US XT4000D vs SUNDOWN SAZ1500D

[TheNoobBoob 10+ year member]

As title states.... Im looking at both of these amps.. Both same price range, both seem to have great build quality.. The amp will be ran at 1ohm, both are rated for it... ANyone have some good feedback..???//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

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[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

the sundown will do more power at 1ohm then the XT amp, word is they have reworked the power supply in the XT models to do close to rated though.

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

the us amps is like 1200rms and its $220 new..

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

Amps really dont seem to even compare unless US changed something huge. Sundown by far

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

newer us amps arent worth a dammn

 

[TheNoobBoob 10+ year member]

newer us amps arent worth a dammn

Really? I have recently heard an XT4000D hooked to an Adire brahma mark2... It sounded great, what makes them so poor?? They also carry a very good warranty like the sundown..

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

they dont have the quality they did several years ago.

the older us amps do the rated power and then some. the new ones are lucky to get close to the rating.

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

i had one, and it sounded the same as my pg 900.1.. for loudness.. pg sounded more clear

 

[TheNoobBoob 10+ year member]

Which amp will be cleaner?? Ive heard the sundown is on the dirty side. I am going SQL

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

the sundown puts way more power out, but twice as much price

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

the us amp one is still a decent amp.. i ran my RE 18 on it hard all day and it never got warm

 

[TheNoobBoob 10+ year member]

both are on the cheaper end (last sub amp i bought was an USMD3D) .. I was actually surprised to 2 find 2 fairly good 1 ohm stable amps could be had for under 5 bills.. I think i may go with the sundown just because i like the looks a little better... Its clean and looks like a big chunk of billet... I like metal....

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

the us amps is pretty small footprint..

 

[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

newer us amps arent worth a dammn

So you wouldn't run a Merlin or an AX series? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I know the XT's aren't that great but don't down the rest of their amps. I have a MD22 I'm fixing and modding it to a MD23 and it looks like a nicely built amp. I can't wait to run it.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

US AMPS XT4000D:

Sundown SAZ-1500D:

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I'm not sure where you heard that Sundown amps are "dirty" but that cannot be farther from the truth. Many people, myself included, use them for SQ oriented installs.

The XT4000D can barely pass as a 900-watt amp, and tests have show thats about what it does.