Squid,

I hope I'm not sounding patronizing here. But from your responses, it sounds like you'd best be served by a professional installer to help you select an amp and install it for you.

Although you could probably find a way to fit a small amp into a dashboard, it is not an ideal location because, in your case, it sounds like it would radiate its heat directly into the Empeg.

Now, that's not to say it hasn't been done before. I've done it, and I've had a friend that's done it, but we both knew what we were doing and could handle the thermal issues ourselves. As a car installation newbie, you're much better off hiring an expert to do the job.

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Tony Fabris