Sonido Mask amplifier review ZX-1500 & ZX-3000

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Opti 2500 never new that existed lol

Looks fimiliar

This amp put out some power pb xa3000

The guts on the nido look similar with some upgrades nice looking amp SM

The sonido mask amps don't look like the amp you posted. Just look at the caps and you can see they are in completely different locations. Completely different man.

 

[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

dWiz tested the 1500 watt model at .5ohms and it blew up

LOL! Sondio mask perfect for cookin up them smores

 

[Jes 42 10+ year member]

LOL! Sondio mask perfect for cookin up them smores

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

LOL! Sondio mask perfect for cookin up them smores

You do realize that it blew up because it was ran below it's minimum impedance rating at a resistive load. There are lots of amps that will do the exact same thing.

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

You do realize that it blew up because it was ran below it's minimum impedance rating at a resistive load. There are lots of amps that will do the exact same thing.

I have to disagree most "quality" amps won't burn up right away at half ohm

 

[d77543020 10+ year member]

double post

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

I have to disagree most "quality" amps won't burn up right away at half ohm

exactly! Those amps only cost a little bit more then the sonido mask and are built like tanks. If these sonido amps were a bit cheaper then i would not have a problem running them but the pricing is a bit iffy and i'm not really sure how well their warranty department honors defective returns. Maybe someone else with consumer RMA experience can chime in on that. Many of these new companies are pretty shady on that department but if they have good customer service and the quality of their amps improve down the line then they might have a shot.

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

I have to disagree most "quality" amps won't burn up right away at half ohm

Ya not right away but they will still fail. I have a kicker zx2500.1 on my work bench right now that I'm going to finish repairing, the power supply and output sections were both cooked because the owner ran the amp below 2 ohms. I also got 2 HK4000D's with the same problems.

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

That is what happens when you run almost any amp below it's minimum impedance with a resistive load. I bet this amp would have lasted longer if it wasn't a resistive load at 0.5 ohm, that is like wiring the amp at 0.25 with a set of subs.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

Isnt the 3000 the one that beat the m4a in his spl testing?

 

[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

Isnt the 3000 the one that beat the m4a in his spl testing?

lol!

 

[Timmy13091 10+ year member]

That is what happens when you run almost any amp below it's minimum impedance with a resistive load. I bet this amp would have lasted longer if it wasn't a resistive load at 0.5 ohm, that is like wiring the amp at 0.25 with a set of subs.

That's funny because with proper electrical I've watched the zx series play daily as low as half ohm kickers 2 ohm model so Idk man

 

[akadj 10+ year member]

I have to disagree most "quality" amps won't burn up right away at half ohm

I'd like to see someone put up a "quality" amp on the dyno at half ohm resistive load.. If everyone is so sure, let's see it?? Honestly I've never seen any amp on the dyno at 0.5 certified that was only rated at 1 ohm stable.

Someone send him a sundown saz1500 or IA.. Anyone willing to gamble it won't face the same fate???

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

I'd like to see someone put up a "quality" amp on the dyno at half ohm resistive load.. If everyone is so sure, let's see it?? Honestly I've never seen any amp on the dyno at 0.5 certified that was only rated at 1 ohm stable.
Someone send him a sundown saz1500 or IA.. Anyone willing to gamble it won't face the same fate???

Exactly this is .5 resistive not nominal ..its like wiring to .25 and rising to. 5 ...most all amps wired at .5 nominal will rise above 1ohm resistive...i bet quite a few nuthugged amps would fail at .5 resistive

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

That's funny because with proper electrical I've watched the zx series play daily as low as half ohm kickers 2 ohm model so Idk man

Yea and it probably had rise to over 1.5 or closer to 2 .which puts the zx right in its power range