Full Overview

The KAC-8105D Class D Mono Power Amplifier has a small foot print and a mighty powerful kick. Ready to pump out 1000 Watts Max Power, the KAC-8105D includes a built-in infrasonic filter.

Technical Details

- Class D Mono Car Audio Amplifier
- 1000W Max Power
- 300 X 1 @ 4_
- 500 X 1 @ 2_
- Thermal Management System
- Speaker-level inputs with signal sensing turn-on
- Bass Boost Control
- Variable low-pass filter
- High quality speaker level input and blue illumination
- Preamp-level inputs and outputs

This amp is the revised version of the 8104D. If you read those reviews, you will see mixed reviews... on the good.. they praise the power and sound quality... on the bad they complain about overheating issues. I just installed this amp today... cant tell you extensive reasearch type info but I have a JL 500/1 to compare to. This amp says 500 watts just like my JL but for the stereo noobs out there... these are NOT in the same class... JL is higher end audiophile quality while this kenwood was made for budget-minded people who still want quality. This amp pushed my JL 12w6v2 just fine but I had a hard time getting the gain just right... I was getting distortion at higher volumes but it may have been due to my MP3 player being up too high. This amp did not make my car lights dim like the JL does and I dont have a capacitor either.
I rode around for about 4 hours bumping the system with the JL sub in for about 2 hrs and it never cut out or seemed to overheat at all. The amp is fairly simple to set up... took me 2 hrs from start to finish and I had to run all the wiring in my GFs car.
Overall great quality and for the price... I dont know if there are others that can compare... Highly recommended for someone on a budget(like most of us these days) who still wants to get a little more out of their system without breaking the bank.

I have dealt with several amps and i gotta say that this is one of the better ones. If you are not planning on upgrading your alternator, this amp will have plenty of power, with 500 RMS at 2 ohm stable this is great. It will not damage you power system and will not kill your battery. I have it powering two Infinity 10" 250 RMS dual 2 ohm subs and it shakes the car like crazy. I actually have to turn the amp to about 50-60% volume in order to be comfortable.

I have two 10" Kicker C10's and this is more than enough power. My system is louder than two of my friends who have two 12's. Also it never gets hot.

I've got this amp hooked up to two 12" kicker cvr 1600 watt max total w/ a 5 farad capaciator. It's never overheated. You can still hear me from blocks away after a year of buying this whole system from amazon. Still love it!!

this amp is great. im using it to power two 12" hifonics HF series subwoofers. they sound great. lots of power for a affordable price. i am very pleased.

I installed this amp abbout a month ago to replace the kenwood that died after 6 years. It is a much cleaner sounding amp. It hits really hard. I am driving a 12" kicker in a box with it. The kick drum sounds in rock songs are really vibrant. The double bass kicks of dragonforce sound like a locomotive coming through the car. I really love this amp.

powers two 12" Kenwood KFC-W3012 without a problem, sound quality is great theres plenty of bass to shake the car and you can still hear the music clearly cant ask for more than that

This amplifier is amazing. Reviews said it was the newer version and it doesn't get hot and this is true. If you are on a budget this amp is amazing for the price and the name brand KENWOOD is excellent quality. I purchased the DUAL 1000 watt 12inch subwoofer to go with this and together they are amazing.

I upgraded my amp from a legacy. This amp is pretty good.Is it the best? Well no. but for 90 bucks it is. Car store near me sells it for over 200. I had a capacitor already and my lights dimmed. They barely dim at all now.def two thumbs up!

I browsed through a great deal of mono amplifiers looking for just the right combination of power and features to run a Kicker CompVR 12" subwoofer, while trying to work within a modest budget. That's how I arrived at this Kenwood item. Great price for so much wattage in a fairly small package. I have it mounted to the side of an Atrend 12" ported sub box (see my other reviews) with room to spare. The amp doesn't seem to get particularly hot and looks very cool riding in the trunk.