RD Audio, or MMats!?!?!?

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

I can get an RD Audio amp ( RD 3250 ) for a good deal. The guy said it SHOULD be fine with a kinetik hc1200 as an extra bat. it has a 300A fuse rating.

THe other would be a MMats 2000v2. 2000 watts at 2 ohms. it has a 100A fuse rating

I am running this in a 2006 bmw 325i, so another alternator is not an option for me. just another small bat.

the RD Audio is 375$, and the MMats is 500$

Which way should I go? I getting it by the end of the week.

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[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

I have heard A LOT of bad things about RD amps

 

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

Like what? false ratings? too much power needed?

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

Theyre shitty and they dont back the warranty

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

wait for someone else to comment, they will know more than i do

 

[blazron22z 10+ year member]

id go with rd more power and less $$

 

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

I like the RD amp more, i'd be getting is from a member of this site, but I don't know if I can run it in my car. 300A fuse rating is massive for a little bmw. id be using it as a daily driver

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

I can get an RD Audio amp ( RD 3250 ) for a good deal. The guy said it SHOULD be fine with a kinetik hc1200 as an extra bat. it has a 300A fuse rating. THe other would be a MMats 2000v2. 2000 watts at 2 ohms. it has a 100A fuse rating

I am running this in a 2006 bmw 325i, so another alternator is not an option for me. just another small bat.

the RD Audio is 375$, and the MMats is 500$

Which way should I go? I getting it by the end of the week.

See if the RD is a V.1 ....if so get it....Zenon board....and that price is way too much IMO on the mmatts....also...what's your electrical consist of?

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

The older RD amps are nice. To be specific, they're zenon designs just like Sundown, Crescendo, etc.

OP, if the amp you're thinking of buying looks like this: Top quality audio equipment: Revolution Design Audio it's nice. Just make sure it's functional. I'd think about something a little bigger than the kinetik HC1200 too. Maybe the HC2400.

EDIT: You beat me to it, Twisted.

 

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

its the 3250v2. looks fairly new. im honestly not sure what size my alt. is. its a 06 325i, and I know they have a 120amp alt, so to be safe, I go with that. and I have a big, stock battery upfront. I was planning on getting a kinetik hc800, just to help out a bit

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

its the 3250v2.

I wouldn't buy it. That amp has stirred up a **** load of trouble.

 

[ltr450racer690 10+ year member]

i would not touch a 3250v2 with a 10ft stick.....

 

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

so out of the two, go with the Mmats then? id be getting 2000 watts@ 2 ohms, which is just what I need. The store said they'd install it and all that for free if I get the amp there. ( custom panels in the trunk I don't mess with )

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

so out of the two, go with the Mmats then? id be getting 2000 watts@ 2 ohms, which is just what I need. The store said they'd install it and all that for free if I get the amp there. ( custom panels in the trunk I don't mess with )

I'd choose the MMats over the RD but there are other options.

 

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

There are, but none has really stuck out to me. The Mmats seems like it will do the power I need, and not drain my electrical with out the bat, so with the bat. I should be more than good. which is exactly what i'd want. The fuse rating on the Mmats is almost too small.

 

[Annnarbor84 5,000+ posts]

That Mmats is way to much, someone is trying to screw you on the price. I would personally stay away from anything RD.

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

i would not touch a 3250v2 with a 10ft stick.....

mmm... see i dont know much about the company, ie the v.1 is good i just knew there were a lot of issues.

 

[modskwod 10+ year member]

Btw, if that mmats amp only has a 100 amp fuse, it would have to be 150% efficient to put out 2000 watts. And the RD has a history of amps going bad for no reason. Sooo.... buy something other than those two.

 

[alexmarzouca 10+ year member]

well that *****. I need about 1800@ 2 ohms, to give two dual 2 ohm subs 900 watts each. which is why id was getting such a big rd audio amp. it's about 1500 watts at 2 ohms, and the mmats is a 2 ohm amp. options are looking bad now

 

[hrtbrk1 5,000+ posts]

how much you willing to spend?