Im running this amp on (4) rockville k9 6.5 subs and it does well. For the price i paid on woot, its w definite win.

Got a wet sounds 10 on the Polaris it does ok seems like the enclosures a little to small

I have this amp running two hydro CT Sounds 10’s

Whoa wow we had a sounds unlimited and Hamilton also operated by Mr Chisholm I know the old man very well and I made his son a timer to I also went to the place in Cullman which I'm assuming is where you went wow that's great man and I know Mr Chisholm used to always care a lot of MTX equipment man I was by there every day or two after school man he was a true friend I bought my.second MTX 10s from him and My first MTX amp. That's so cool man. Also my first trip was the S-10 for everybody you mentioned My second was Ford ranger like you mentioned in my third was a Toyota which actually had the most room.

mtx rocks got 2 7500 in my truck an it hits hard in 2025

Nice foot print for small amp

basically they are 2/0 inputs i run all d4s 2/0 ofc in my build and my 33 accepts it no prob at all and my jp23s so yea 2/0 inputs all day on his amps

I never could afford subs back then, but I did go to the Crutchfield store in 92 to get my 1st amp and some Pioneer 3ways in the plastic housing. Ran it off walkman with a DYI 3.5mm to RCA adapter.

Definitely a starter amp, but there is that niche market. Basically, I See this amp as a door speaker amplifier. I guess you could play around with a single 4 ohm impedance entry level sub (budget rubber surround hopefully at least a 2" voice coil); in a little bit oversized sealed enclosure. I think the awg 14 power and ground wire power feed does hold back this amps ultimate performance along ,with the fact the dyno test of 20 amps through a 15 amp fuse. The wiring may be limiting the amp as a engineered protection feature that also limits its performance. The circuit board is pretty well designed, in the absence of jumper wires and such but that is a common thing today. For an entry level start, I think your wa 500 4 channel amp would be a better starter amp, which would be integrated into their sound system as a keeper to eventually do door and 6x9 speakers. Great video as always 👍. 73 GOD bless Earnest K5EWM 👍.

In 1992 I traded two² MTX terminator 10s for a M & M Godfather 18" To my older brother. I had a 1985 Mercury Cougar XR7 that we shoe horned that Godfather into. Saved up and bought a Lanzar opti drive, hooked to the 18" and bounced around for about 2 yrs. Traded later for Altec Lansing 12s.

Back in late 80's early 90s i was 18-20 yrs old . The second set subs was mtx magnums 10" on a pyrimid amp for one season. Upgraded subs an amp , lanzar 12" free air ,and sentrec amp 125×125. Wired in a Dodge Dakota truck. I did like mtx stuff, but as i learned about car audio, i tried different brands. As like you i only had a job part time ,small pay checks from kroggers , an painted apartments couple days a week ,between both jobs i earned about 200- 250 dollars a week, so money was tight an makeing truck pmt. Saved up an purchased a kenwood deck. Thanks for sharing.

Funny I am going to be installing a sub in my RZR and I was looking at amps. Great to see a review not only the power output but you mentioning the waterproof or lack of...

I got a 100wrms x4 amp in my car to some 6.5 components. It gets plenty loud.

Question: What are yur guys thought on the birtch ply at the box stores..iv herd alot pf ups n downs abot it..and in fl itis still priced at $89 a sheet.. Do you guy use it or get the real deal baltic birtch.. Idk what way to go.. I am building a box for 6 12s on 2 8ks.. I need arnd 5 to 6 sheets for my box..

MTX was always decent gear, ratings usually spot on. It would have been about 10yrs after you but my MTXs was a set of thunder6000 12s which actually hit pretty good. Friends had Road thunders and the 4000s we played around with. I live in a big-time buggy area many have stereo systems, mostly Rockford from what I've seen and they jam.

In early 90s My first subs was MTX magnum 10s in the full range box with the horn tweeters. It came from fingerhut. I ran it off the blue jensen amps from Walmart. Everyone had blue thunder and terminator subs back then

Nice little amp enjoyed story time

MTX terminator was my first subs😂. But I hate MTX now days

Strange...this amp sounds the exact same as the last amp you tested... Love my KEF C Series powered by my Nakamichi 110W/channel amp shop theater system. Man, we must be the same age, Junior in 92'. Your video woke up some nostalgia for sure, my first sub was a JBL Power 10" in 6th order enclosure put in the trunk of my 1976 Chevy Nova, damn good times for sure. Thinking that was right around 1990 if I remember right, can't remember what I paid for it new, but sure remember those $80 paychecks making $4.15 per hour, yuck! Got me a new amp in the mail yesterday, can't wait to get it fired up and see what it'll do to my CT Sounds Meso component set. Thanks for the memory wake-up and the amp of course. 🦾

I was 24 in 91 😂😂. I remember MTX very well. I started with a pair of 8" road thunder boxes in my brand new S10. The same year I upgraded to a pair of 10" road thunder 2 boxes. My best friend had a pair of I think 12 inch Road Thunder pros, and when the 12" Blue Thunders came out that same year, I had to have them lol. I sold off and bought a lot of MTX that year lol 😂😂😂 I had a 77 T.A. also but it was all Kenwood.

My mom used to manage one of those old Hardee's... back when they had the chicken and Biscuits. Even had the playground with the ball pit

"Junior" in 92?? I graduated high school that year! 😅 If ya ask me, best times for car audio. Never had a "Buds" but we had a local place that did all our car audio called "Automaina." They are still in business here but a shadow of what they used to be. This is another great video, as you probably know, Im not in the market for an amp anymore...I watch these for purely intertainment purposes now. BTW, God bless you. (The sneeze) 😆

Mtx has a special place in my heart also

I love mtx always have since the early 2000s

Heck yeah bud's we had one to lol i believe it was all walmart returns

Bless you 😂

A clip light on the bass knob really makes this a great choice for beginners looking for a budget amp. Someone new has an easy way to monitor the amp without needing to know too much. Light on = bad. Keep light off. For people who are already on a budget this will save tons of money and help get people into car audio and not just push them away on their first build. Not incredibly efficient though.

"Ford Fuccin Ranger" 😂

I got my first subs in 92 as well. I got a couple of 12" MTX Blue Thunders and a few months later bout a single 18" Optimus from Radio Shack a few months later and thought I was hot stuff

Algorithm comment 👍

So, did it catch on fire? How much do you want for it😂

Old Logo for sure!

Does this device eliminate the need to tap into head unit?

Just the video I was looking for. Thank you !!

Thank you! Love the channel btw!! 💯

Thank you for sharing. Sad how manufacturers falsify power ratings. What is your gain or level set to during your test?... Again thank you!.

Should be illegal for the advertised numbers

Great video 😊

.5 ohm?? Feeding 4 gothic 4ohm 12s? Thoughts before i go try this lol

Nice subwoofer

Please establish some lines that you wont cross. Is this a Mickey Mouse program?

the old box is very nice, can't wait to see the new box finished up. I think it's a good idea to get the subs broken in. Have you seen the Gately Audio 12K mono block dyno run?

I have the GM-D8601 1600 watts perfect for my NVX 15in dual coil(1500watt/750rms)running it at 2ohms

You won’t get much info on Orion’s website. No T/S parameters on any speakers, no rms ratings on any Cobalt amp. Half the product pages I looked at are empty. Coming soon it says… for the past two years. 😂 Tried to contact them more than 10 times to get info on stuff and they never respond. I will stick with Hybrid Audio and get real sound quality. Orion is pretty much junk except for the HCCA amps. Their business model is flea market worthy.

They just need to make amps that have bolts for ring terminals.

Ended up buying the non dsp version of this amp, i didnt feel comfortable with the app situation. Not a bad amp for the money

I just purchased one of these amps just to test it out. I only got 1 but it works surprisingly well. Peak voltage i saw while testing was about 56-60v on the speaker terminals. Made my 12" VXF slap hard!

Nice job guys great work. Looking forward to the whole build 💯🙏

Performed Great ! Looks Great very nice indeed

The point of class ab is the way it sounds. You need to listen to it to understand it’s strength. Class ab and class d should not be compared on the dyno. Nuance.