Hi all
I'm really happy with the sound of the McIntosh system in my MY07 tbSTI, however the volume is just not loud enough. Even with the Nexus installed (which is louder than radio/CD) I'm often turning volume up to 35/40 with the windows down. I don't think there's anything wrong with it- just underpowered.
I recently cooked the sub channel on my stock amp trying to do the amp gain mod with a not-small-enough soldering tip, so I'm looking for a replacement, but rather than spend $ on stock, I was wondering if there's an amp which will go straight in and sound good for a bit more money?
I haven't changed any other audio components in the car and don't wish to except for the sub upgrade to the Polk MM840 and Dynamat added a few months ago.
Ideally don't want to spend more than $200 for a used one; and ideally $150. New is probably out since 5 channels are typically over $500 and I don't want to reduce sound quality with cheap crap eg. Fusion, etc.
I've already got a wiring kit I can use from a previous sub install in another car and I will probably do the install myself so it has to be easy.
Hoping for suggestions please, including a link to an applicable Subaru wiring kit for the signal inputs if one exists?
Cheers