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@charlieknoll1269

2 ай бұрын

Aiyama and fosi both make a new 48v 10 amp power supply you should get both and see if they are the same power.... fosi is 109 and aiyima is 79 bucks

@deadlymassacre1

2 ай бұрын

Maybe I missed it, but what's the difference between the Smart8 and the Smart8Bass? The only thing I notice is the "bass" version is rated down to 0.5ohms and at 14.4v, but the normal Smart8 says the 8k is at 12.6v Also, do you know why they recommend 400amps of fusing when 8k+ rms would be more than double that?

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!

@holeshotinspectionllc2412

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, I've been really curious about the Big Boss. I'll probably put 1 per sub at .5ohm on my Crossfire xt3 18's. Does the smart technology kick in on burps, or does it just limit it while ohm loads are fluctuating on music. Might be a dumb question, lol😂

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

Love your content bro. Is there a difference between Smart 8 and Boss line besides cosmetic and leds?

@1-Six-dee

3 ай бұрын

​@@holeshotinspectionllc2412 if u buy these buy two at the exact same time, I run smart fives 8 of them. And when I had only six I had no issues with power output being uniform but the two new ones I bought have a throttling to keep the Temps in check and will cut up and down power differently then the other older ones. When I had six it was no issue

@hotskull4116

3 ай бұрын

Hey Sam I see tar amps finally took your your suggestions and start manufacturing the amplifiers like Banda style😊

@Chris-B-Bassin

3 ай бұрын

Looking forward to that 🤙

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.

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!

@csj9619

3 ай бұрын

Big props on the honesty and self-evaluation skills. Now, if we can get everyone else doing the same...

@guwop3310

3 ай бұрын

Did u have a smart 5 bass before u tried the jp63 or was it the regular smart 5? Did u notice a big difference in the regular smart compared to the smart bass?

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

@guwop3310 No I had the regular Smart 5 wired to 1ohm box is 31hz tuning.

@KurtisPape

3 ай бұрын

And can't forget the size! I have 3000w in a very small space under my seat with the smart 3k. I got it over 4 years ago and was worried it would catch fire or something, but it has been very reliable and I've had it shut off many times dipping into 11v and it started back up without issues. Sometimes it does have a quiet high pitched noise until it warms up though, thats my only issue.

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

@KurtisPape Ya size is crazy per watt. The fan on mine started making a high pitch squeel. I replaced both them with high quality fan and it was way quieter. Only took like 20mins to fix. But ya that was my only issue. Well....that and they aren't as nice looking as others. That M8000 and Salt are sexy af. I painted mine dark gray and it looks way better. I might buy the new Boss 8, they are selling them in black now.

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

@thecman26

3 ай бұрын

Ikr? Back in the day 100w per sub was banging! But we had efficient subs back then that weren't 80 pounds!

@yourmom-ii8ep

3 ай бұрын

900a what you welding 😂 that's beyond welding that's arc gouging x2

@philipeli1192

3 ай бұрын

@@yourmom-ii8ep Welding cables needed,lol

@olhoTron

3 ай бұрын

My small welding inverter only does 150A max, at least it claims to do that, its probably less This amp is well beyond welding territory

@philipeli1192

3 ай бұрын

@@olhoTron they claim current not voltage kills,if you dead short a lithium battery,you will start a fire that is scary too.

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.😂🎉

@ronimhofffacts2858

3 ай бұрын

lol

@arthurhughlett2292

3 ай бұрын

What do you run for power?

@ronimhofffacts2858

3 ай бұрын

Boss audio and for my hardcore build I only run roadmaster​@@arthurhughlett2292

@Randy_G

3 ай бұрын

Autotech 300a HO Alternator + DR5100R XS Power AMG Battery + Headway Lithium LiFePo4 96ah (just reduced to 64ah for space)

@pjbruton3703

3 ай бұрын

Does it get low

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

Thanks for the Taramps dynos. They need more love.

@laurantsmccloskey5927

2 ай бұрын

Amen! All the different boxes & amps I've had over the last 4 years, I hafta say that nothing at all makes more deep low power for less money than taramps, when you buy a taramps, you're getting more that what you pay for

Tramps amps always been a monster 👍

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

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

Great amp! Simply cannot be beat for the money 👍

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

Damn, that shits bumpin.

Wow! Now that's a powerful amplifier 😎

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

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

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

Thanks for the video brother

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

@Bassotronics

3 ай бұрын

No.. they are called “smart coolers”

@nighttow8780

3 ай бұрын

@@Bassotronics smart coolers right, and what method is it using to cool? Oh that's right, fans.

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

Ya, most amps ($1800) only have a thermostat, on or off.

@AmericanSmallArms

3 ай бұрын

@@nighttow8780 Your reply is like saying: Smart phones right? And what method is it using to make a call? Oh that's right, a phone. 🤦🏻‍♂️ It is pretty clear that the fans are labeled 'smart' because they are temperature controlled.

@nighttow8780

3 ай бұрын

@@johnd5542 that can't be. I have a 99 dollar nvx NBA 201(200x2@4, 350x2@2, 700x1@4. their cheapest offering, and it has a variable speed thermostatically controlled fan. Best I can tell, the fan remains off until the temperature reaches approximately 35 c, the fan speed smoothly ramps up to full speed at approximately 50 c. For the life of me, I can't figure out why they would Mount the fan on the bottom plate of the amp. If you mount it to a flat surface, you essentially disabled the fan. I have it mounted on 1/4 inch studs to allow air flow to the fan

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

Thats wild power for the money

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

Wow! I’m in Awe!

Happy Easter Big D

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

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

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.

@soundqubedkiller5885

3 ай бұрын

I've had my smart 8 for a month or so and its amazing. I had it wired at .5 at first but you could hear the smart technology hilding power back. Wired it to to ohms and omg its a monster

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

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.

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

No its the battery thats providing them amps. That amp draw isnt consistent so your Alternater just needs to make up enough power to keep batteries charged. I have a smart 8 with 400amp alt, I can bang while idling (200amp ish)for the most part. Some songs drop voltage a little bit, but most songs I mantain voltage.

@andreiflorea3690

3 ай бұрын

2 40ah LTO Banks and e beefy alternator.😅

Such a beast for the price! 😳

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

Wow Big D this amp is getting it. 😮

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

Thanks !

Insane!👀

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!

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!

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

That's so many amps damn!!

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

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. 😕

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

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

Waiting for tests on the Taramps Chipeo T12

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

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

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

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

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

the classic prices right sound kills me every time

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

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

That’s a monster.

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

Best $600 I have ever spent in car audio.

@volvo09

3 ай бұрын

That's insane power

@user-pu2ro8ok3r

3 ай бұрын

I have seen many fake Chinese amplifiers of 10000, 20000, 30000 watts, measuring instruments are easy to deceive

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

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

Omg insane 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.

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.

@christonrlblackman

3 ай бұрын

I wish my smart 3 played comfortable below 22 hz

@scottbe1

3 ай бұрын

@@christonrlblackmansounds like a box issue not an amp issue

@christonrlblackman

3 ай бұрын

@@scottbe1 sub out or in box literally moves 40% less under 22hz. I got my smart 3 in 2021

@scottbe1

3 ай бұрын

@@christonrlblackman what’s your hpf set at?

@christonrlblackman

3 ай бұрын

@@scottbe1 never touched it. Fully tilt to the right i believe

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.

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

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

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

Can you bench test the Taramps 12K please?

What do you do with the products after the videos?

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

@lordflam

21 күн бұрын

😭

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

Nice!!!

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

Taramps Chipeo T 9000 and T 12000 next please!

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.

@wal

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion 👌

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

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

@laurantsmccloskey5927

2 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

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

Please do my Amp that I just recently bought. It's a Cerwin Vega CVPRO5K and I blew 2 brand new skar SDR 18's at 2 ohms with barely any gain. I mean it was really getting down.

Let me know when you plan to test the "SIX FIVE'S"... Memphis Audio VIV2200.1V2 SixFive Series 2200w Mono Car Amplifier

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

do caps shock you/cause harm if directly touched?

I'm wondering how you stayed above 15 volts at 1 ohm dynamic burst but at higher ohm loads you dropped to 14 or less

Should have wired it to the Kicker quad box

Thats insane 😂😂🔥🔥

Good for molten voice coils

@volvo09

3 ай бұрын

​@@johnd5542I think he's referring to the power output, that's a ton of power...

@johnd5542

3 ай бұрын

@@volvo09 oh ya sorry. I just assume he was hating.

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

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

What a beast🤣👍🆙️

Amp dyno the clarion apx1300 amplifier I haven’t seen a video on this on KZread yet

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

@envisionelectronics

3 ай бұрын

Beyond the scope of the channel. Maybe start your own?

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

my smart boss 8k came with that remote

the ground inputs look like they are smaller than the power inputs.

What heat camera is it?

hello bro please do Dyno on sundown SDX 1200.1 i just buyed when u msged its on sale please dyno it as ur expert in tht

One question? Can you weld with it? ;)

Taramps The Best Power.

Nice 1

Great price for its purpose, and for something you’ll hafta replace anyway. Not for music, but for short periods of destruction.

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. 🙄

@melissathompson7229

3 ай бұрын

He's obviously saying that when it takes close to 900 amps of current that there's no chance a car could produce that. Even though music is dynamic that is a huge fricken draw that requires several batteries and a monster HO alternator

@AmericanSmallArms

3 ай бұрын

@@melissathompson7229 So what amp is our there that makes that kind of wattage without needing 900A? One that he WOULD like?

So Taramps have finally included protection circuitry so the amps don't blow up at low Ohms.. About time.