Why is my rf T2000 weaker than my rf t1000bdcp?

[thompson 10+ year member]

I've just purchased a rf T2000 from here. It was suppose to be an upgrade but infact a downgrade becuase the bass is almost two time weaker. Both amps were on the same electrical set up. A yellowtop optima under the hood, and kinetik in the back, all 0 awg wiring including big 3 on a stock95 amp alternator. Is the T2000 just more power hungry thats why its so much weaker than the T1000bdcp? I'm thinking of reselling the amp asap.

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[Bassin Buick]

because RF is conforming to the LOW standards of every other mainstream manufacturer out there. Year after year there products are getting worse and worse.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Too much amp for a 95a alternator.

 

[Bassin Buick]

possibly that too.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Maybe the inputs are not as sensitive as your first amp and may need some more gain??

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

because RF is conforming to the LOW standards of every other mainstream manufacturer out there. Year after year there products are getting worse and worse.

I will say this about those t2000s, (and the 4ks for that matter) they are usually pretty strong. I know the RF prime line is shotty, but there higher end amps (I think they are the "power" series can't remember) are usually pretty good about doing rated. A buddy of mine a couple years ago bought a brand new t2000 and it birthed 2470. They are power hungry though. Good amps IMO

 

[Bassin Buick]

yeah , after i posted i googled the model number and i know for a fact that those are pretty nice amps. I have heard a few of them in different installs and they pound!! My guess would be you don't have enough nuts under the hood to run it properly.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

OP how did you set gains?

 

[thompson 10+ year member]

Gain set to 3/4. Frequency to 80. subsonic filter on. phase off becuase I'm only using one amp. Changed the fuse on the amp to a scorpion 250 anl fuse becuase the first one on the amp was a very cheap, small, and fake one that looked only 1/4 the size of the fuse I put on. 4 awg power and ground wires from second battery to amp that is also fused with a 250 anl fuse. Thats the only 4 awg and each power and ground wire is about 3 ft long.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

Bump all that up to 1/0. And turn your gain down.

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

buy a better fuse bigger wire and do the big 3

 

[thompson 10+ year member]

Problem resolved. I set the freq to 120 with proper fusing. The amp sounds decent now. I notice that this amp hits the lows harder and louder than my t1000bdcp and weaker in the mids. So I set the freq lil higher. I'm going to add another kinetik battery I have setting in the garage. I'm happy with the results and decided to keep the amp.