Sundown 3500 or IA 40.1

[bread0710 10+ year member]

Yes they did, close to 2 years if not longer ago.

if you go to there website they show the new 40.1 they are going to produce.

 

[SWFL 10+ year member]

I doubt there was a whole lot of a market for a 4K watt amp. Plus they are building a new one, so we shall see what they come up with.
If the 40.1 are almost as bulletproof as the 20.1's id run a 40.1 way before a sundown. I have sundown amps(125.2s), I like the CS, but when it comes down to it, would you rather have customer service if your amp blows or an amp that wont blow:. Either is a great choice tho. Im sure the sundown will be easier on the electrical but i bet the 40.1 will do more power(especially at 18V).

forget 18 volts this will be 12 volt setup. With my electrical i should be good either way. Which can play lower daily?

Yes they did, close to 2 years if not longer ago.

shouldnt take that long to make a new amp much less just re designing the amp:wow:

 

[dave_damage 10+ year member]

if you go to there website they show the new 40.1 they are going to produce.

That has nothing to do with the point. Their was a 2 year period they were off the market. That was my question. Why not continue to offer the old one if they are so good till the new one came out.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

forget 18 volts this will be 12 volt setup. With my electrical i should be good either way. Which can play lower daily?


shouldnt take that long to make a new amp much less just re designing the amp:wow:

Id be willing to bet the 40.1 will go lower daily. However, i did here they dont like .25 like the 20.1's do. But itll do .25 before the sudnown would. Both should be ok at .5 daily tho. I just would trust the 40.1 over the sundown at .5. Maybe im biased tho, but i do own both kinds of amps. I was just shocked what my 20.1 did at .25. I still havent clamped it yet, but id be willing to bet it does 2600+.

 

[SWFL 10+ year member]

well after rise .5 is gonna be 1ohm or close to 2ohms .25 is gonna be around 1ohm i am sure

I just want to know what does more power at 1ohm and .5ohms

i plan to pick one up for now and another in a few months later possibly run it at 1ohm now and then run each amp at .5ohms when i get another one

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

I stated my opinion. 40.1 FTW.

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

Both amps will run at silly low impedances. Lower than anyone should think about attempting. I've ran all my Sundown saz series amps @ 0.25ohm just fine.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Lower than anyone should think about attempting.

Unless you have an IA 40.1. Which im sure does more power and is more stable at lower imp.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Unless you have an IA 40.1. Which im sure does more power and is more stable at lower imp.

How are you sure, do you have experience with both? People have ran the SAZs down to .15 ohms before. Both are great amps and I believe both made by Zenon so they should be similar.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

I doubt there was a whole lot of a market for a 4K watt amp. Plus they are building a new one, so we shall see what they come up with.
If the 40.1 are almost as bulletproof as the 20.1's id run a 40.1 way before a sundown. I have sundown amps(125.2s), I like the CS, but when it comes down to it, would you rather have customer service if your amp blows or an amp that wont blow:. Either is a great choice tho. Im sure the sundown will be easier on the electrical but i bet the 40.1 will do more power(especially at 18V).

Sorry, but the Sundown amps have proven to be just as bullet proof as the IA amps. They ar every equivalent designs and like I stated, I believe they come out of the same buildhouse even.

 

[IMOVeCHICKENS! 10+ year member]

Sundown ftw but i do like IA alot

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

Why did they stop making the 40.1 I mean people talk about how good they are all the time, yet IA quits selling them. Makes a lot of seance . They have been off the market for a long time. Real smart people at IA.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif are you serious, they are making a new 40.1 that is going to be better and stronger that the old one. also they are working on new things all the time, and keep in mind its a small company, so things take longer for them to do. they are working on components, 4 channel amp, and smaller amps as well.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Ok so sundowns can take 22V? Can they drop to .125 ohm? Are they more stable at .25(some even run them daily this low)? I didnt think so. Dont get me wrong, sundown makes some great amps but they are not as bullet proof as the IA ones.

Sundown is great, good CS, more eff. than the 40.1, but its not as bulletproof. Its too talked up. But on CA.com nothing could beat a sundown. They are simply the best. You could put a sundown 3500D up against a Cactus 7k and people would say the sundown is better. And yes i have 2 sundown amps and i love them. I have owned amps from both companies.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

1) Why do you want to run 22v ? But for the sake of argument we did have a few folks test over 20v on the 3000D.

2) It's been done.

3) It's been done.

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

1) Why do you want to run 22v ? But for the sake of argument we did have a few folks test over 20v on the 3000D.
2) It's been done.

3) It's been done.

You sir have earned yourself some very loyal customers. Anything your company makes will be on top, great job:thumbsup:

Like i said, im not ripping on sundown. Im just saying, its not on the top of the board like soo many members here think.