Viper D1200.1 - Any good?

[Buick3800power 10+ year member]

Looking to get a new amp, to power an 18" Fi ssd.

Ikesound.com has a factory refurbished Viper D1200.1

Dynamic Power Rating: 1500 watts

S/N: > 80 dB

Freq. Range: 20-250Hz

Damping Factor: > 50

Input Sens.: 150mV to 8V

Rated Power @ 4 ohm: 450 x 1

Rated Power @ 2 ohm: 800 x 1

Rated Power @ 1 ohm: 1200 x 1 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Crossover: var. 18dB low-pass

Bass EQ: Yes 8 dB

RCA Output: Yes, mono

Protection: T,S,D,R,O,L

Does Viper make a good amp? They are only asking $155 for it.

Thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

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[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

well if its from Ike sound you may wanna re think it. they can be quite a pain. I have had to deal with it before and others have also. The Viper is a good amp I had one for about 8 months and it never pooped out on me

 

[Buick3800power 10+ year member]

Noticed it draws 90 amps, would that kill my electrical system? I already have a 4-channel pulling 40 amps, so combined it would be 130 amps of draw from my 20 year old car, LOL.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

thas a max of 130 amps. I doubt you will ever get that high. the 4 channel(unless your clipping the **** outta it) should only be pulling 15-20amps. and the viper as long as you set the gains and leave the bass boost of shouldnt do 90 amps either.

I have a 90 amp alternator and two batt's hooked up to an amp that pulls at max 120 amps and another 2 channel pulling at max 50 amps. and my voltage barely drops. therefore just be cause your amp has a 90 amp rating doesnt mean it will always pull 90 amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

Noticed it draws 90 amps, would that kill my electrical system? I already have a 4-channel pulling 40 amps, so combined it would be 130 amps of draw from my 20 year old car, LOL.

big 3 and a battery and you should be ok, You will never be drawing that many amps for a long period of time unless you are burping it.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

i had 2 of them in my car for the longest. I loved em, and would recommend em to anyone that asked.

espically at that price.

ikes isnt that bad either.

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

Noticed it draws 90 amps, would that kill my electrical system? I already have a 4-channel pulling 40 amps, so combined it would be 130 amps of draw from my 20 year old car, LOL.

how do u know the amp draws 90amps?? There some simple math u gotta do?

 

[Buick3800power 10+ year member]

Look at the fuses. That's the easiest way to tell if an amp is overrated.

If a manufacturer claims 1000 watts rms x 1, but only draws 40 amps, you know that claim is BS.

 

[crow 10+ year member]

I use the 600.1 and 300.2 in my system. I have never had any problems with them. They are large amps so make sure you have some room.