best 1000watt 1ohm stable amp

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Topic: best 1000watt 1ohm stable amp

Posted By: michael.laroya
Subject: best 1000watt 1ohm stable amp
Date Posted: April 08, 2008 at 5:33 PM

Hifonics TXI 1008D

Fosgate T10001BD

Soundstream PCA 1000D

Sundown Audio SAE 1000D

These are just a few to get everyone started. Need opinions please I just don't know which one to pick or what I haven't seen out there yet.

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bighead

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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: April 08, 2008 at 5:42 PM

Out of that list in my opinion the clear winner is the Sundown.

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: April 08, 2008 at 5:56 PM

What's wrong with 1kW at 4 or 2 ohms? Why the desire to push an amp as HARD as it can be pushed, at the expense of fidelity, efficiency, and life expectancy?

In nearly ALL instances, if you can wire at 1 ohm, you can ALSO wire easily at 2 ohms or 4 ohms.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: sedate
Date Posted: April 08, 2008 at 6:37 PM

Yea my understanding of those brands is that the Sundown would be, by several orders of magnitude, the best 1000 watts there.

haemph wrote:

at the expense of fidelity

haemph ur the only one in the world who can hear impedence changes -

Now POWER - that's something for the rest of us. . . . posted_image

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: April 08, 2008 at 8:19 PM

Even if I *am* the only one in the world, (and I'm not...) what about the other two? Efficiency and life expectancy... Huh? posted_image

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: willdkartunes
Date Posted: April 08, 2008 at 9:26 PM

I would definitely choose the Sundown Audio amp for sure!

haemphyst wrote:

Even if I *am* the only one in the world, (and I'm not...) what about the other two? Efficiency and life expectancy... Huh?

With a great amp, life expectancy shouldn't be a problem. Efficiency? lol....not happening at 1 ohm.

I would never bother running at less than 2 ohms for a DAILY drive vehicle anyway. I actually prefer 4 or more ohms. Guess I can hear the difference too.... posted_image