SoundStorm SSL EV3000D, how is it?

[jflick092 10+ year member]

Or SoundStorm in general. Ive never heard of them before now but my friend just got a EV3000D along with 2 Hifonics brutus 12"s...

Also, are the hifonics subs any good?

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[stangman67 10+ year member]

The amp is crappy and the subs are subpar at best (some hifonics subs are acceptable)

 

[Burton6431 10+ year member]

i ran the EV5000D, in all honesty everyone on here will hate on you but almost none have experience with it. one sec ill post my build thread. but i wouldnt do the subs...

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

All your builds have been with extremely crappy equipment. You have no experience with decent stuff, so you shouldn't be giving any advice.

 

[Burton6431 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-build-logs-cars-trucks-suvs/478379-just-average-build-super-small-budget.html

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

The ev3000d is fused at 60 amps which means 400-450 rms at the very most. You cannot argue with pure facts.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

they are nice budget amps...pretty reliable

 

[Burton6431 10+ year member]

All your builds have been with extremely crappy equipment. You have no experience with decent stuff, so you shouldn't be giving any advice.

i only have one build on here just so you know. im a budget guy but build alot of local systems where a **** ton mney has been spent, you really shouldnt judge people cus you really dont know me ok? I have experience and i have budget and those arent things anyone should be ashamed of.

 

[Burton6431 10+ year member]

The ev3000d is fused at 60 amps which means 400-450 rms at the very most. You cannot argue with pure facts.

i said i ran the 5000 i dont know anything bout that 3000. just letting the OP know that ive had one.

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

dont buy it

 

[Burton6431 10+ year member]

for the price i would go for something used on here or get an audiopipe of ebay cus im sure thats where your looking.

 

[jflick092 10+ year member]

Dang, thats for all the quick replys guys, that is what I expected the community would say about the amp and such...

For me personally im kind of torn between a 500w rockford fosgate or a 750w hifonics HIFI... (both @2ohms) I know some hifinoics amps arent bad but others say go with the name brand... My subs are cheap and only 250w RMS anyway so either would would probably suffice... Im just looking for a bit of improvement before I can get all new stuff (Im probably getting a newer car first, and have a bunch of shi+ that im looking to get //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif )

Oh yeah and I tried telling my friend.... He should have at least talked to me first, he blew $500 at roadquake for the brutus subs, the SSL amp and a box.... He thinks that the SSL amp is good.....

ehhhh

Sonic electronix at least has type R's for cheaper than that...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

If it is set up right any amp can sound equally good...a high dollar McIntosh or a cheap Pyle amp......

Richard Clark is an audio professional. Like many audiophiles, he originally believed the magazines and marketing materials that different amplifier topologies and components colored the sound in unique, clearly audible ways. He later did experiments to quantify and qualify these effects, and was surprised to find them inaudible when volume and other factors were matched.

His challenge is an offer of $10,000 of his own money to anyone who could identify which of two amplifiers was which, by listening only, under a set of rules that he conceived to make sure they both measure “good enough” and are set up the same. Reports are that thousands of people have taken the test, and none has passed the test. Nobody has been able to show an audible difference between two amps under the test rules.

 

[jflick092 10+ year member]

If it is set up right any amp can sound equally good...a high dollar McIntosh or a cheap Pyle amp......
Richard Clark is an audio professional. Like many audiophiles, he originally believed the magazines and marketing materials that different amplifier topologies and components colored the sound in unique, clearly audible ways. He later did experiments to quantify and qualify these effects, and was surprised to find them inaudible when volume and other factors were matched.

His challenge is an offer of $10,000 of his own money to anyone who could identify which of two amplifiers was which, by listening only, under a set of rules that he conceived to make sure they both measure “good enough” and are set up the same. Reports are that thousands of people have taken the test, and none has passed the test. Nobody has been able to show an audible difference between two amps under the test rules.

If thats the case then why does everyone want high quality stuff? I dont suppose your running pyle? lol.

Or is it because a good brand will out last the cheap brand... idk, there has to be a good reason for it. /

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

There are great reasons for it. Build quality being one, accurate ratings being another.