sonicelectronix price for crunch 1500 is it good?

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9525_Crunch+GP1500D.html

and does this amp do rated power?

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[Nismofreak 10+ year member]

not a bad price but somebody reviewed it and should do rated power at 14.5. Not a bad little amp.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

it's class d so go for it.

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

That's a ok price. No they do not do rated power!

 

[Nismofreak 10+ year member]

quote from team livewire

Originally Posted by team livewire- eric

OK! Let me give you just a little info on the crunch amps. The GP1500D and the 2500D are rated at Max power not rms. Also these amps are unregulated so the more voltage you give them, the more power you'll get (but they do have high voltage protection around 16.4 volts). The 1500 made 857 watts at 13 volts, but a whopping 1189 at 15.5 volts. This was at 1.1 ohm reactive and all of that power is usable. The GP2500D made 1328 watts at 12.8 volts and 1704 watts at 14.75. These test were also at a 1ohm reactive. So they do more than most people would expect. Oh! The cross-overs in these amps are incredible.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

quote from team livewire
Originally Posted by team livewire- eric

OK! Let me give you just a little info on the crunch amps. The GP1500D and the 2500D are rated at Max power not rms. Also these amps are unregulated so the more voltage you give them, the more power you'll get (but they do have high voltage protection around 16.4 volts). The 1500 made 857 watts at 13 volts, but a whopping 1189 at 15.5 volts. This was at 1.1 ohm reactive and all of that power is usable. The GP2500D made 1328 watts at 12.8 volts and 1704 watts at 14.75. These test were also at a 1ohm reactive. So they do more than most people would expect. Oh! The cross-overs in these amps are incredible.

what about the 3000Ds then? ive heard they do rated power and more at higher voltage

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Sonicelectrnix is misquoting Crunch.

What they are calling RMS, Crunch calls

max, and does not quote RMS at all.

So cut those numbers in half.

Except for the 3000d pro, it's 3000 rms @ 1 ohm

 

[Nismofreak 10+ year member]

what about the 3000Ds then? ive heard they do rated power and more at higher voltage

uh yah it does. I will try to find the quote. Somebody on team maxxsonics did the testing. John I think

 

[Ed Lester 10+ year member]

Sonicelectrnix is misquoting Crunch.What they are calling RMS, Crunch calls

max, and does not quote RMS at all.

So cut those numbers in half.

Except for the 3000d pro, it's 3000 rms @ 1 ohm

Yup, the Pro is the only Crunch that lists RMS. and actually does more than rated.

But the 1500 is not a Pro and will do about 750w RMS, the 1500 is max.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

even if it only does 750w rms, that's still a good price for that much wattage. 170 for 750w

 

[Ed Lester 10+ year member]

even if it only does 750w rms, that's still a good price for that much wattage. 170 for 750w

That is pretty good. It may be worth it.

I can attest that the Crunchs are solid amps.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

That is pretty good. It may be worth it.I can attest that the Crunchs are solid amps.

I would say the new silver heatsink Crunch amps are solid.

Some older and very old are good too. But some in between are a

mess.