NINE.1 or sae-1200

[denim 5,000+ posts]

I have read many threads where pople state that the nine.1 does over rated power, however they do not care for the company. how does Sundowns sae line differ from the saz?

The lines are built in different locations, different designs, the SAZ is a little more over built and can take higher voltage and lower ohm loads.

 

[dave_damage 10+ year member]

I understand, but im looking for a performance standpoint

I can get you the power your looking for in that price range..

 

[ascitiesburn69 10+ year member]

so the sae-1200 isnt good to run at one ohm to get the 1500 watts at 14 volts?

No...It will do 1500 easy at one ohm and for the record it is about 1000x more efficient that the 9.1. And it does close to 900wrms at 2ohms.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

No...It will do 1500 easy at one ohm and for the record it is about 1000x more efficient that the 9.1. And it does close to 900wrms at 2ohms.

the 9.1 does 900 at 2 ohms @ 12 volts

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

i ordered the nine.1,dont know if im allowed to cancel it. i need to be convinced the sae-1200 is a better amp for me

 

[mrezstreet 10+ year member]

I have ran and sold the nine.1 amps. I got 1600 watts at 1 ohm and would run .5 all day. Guys burped em at .36. They don't like over 15 volts. No xperence with sundown

 

[BloodyGuts335i 10+ year member]

saz 1500 is a beast! it's a little price for 1500 watts but it has good build quality and it's hard to beat sundown's cust service!

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

saz 1500 is a beast! it's a little price for 1500 watts but it has good build quality and it's hard to beat sundown's cust service!

im looking at the sae-1200

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

I think im going to cancel my order on the nine.1, and get the sae-1200d. higher efficiency and customer service FTW

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

I think im going to cancel my order on the nine.1, and get the sae-1200d. higher efficiency and customer service FTW

Good luck.

I've personally not ran the SAE, although friends have.

The SAE series from Sundown is not, from my understanding, a Zenon built board. It's a Chinese board, if I'm not mistaken(someone please verify this...Jacob?)

It will do 1200w RMS at 1ohm around 14v, it will not do 1500+

ED has horrible service and reputation. The Nine.1 is a great amplifier - I loved the one I had a while back, and they're also strong amplifiers.

Go for whichever is cheaper. Sundown will have better CS, the Nine.1 will do more power and (I think they still do it???) has a 5 year warranty?? Not sure if they still do, but I know that ED used to offer a 5year man warranty with the amplifier.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

the nine.1 is chinese also. the sae-1200 does 1500 at 14 volts jacob said

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

the nine.1 is chinese also. the sae-1200 does 1500 at 14 volts jacob said

Dont know about the SAE doing 1500w RMS, cant really comment for sure here. The only reason I brought up Chinese production here is to state that it's not the same line of amplifier as the SAZ series.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

Dont know about the SAE doing 1500w RMS, cant really comment for sure here. The only reason I brought up Chinese production here is to state that it's not the same line of amplifier as the SAZ series.

gotcha. i would prefer the SAZ but its out of my price range. i want a good amp that does 1200-1500 mono and the nine.1 is starting to not look as good to me as it did when i ordered it

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

The SAE-1200D model is capable of 1500+ watts -- it's a very powerful amp. It is in a lower line from the SAZ-1500D as it will not run over 15v, is not strapping capable, and was not designed to run below 1 ohm.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

The SAE-1200D model is capable of 1500+ watts -- it's a very powerful amp. It is in a lower line from the SAZ-1500D as it will not run over 15v, is not strapping capable, and was not designed to run below 1 ohm.

i wanted to buy a sae1200 today but the price went up? ssa still shows it as 250 shipped