Pioneer GM-A5602

Powerful little amp! Gets pretty warm though.....

Okay this is a long review, but i like to study electronics before I buy them so I'm going to try to give a helpful over-all review here for the other people like me. I bought this amp to put in my fiances car. 1992 Toyota Corolla. Between my dad and I, we have owned every model of this Pioneer GM series two channel amp. This is by far the loudest. The wattage ratings for it are definitely accurate. I have it paired with a Pioneer TS-W310S4 (1,400 watts max and 400 rms) running 4 ohms bridged @ 450 watts rms in a vented Belva enclosure. I have installed many stereo systems for family and friends and i am a bit of a car audio enthusiast. This little amp is LOUD. it says it runs 450 watts rms bridged and I know it does every bit of that. I have had Pioneer, Kenwood, and Hifonics amps. I currently have a Hifonics BRX1100.1D running two Kenwood KFC-W3013PS subs running 2 ohms @ 800 watts rms in the back of a 2001 Chevy Impala. This little set up in my fiances car is just as loud as my set up. With the back seat down in her car, its even louder than mine. This amp is very precise and loud with no signal clip or distortion. Beware though, it WILL get hot running it hard for a while. It has no cooling fan. That's why I gave it four stars in some places. I haven't had it kick into protect yet though. Even when it gets hot it doesn't lose power like my Kenwood amp did. I have always been a firm believer in Pioneer products. I replaced all the factory speakers and head unit in both our cars with Pioneer products. Even added some pioneer Tweeters In both cars so the full range would be just as loud as the low frequencies. Over all, you can't go wrong with this amp or any Pioneer products. Sonics low prices and very fast shipping is just icing on the cake.

Great little amplifier!

This is a great little amplifier. I am using it to drive a a pair of component speakers mounted in the front doors of my vehicle. The speakers are rated at 90w x 2 RMS. I had originally tried to power them with an Alpine MRP-T130 that provided 50w x 2, but at higher levels the amp was entering protection mode. This amp is lightweight, but more than powerful enough at 150w x 2 @ 4Ω. The power easily provides excessively loud levels without any perceived distortion for hours on end. I feel that this product represents the best value of any stereo amplifier in this price segment.

Pros:
- CEA-2006 compliant
- Powerful
- Clean (great for highs or subs)
- Very reputable and experienced brand
- Light (improved gas mileage and performance for vehicle)

Cons:
- No single-band parametric EQ if using for a subwoofer
- No remote bass knob for subwoofer
- No high-pass crossover
- Not 1Ω stable (but you shouldn't expect that in this price range)
- Light (Class AB amps tend to be heavier with greater quality amps, but no problems so far)

Pioneer GM-5400T

I'm pushing 2 10" Atomic Manhattan subs and the amp is keeping up. I've yet to see how it performs in the summer heat. It's a strong amp and I don't have my gain settings that high.

Decent amp at a decent price

I've had an older model and this current model now, used to push 2 kicker comps, and the other to push some Kappa 6x9's. Worked great for pushing the kickers, for over a year it only shut off once, and that was in 100 degree weather after blasting for over an hour. Did a decent job pushing the Kappas as well.

Who doesn't like to save money ?

Great products at great prices. Nothing more important to say than that.

Good cheap amp.

Bought this to power my Pioneer TS-SWX2502, 10" sub. Works fanstasic bridged. It gets warm but never hot enough to trip out. Have yet to hear the bass distort/clip, even blasting it as loud as I can stand.

Great amp for the price, it looks well made.

Not A Bad Deal

I have owned this amp for about a month now and am happy with my buy. It is pushing 2 Pioneer 12 inch subs with peak power of 800 watts each. The amp wasn't exactly what I expected but it does the job. Some songs hit pretty hard while others lack. The gain knob on this amp has a "normal" setting and when I tried to turn my amp to this level my subs began cutting out. I have the gain turned down pretty low but it still does alright. The amp does not overheat, it gets pretty warm but that is one thing I like about the amp is it doesn't overheat. Great value for the money but I would suggest buying something a little more powerful if you really want to BUMP. Otherwise this is a great amp and delivers clean bass.

Pioneer GM-5400T

I am powering 2- 10" 1000 watt 2 ohm rockford fosgate He2's in a sealed box. I thought 2 ohm stable meant "Stable"!!? Although this amp has its good days, it also will shut off inside its "2-ohm stability"! One amp for each speaker may handle that. Its O.k. for now.

Awesome Power for 2ch

Great amp. I have this pushing 2 Pioneer TS-W302Rs putting 125 watts a piece. Setup goes pretty loud and clear too.

Good thing about this is that when I get my new system, I can use this amp for my mids/highs.

I definitely recommend the GM-5400T to anyone with low power subs or high end mids/highs. Pioneer doesn't screw around when it comes to their amps.

Solid!

This amp does what it says it will no lies.