Why not the Nine.1?

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

buy the nine.1 you cant go wrong, but if you can save up and cough up for the sundown, then the sundown is the best bet!!

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It's 64% efficient, what are most class D mono amps efficiency ratings?

They are like say 85%-90%. Well basically it draws more amps than the sundown or whatever amp to create the same power.

 

[GlocksRock 10+ year member]

I see... well it must not be too bad, because I'm running a 100 amp ANL fuse and all my wiring is 4 gauge, and even when bumping really hard my lights barely dim at all, and I've never blown a fuse, and the amp barely gets warm. Whenever I get a new car I'm going to go with 0 ga., but until then what I have now works very well. But for $295 shipped, and a 5 year warranty, it's pretty hard to beat what the nine.1 offers.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I see... well it must not be too bad, because I'm running a 100 amp ANL fuse and all my wiring is 4 gauge, and even when bumping really hard my lights barely dim at all, and I've never blown a fuse, and the amp barely gets warm. Whenever I get a new car I'm going to go with 0 ga., but until then what I have now works very well. But for $295 shipped, and a 5 year warranty, it's pretty hard to beat what the nine.1 offers.

Yes it really is. The original question is just a matter of how much money the OP wants to spend.

What ohm load do you have on your amp?

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

at 1ohm its hard to not make your car lights dim. :x

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

at 1ohm its hard to not make your car lights dim. :x

The first time I drove at night with my system I hit a heavy bass note and thought I accidentally turned my lights off. But that was before any electrical work. Hopefully now it won't be as bad.

 

[GlocksRock 10+ year member]

Yes it really is. The original question is just a matter of how much money the OP wants to spend.
What ohm load do you have on your amp?

My amp is at 1 ohm. I was just looking at the sundown website, and it seems their amps are rated at 14.4 volts, and the efficiency ratings are at 4 ohm, how much does the efficiency and THD change when dropping the impedance to 1 ohm.

Also, regarding my lights barely dimming, they did dim a bit more before I put a yellow top in, but that's also probably due to the fact I was still running a 6 year old stock battery, once I put the new battery in, barey any dimming is noticeable now. I also did the big 3 after I got the yellow top, but I haven't noticed much difference at all from doing that.

I remember when you sent your amp back the the factory, it benched over 1300 watts at 13.x volts, that is very good.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

The first time I drove at night with my system I hit a heavy bass note and thought I accidentally turned my lights off. But that was before any electrical work. Hopefully now it won't be as bad.

When I had the NINe.1 I had a 200a alty, yellow top g34, and all the big 3 wiring required. Still dimmed. When I had switched to the Zapco 1100.1 I got absolutely no dimming at 4ohms.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

My amp is at 1 ohm. I was just looking at the sundown website, and it seems their amps are rated at 14.4 volts, and the efficiency ratings are at 4 ohm, how much does the efficiency change when dropping the impedance to 1 ohm.

I'm not sure about the sundown, but I would guess maybe 5 or 10%.

Does anyone know what the internal fusing on the Sundown 1500 is?

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

I'm not sure about the sundown, but I would guess maybe 5 or 10%.
Does anyone know what the internal fusing on the Sundown 1500 is?

160 amps.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

When I had the NINe.1 I had a 200a alty, yellow top g34, and all the big 3 wiring required. Still dimmed. When I had switched to the Zapco 1100.1 I got absolutely no dimming at 4ohms.

Well that's a 4 ohms, which is a lot less strain on your electrical than 1 ohm. I still can't believe that it dimmed with all of that.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

160 amps.

Maybe you can help us with our Sundown questions //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7116

Some 1500D testing. Hows that ?

 

[GlocksRock 10+ year member]

Looks like pretty good results to me.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Looks like pretty good results to me.

Ya it does.

Have you been on ICIX and seen the Nine.1xx f/s on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=230324568339