Hey guys

I am in the process of updating my audio system. I have a diamond audio d7054 which give out 50watts x 4 . Ive ask some of the member in this forum and they all told me that The diamond audio hex s600s would be underpowered by the amp. I want to know if the JL audio 300/4 which is 75wattsx4 would be enough to juice the diamond hex. I really appreciate the input from g35 members

htn

 

That amp is a lot better sounding amp than the Diamond amps.

What configuration are you running here?

 

I have with me right now diamond audio d7054 and d7152, s600s hex comp for front, and d361i coxial for the rear. diamond audio d610d4 is the sub. I have everything with me waiting for installation. Because some of the member told me that the d7054 might not have enough power to run the diamond hex comp, so right now i am thinking of selling the d7054 and get jl 300/4 for the cabin componnents

htn

 

Well, I know you already have my opinion, but I would go with 100W or more. The 300/4 would be better than what you currently have (and there are ALOT of people on the forum who are using that amp for the Diamond HEX's), but I would go with the 450/4.

 

I've decided to go with the D661s over the hex because my 500/5 will feed those at their 100w RMS rather than try and power the hexs at 100. I haven't ordered them yet though, so I'm interested to see what others say about powering the hexs at around 75~100 watts.

 

Just so you know, I had m661's (last years D661s), and they sounded fantastic. I'm sure you will enjoy them. Diamond just redesigned the woofer this year as well. It is now 6.5" instead of 6" which is great, so I'm sure they will sound even better. The speakers now have a slightly different FS. The HEX's still use the old 6" sized woofer, but I am sure they will change over soon enough. I have noticed a slight difference with the HEX's, but I am sure you will be more than happy with the D661's. They both use the same tweets, but the x-overs are different as well.

 

I hate you khsonic03. Now the last ounce of reservations I had for ordering the D661 are gone. I hate you and my wallet hates you.

But thanks!

 

Ok, for that config, if you can afford the 450, that's a good way to go, because you don't want or need to power your rear fill with a lot of juice.

The biggest thing to remember about the JL "slash" amps, which I happen to really like, is that as a stiffly-regulated amp, they give you the same output power regardless of normal voltages, but they have zero dynamic headroom (peak power is RMS power).

So your amp doesn't have a "peak" rating. It may outperform the box rating (like doing 83 instead of 75) but don't depend on it.

 

i have the jl 300/4 running my hex 600s componenet set and it screams... i listen to mostly rock.... sounds great would definately recommend going with aftermarket head unit or jl audio cleansweep ( my next toy) good luck...