Amp Test Tuesday - DC Audio 9.0k - 9,000 Watts - SMD AD-1 Amp Dyno (Results)

[@redfishjunky]

Your attention to detail is amazing ! Your installs are just super clean and it's really enjoyable to watch you install systems .

[@6191904life]

Damn that amp pushes a lot. Great to see amp test Tuesday, really miss these videos

[@yasha1928]

STEVE! You should definitely re-test this amp with the batteries in the car! The power would be crazy!

[@meade916]

first. Yessirr..

[@qiqibabaqibaqiba]

Doh

[@928bige]

What! What!.......

[@HighSchoolBassHead]

I think it would be awesome if you did some of the Optidrive amps from Lanzar. Specifically the 7k, because I've seen many people run them but im not sure if they put out the power they say they do.

[@Jeffdachefz]

Chris Peden nowadays they are hifonics, precision power and audiopipe grade amps, not even close the shadow of what they used to be.

[@SYNTH3SIS619]

HighSchoolBassHead I own a Opti Drive7000.1D and I Clamped around 3500 watts wired at 1ohm rising to around 2.3 ohms on one battery and a200 amp alternator dropping to around 11.5 volts and its rated 7k at .5. Sooo yes they do rated power

[@GKB210]

Mean build Mr. Meade! Cant wait for the finished product!

[@u9Nails]

Awesome amp test Tuesday! Goes to show the power of the dyno and why the pro's like you have these sorts of tools to measure and ensure that you're getting the most out of your system.

[@depravedone]

This amp could do double-duty as a welder. Man that's a lot of juice!

[@benigo15]

Thank you so much for resurrecting amp test Tuesday

[@tcpnetworks]

Well done Steve. These amps are criminally awesome.

[@UnboxIt]

Its been about 4 months since the last amp test. Keep em comin Steve!

[@danparda959]

fav day of week. thats some killer numbers...wow. i need to research how you got your name on the bench test unit everyone in the game uses. RESPECT homie

[@joer5085]

Thank you Steve for the new updates.

[@joewhittle801]

Happy days! ATT back in the mix Thanks Steve :) :) :)

[@_Water_Boi_]

Listen to how quiet the shop was, lol. Non the less, still a really cool KZbin channel!

[@4xspower]

That is awesome results from the DC amp on that power. You figure each D1600 is good for 1500 watts each, so they are giving that amp all they have and still holding on pretty damn good. 4,500 watts of battery power for a 10K+ watt amp.

[@s3ns4i]

umm you got real life experience in my car lol.. they stay at 11v when im at full tilt.. ;)

[@4xspower]

s3ns4i You have 16v batteries that go to 11V at full tilt?

[@jweazsglnmnuanaduran9098]

J noADnROhh

[@johnreese2765]

Thanks for the videos! Can't wait to see the Toyota all done and on the Dyno!

[@Ronco160]

Amp yest Tuesday! Awesome totally didn't expect it. Thanks Steve.

[@rudytrevino1160]

That car is going to sound amazing

[@ipullstuffapart]

Holy heck, you know it's some serious power when you have that much coil and capacitor whine/buzz going on. That's crazy. The voltmeter shows all.

[@Skarfar90]

Most impressive run! Almost 12k in dynamic RMS (1ohm).. That's some serious power!

[@jeremykoonce8051]

JEREMY HERE, I BELIEVE THAT THE DC AUDIO AMP IS TRUE TO ITS COMPANY NAME AND THE PEOPLE THAT BUY IT, IT ALWAYS BEST TO BUY AN AMP THAT OUT DOES ITS SELF.

[@Halomaster4ever]

IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!

[@NBSV1]

This ought to show the difference power supply upgrades can make. You can compare the choked power from the test stand to what you can get with a full bank of batteries and plenty of alternator power.

[@tocsa120ls]

Wow. It is not everyday I hear ballast resistors chirp :-) What a beast!

[@generalporfirioggonz]

hey steve when the sytem is done do no t forget to do another dyno test but with the amps hooked on the car so it would show the diference that the amp does when is properly instaled

[@samwear5189]

Chea... Best channel on youtube

[@julzmax956]

Whoa.. that's a lot of power. Now I'm interested in seeing what the Kicker Warhorse can put out.

[@DoEverythingDerek]

I think it would be cool if you made removable cables from your truck that you could hook up to the test bench, that way you could give it alt power, or build some contraption to have alts powering the amp rack, that would be sweet

[@zepey18]

Just one thing to say: DC Audio FTW!!!

[@410ytlmustang]

Killer vid. DC makes a sweet amps!

[@dvnhrdy]

can't wait to get mine!

[@maozedong981]

Hey Bro! I like Car Audio very much! What you do with very high expencive equipment is very interesting for me. I am from Austria, and here are nobody with so damn expencive sound equip. Only at some car meetings few people have around 2-4000 Watts, its nothing to you. I respekt your work, and like your Videos - anyway, such an equipment in my car still was a dream.. (Sorry for my bad english) Greetings from Austria! :)

[@bassinurfacerik7175]

I knt wait to hear that hoopty hit so dam hard... !!!!!gna b loud and proud!!!!!big Steve!!!!!

[@WeAreTwoDoorsDown]

Next let's get Chicken's caddy and test the Rockford Fosgate T15k out!

[@brutisking]

Excellent demo!

[@graydawg79]

This is going to be epic

[@JWarrenPhilly]

Nice work Steve. I enjoy the inner geek that says what the hell does it really do. I would like to see some cost to benefit factors tested more. As in I have these 2 tens in this car and I slap amp a in for x dollars and sweep for db's. Rinse and repeat for amp b and so on. The reason I say this is that pep's are all about the amp that squeezed out 56 more watts yet do they even hear a difference. Sure if 1 amp is putting out 150 and the other 200. Most bass heads are going to be looking at less than 1 db difference when jumping from 1 amp to another given that they are rated to be close to the same anyway. For instance put a SoundQubed 1200 up against a DC 1.2k. The difference in their respective outputs will be negligible at best. So you buy for build quality, features, looks, or cost. I am all for finding the bang for the buck. Perhaps torture test the amps and see which breed takes the beating longest.

[@bigboi4895]

Do this amp again Steve with your set up now and all the other big boy amps like it

[@lpbman3]

RC batteries would be perfect for these dyno tests. For about $400 you could build a 4S4P pack of turnigy A-spec and have an easy 20kw to play with. Also, a dyno run on a Behringer iNuke would be awesome.

[@mikeponeta6518]

This amp test Tuesday is cool. Especially with that bad ass testing equipment! I don't know if you've tested the RE, or Audiopipe amps? I've been curious how they are, being newer and cheap

[@jeremykoonce8051]

DC AUDIO YOU ROCK

[@707streetbchamp9]

That amp dyno is awesome. I have personally clamped over 27k (yes 27000 watts) out of a pair of these 9ks. With a totall of 4 9k's and 2 woofers in one vehicle. These amps are beasts very well made

[@perezmagdiel50]

Damn that amp will be a monster once having all the energy supplied !! I lost but i hope someone elses wins the subs or hat (: Good luck !! :D And nice video steve it impressed me to see 3 batteries handle that much of a powaa .

[@willie3719]

Im with twodoorsdown....get this bish on the t15ks. Nice vid....very thoroughly explained and proof of power. Dc products are one of my favorites and rusty is cool as fuhhhhk!

[@MrMxAudio]

steve you really need to think about running a bank of super caps for you test bench that would be badass

[@mr_incredible112]

well done DC Audio....

[@badabing289]

Mr Meade nice testing done there. Would be nice if you ever could use a hybrid car, like a Hybrid Tahoe or escalade. Even though those batteris are 300v, thinking you are the most experience i known. Maybe you could make a mod to squeeze 18v out of the 300v hybrid batteries.

[@DrAwesome62]

Steve it would just make my day if you put some power acoustik amps up to the test. they set pretty high expectations for their amps and sell for pretty cheap as far as amps go. I have 2 Power Acoustik Gothic 3500 amps and i honestly dont think they put out the RMS power that is stated. Im more curious about their demon series amp though. So if you could find time in your day to test some then that would just make my day :)!!

[@marksapollo]

Very nice and impressive, even with the test rig you have. cannot wait for your further build videos. But will it beat the Tahoe?

[@jayjaybird8018]

Not to mention "The One" from PG has many more capacitors inside, way way more.

[@stevethunder8647]

i run my amp on a 18.5volt 20amp power supply i built never gets hot or any thing and it makes my sub kit good

[@dmayse1000]

U should hook the amps in the tahoe to the dyno. u wont have to worry about power on that run

[@Tabest31]

Loving these videos. Would also looooove to see you test the new American bass Phantom 2000. I just bought that one ^_^ wanna see how it really does. I hear all the time that American bass is way under rated, but I gotta see it.

[@Edward135i]

have you done a system for a Tesla yet? I'm just wondering since the car is basically a gigantic battery!

[@RichardDenisRichman]

ya a tesla would be cool especially the new SUV model X with like 8 SMD 15 in it in a SQL set up how ever you would need a tesla home back up power pack and step it down to 16v it would be a interesting project but not impossible. .

[@blakedmc1989DDRHD]

wow insane power

[@blakedmc1989DDRHD]

EpicEverythingDude75 my thoughts exactly

[@blakedmc1989DDRHD]

EpicEverythingDude75 bawhahahahaha fits tha product perfectly :P

[@robertovazquezrivera8361]

Amazin dude that amplifier is very good to a loud bass rigth

[@DEMZ24]

Damn. Can wait to see

[@amunderdog]

Oh Ya ! You did it.

[@johnalenwork53]

So sick bra awesome video!!!

[@Aleziss]

hehehe... first time I see the dyno temp rise that fast ! Those are big numbers... speaking of big numbers, have you ever dyno your crown xti 4000 ?

[@WhitentonMike]

I'm pretty impressed by that certified run. It is one thing to make big power, it's another to do it with low distortion. :)

[@tonyy33055]

Damn. That is some real deal shit you got there. Nice!!!!

[@NosSamiAudio]

Badass amp!! It sucks that we cant have these in Finland :/

[@NosSamiAudio]

geometricpatterns6 LOL! no, but here is not dc audio dealers near by and it will be too expensive to order from different country...

[@NosSamiAudio]

geometricpatterns6 You sir are awesome!!!

[@JTSpencer]

Good stuff man. What are you planning to hold up the suspension in the rear? If anything at all lol

[@DYNORYDER1]

Steve, I would like to see a stetsom tested, I think we all know why :) It would be nice to see if it can do the numbers with a good THD.

[@Martin1519]

Dayuum that's insane. I noticed you also only put one power and one ground to the amp, does that mean you don't really need the other two to run the full 10000 watts ?

[@dvnhrdy]

i wouldn't do that. it will probably run hot and over work the amp.thats why it comes with 2 power and ground inputs.

[@MikeDMays]

This amp seems to be more power hungry than some of the cheaper alternatives. Could you do a video if you haven't already on a ppi 10k compared to this..? claims have been made that a single alt with 4 batts is enough. I highly doubt it but thought I would ask to see.

[@dhestondh]

That amp is a monster sheesh

[@bmb1455]

nice. im in the process of snagging another dc 5k, running a pair of them in my monte ss. would love to take a ride out to your shop sometime just for the hell of it....but im in PA, lol. itll take a while

[@LegendaryGarageYT]

lets see audio pipe 3000d next tuesday?

[@jeffreysturgill1494]

Impressive amp!!!

[@andreysteve]

Good video!

[@kickemassicus]

Luv me sum amp test Tuesday!

[@danieldeleuw7070]

on some of the bigger amps u have tested couldn't u just pull a vehicle up next to the test bench and run a ground from the engine block and a hot from the battery post of the vehicle providing it had the big 3 done. that way it helps the little battery bank make a pull

[@grahamcoates6843]

You can hear the charger screaming for help. Lol!

[@dhestondh]

Btw love your channel ur videos are very entertaining

[@MrTford8]

I wanna see a taramps hd mono amp dyno, why hasn't anyone done a dyno on one of these

[@jmp0428]

SSL Evo amp test please! I bought a Evo 4k of course its not 4k but I belive its pushing ever last lick of 1000wrms. Compared to my old Alpine Mrp650 it seems to hav almost twice the power.

[@derekthegreatgonzo]

I never heard the first base note!!!

[@djhlsmusic]

What are those arcing like sounds that happen when the voltage drops a lot on the certified and uncertified runs, and then also on every hit in the dynamic run?

[@migz2195]

I believe it was the Honey Badger indicating the amplifier reached distortion. I think the top red LED on the left and right side of the unit means distortions then you can see it backs down in the center gauge.

[@pilot4them2010]

Got a amp too test. The Autotek mean machine mono amp. Back in the day they where good amps. Time change so would like to see what they would do now.

[@jayjaybird8018]

What about "THE ONE" from Phoenix Gold??? Have you tested that meade916? From what I've heard it pulls 750amps at 14.4v and accepts 16v batteries.

[@ryobie1]

Whit this you've dyno-ed your power bench!

[@apocalypse4720]

hey steve i would like to see the massive n4 on your dyno and also i was wandering if mtx amps still put out some power. i love your stuff bro and i wished i had the money to come sit in your tahoe, but i have been out of work since i was laid off last year and still cant find work, if you are ever in texas i live in nacogdoches, hit me up, like i said it would be a dream of mine to sit in that tahoe, keep banging bro and keep up what you are doing, your the best.

[@Ryansrangereport]

meade916 Have you ever tested the XD600/1 ? Thanks

[@adriandiaz1381]

nice little amp, it does rated rms and when im done pounding my head with bass i could use this amp to beat the fat out my neighbor. its a win win

[@K-Effect]

Can you test the Crown amplifiers you have in your shop stereo?

[@brandongladney6926]

you need to test the mephis mojo 4kw

[@chrisnavarro4144]

Steve since you upgraded your setup will you be doing another test on the 9k

[@anthonyjohnson5066]

You should test a pioneer 900

[@tilerknigh1992]

Need to do the Sundown ns-1.

[@The_Squirrel_Gamer]

Can you do an amp test Tuesday on a dual 400 watt amp I think it pushes atleqst 500 watts and I wanna know for sure what they push

[@meade916]

if it is a "Dual" amp i wouldn't get my hopes up on it doing the 400 much less the 500 watts. Sorry bro.

[@The_Squirrel_Gamer]

whats your take on SSL and Lanzer amps?

[@anthonyowens9423]

DRG Angry I am not playing I had the aero series ssl amp it was 1500 watt monoblock 2ohms stable and only did around 260 watts they are worse than boss. Hifonics is the best for budget amps

[@mem10fan2]

DRG Angry lanzar amps are good for the money. I would recommend the opti drive series.

[@wpgspl]

So the 9k did less then rated at 14 volt on certified ? Ad for dynamic well and audiopipe does twice almost 3 times rated on dynamic. I'm confused

[@meade916]

9k on a 16/18v system is what it is rated at....and Audiopipe? seriously? LOL

[@Jathan334]

Nice run...any chance u could run a Lanzar OptiDrive 7K and an Incriminator Audio 80.1 thru there?

[@brandontittle4300]

It would be great if you could test the new American Bass VFL 4480.1 hybrid series amp, curious about the efficiency of that style

[@572012myo]

If you don't mind can you please test a Mmats 3000.1. Would be appreciated.

[@Mollifier16616111]

that car is gunna be sliding on the pavement lol

[@juanbadbreedracinggarcia6608]

Sick shit Steve, dem amps r hungry 4 more voltage...

[@chuckd9007]

Bruh...you really need some caps too. Like a hundred or two farad should do it.

[@jjlwis]

what was that sound at 3:11? sounded like scratching..