This is a great amp so far. I have never owned any Planet Audio equipment prior to now, nor had I really heard of them per se. I bought the amp based upon the other reviews and for the features and appearance. I love the speaker wire inputs. In my case, my car stereo is way too complex to replace the factory system. My factory stereo already has a subwoofer, so I just tapped the subwoofer speaker wires and pulled a remote lead from the existing wiring for the remote. My battery is in my trunk so I just tapped the positive and negative lines, added a fuse protector and went from there. I know that the "max" power ratings are really just silly but this amp does have more clean power than my 20 year old amp that finally melted down. I have clearer sound, better and harder bass than I had before and my previous amp was about 300 watts rms x 2 into 4 ohms. I am quite frankly shocked that you can get an amp this good for less than a hundred bucks. A few short years ago, this would have been a 500 amplifier, if not more. I am running two 4 ohm 12 inch Soundstream subs in parallel off of the single mono output, so it should be right around 2 ohms. The amp is supposed to be one ohm stable but I have no need to do that with my current setup. I have hit the amp with every kind of music from rock to pop to trunk rattling bass and it has not shut down or overheated at all so far. I also really like the aesthetics of the amp, the blue light on the front and the blue wraparound led’s on either side give it a very cool look in the trunk. Size wise, it is smaller than my previous amp but that could just be better packaging on the board. The finish on the amp is very good and all of the controls are nicely placed and fairly simple. I prefer that the controls stick out from the amp the way that this amp is designed as it makes it very easy to make small adjustments without reaching for a flathead screwdriver. My old amp had the controls sunken into the frame so you had to use a small screwdriver to turn them. This is not a deal breaker, just a personal preference. I would have preferred an amplifier with cinch down allen-type screws instead of the clamp-type screws this amp uses. With the cinch-down type, you can just run bare wire into a hole and tighten it down. With the clamp-type on this amp, you would normally have to add a clamp to the end of your power wire and/or other wires and then screw them down. Again, not a deal breaker, just a personal preference. The amp does run fairly hot after long play, but in my 30-years of experience, this is not a big deal. Just don’t put it inside of a space that is sealed off from air as any car amplifier, regardless of type, needs space to breathe and cool off around it. Another thing, I have yet to hook up the remote volume for the amp. I know some people have said that their remote did not work, but I find if you get the settings right in the trunk, you don’t hardly need it. I can give more or less bass through the factory bass control and it is adequate. I am happy to note that there are virtually zero turn on or turn off thumps, clicks, or pops that I have heard. Some amps will click or pop when you turn them off or no, but not this one. If you are looking for a good subwoofer amp and you don’t want to spend several hundred dollars, Planet Audio is a great choice. I am very pleasantly surprised and even amazed that you can get an amp this good for such a small amount of money.
