Kenwood KAC-M1814 4-Channel Compact Bridgeable Marine/Motorsports 400W Max Power Digital Amplifier

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Have several of these in various vehicles. Compact size easily fits under larger center consoles and car seats with air space for cooling. Class D amp with 15A fuse, so low power consumption. Provides good clear amplified sound for car door and dash speakers. Gains adjusted near mid position, crossovers at 80Hz. Using separate dedicated mono amps for subwoofers. Not a competition or audiophile amp, but seems solid for a daily driver.

Compact and works great!!

I needed an amp that had a small footprint. The installation was easy, the wiring came in a pigtail. The only issue I have is you cant use a 10 gauge hot wire, or ground. I had to swap out for a smaller wire. The sound is great, with a little tweaking, I am running 4 ,6 inch speakers with tweeters, no sub. Great amp for the money.

I installed this amp in my 1997 Toyota T100, it fits perfectly in small spaces. Comes with all the wiring, no need to buy additional wires or RCA cables, unless you're trying to install it 10ft away from the head unit. Overall good product, my speakers sound pretty clean. If you're looking for huge base, then this is not the product for you. This one is perfect to enhance the sound coming from the speakers on your car's door.

Power to play! Nice clear sound pushes my 4 speakers perfectly. Doesn’t break the bank.

I installed this on a 2014 Harley Ultra limited paired with Rockford Fosgate speakers. Install was very simple, and space constraints weren't an issue.

Amp would not power on. Wired correctly. Voltmeter used to confirm power. Grounded to the frame where my winch is grounded, and it has zero issues. Remote power works without a problem. Contacted Kenwood for a resolution, with no reply for over a week. Had to return it. Taking all Kenwood products out of my jeep now. Mono amp, Sub, and component spreakers and burning them in a pile of my dogs fecies.

I've had 200+ watt Pioneers installed for about a year with a Kenwood head unit, sometimes when playing content from my phone I really had to crank the volume up to hear it well enough. Now with this amp connected, I barely need to go above 25% and it has fantastic audio quality. I've added the Kenwood compact sub to my setup so the Pioneers handle the mids and highs (and some low Hz), the compact sub handles the lows - all setup using the crossover in the head unit.You really have to tune your setup if you expect this to sound good - go through your head unit settings, set the speaker size, distance, etc... Don't leave everything to default. I set the line sensitivity at about .3 (which is about 65-75% turning of the dial). HPF off so I can change settings on the fly at the head unit.Oh and the size - this thing is so compact, I was able to tuck it under the dash behind the 'ol glovebox.Everything you need is included, RCA cables, wiring harness, even some zip ties.Like I said, when you tune it against the settings in your head unit, the audio quality is fantastic.