotek ss 400.2

Summary:
i have it hooked up to my 4 omhs 12w0 jl and this thing pound so hard that everybody thinks i have 2 12 in the back of my ZX2 so the amp makes the difference and with 400 watts i thaught it would blew my sub out of the box. This amp really rocks for the price and if want lots of power without copromising sound qulity this is the amp for you cause at that price i suggest u get more then 1. Just baught 600.4 as well and hooked up 2 8w3 and 525 cs on it.

Strengths:
powerful good spl and sq worth every buck
you really get alot for your money
doesn't overheat ever

Weaknesses:
none so far

Similar Products Used:
zapco ag 350
sound just as good as the zapco and just as powerful
and will cost you 350$ canadian less.

Price Paid:  $269.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 '00 SS 400.2

Summary:
I use to have this amp hooked up to (2) 10" Rockford Fosgate Punch DVC's, and it was hard to beat! I had them both hooked up to one channel (bridged) and it was pulling 1 ohm. It has never overheated, or shut down for any reason. This amp is awesome, especially for the price ($180 at www.woofersetc.com). I would but another one in a heartbeat.

Strengths:
Looks, definatly. Has a GREAT amount of power, more than any other 400 watt. amp that I have ever heard! 1 ohm stable, which few amps are. I can drive(2) 2-ohm woofers with the amp in MONO!!!

Weaknesses:
The price that I paid (269), you can get this amp for $180 at www.woofersetc.com. Otherwise, NONE!

Similar Products Used:
Optimus 200 watt., Kohler 400 watt., American Pro 800 watt. (DONT BUY, AMERICAN PRO SUCKS!), American Pro 600 watt. (AGIAN, DONT BUY!)

Price Paid:  $150.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2000

Summary:
Like I said I paid dealer cost plus shipping as I got it from a friend on the internet who deals in all kinds of wholesale car audio equipment, although the price was low, after using the amp, and seeing it in person (pictures don't do it justice) If I had the $419 USD to pay for it retail, I would have chosen it over some other amps. It also is a great parter for a pair of 12" Pioneer Diamondplate subwoofers (TS-W303C) 150wrmsx2 @ 4ohm is just slightly underpowering the pioneers (160wrms) but the rated wattages are far below what the amp puts out... although surprisingly I bridged the Autotek into a single pioneer... and it took it, (almost 350wrms!) cleanly, near 0 distortion... not too much drain from the battery either(the reason I say 350wrms because I was running it in the house and only had 12v from a battery)So if you are shopping for an amp to have great cosmetic appeal with the SQ to back it up, the Autotek SS series amps are GREAT! Although the retail price per watt is high for this amp class I still say BUY ONE!

Strengths:
Good Looking, Stable with low loads(2ohm MONO), Clean bass (VERY CLEAN) I got it at dealer cost from a dealer friend of mine, I prefer not to say who. It has great frequency response and the RCA pass through is a great feature, keeps me from underloading head unit impedance and maintains Preout voltage.

Weaknesses:
Cosmetics tend to scratch and blue paint/?anodizing? is subject to heat discoloration. Bass boost is kinda bastardizing a great amp.( I have it at 0dB, cuz bass boost is lame)

Similar Products Used:
Rockwood Sniper Series 2070, doesn't even compare, different world... the rockwood blew up so quickly that I was ashamed to even have bought it... teach me for buying from flea markets/travelling sales events.

Price Paid:  $400.00

Summary:
For the price i paid for it i would probaly get a couple more to use for a sound quality car. It is deffinatly an amp that I would recommend to a person looking for an amp that performs well and looks great. For the competitions I'll stick with the higher current amps. The more power for a better price will sell the amp faster than it can be produced.

Strengths:
I like the looks and the size. It is good clean power and pushes most subs good. This is an amp that I would use for sound quality competitions.

Weaknesses:
For the size it could put out a little bit more power.

Similar Products Used:
I have 4 u.s. amps u.s.400x which cost 3 times the price but you can get a u.s. 150 for $300.00 and it puts out the same power if not more. It also has cleaner sound too.