Can This $600 Amp Make Over 10,000 watts? Taramps Smart 8 

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Reminder to those unaware: The dynamic tests catch the smart circuit off-guard, so it makes power based purely on ohms law and circuit component limitations! This is an 8kw 2ohm amplifier, at 1ohm it will try to make 16kw thus 14k after losses checks out, beyond that the transformers appear to saturate at around 18kw... On music/tones this power isn't usable since the smart circuit will attenuate the signal level to maintain ~8kw, even before the termlab has taken a full average pressure reading! This amp is perfect for a daily basser and those not wanting to ever clamp more than 10KW during demos :D Great video as always buddy, I am working on mine on the Big Boss 8 as we speak!

Tramps amps always been a monster 👍

I pre-ordered this amp when it was announced and have had it power (2) Sundown U-15’s and now (1) Solo X 12 with 300a alternator & 96ah lithium bank with dual runs of KnuKonceptz 1/0 OFC. Never had any issues with it other than extremely loud bass and parts of my 2022 Civic falling apart.😂🎉

These amps shit on every other amp Ive had. I use to believe the internet bs about taramps, then I tried a smart 5. It was supposed to be temporary until I could afford a "quality amp". It sounded great. Then I bought a D4S jp64. I thought the smart5 sounded better and definitely hit harder lower. After that I bought a Dd M8000. I was so pumped. Then I installed it and was instantly disappointed. Again the smart 5 hit harder in the wider frequencies. I figured it had to be broken. I got it replaced and there was no difference. So I bought a smart 8 bass for $600 and it crushes all other amps Ive tried, without factoring cost. Hits harder and lower. Dont believe the haters.They have never owned one and just repeat what the internet told them to say. I was one of these ignorant people. Smart Line from Taramps for the win!

Thanks for the Taramps dynos. They need more love.

Can’t be too mad at that 4ohm performance when the lower resistance setup returns numbers like that!!

900a current draw,this is getting to welding territory.Awesome,at 66 I can remember when 20w was a big deal!

In fact, here (Brazil) these modules are tortured and companies are heavily charged to produce equipment that delivers what they promise. Amps like these are widely used in outdoor and competition sound systems, and therefore such equipment must be reliable when you need it most. And without a doubt, Brazilian consumers boycott and "destroy" any brand that is not honest with its specifications. There are also influencers like the INFINITY SOM channel that carry out power tests here to inform the public whether a product is really good or whether it is rubbish.

Damn, that shits bumpin.

Awesome review! Thanks for what you do and service you provide for us bassheads.

They call them smart fans because they are variable speed. There must be a small chip in the amp that processes temperatures and decides what speeds the fan should run. PC cooling fans have been operating on this principle for 30 years

Happy Easter Big D

This thing on a couple of DTX Dreamsicle subs would probably make for one heck of a budget system relatively speaking

That's not an amplifier, that's a welder!

I LOVE IT!!!! WANT ONE ... LOVE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TIFFANY TYPE RCA CONNECTIONS!!!!

Wow! Now that's a powerful amplifier 😎

I've been waiting for you to do this amp big D

Great amp! Simply cannot be beat for the money 👍

I would run one, especially since they finally have a bass knob with a clip indicator. Great video as always 🤙

Thanks for the video brother

WoW that's a lot of power. I wonder how many alternators and batteries you need to run a amplifier that needs 800 plus amps of current. Damn nearly 900 amps for one single amplifier, that is nuts.

Dayum! Im getting one of these, been running a 6k but 10k+ sounds like more fun.

Good gawd! Look at that current pull! Imagine someone new trying to run that on a stock charging system😂

Now we need to the the big boss 8k can't wait till you get it I've been waiting since u did the big boss 3k

i have waited years when you dyno Taramps BASS 5k but damn everything else from taramps get dynoed :D love your videos and still waiting if some day make video of Taramps BASS 5k

Thanks for the review Big D. You’re the reason why I purchased one. Should work great in my semi truck! 🚛

the classic prices right sound kills me every time

Wow now that's a lot of power for the money. Now I now what dreams are made of

Thats wild power for the money

Thank you Audio Gawdz for making some of this high power tech so much affordable for many of us Smalltymers

Finally a amp that can push a pup. Well, almost.

I want to see this same amp on a $10 amazon amp install kit.

Such a beast for the price! 😳

You know ive been up in the air about taramps back and forth but i believe im going to have to try them out pretty damn impressive.

Impressive- but i still don't want one. Definitely throwing some power... As always- a great review 👍

When you're drawing mad current like 1000A, you should measure the voltage drop over the power wires, ideally show us that on camera too

I am from South Africa can you do a video of a TARAMP BASS 8K thank you......

This one definitely needs some IR shots of the board, during tests!

2:13. JUST Think. Smart Cooler Means They Only Run When Amp Is Hot To Preserve Fan Life

Wow! I’m in Awe!

Wow Big D this amp is getting it. 😮

altenators plus battery yellow or red top plus other equipment will be more than what the amp is worth it self

The Einstein! of Amp dyno, BIG D WIZ! 🇺🇸 🇯🇲.

I love my smart 8k and so does my x 12

Oh it bump doe. I will say that if you pay a certain price Tiffany rca’s seem to be necessary. Love videos like these cause of your method to test and prove or disprove claims!

I picked this up this weekend for $350 used. It's great, but I think it's a bit overkill for my two DS18 15s at 2k rms

Smart coolers means that they come on with temp. Not always on like the old amps.

That’s a monster.

Good for molten voice coils

I have been wanting to build a experimental system. With an hybrid sealed/ported enclosure with an aperiodic membrane, possibly use poly fill compressed into a 12"x12" x4" deep frame with 1/8" expanded metal on the front and rear to hold in the poly fill. Possibly make a sliding cover to tune the leakage, I have seen free air subs in SQ. Systems, I like sound quality, but never really went full on SQ, seems it would behave similar to a ported enclosure, only without the added performance from the port. I like the sound of sealed enclosures. Just looking for a way to remove some of the volume from the enclosure, I guess a iso baric arrangement could work. Maybe a custom built sub Could be the answer. I like 12" 15" 18" subs, 10" is questionable , and 8" I'm like why bother? If you are going to spend the money. And want the sound, may as well go big as possible. My latest car, I'm thinking maybe 4, 12" subs in a isobaric configuration, I have a small trunk, and even getting 12" subs will be very difficult it's a dumb design trunk, very little access to the small trunk. Not sure what they were thinking. It may require 10" I may just go the cheap and easy way, and go with 4-6, maybe 8,10" subs in a seal enclosure. Nothing crazy, something similar to the kicker comps of the mid to late. ,90's I really liked the kicker impulse shame it went away. Maybe I can buy the components, motors and baskets and build a custom set. Make some kevlar and carbon fiber cones and dust caps, heck it could be a business. A 12" and 15" with a 4" coil, and the new magnets that are better than neodymium and supposedly cheaper made in USA. It's possible to cast aluminum at home, make molds from foam , do lost foam casting or buy some blown sundown 12''s or something to start do a re-cone/coil. And use non-glue spiders, use retainer ring's possibly retain the rubber surrounds the same way. They make some very interesting carbon fiber with kevlar, aluminum, fiberglass, different weaves, patterns, even aluminum and titanium mesh, with multiple colors and thicknesses , maybe one to two layers of thin carbon fibe, with a really thin layer of a sound deadener like material to help tune the resonant frequency of the cone and motor structure. Probably just a ring if the material around the cone between the two layers, a 4" copper coil. With dual 1 ohm coils, maybe quad half ohm coils, or quad 1 ohm, that would be better for large subs , 18"+ the Mass would be crazy, each coil being 2-3 layers, each coil made from 18 gauge copper, maybe a cooper clad would be better, or a carbon fiber former or titanium. To lighten it up. Or a hybrid former, the quad coil can be wired for .25, or 4 or 2 ohm, or. Run 4 or 2 amps per sub, this isn't practical these days with the large class D amps available the class a/b amps ,1000 watts was huge, and roughly $1/watt for quality amps . A 20+lb 12" sub does sound exciting!.. especially with carbon kevlar cones with colorful accent weaves. Do a vacuumed epoxy resin infusion, and a 10 ton press, using a hardwood die with a positive and negative profile in the woods to press cure the cones and another to press the dust caps. Maybe use UV cure resin to attach the coil and dust cap. Attempting to get a X, max of 25mm one way, so 45-50 mm two way excursion, should do 18-50Hz really well especially with a strong heavy coil handling 1kw per coil plus RMS, could be a cool project to build something you can't buy!

That's so many amps damn!!

Thanks !

I've had the MD8000.1 for a few years. It does not disappoint. You MUST feed it the current it needs though.

So it will slightly push a pair of Blaupunkt 10's?

So the sweet spot for that Amp is below 4 ohms, that's awesome

So you're saying that I can't run it off the stock (40A) alternator in my 89 Honda Accord? :(

Should have wired it to the Kicker quad box

Big D look at a commando amp is a small amp with a large out put the 4ch 3000 watt is a nice 1 and they are cheap

Waiting for tests on the Taramps Chipeo T12

Big D if you had to pick your top 3 8k amps design, quality and performance wise what would they be i need something that is going to take a beating and keep working while I learn how to demo properly and learn what to watch for listen to and smell to know if my equipment is failing i just ordered my alternator and SCIB bank and I want to get into competitive audio and going to shows now that I have the power supply taken care of I need an amp to feed any advice would be greatly appreciated

The fans are ran by temp also allowing gor variable speeds thus smart cool

Every time D shows the guts on a amp i laugh to myself for some reason thinking one day it'll be empty or a drawing of amp guts inside lol

Under THINGS I DON'T LIKE you said: It takes power to make power. How is that the amp's fault? Isn't that just physics? I personally don't like that it requires speakers, wiring, an input source, and that the batteries aren't included. 🙄

😮😮YES🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

Any way to get some Powerus amps on your dyno for some reviews? I Would like to see what your honest opinion is compared to the other amps that you have tested.

The fire starter car amp that I will never buy in this life time 👍😂🤣🤣

I believe Taramps call it 'Smart Cooler' because the fans are control via load/temperature so vary rpm which is great as they are much quieter than all these other amps that have the fans blasting on idle. 😕

Insane!👀

Omg insane power

6s8p is crazy i wonder if a 6s4p plananno would out perform the yinglongs

can u do a test of the Taramp bass 8k....

That's freakin INSANE for $600! HAPPY "E" BIG "D"

I was hoping to see some efficiency calculations. Maybe I could do those with the numbers you showed. Isn’t that a downfall of these Brazilian style amps? Inefficient

I came here to see people’s real life thoughts and got stuck on the stupidity in the top comment great video my brain hurts now from the stupidity I just endured. Great vid as usual

I think it would sound meaner if it was rated as a 13.5 horsepower amplifier.

Smart coolers are they speed up or slow down depending on the heat it is as monitored

I have the smart 3k to (6) 6.5 sundown W's. Love this amp.

Lot of power for cheap. Hey Big D, what do you do with all those amps when you're done testing?

Dam i think my alternator just shat itself just from seeing this amps draw lol 😅

Youve done the taramps. So does parker. I would like yo see a cab45 dyno

What do you do with the products after the videos?

Taramps The Best Power.

I've thought of one for a backup. But I have a small Korean 6k I can use. The potentiometers kinda, well they don't impress me either.

if you dont want to use it for music, you can also weld with it......

Taramps Chipeo T 9000 and T 12000 next please!

Can you bench test the Taramps 12K please?

Not to mention how safe is it to be sitting on a giant microwave in the EV's? Back in the 1920's there were 10 electric car manufactureres in America. However, they put the batteries under the hood, or trunk. You did not sit on them? Curious why now EV's of today have people sitting on a giant magnetic field. Another thing not brought up about EV's. I don't think its safe myself. Not to mention the fires you can't get put out when they start, and the price of insurance because any damage insurance just totals the car. In most wrecks the battery gets damaged even when the rest of the car may see little damage. Just a thought, and wondered if you thought about EV's as well. Thanks. Great channel.

my smart boss 8k came with that remote

Big D, got a question that no one seems to address. I guess there's hope it won't become a reality. But, what happens to aftermarket car audio if we in America are supposed to go to "All Electric Vehicles"? I don't hear anyone talking about it. However, it can't be good! There's no alternator to generate more power, and do you really want to add more batteries? Even then, you got your system cranking how long they gonna last? And if you connect to the cars batteries you are going to seriously decrease the range of the vehicle. So I'm worried about aftermarket car stereo business.

Nice!!!

does the logo light up on this smart 8 like the smart 3.i noticed mine does not!

Power supply Primer=2 tour. Secondry=15 tour 100 kHz. 12vx15/2=90 volt x 2= 180 volt 2 phase.

Smart cooler because it's smart. Based on thermal levels it will automatically adjust speed.

What heat camera is it?

I wonder if taramps smart 8 has something to do with crown's class i. I'm just guessing!

I got an Md old version but give out. Now I’m looking for a newer one with better protection can you help me

One question? Can you weld with it? ;)

I love the smell of burnt voice coils in the morning!

Whats the THD, SN/R and frequency bandwith. These numbers are what id love to see compared to something like an class ab amplifier.