I have 4 of these 1 ohm per sub . 4 , 18s in a 4th order blowthru it does a 155.5 db on music , and at 33 hz it did a 156.9 on a burb . They are great amps. Remember dont input over 2.0 volts or the board will fry
It might hit 8000 wats, but it won't push it near as good as a high quality amp. Iv also found its not a very durable amp, it won't last that long. I'm used to dealing with Fosgate, JL Audio, and stuff like that. This brand is like soundstream amps, it will work for a few bass competitions, but it won't last long. Quality amps cost about a dollar a watt. Just fyi. 😊
I just bought this Bass8k (1 ohm) to power two 12" Avatar STU 12's (dual 1 ohm VC's). They are rated 3000 RMS. Will this be a good amp for them? Not enough? Too much? Good match? I've always done car audio systems, but never had a high wattage system that requires an aftermarket alternator and the Big 3 (all of which I will do before installing). So just wanting an experienced person's opinion. Thank you for your time.
Hay dude I bought 2. 8ks md Taramps amp for 2. Stu avatar subs just like you , I also got a cyber12k limitless battery bank an a mexan 399 alt. Good luck on your build hopefully there can be a video some time of it . Bass on
Its wild that the smart 5k has double power/ground inputs, but the bass 8k doesn't? I use 2/0 wire in my smart 3k, but you gotta do the zip tie trick to get it in. I've been really looking at buying a bass 8k fr. Can you run these at 4 ohm?
I'm running stock electrical alternator but I have 2 northstar 220v in my truck on my subs I have 2 ap, bd4-15's I really want the bass 8k but I don't know if the MD-80001 would be a better fit???
If you want bass get the bass 8k the MDs are really not made for bass because mines play nothing but bass! I can tell the difference from a full range amp which the Md is save yourself some time and money and get the bass 8k and even if you don’t use the power it’s nice to know it’s there!
I bought the bass model 8k and I can’t find anything that says.5 ohm stable. Im not trying to insult you. I just want to make sure before I blow my $700 amp. Even there website says 1 ohm. Are you sure it’s safe to wire .5 ohm? And again it’s just a question. I’m not trying to upset you in any way.
Yeah, no. They're not .5ohm stable. You can wire to .5ohm sure, with impedance rise you'll be well above 1 or 2 ohms. If you're impedance actually touches .5ohm at full tilt., it WILL protect
Besides the fact that it’s only meant for subs what other main differences are there between this and the MD8k? Is this louder with the lower bass? Does it sound better for example?
Different and better crossover, couupe extra internals that the mds lack for bass. Extra caps and such. Mds lack in lows due to crossover, and really not ment for subs. You can use it for them and will do fine. Bass will handle the bass notes better, tune batter, be louder and or smoother on bass notes
I have 2 massive drago 6k (3k rms each) which are Korean boards, they cost me 1100 new each would it be worth it to switch to the bass 8k? I just have trouble believing I can get better power from this 1 amp at only 600$
@@jamesbaysinger9780 that's a great idea 👍. That's bass 8k would more than likely have a bigger current draw then the 2 dracos. The bass line doesn't really start to perform until about 15.6 or so. Not to mention it's all a trade off. Brazilian amps will give you more power per cent, but at the expense of THD. I believe all Korean boards have a higher THD then Brazilian boards. Which boils down to better sub control at its rated power. Often times you'll see coils arching out on the metal basket when running Brazilian boards due to lack of THD at max power. So you're right in my opinion about getting better, although it is not necessarily comparing apples to apples 🤔. A lot of people after experiencing Korean boards go back to Korean boards when they try Brazilian. They say the lows aren't the same. Which was why I asked you did you switch.
@c20 np143 correct I went back to my crecendo bc4k after trying a Brazilian the lows definitely wasn't there and I was using a sfb5000. If you just want spl then I would say yeah Brazilian but if you want some nice clean lows then korean board amps for sure
I'm running a single 15 american bass xmaxxx, I have the 8k but it's 2ohm. My sub is 1ohm. It worked for about a month bumped nicely. Now the amp shuts off at low volumes.
Try putting a jumper 8ga. Wire around the sub positive to negative ,then take the other 2 positive an negative post on the sub to the meter check your resting ohms see what the coil reads the closes you are to 2 ohms the better .like if it's only 2 tenths off should be ok . Like 1.8 ,2.0. 2.1
Depends on you're situation. I always think the bass will be a better fit. But also depends on you're ohm load. Sometimes the smart would work better. But I always believe runing the right amp. Or a stronger one to overcome
Does anybody know what bass know preferably with clip light will fit this amp? I had the MD 8k btw and ran it @.5 ohms with my 2 15 avatar stu's 2ohms and the only issue I had is if I had it cranked too long it heated up. The moat important thing for running non Korean board amps at .5 is the right electrical. I have two skar rp4500 slaved together and supposed to make it from 1 to 2ohm stable but she has hooked to 1ohm cuz her subs are 1 ohm hooked in series/ parallel and it shakes the planet it hits so hard for cheap amps but I had to install fans cuz those things get hot. But again high output alternator and the big four is a must for these high power amps. Plus .5 ohms in a car with box rise and all that is probably closer to 1-2 ohms in reality. This is just my experience but I'd get the subs that match the stability of the amp. I did it the other way only reason I go .5. I bought two 2ohm subs on accident. Thats the only reason or I'd have them at 1ohm. In my opinion the lower the ohm the shitier it sounds.also you get what you pay for
I didn't write that. Don't know how my avatar got attached. My question was just about a bass nob!lol....I don't even understand wtf is written here...or what the question/reply is? I have the smart bass 5k with big three and stock alt with an interstate start battery and 3 mighty max 2500 agm batteries pushing 2 12s and my voltage stays between 14.2 - 13.8. I'd like to get a lithium battery and do away with the agms cuz they take up a lot of room but it's been hard to find a high output alternator for my toyota but for me I dnt need it my voltage doesn't really drop with this amp like it did with the crossfire
I have a md 8k on 2 skar zvx 12's and I'm wondering what size alternator I need I bought a 250 and it quit twice already. Please let me know I am going to buy a mechman this time
@@drumhead14 I have 2 xs power batteries 1 is lithium in the cab 2 amps taramp 8k on subs and a diamond audio 800.4 on mids and highs I have 1 run of 0 gauge from front battery to the back battery big 3 up grade under the hood my back battery is grounded to the frame
@clintwatson8058 I would run a ground from front to back. And also ground you're alt. When you're playing you got a voltmeter in the car? What colts u getting around. U may need more lithium.
I just bought the 8K bass to push two 12s evils Just seen a video of a guy dropping a screwdriver on the heat sink and it blew up the amp , just a speaker wire he was putting in , amp was on and grounded???? Is my shit gonna catch on fire too????
Most likely somthing else was wrong. But ik taramps, speaker negative, and power negative, and rca ground all share the same ground. Unlike Korean amps.
Well if it's clipping it's clipping for a reason, maybe it's somthing in you're system causing it to clip? If you're 1 billion % sure it's not you're system in any way and it's the amp. Try the amp is a friends car. To verify it's the amp. I believe it's going to be somthing in you're system, or a couple things, even settings.
Your clipping because your not feeding the amp the correct amount of amperage that it is demanding. I'm running the smart 5k bass on two MTX 9515's with a 390 alt, XS D5100's, and two banks of 500f super caps and the clip light has never came on. Remember ohms law, it's the most important thing to keep in mind while building a system.
Yeah my 250 is not cutting it but I do have wo xs power batteries the group 34 in front and the 5100 in the back . I just went through a whole mess with js 390 alternator and now I'm trying a local company called east Orlando remanufacturing and it would be a 450 so let's see what happens
@@drumhead14 I got 2 15s deaf bonce 3500 rms DVC wishing to hook at .5 ohm in total would have 7K watts.just wonder box rise from .5 ohms to at least 1.3ohms predictable and smart 5k pull produce 6000watts(williston audio labs tests) at 1.3 ohms.but no evidences on bass 8k on any dyno at all
@Bailey251 the only bass knob you can use is a in line rca bass knob before them amp rca inputs. You can't plug a bass knob into this amp like all crescendo,dc,sundown etc.. these amps only have the leds and that's it
Very good question. I know my personal crescendo amps. It just won't work. Gotta be same matching wires, but that's ment for a bass knob on it. Tara is only a led light.
