sundown or jl HD amp?

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

im running a sundown sae 1200 but really thinking abou switching over to a JL hd 750/1 or the new 1200/1.

any feed back on which one i should run?

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[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

I like mine so far but havent hardly driven the truck its in...

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

whats wrong with the amp u have now? if nothing what do u think ur gonna gain from switching?

its a sub amp, u wont notice any difference from the sub. maybe the amp will run cooler but thats about it

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

whats wrong with the amp u have now? if nothing what do u think ur gonna gain from switching?
its a sub amp, u wont notice any difference from the sub. maybe the amp will run cooler but thats about it

That is not entirely true. The amp can drastically change the overall sound the sub will reproduce.

With that said, why fix something that is not broken?

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

sounds like someone has money they dont know what to do with.

unless there is something wrong with the sae then i wouldnt replace it, and if i did it wouldnt be with an overpriced jl amp.

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

whats wrong with the amp u have now? if nothing what do u think ur gonna gain from switching?
its a sub amp, u wont notice any difference from the sub. maybe the amp will run cooler but thats about it

it definitely can have an affect. i dont think theres a ton of different amps and they all sound the same. il agree with you that since its a sub amp, it'l probably be a little harder to tell quality and soundwise. but it definitely does make a differeance.

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

sounds like someone has money they dont know what to do with.
unless there is something wrong with the sae then i wouldnt replace it, and if i did it wouldnt be with an overpriced jl amp.

hahah. nah. i've just been starting to get into the small amp scene lately. especially since in my daily i dont need too much power, a small amp like the jl can do plenty power for me. that, and its very sexy, small and has great specs.

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

That is not entirely true. The amp can drastically change the overall sound the sub will reproduce.
With that said, why fix something that is not broken?

true.

its not broken, but i like the looks of the HD a lot more and its compact as hell so i could place it a lot easier anywhere on my car. and it does rated power at any ohms between 1.5-4 ohms. so i wouldnt have to worry about matching ohms with this amp anymore.

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

Do all competently designed and level matched amps/head units sound the same? - DIYMA.com

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

hahah. nah. i've just been starting to get into the small amp scene lately. especially since in my daily i dont need too much power, a small amp like the jl can do plenty power for me. that, and its very sexy, small and has great specs.

if you want a small footprint amp that is **** sexy, look into MMATS, there not cheap but they are actually worth the money unlike the jl. mmats makes amps almost the same size as the hd 750/1 that do over 2k with out an issue.

my 4000.1 which ill put out close to 5k at .5 is only 13x10

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

if you want a small footprint amp that is **** sexy, look into MMATS, there not cheap but they are actually worth the money unlike the jl. mmats makes amps almost the same size as the hd 750/1 that do over 2k with out an issue.
my 4000.1 which ill put out close to 5k at .5 is only 13x10

i had a thread posted as "JL HD 1200/1" which ended up being a small discussion. pretty much everyone telling me i was nuts for wanting to spend so much on jl, and calling me a jl fanboy pretty much. NOT the case. the hd is a small amp with awesome specs so this is why it was my top choice as a small footprint amp. i dont know much about mmats at all so i dont know how they would do or compare against jl or any other brand for that matter.

but i like that the jl does full ouput at 11 volts and full ouput between 1.5-4 ohms. im not trying to push the jl over board here, im just saying i dont know much about th mmats.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

mmats is a american company, all of their amps are built in florida, which is a big plus for me.

they are hands down the most efficient amps on the market my 4000.1 is 79% efficient at 1 ohm, not the 4 ohm that most of the amps on the market are rated, its also .5 daily stable and .25 burp stable.

they are very solid.

 

[Fakecodename47 10+ year member]

I would suggest mmats if you’re looking for a small sized amp. I just replaced mine with a hifonics amp and although I can say the hifonics does the same power for 1/4 the price the mmats amp was probably half the size. Don't get me wrong I LOVED my mmats amp but I’m a broke college student so I’m trading in my mtx subs and mmats amp for fi subs and hifonics amp haha.

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

the biggest difference will probably the current draw. JLs generally have less of a current draw then other amps

 

[robertoyoung08 10+ year member]

mmats is a american company, all of their amps are built in florida, which is a big plus for me.
they are hands down the most efficient amps on the market my 4000.1 is 79% efficient at 1 ohm, not the 4 ohm that most of the amps on the market are rated, its also .5 daily stable and .25 burp stable.

they are very solid.

lol this contradicts post #14 lol

i havnt heard much about mmats. and ugh i hate to judge a book by its cover but they are ugly.

I would suggest mmats if you’re looking for a small sized amp. I just replaced mine with a hifonics amp and although I can say the hifonics does the same power for 1/4 the price the mmats amp was probably half the size. Don't get me wrong I LOVED my mmats amp but I’m a broke college student so I’m trading in my mtx subs and mmats amp for fi subs and hifonics amp haha.

lol well you did good by trading in those mtx for fi. shouldve just kept the mmat amp though (if they are as good as they are made out to sound)

il look into mmats, but for some reason, they arent convincing me (not trying to sound ignorant)

the biggest difference will probably the current draw. JLs generally have less of a current draw then other amps

yes exactly!! this is the **** you get from buying quality ****. but i guess since i just ordered a DC POwer h/o alt it wont matter. efficiency is still nice though.

**** hard decision