Alpine PDX vs. Sundown SAX

[Kid Red 10+ year member]

I have the Sundown 100.2 pushing Rainbow comps. I have to have the gain all the way down on the Sundown in fear that it ill blow the Rainbows. It definitely pushes the power and my Rainbows are a joy to listen to. The amp does run hot, but it's A/B and expected I guess. I'm happy.

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

I have the Sundown 100.2 pushing Rainbow comps. I have to have the gain all the way down on the Sundown in fear that it ill blow the Rainbows. It definitely pushes the power and my Rainbows are a joy to listen to. The amp does run hot, but it's A/B and expected I guess. I'm happy.

i'm sure that amp does 130x2 but you need to keep the gains to a minimum for fear of blowing your rainbows?,dammmmn are rainbows that sensitive

 

[60_cent 10+ year member]

I like the PDX, not sure about the sundown although been reading good things about them...

 

[innsanes 10+ year member]

I just found out the PDX is a class D, Will this effect SQ in anyway, could be a myth from what i been reading vs. A/B amp.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I just found out the PDX is a class D, Will this effect SQ in anyway,

In and of itself; No.

Amplifier topology itself will not affect the sound or sound quality of an amplifier.

 

[innsanes 10+ year member]

PDX here i come, //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

They ceratinly look great. I love how compact they are and the fact they are stackable. I wonder why the mono has no HPF.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Should be a hair louder, around 1.5 dB for 50% more power per channel. It is also a bit more expensive, so not a big surprise all in all that it's louder. Shows that Alpine scales well for the dollar vs. the competition.
As a note, if your PDX blows fuses you just need to put bigger ones in... not sure if you guys got the notice, but some other dealers that I know got a notice from Alpine about that -- that is what they told me anyhow, seemed to work for them to remedy the issue!

It's nice to see an owner of another company come on here and be this honest and helpful towards another product There should be more companies like Sundown.