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[macsdad 10+ year member]

As of right now it's a dd612 upgrade in the near future. That's my next question for anyone who knows about DD. That sub is rated 300-600 but I hear it's severely underrated.. wondering if I could push it a little beyond that

I ran a pair of dd608s on a saz1500v3 @1ohm tuned to 30hrtz with no issues at all

 

[BBurg247]

AP doesnt make power certified. They arent the most efficient either.
Id do a cab 1600 over the ap 1500

They're CEA certified and on the dyno push exactly what they say

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

Oh you mean the 1300 certified it did on dyno?

Or the fact that cea only pertains to 4ohm rating, not 2 or 1ohm?

 

[BBurg247]

I ran a pair of dd608s on a saz1500v3 @1ohm tuned to 30hrtz with no issues at all

Yea but that's 2 subs not one..

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

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This really is a decent little amp for the money..Just another option

 

[BBurg247]

AP doesnt make power certified. They arent the most efficient either.
Id do a cab 1600 over the ap 1500[/quote

CEA compliant means power certified no??

 

[germanyt 10+ year member]

I have experience with the APCL3000. Couldn't get 3k unclipped out of it and it's power hungry. For the money though the 3000 is a good 2krms amp.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

No. Cea compliant only refers to a 4ohm 14.4v rating, amps with subpar power supplies will struggle to continue making power when wired lower.

There was a Kenwood years ago that portrayed this to a T and was used on the forums as an example. It was rated 500@4 and 900@2. It was Cea-compliant.

On the bench, it did in fact do 500 @4, but it only did 600@2. Yet this amp was "cea-certified"