Kenwood Excelon X802-5 5-Channel Class D Power Amplifier
Nov 17, 2021
A real gem in the budget 5 channel amp universe
Amp is underrated by Kenwood. Its capable of more output without clipping than its specs. It's also stable below its list 2 ohm capability. My front channels measured at 1.7 ohms with speakers run in parallel.
See the reviews of the earlier version of this amp (X801-5) by keyword search on you tube"
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Amp is small, impressive and more capable than I'm pushing it. I have the gains turned down to help protect the 40w RMS Morel CCWR254 2.5's in the dash wired parallel with the Infinity Kappa 62IX in the doors. Rears are Infinity Kappa 93IX and 5th channel is pushing a JL Audio CS110TG-TW3 Sealed 10" sub.. Otherwise, the amp sounds clean and was easy to tune. It runs cooler than expected. I'm using my stock 6 channel amp wiring for power/ground which was rated 1/3 of the Kenwood. This was a good buy.