Pros:
Relatively low footprint for 5 speakers installation with clean power, fair power
Cons:
Made in China, gets very hot, hookups not on side
The Bottom Line:
Good sounding amp with enough power but gets very hot. Relatively small footprint for an all in one installation (5 channels). Too bad it's made in China...
Overall Rating:
Author's Review
I bought this amp to drive 2 * 5"x7" Clarion SRC5715 front speakers (35 Watts RMS + added extra JL Audio Tweeters), 2 * 5 1/4" stock rear speaker (about 30 Watts RMS) and an Aura NS12-513-4A sub in a ported enclosure (200 Watts RMS, 800 Watts RMS Peak).
As i had few spare time, so i used the amp in 2+1 configuration for a couple of weeks (front speakers + sub, only 3 channels used). The amp was able to push quite a lot of bass from my sub and the front speakers were playing cleanly.
After about an hour of playing with sub power to about 85%, i checked the amp to find it very hot (your fingers cannot stay on the amp even for short time). We were not even in the very hot temperature of summer, it was abour 70 degrees fahrenheit outside...
After a week of using it, the amp started to produce a "bump" in the sub at startup. Soon after that, it produced a bump but stayed in "protect" state. I had to send back the amp for service and i still not have it.
I don't even imagine how hot would it be pushing the rated 4 x 110W RMS + 1 x 200W RMS at 2 ohms... After what happened, i started to check in the Internet and found other peoples talking about the very hot the amp gets as they use it. The amp has no fan to help dissipate the heat.
My review is "acceptable" because when it plays, it plays with good sound an can push my sub ok. The sound is good in general, i'd like to hear it with hi-fi speakers though.
If you decide to buy it, be prepared to install it with precaution and be sure to buy fan(s) to push the heat away from the amp's body.
If i would have known the heat "problem" before, i'd buy something else for sure. JBL efficient amps don't show the same behavior that's for sure... but they cost more.
Oh, and i'd like to suggest to car amp manufacturer to put power & audio connector on the side as JL Audio 300/4 amp, i had a problem fitting this long amp in my car's trunk...
Specs:
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ZXi 8006 740-Watts A/B-Class
4 x 110-Watts + 300-Watts x 1-ch RMS @ 2-Ohms
2 x 220-Watts + 200-Watts x 1-ch RMS @ 4-Ohms
4 x 55-Watts + 200-Watts x 1-ch RMS @ 4-Ohms
Crossover And Switching For Channels 1 & 2:
Variable 12dB Octave Hi-Pass
Variable 24dB Octave Low-Pass
±18dB Bass Boost at 45Hz
Crossover and Switching For Channels 3 & 4:
Variable 12dB Octave Hi-Pass
Variable 24dB Octave Low-Pass
±18dB Bass Boost at 45Hz
Inputs and Diagnostics:
Variable Input Level Control
Power and Diagnostics LEDs
DC Short Circuit Protection
Over-Load Protection
Connector Types:
Unbalanced Inputs (RCA)
Full-Range Line Outputs (RCA)
Molded 4-Gauge Power Inputs
Molded 10-Gauge Speaker Outputs
Crossover and Switching for Mono Amplifier:
Variable 24dB Low-Pass
24dB Fixed Subsonic Filter
45Hz Bass EQ Bass Boost
Hifonics New Illuminated Heat-Sink
Design With Blue LED Light Pumps
Hifonics Blue Illuminated Logo
Maxxsonics Illuminated "M" End Panel Logo
Audio-Pure Ultra-Fi MOSFETS
Low-Distortion Class A/B Amplifier Circuitry
With High-Speed MOSFET Output Devices
Fully Adjustable Accu-Cross Crossovers
18dB Variable Bass Equalization
Dash-Mountable Bass Remote Control Included
Fixed 24dB Subsonic Filter
Pulse Wave Modulated MOSFET EXVP (Exponential Vari-Power Supply)
SPC Simpatico Twin-Coil Design
HSMD Hifonics Surface Mount Design
Line Output for Amplifier Daisy Chaining
Gold Oversized 4-Gauge Power Connectors
Power From The Gods Included
Dimensions:
L x H x W : 16.06 x 2.50 x 10.30 (inches)