The selection of amplifiers for this project was dictated by several needs: 250-500 watts of power, a shallow mounting depth, and a thermally efficient design. The 300 and 500 watt BASH amps both fit this bill perfectly. I chose to use the 500 watt version for it's extra heatsinking and additional headroom. The 300 watt version would probably work just as well in most situations, but if you are looking for the absolute maximum performance, I'd recommend spending the extra bucks for the 500 watt amp.

I spent a good deal of time modeling and tweaking the "bass boost" on the amplifier, trying to get every bit of performance out of the design. However, in the end, my custom tweaked resistors and capacitors provided almost the identical boost to the stock settings. So, I wouldn't recommend trying to bother with changing this-the stock amplifier has a slight boost of a couple dB in the upper 30 Hz range that provides a nice thump.