sundown vs aq

[RJesus 10+ year member]

1 amp, single 1000ca everstart maxx, 1 Eagle Picher 12a5000, factory alt
4 ohm nominal = 520 watts @ 88% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 14.1v)

2 ohm nominal = 960 watts @ 84% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 13.7v)

1 ohm nominal = 1635 watts @ 75% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 12.8 volts

.5 ohm nominal = 1890 watts @ 71% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 12.8v)

.35 ohm nominal = 2245 watts @ 65% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 12.8v)

A lot of people have a factory alt and a big batt in the back...I ran one with a HC2000 up front and a Batcap 2000 in the back...very similar to this test, and very similar to a lot of people's setups. You also have to understand that the stock alt in the test is a puny little thing in the Chevy Aveo. For people like myself and many others who drive SUV's and trucks that have a 120-160amp stock alt, this test should actually be a little under what we'd get with a big batt in the back.

Then turn the headlights on, and watch your voltage drop through the floor.

warranty is void for anything ran under 1 ohm.

AQ has great quality, and a great warranty.

For the same price, I'd defiantly go with the AQ2200.

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

1 amp, single 1000ca everstart maxx, 1 Eagle Picher 12a5000, factory alt
4 ohm nominal = 520 watts @ 88% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 14.1v)

2 ohm nominal = 960 watts @ 84% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 13.7v)

1 ohm nominal = 1635 watts @ 75% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 12.8 volts

.5 ohm nominal = 1890 watts @ 71% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 12.8v)

.35 ohm nominal = 2245 watts @ 65% efficiency (voltage fell from 14.3v, to 12.8v)

A lot of people have a factory alt and a big batt in the back...I ran one with a HC2000 up front and a Batcap 2000 in the back...very similar to this test, and very similar to a lot of people's setups. You also have to understand that the stock alt in the test is a puny little thing in the Chevy Aveo. For people like myself and many others who drive SUV's and trucks that have a 120-160amp stock alt, this test should actually be a little under what we'd get with a big batt in the back.

About how much power would you say you where getting

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

MB Quart DSC2000.1?

^^I would still get this before the aq or sundown

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

both solid amps and will do the power you need. I'd take a new AQ personally sense the price is the same. Unless you can get the 1500 for less...

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

About how much power would you say you where getting

I'd guess about the same as the test I quoted since my voltage would drop to 12.8-12.9 just like theirs.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Yes, the saz1500 will do 2000w rms, if your subs are wired down to .35 ohm and you have a 300a alt and several batteries. Otherwise, if you try to send that much power its going to send the amp into protect.

Really? Because the test they did showed 2200+ at .35 with a stock 85amp alt and an extra big batt in the back(good sized stock batt as well). An under hood and extra batt is not "several", nor it is "a few"...it's a couple. It takes a lot to send a 1500D into protect. I had a disconnected power wire under my hood causing the amp to run solely off of my Batcap 2000 in the back, and had mine doing .5ohm burps at 9.5V before anything happened to it(it'd cut in and out when trying to burp).

Then turn the headlights on, and watch your voltage drop through the floor.
warranty is void for anything ran under 1 ohm.

AQ has great quality, and a great warranty.

For the same price, I'd defiantly go with the AQ2200.

I had the AC blasting, if that counts....and I was idling. Driving around will obviously give more usable amperage. Obviously warranty is void under 1ohm, but it is safe to do it if you're not an idiot. That's not the argument anyways, the argument is power, which apparently you're getting a little butthurt about...for some reason.

I'm not nuthugging Sundown, it's just irritating seeing someone post mindless crap that isn't even factual in the least. For the record, I'd get the AQ. The reason why I had my 1500D was to fit in a power class that I was competing in.

 

[djarmy2004 10+ year member]

Id say AQ as they both have good customer service but i would choose the AQ just for the price.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

dc and sundown are a great combo.

i would probably go with aq though too...