Amp vs. Amp vs. Amp :: yeah wrong forum

 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 63
Registered: Oct-10
I'm going to get a new amp to power 2 solo baric L7 12s. Don't want to spend more than 250. Been doing some research,... Plz give any feedback or personal reviews or thoughts thanks.

Onyx MB quart dsc1500.1d
AudioQ AQ1200d
Sundown SAE-1200Dv2 Refurbished
Power Acoustik BAMF-5500/1D 5500W
SoundStorm EV5000D

I know what yall will say, just wanting a final word. I'm ordering tonite or in the morning, so prompt responses please.
 

Gold Member
Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1597
Registered: Sep-09
in order of goodness

Sundown SAE-1200Dv2 Refurbished

AudioQ AQ1200d
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 64
Registered: Oct-10
Goodness noted. Thanks
 

New member
Username: Streetlegal

Post Number: 6
Registered: Nov-10
^2 deathoob
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 66
Registered: Oct-10
What does ^2 mean? I've seen that alot. And x2. Same deal?
 

Gold Member
Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1599
Registered: Sep-09
yah same deal
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 67
Registered: Oct-10
What im mean then? me too or ditto or something
 

Platinum Member
Username: Insearchofbass

2 hifonics 2607s, 2dcSounds12xls SPL\idmax12SQ

Post Number: 15753
Registered: Jun-04
x3 lol
 

Gold Member
Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1601
Registered: Sep-09
dosent the sae put out ~1500 at 1ohm or was that the sax or saz? i cant remember.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 68
Registered: Oct-10
Prolly gonna be the saz @ like 16 v. I think the sax and the saz can go upwards of 18v the sae can't.
 

Gold Member
Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1602
Registered: Sep-09
just looked it up the testing of the sae 1200d did 1770 watts @12.65 volts.
 

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Username: Glasswolf

Post Number: 14176
Registered: Dec-03
ignore soundstorm and power craptastik.

sundown is very good, as is AQ.

MB quart, ehh... so-so.

^ (meaning yeah this, or what he said above)
x2 (meaning times two, or I agree.)
^2 (meaning "squared" or to the power of two, when a superset character isn't available, such as when stating "XBL^2")
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 69
Registered: Oct-10
Have to wait until monday to order this thing! Then a 7 day hold for processing, then they ship! It's killing me!! But that 1770 watts is BA !
 

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Username: Extrmndor3

Http://illuzonemu.serv..., ^^^Sick Game

Post Number: 8417
Registered: Feb-06
hifonics 200dor the quivalent to the new year wich changes the las letters or numbers...

pros:
it will give you nice clean afordable power
will match your solos
better than anything you mentioned
they are very realiable
small form factor
nice features

cons:
they will produce about 5-8% than rated


IMHO they will be great amps for the solos

they are alil bit uneficient but great overall i heard this amp well the bxi2006d wich i owned a few myself and really great amps they are the same as the new ones but redesigned heat sink..

you can go wrong with the hifonics

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22702_Hifonics+HFi2000D.html

also keep in my your electrical system..

if you have a car expect to have a maximun of a 70 amp alt if you have a truck maximun of 90 amps on most average vehicles

take 30-50 amps that your car consume for ecm,lights,emission system,radio,indor lighting,ac,defroster,4x4, dash panel and any other electrical part of the vehicle

so

truck 90-50 = 40
car 70-40= 30

regular car has 14.4 of voltage

you available average power you can have is around
truck 576 watts rms
car 432 watts rms

so i suggest you get a nice amp that is very well built like in my suggestion i will keep in mind the hifonics

link:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_22702_Hifonics+HFi2000D.html
 

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Username: Extrmndor3

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Post Number: 8418
Registered: Feb-06
the reason why i said that is because the hifonics will be a nice amp to have and will get you to have some extra cash to spend on your electrical system such as alternators etc....also they are very costly IMHO and theres a reason why because they are mostly underated and yes well built but i will keep in mind the hifonics because you want regular loud nice bass for everyday and not competition wise..
 

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Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1604
Registered: Sep-09
1770 may be pushing it i would not go to far past 1300 with out playing with an o-scope or knowing what clipping sounds like.
 

Silver Member
Username: Cwruck

Post Number: 430
Registered: Feb-10
ya that 1770 is more likely at a .5 ohm load, and thats what it could do before it blew fuses.
but you can expect a good 14 to 1500 at 1 ohm from that sundown. its really sundowns best bargain
that is the sae.. im not a fan of the new sax.. more money and does less power..
 

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Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 70
Registered: Oct-10
I just want to make sure I can hook up 2 - dual 4 ohm vc subs to run on 1 ohm from the amp. And would this be running (vc 1 pos. to vc 2 pos) and (vc1 neg. to vc 2 neg.) ? Also, how do you get down to .5 ohm?!
 

Silver Member
Username: Cwruck

Post Number: 431
Registered: Feb-10
yes you can do 2 dual 4 ohm subs to a 1 ohm load.
pos to pos of both subs, and lets say pos of sub 1 to the pos of the amp
next neg to neg of the 2 subs. and for sub 2 wire the neg to the neg of the amp..
make sense? also check with a dmm just to know what you are for sure at.
to get to .5 ohm is 2 dual 2 ohm subwoofers, or there any ways to get to it with multiple subwoofers.. 3 or more or you can get close to .5 ohms
those are basically generic numbers, most subs coils do need read exact even numbers, most dual 4 ohm subs coils will sit anywhere from 3.5 to 4.5 ohms each
 

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Username: Jbpitt

Pittsburgh, Pa. Usa

Post Number: 920
Registered: Jul-09
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42
 

Silver Member
Username: Cwruck

Post Number: 432
Registered: Feb-10
ya thats better sean p i actually didnt even give the directions of what to do lol, i was wayy off
 

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Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 72
Registered: Oct-10
yea haha i was getting confused. Does it matter which vc you hook to the amp ? is there a dif. in vc 1 and vc 2 ?

Seems like I should hook the vc 1 wires to the amp and connect pos to neg of vc 2.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 73
Registered: Oct-10
So I ordered the sundown. Where can I get a sundown window sticker?
 

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Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1605
Registered: Sep-09
ask Jacob hes the owner of sundown, also you don't want to run .5ohm load for a daily setup. let alone without some hella electrical upgrades. Jacob's email should be sundownz at sundownaudio.com.

stick with a one ohm load and you wont blow any thing up.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 78
Registered: Oct-10
I have a question regarding the hookup of 2 4ohm dvc. Do I hook the amp up to both the vc 1 terminals or do I hook the amp to the pos. of vc1 and the neg. of vc 2 ?
 

Silver Member
Username: Canaanwhite

Monroe, Louisiana USA

Post Number: 158
Registered: Nov-10
Id get the Soundstorm or power Accoustic both are pretty much the same amp but they will both give you double the power of the AQ or Sundown amps....
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 84
Registered: Oct-10
I was so close to getting that BAMFing 5500 watt for 210 i think. I got quaLITY now tho. and know how many watts im squeezing
 

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Username: Canaanwhite

Monroe, Louisiana USA

Post Number: 160
Registered: Nov-10
you should get a free sticker with the sundown amp
 

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Username: Livin_loud

MW2 Addict

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http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 88
Registered: Oct-10
I already checked out 12 volt . com and It doesn't specicy between vc1 and vc 2. Kicker does, apparently, on the quick-connects, so it must be kinda important, huh.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 89
Registered: Oct-10
And the sundown is refurb so I doubt it
 

Gold Member
Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1609
Registered: Sep-09
it does not matter eather coil can be coil 1 or 2 they just do that for noobs and stupid people.

pos to pos, neg to neg or pos to neg ect ect. just fallow the wireing guide there only labeled so people dont think neg is one side and pos is the other. pos and neg theres 1 on each side.
 

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Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1610
Registered: Sep-09
also Soundstorm and power Accoustic probaly only put out ~1100 at 1ohm if that. and i mean come on claiming 5k rms off of 4ga wire? how stupid do they think we are?
 

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Username: Livin_loud

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quote:

how stupid do they think we are?




enough for some guy to start a corporation and become wealthy from it.
 

Gold Member
Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1612
Registered: Sep-09
we need to stop giveing out deplomas for MBA's
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 92
Registered: Oct-10
power acoustic claims 3200 w at 1 ohm but still seems a lil ambitious. It's going to be great tho when I tell folks its a 1200 watt sundown amp, they never heard of sundown, and they will think: o a crap brand 1200. They may have a 1500 or 2500 power acoustik or sony or lanzar or what have you, but when it comes listening time, their ears will orgazm in my truck
 

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Username: Gcs8

Atlanta, Ga

Post Number: 1615
Registered: Sep-09
looking at it, its probably closer to 2k not sure how clean the signal would be but as far as just pure math goes thats where it sits.

also having "System distress indicator" in the features makes me lol.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 93
Registered: Oct-10
yea and its top features were color, style, and design looks. Then they touched on the specs a lil.
 

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Username: Cwruck

Post Number: 439
Registered: Feb-10
well their marketing works, i bet when you first started getting into stereo's you stayed away from jl audio, because their $100 sub is only rated at 200 watts, but you can just go get a different sub for $80 and its a 1200 watt sub, so of course your going to buy the 1200 watt one because you think it will be louder.
then when you look up reviews all you see are great things. like ya my 2000 watt amp is sooo loud it broke my back window, and its louder than my buddies system who has 2 15s
people are very smart in their marketing and it sure does work, almost every single beginner into car stereo will fall for one of these garbage companies false marketing
 

Silver Member
Username: Canaanwhite

Monroe, Louisiana USA

Post Number: 222
Registered: Nov-10
you should buy Troys big amp....
 

Silver Member
Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 123
Registered: Oct-10
you should buy me Troy's big amp...
 

Silver Member
Username: Canaanwhite

Monroe, Louisiana USA

Post Number: 237
Registered: Nov-10
I will if I win the Lotto
 

Platinum Member
Username: Insearchofbass

2 hifonics 2607s, 2dcSounds12xls SPL\idmax12SQ

Post Number: 15811
Registered: Jun-04
1770 may be pushing it i would not go to far past 1300 with out playing with an o-scope or knowing what clipping sounds like.

x2
 

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Username: Tejcurrent

Post Number: 2608
Registered: Apr-07
My amp at 8 ohms would be an excellent match, and leave headroom for upgrades.
 

Platinum Member
Username: Insearchofbass

2 hifonics 2607s, 2dcSounds12xls SPL\idmax12SQ

Post Number: 15815
Registered: Jun-04
troy is a good guy no risks buying from him
 

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Username: Makinblak

Monroe/Monticello, La/Ar

Post Number: 125
Registered: Oct-10
Troy that amp is... well its the bomb. wait about 2 yrs and I will be able to afford it. I figured 1700 wrms would be pushing it, but it will be the best name amp i have owned to date, after such catastrophies as logic, legacy, sony xplod 222 (which is a DAMM tough amp btw) and volfenhager
 

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Username: Insearchofbass

2 hifonics 2607s, 2dcSounds12xls SPL\idmax12SQ

Post Number: 15825
Registered: Jun-04
haha two years that will be gone
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