1994 MTX Thunder 2300 Full Amp Dyno Wattage Test

[@MichaelMoellerTRLInc]

Still have one of these driving a pair of 12's in my e46. I bought it in 1992 it's in it's 5th car and it just keeps on bumpin.

[@evrico7]

I had one of these in my first car. I new it would test well. I had it powering two Polk DB 12’s as well. My car would bump hard!

[@Wiggy74]

MTX back in the day was awesome! Their Thunder series and Blue Thunder series amps were CRAZY underrated!!

[@BradBond]

Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I had one of these running four Rockford 12s in 1996-97. It pounded harder than it ever should have and now I know why.

[@AeroSS87]

MTX of the 90s was some real tough stuff. My first amp was a 1996 MTX Thunder 280 white/gold series. "280 watts" like rolling into high school in a Chevette with a Bugatti engine under the hood.

[@nickhoffer5155]

I had this amp running a 15" Cerwin Vega Stroker at 4 ohms. I was in a Honda CRX so it sounded phenomenal. Love these amps!!

[@magnumcipher4971]

Proof positive that the old school trial and error we all suffered through, (those of us who worked at the shops back in the day I mean) usually lead to the same equipment selection. Sure we sold a lot of punch 100's and 200's, but when these things hit the scene for the same money if not less $500-$600, we couldn't get them fast enough. We sold hundreds of them. They actually lived quite a long life at 2 ohms bridged, even with bass-heads at the the helm. Great memories man! Thanks for the videos.

[@wal]

+Luke Moon I didn't know the "secret" about these MTX amps until a few years ago. Man, wish I would've known back in the day!

[@epicmotorcyclechannel307]

Yep! When our shop got these in and we tried them, we knew there was something special going on. We looked at each other like...wtf... these hit harder than the RF 200's!

[@glenniz1]

@@epicmotorcyclechannel307 I have to agree, you could run them all day long at 2 or even 1 ohm, and they just kept bumppin' and Bumppin'!!!

[@epicmotorcyclechannel307]

@@glenniz1 yea I wish I bough some. Back in the day mtx had a 50% off employee discount. One of the guys put a couple of these on 4 black gold 12s and it was ridiculous.

[@datsik]

@@epicmotorcyclechannel307 i had ONE running on two black gold 15's and it was so nice, it could easily overdrive them too I had to back it off on bass boosting.. but the sound, the punch, the musicality was insane

[@crazy8sdrums]

We made so many of these, but could barely fill orders. MTX was crushing it back then. I was running 4 CNC machines at a time plus an aluminum saw...they ran 24/7, 365 just to keep up with orders.

[@wal]

Yeah boi!!

[@TheDudeRc]

Man this brings back some memories!! I was rocking the 2300 and 4300 back in 1995 and LOVED them. Both of mine came directly out of an MTX demo car that was at their largest seller in Maui. The amps were custom made for the demo car and put out even more than the normal production amps. Made those MTX 7000 15" subs dance! The 4 channel drove some OZ Supermans to perfection as well. Wish I still had those amps.

[@glenniz1]

I worked for Volutone in SoCal back in the late 90's, we were the west Coast distributor for Pioneer and MTX. These amps were incredibly strong and simply bulletproof! They won many an SPL challenge and were actually very good SQL amps as well. At 10% back of cost for employees, I should bought a case of these and just stored them away in a storage unit!!!

[@Van1018s]

I’ve probably watched this video six or eight times. Amazed every time. Awesome amp. Especially for that time.

[@wal]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@grumpysteelman]

I had two black 2300x and a white 2300x back in the day. Ran hot AF. Loved them.

[@gpcaraudio]

I don't know how I never saw this video, I owned one of these, 2200w on this size board on a non boosted rail amplifier from this era is absolutely insane. Made in the USA quality at its best. now I'm real curious on extremely strong electrical if this would tolerate this impedance on competition purpose only runs (3 to 5 second burp) I never saw it at this time but during these days this amp would have been a game changer

[@MrJblcontrol]

Hey Big D Thanks so much for running the actual test on this old prized jewel of an amplifier. I have been doing car audio since 84. I use to be a big Rockford Fosgate fan back in the late 80's early 90's running a single Punch 150 on two punch 12's then on the Blue Thunder 10's blue cones, Punch 75 , Punch 45, Punch 30 (The Peanut). I have this same exact MTX 2300 amplifier since 1995 with the original box and manual and packing. I have used this amp in two vehicle's since and presently own the second truck now. I have ran it hard as well and I use to live in the extremely hot desert region of SoCal in the Imperial Valley, CA. It has never failed on me and I previously have ran two 10" 4 ohm old school MTX Blue Thunder blue cones from 89 previously on the old Fosgate 150. MTX were great sounding subs I sure miss them and they finally quit on me in 97! Then I ran two 10" 4 ohm Kicker Competition subs from 1997 - 2007 and they lasted until I sold my last truck and left the two Kicker 10" subs and custom enclosure in that rig. Then I carried this 2300 over to my new 2006 Nissan Frontier crew cab now and it beat the two Digital Designs 8" DVC 4 ohm carbon fiber subs flawlessly and never ran out of steam! Got super warm but never went into thermal shutdown you could light a cigarette off it literally. Lol Now I that I semi retired my 2300 to a Digital Designs M2a (Class D) mono I am thinking of bringing the 2300 back to life since watching this video. Me and my longtime High school friend Max believe this Class AB amplifier will do a lot better job on my new single Audioque HDC D2 15" subwoofer in Frontier now. Max always told me years ago never let this go! And now I am glad I did not do it! lol. Now I am thinking of doing two MTX 2300 as soon as I can locate a second one and do a dual amp setup @ 2 ohms mono for each coil of the single AQ 15 I have. Will see what happens with the system I also have a Orion HCCA 225 and thinking doing a second amplifier on my Audioque 15". Once I get everything done the way I want it to be getting my new upgraded alternator 320 amps along with my two Odyssey batteries it should do fine on amperage. Now my second question Big D when will you do some amplifier tests on the Zed Audio made Hi Fonic's Series 7? Cupid, Pluto, Vulcan, Odin, Thor, Boltar, Zeus, Colossus, Eros, Titan, Ulyses, Isis, Juno, Jupiter, Europa, Gemini, Olympus, Aphrodite, Cyclops, Hercules, Atlas. Man that's a big request to fill but sure would be neat to see some of them in action. I know the Zeus has been tested already. It sure would make my friend Max happy because he previously owned all Hi Fonics series 7 system back in the day when they were built good he reminisces on the Aphrodite 6 ch being the best 6 channel he ever owned. Keep up the great videos Big D your the man taking us back in a time capsule of the younger years of car audio. Thank You Regards Victor Car Audio 1984 - present

[@wal]

Wow Vic, great comment! I always enjoy seeing the enthusiasm from those who watch my videos and recall their amps from back in the day! I'm also a big fan of the HiFonics VII amps as a buddy of mine had a Thor powering two 15's and it was crazy! He always wanted a Boltar or Zeus, but they were just too pricey. I'm hoping to have the ability to fully test a Colossus VII and VIII in the near future. Those are "holy grail" amps and being able to fully test them would be really awesome! Back to this MTX 2300...you know it was designed by the same guy who designed the Punch DSM amps right? Makes sense when you see the 200DSM vs. this amp's test.

[@blazeaglory]

I LOVED MY TWO 10" COMP KICKS! I had them in a 1967 VW Bug and they hit so hard! The shape of the Bug helped too but those subs are legendary. In 1995 I had two 12" COMPS and two Fosgate 12"s set in cheap home audio speaker cabinets(back of van specials with subs removed Haha), hooked up to a huge old metal 1970s pioneer power amp that i got for 10$ from the goodwill. I had them in each corner of my bedroom and the sound would literally shake the walls down lol

[@blazeaglory]

​@@wali have the 2416 THOR amp now powering one 10" 2ohm 1500w SKAR DDX and OMG you'd think i was bumping four 12s or something! The speaker and amp know no bounds and never get hot on a 4g OFC power cable as well. I knew a chick with a suburban with six 15" subs and that system made my chest and head compress with my eyes and nostrils vibrating to the point of nausea lol. My THOR and 10" DDX come close to reminding me of that system. Just one little 10" sub powered by a THOR amp hits harder than I've ever owned

[@alhennigan3997]

Just brought one mint for $60 in 2019, WOULD NEVER SELL! Had this amp in a 92 Acura Legend Coupe with two 12 inch Jl Audio W6’s and it use to HIT SUPER HARD!🔈🔈

[@ryanbollens2960]

Absolutely amazing, quite possibly one of the best old school amps ever built. Underrated, Understated, and Legendary!

[@derekvasile6127]

Maybe that's what the 2300 really stands for cause it was damn close to it

[@Roof_Pizza]

Nah, they call their amps at 2 ohms. Ive got an MTX Blue Thunder Pro 150x2 and it is supposed to do 2x150 @2ohms. It was tested to be more like 2x215 @2 ohms tho. It used to run 2 JL 10w4d4's really well @ 2 ohms, now it struggles to run 2 JL 10w6d4v2's @ 2ohms.

[@michaelsheppard6714]

I was thinking that same thing

[@chrisnash3532]

I used to work in the industry here in the UK back in the day. We sold these along with PG all distributed by BBG. The demo stand had a 4x20 amp running 4 12s a set of 6inch components and a pair of 6x9s - the whole shop shook and as a result we sold a ton of them. We only ever managed to blow up one of those amps by dazy chaining a load of their V80 boxes down to 1/2 ohm just for fun. The PG stand had a similar setup but you could switch the speakers and was set up for more SQ. Good times and fond memories. Keep up the good work and great videos 👍👍👍👍

[@magnumcipher4971]

Still my favorite episode. I sold and installed tons of these things back in the day. Love it man. Thanks Big D’.

[@wal]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@wadehensley5005]

I loved mine!!! Mine was tested 240x2 @ 4ohms., clean, efficient slammin power!! Had one of these on some kicker comp 10's and a thunder 2350 on resolution mids and highs. clarion 9375 headunit. cleanest stereo ive ever owned. 110db s/n no distortion what.so.ever!

[@darkangelboy7649]

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[@daveme3582]

Still own a rebuilt 2300. As a teen in high school I bought an MTX 2160 to drive a single Vega 12" in a VERY well made cab. That amp was so damn powerful and under rated it blew the sub in just over 1 week. Not from distortion. Also had an MTX 280 driving the door speakers. Everyone thought my Honda sounded the best they ever heard. Just posted in your newest vid how Id love a new Big D test of this amp to show more folks what real old school amps were made of.

[@RobotUnderground]

Wow, I just sold one of these for $120, nobody knew what it was. Had it posted on CL for over a year. Great video!

[@wal]

Sorry man, prices will go up now based on this test. It "was" a total sleeper amp, now the secret's out! Thanks for the comment

[@smtyson1650]

I've own one of these amps,back in the days..that amp turn me into a mtx believer..

[@toxictophat711]

I just wish they had 8" subs but I'm doing a full mtx speaker in my old ladys 96 buick i sold and installed a 28 year old set of mtx 12s at 600watts guy next door in his suv playing jazz was shaking my rooms window lmao i felt bad i wanted them back oops

[@kasparov937]

Me too had this one and the newer model, had no idea it could make so much power, I wouldnt have sold it. 😀

[@justinregister795]

This answers so many questions I had many moons ago. When I turned 16 I got a new (1995) Ford Lightning. I had a full system installed that included three JL Audio 10w6’s in a ported box being pushed by a single MTX 2300. That system was stupid loud. God I miss that truck and set up.

[@chrisgatt4308]

i still have 2 of those mtx thunder 2300's love that old school usa made under rated true power amps :) used to run 6 12's lol back in the day those amps thrashed all the subs i gave it lol amps still rocking and working

[@dctrxdoom]

Had a 2300 years back, got it from a friend that owed $$. I ran that amp for months at 1 ohm just to see what it would do. In the back of a escort station wagon pushing 2 12s. It was impressive.. until it blew... still haven’t seen a 600w amp move air like that since then.. great amp! Thanks for the review!

[@titanman59]

Great test ,... I still own one I have the 3002 Pro Series Blue Thunder just sitting in a box in my garage, I think I need to get it out and put it to good use again ..

[@NorwoodComputer]

the 3002 is the same amp.

[@Reedic20]

I have the 3002 also 1997 just pulled it out thought it was toast it ended up being the rca inputs had a broken leg I fixed and hooked it up man talk about memory lane. Yes same amp as the 2300

[@ChizzleDizzle1000]

I had this amp on two JL W6 15s back in the day.. they was DV3s so it wsnt even doing what it was supposed to do but it beat them 15s to death in it sounded phenomenal

[@magnumcipher4971]

Anakin Skywalkerr I know man! It always killed me back then that JL always neutered your options to either run one, three or six of their subs to get anything out of a class A/B two channel amp. The whole dual 6 ohm voice coil of the old W-6's was very limiting if a pair of subs were used. I actually ran an old MTX 2300 on 6 8W6's for a couple of years! Good times...

[@ChizzleDizzle1000]

Luke Moon hell yeah bro! They sounded so good nd with em being such an oddball ohm load it didn't distort at all.. I wish I clda got the full potential outta it.. that shit beat tho bro! I was highly impressed with that amp..

[@mccartanaaron]

Had three of these pushing six Cerwin Vegas. Badass amps...

[@TheLassenman]

I had 2 of these in my car back in the days. Was using them on 2x 12" kicker subs. Worked like a charm :)

[@siTTinLo]

I love these old MTX amps. I have had the 2300s little brother the 2160 in a few different cars and they've all sounded great. My buddy just scored a mint 2160 for $40, lucky bastard.

[@davidgoad2219]

I remember this amp back in the day, a friend of mine had this amp and a Earthquake amp for sale and I chose the Earthquake amp. If only I’d known this I would have bought this one! Thanks for doing this dyno Big D this was amazing!

[@popslops2188]

I had two of these on two different systems,the first being a Thunder 2300 and then later the black Thunder 2300X with the gold emblems. The original 2300 was pushing two RF HX2 dual voice coil 12's in a sealed box running in 2 ohms stereo. Loudest,most hard hitting setup I've ever had and I see why now. That old school stuff is no joke ! I bought the 2300 in near mint condition in a pawn shop for $80 back in about 2005. They are going for about $400 now when they do pop up but one of the finest amps available of that era .

[@VaughnG71]

I was the production planner for Phoenix Gold back in the mid 90's. Our engineers tried to reverse engineer this amp and could not reproduce the same results without ours thermalling out, the MTX would not overheat period.I wasn't sure why they where trying in the first place, we also made great American amps back then.

[@wal]

The MS series PG amps are still among my favorites ever made 👌

[@VaughnG71]

BigDWiz yeah, PG didn't start start losing quality until about the QX series, which if I remember right was when they started making the lower end stuff in Taiwan. It's been 20 yrs so it's a little fussy. I remember we also had to recall most of the first run of the ZX series due to bad fans, but they where still great amps. Also my brother in law owned the black Nissan 300ZX that was on all the ZX series boxes for about 15yrs. He bought in from one of the engineers that designed the amps.

[@VaughnG71]

He also owns the original prototype cyclone subwoofers!

[@stevenmcintyer848]

Hey can you get access to any of the tripaths that came in those old Phoenix golds

[@turbo5483]

The Phoenix Gold MS2250 with the amp shroud was my favorite amp ever

[@GoshindoTanaka]

in my opinion the fosgate punch 200 and the mtx 2300 were the best amps made in the 90s

[@wal]

For the price (compared to similarly priced amps during this time), I agree

[@stevenmcintyer848]

I have a Power 200a1 I think it's doing around 700 at 2 ohms

[@louiemares1610]

R F punch 200ix were bad ass

[@justpeaceful6899]

@@wal Is it safe to play 2 12" kicker at 2 ohms

[@todddooley793]

MTX killed it with the thunder series back in the day, I remember well how bad a$$ these amps were.

[@jasonneal]

Todd Dooley LoL was gonna say the same thing. Way back in the day they were junk, even the speakers and subs. I heard MTX hired one of the designers from RF to build them a new line of amps.

[@glenniz1]

@@jasonneal They were made in Phoenix Az. at the time, so your statement, even though RF will deny it, is spot on!!! Rumor was, a disgruntled engineer wo was let go from RF was approached by MTX, and he was more than happy to work with them!!!

[@jemone2005]

I had one of these that I picked up second hand.I put it into thermal protect a few times, but it never failed. It was one of my favorite amplifiers.

[@MrAtrandom]

I used to own the Black and Gold MTX 2300x and that amp was a beast! It came factory tested at over 900rms at 12v and yet rated at the same 600w at 12v. Still my favorite amp of all time!

[@wizardindustriesusa]

I still have one on my closet shelf. It's on punishment for beating a pair of Rockford HX2 12s to death lol

[@donttrustliberalmedi]

Thanks Dereck! I've been chomping at the bit to hear what these will do. I'd never have tried 1 ohm, but that's just incredible! I figured it would be around 1200@2 ohm mono...that 1600 is mind-numbing by itself!

[@masterpanther1]

Daaaaaaaamn!!!!!! I'm flat out impressed!!!! Beefy little guy!

[@Brud-c6b]

Ray is a complete beast! I have this 2300, a chrome limited edition 2300, and 2300x. I love these series. Mtx raised the bar with these for sure

[@danielhillwick8430]

Growing up in Tempe Arizona I was exposed to all the top and leaders car audio I've ran just about every system a man to put together and one of the best sounding and cheapest budget systems I have ever built was MTX amplifiers! They were surprisingly loud and clean compared to a lot of other systems that I paid much much more money for

[@th3drizzl378]

these were my favorite line of amps mtx of all time. we also very very rarely ever saw these come back when we sold them. i miss these.

[@nacienleongto]

I just bought one of these Beauties!!!! After watching this video, and reading some of the comments, I guess "I'm a VERY lucky guy"!!! 😁😁 ( I also bought a MTX Thunder 280, and a pair of 10" 9500 Subwoofers 2003 series)

[@dronepunkfpv1424]

I sold these amps in Missoula Montana in the 90’s. Loved them!

[@yodabolt1247]

I have one of these sitting in a box somewhere since around 2003. Might bring it back to life here soon.

[@bryangogan6050]

big d I had one of these mtx pushing two Sony p5 12's in a sealed custom box and on the dash hit 143.4 db. those amps are no joke! inherited the amp from my bro. (I am 41 so old school) it was in a 1995 Bonneville ssei. love your shit man. always good to know what amps put out. I always knew there was something special about that amp(I still have it)

[@eawrightjr]

One of my favorite amps back in the day. I had 2 MTX 500D amps back in high school that both dynod close to 800 watts. Very underrated amps.

[@wal]

👌😬👍

[@glenw030]

I had a pair of these in a S-10 on 8 mtx 10's. I competed for 2 years with that truck and was undefeated. I knew that the wattage was underrated but not by that much. I wish I still had them now. great video keep it up.

[@wal]

+glen weathers Awesome! The MTX 2300 and Rockford 200 DSM are very similar as they were designed by the same person. Both are superb amps

[@jeremyeubanks2387]

that's impressive as hell. .I would love to have one of them now

[@allenzorres7915]

I used to run this mtx amp 2300x on four 10 inch pioneer 400 watts sub in series 4ohm per channel. Man love the under rated amp.

[@joshholden8561]

This might be 1 of the most underated amps uve tested for its class.

[@Reedic20]

I have a 1997 MTX Blur Thunder PRO3002 same amp guts look the same and all. It was a power house I thought I toasted the thing years ago I just found it tonight after I seen this video I pulled the cover off checked the mosfets all good but the RCA input jack I noticed was real loose well one leg was broke so I tore it apart soldered it back up put it back together and wouldn’t you know the damn think works I started messing with a 2 10” isobaric clam shell ported setup I have (this setup killed it back in the day) hooked it up and I just looked at the time it’s 3am I’m pretty sure I’m going to get a visit by the town cops lol my bad. Love your videos man I can’t believe I had this amp in my hand a few years ago reaching for the trash can I’m so happy I reconsidered it brought back so many memories of high school, chicks, cruising the strip and blowing 3 sets of MTX 12” 7000 I still have one left I would love to recone it any suggestions who and where?

[@azmike1956]

Still currently using MTX equipment in my HT system. Yes sir!

[@skfskfranks7734]

I had four of these around 98' in a two door Ford Tempo GL .Three of them on six JLW6 12" in a ported half wall tuned to 33 hertz w/ Phoenix Gold Bass Cube Alpine head unit . The remaining 2300 ran two pairs of MB Quart 6.5 . This system metered legal 151.1 @ 42 hertz . It hurt .

[@joshrichie9833]

Dude graduated in 99 love ur videos

[@JohnARobinsonJr]

I had this one and another model called Thunder 2160... They came with a test birth certificate and the wattage were more than what they were rated. But you're test confirmed my suspicion after killing subwoofers that were rated higher than the amplifier RMS rating. I still love these amps..

[@wal]

These are epic John Pleitz designs. They were rated at 12 volts and low THD

[@JohnARobinsonJr]

@@wal Yes sirrrr... 12 volts all day...

[@iceman45ification1]

Incredible amp. Never really thought much of those amps back in the day. Very cool!!!

[@wal]

I would've had one of these back then if I would've known! Nearly double it's rated power at 4 ohms stereo (8 ohms mono)!

[@WarthDader74]

The MTX Thunder series are simply the best bass amplifiers ever made. One of those running 2 12" MTX Thundercast subs are one of the most impressing things I've ever heard in car audio.

[@mattDiggler85]

rockford fosgate amps kill MTX all day everyday

[@wal]

matt diggler This amp (MTX 2300) was designed by a former RF engineer

[@WarthDader74]

matt diggler Ha ha... no way. MTX eats RF for breakfast

[@olivergosch3527]

Even today this is a lot, but remember, that it's from the 90's. Love it!

[@brent338]

this was my high school amp... it kicked butt... still have the 4300 sitting in the garage... think i threw the 2300 away in last years home remodel, it needed work... kicking my self now.

[@brianholland4729]

I had a 400 watt blue thunder, grey one, pushing 2 12” armageddons and it slammed.. loved that system

[@cragre28]

Oh man, does this bring back the memories. I had a 2300 running 2 Kicker comp 15's with 8 ohm coils back in 97. Would slam, but it drew so much power, it would almost completely turn my lights off running full throttle. I also ran 4 Aura Force 12's and it was even better. I had them in back of a 1997 extended cab Silverado Z-71. I had a MTX 380 running JL components with a Kenwood Excelon head unit.

[@PC-cn5vu]

And now I know why I was doing so good back in the day !! I knew it was strong but damn! had mine at 1 ohm mono for comps.

[@epicmotorcyclechannel307]

I worked at a shop back in the day and MTX gave great employee discounts. One of the kids working there had one of these on 4 MTX black gold 12's and it hit so hard. Bounced quarters off the roof all day long.

[@wal]

👌😬👍

[@64bakes]

Been watching these vids for a while and love this one. My Dad had an install in his Merc 190 Cosworth which used one of these to power 2 punch RFR-1415's. He also had door pods in the front with 2x 5.25 JL XRs in each door powered by a Thunder 4320. In the back were JL XR 6.5's which he used a Phoenix Gold MS 2125 for - all with an old school Alpine 7525R and 3672 crossover. Still has the car today, and all the gear is now in storage. I need to find a car to put it in as it's all just sitting there. I was only about 5 or 6 when he had all of that running, and it got me obsessed with car audio! Used to go to Max live but never competed with his car. Shame...

[@christianmojica1635]

Wow what a throwback! I had the first model of the MTX Thunder D-class amp back in 2000. It was rated at 1500 watts but it came with a certification card from MTX that said 1430 RMS. I had it running 2 Alpine Type R12s which if I remember correctly were 600 watts RMS each. I think I ran it bridged and it was super stable, never got too hot but it rattled the mirrors in my house from the road! The amp blew through a set of the Alpines. The best part was that I got it for $180 because MTX was running a special where anyone who worked in a retail shop got 60% off. I ran it for about 2 years then got rid of it because I couldn’t stay inside the car with the volume over 13, I sold it for $300.

[@mikegreen2229]

I had the smaller version when it came out in the back of my Bug. Took months to save for it. Then, proceeded to burn it up after I let it get flooded with water 😢

[@arnoldsalazar5851]

When Amps were built tough, I still have my MTX 1500DX mono block amp. Solid 👍

[@th3drizzl378]

man I miss these had a bunch of them back in the day I regret selling them every day. some of my favorite amps of all time.

[@adamslemp9398]

I picked up a pair of tower speakers a couple yrs ago from a lady and she asked if I wanted a couple amps that she was just gonna throw away if I didn't take. One was an MTX thunder 302 and a lightning audio B150.2 I couldn't handle the thought of those just getting dumped in the trash and seeing that the MTX had the made in the USA on it. I knew it was one of the good American amps, I know and love anyways I'm happy to find this channel and know that there are still guys like me out there that still love the classic car audio

[@littlejln213]

I just bought my 3rd one last night. I will be running it in the old school spl challenge. the other 2 are absolutely mint. I would feel bad about destroying them.

[@blairwilliams136]

ok that seals it, im def never going to sell my Thunder 275x or 225ho. They are really are the true "cheater amps".

[@grominwithrob1339]

Used to run a pair of 12” Fosgate Punch DVCs off one of these, but it was the MTX Black Gold 2300X. easily embarrassed my next system with 4- jl 12w3’s and 2 directed electronics 1100ds. The Fosgate DVC’s and MTX where so deep the JL’s couldn’t even get close. Took me months of Burger King paychecks to make it happen!😂🤣. Life as a kid.

[@mikegreen2229]

I feel you man. I was working at Circuit City after school in the warehouse, having to go fetch these amps for customers while I was saving for one. Brutal envy

[@bjackson1975]

Incredibly enjoyable to find this.. Such a blast from the past. I had the little brother Thunder 2160 driving 2 JBL 1200GTI's 2 Ohm Mono back in the day and it was effortless. I remember them being over rated and very inexpensive.. good gawd that was something like 20-25 years ago..

[@wal]

+Bryan Jackson oh boy those GTI subs were SO drool! 😲

[@bjackson1975]

BigDWiz Gawd I wished I never sold them. I was the installer at a shop at that point that didn't sell JBL so, naturally they had to go. Frankly I believe they were some of the best subs ever made. DANG tight for a 12. ...and WHAT?!?!?! 93db sensitivity in a 12? Yeah.. *sigh*

[@bigal5190]

I’m still running mint condition Pro Blue Thunder 3002 & the 504 that i bought in the 90’s and they’re amazing and still running strong. Both hand benched way beyond spec.

[@wal]

The 3002 is the same as this amp

[@bradswoodshop1937]

That is nuts. Awesome test Big D.

[@Gabesafish]

Had this amp back in the day running two Fosgate power series 10's in a sealed enclosure. It would bury the needle of my RadioShack SPL meter at 125db. It was the first system I had that needed a charging system upgrade. Without caps the lights would dim something fierce. This was in the sealed trunk of a T-bird. Imagine what it would have done in a hatchback.

[@joes.7536]

My first good amp. Was a MTX thunder amp I bought in 2000. Was a 2 channel rated at 350x2 at 4 ohms I believe. I paid $569 at circuit city. I had it hooked up to 2 Polk audio 12” subs. Good thing I had the service plan on the subs because I blew them twice with the gain set at 40-50%. These amps were no joke!!!

[@wal]

👌😬👍

[@mancave4736]

A couple mtx 7000 series 12's and this 2300 amp was king in high school parking lots in the late 90s

[@leopappas1042]

Loved it. Insane in the membrane!

[@wal]

Thanks Leo for watching and commenting

[@MrStag-rq1lf]

I had one of these pushing some 12" JL's back in the day, made my eyeballs jiggle

[@Rsaxon]

I used to have one of these amps back in the late 90's and it was a BEAST!! It used to fry 12's left and right....now i know why lol

[@shanen921]

thanks again Big D. I think these are the best amps MTX ever put out. These amps scared the Hell out of RF and Orion. Tones more power and allot cheaper (price wise that is) or maybe I should say tunes more power. ether way best price per watt.Built like a tank too.

[@wal]

Nothing like competition to scare the other mfg's! RF and Orion built their reputation making excellent amps, it would take a lot of marketing $ to show how these amps were competitive. Plus, MTX was known more as a speaker mfg back in the 80's - mid 90's and even I had no idea at the time how special these amps were (are). Great job *****

[@shanen921]

I love both RF and Orion for different reasons. But I like to think both mfg's pioneered a lot of the technology that was used later on by other mfg's. kinda like when MMATS started producing quality class d amps when no body else would touch class d.

[@TeksTherapy]

Hahaha I had this amp in high school with 2 orion 12" XTRs in a 1993 Ford Probe gT, it was sweet as hell. My friends once convinced me to enter a system contest we drove by in Rhode Island, I didn't want to because my wiring wasn't anything special and you know every one at the contest goes all out. Anyways, long story short, I entered the contest and beat 75% of the people there and spent probably 1/3 on my system LOL That amp is GOLD!

[@dwezzy1927]

dereck BigDWiz thanks bro u a life saver I been miss ing my blessing a million time I kept seeing this amp and look right pass them..not nomore

[@4285sergio]

old school car audio the beast

[@REPDAT5SIX2]

This amp is a beast. I had my JL W7 13.5 picking it up like nothing.

[@christianharnisch3936]

Talk about beast mode! Very impressive to say the least.

[@kanex52002]

Had this amp in my Tahoe back In the day pushing two 12W6 JL’s. Was super clean and loud as all hell. The retailer I went to knew I was trying to get the xtant 1000/1 mono block but was saving my pennies to get it. He called me up and said come down here I have an amp that will give you what you want and it will not be $1,000+. When I arrived he handed me this box, I was right in line with my boy that was running the same speakers on the Xtant 1000/1 block. Wish I never got rid of it, as I’m sure they are not easy to come by these day. However I have since had the JL 500/1 block in my builds and they are no joke. Will be looking for 2 original JL 1000/1 blocks to put into the next build.

[@wal]

All great amps you mention, couldn’t go wrong with any of them

[@davidmcnerney3048]

Had an old thunder amp with 2 punch 15s in the late 90's.i never understood why it made more power than my Orion amp which cost way more.Wish I kept it.All of it.

[@plugmand1910]

All I can say is I miss the 90's lol

[@wal]

😝👍

[@stevenescalera]

Even 5 damn years later I still enjoy a good amp video!!!!

[@wal]

Awe yeah!!

[@ROTTBOXX]

I just picked one up after searching forever. Had one in the early 2000's on 4 mtx blue thunder legend 12's in a sealed box and it beat the breaks off them subs. I watched this vid when it dropped and I've been looking since to find another one of these monsters. Life is good.

[@ablejohnson]

That's bad ass! I have one of these boxed up somewhere. After seeing those numbers that explains me blowing up a sub with this Amp. FYeah!

[@wal]

Yeah man sleeper amp for sure!

[@HoUsEoFcAtS78]

These and the original Blue Thunder amps were effing beasts!

[@gilbertos1984]

i have an old mtx sub in my car. it was a newer gift. its a beast

[@johngreen3125]

My cousin has one of those amps and it is a beast he had 3 L7 Kickers hooked to it it made them get hot That's How Strong that amp is and he had it set up by a professional we was very amazed on the power it produces crazy good amp

[@wal]

Yessir, she’s a beast

[@CarAudioObsessions]

Those old MTX Thunder line amps were beasts. The Blue Thunder 3002 was pretty much the same amp too.

[@03_austindrake88]

I used to have the chrome limited edition MTX 2300. I don't remember how many MTX made but I know numbers were really low. Wisconsin only got 2 and I got the first one of the 2. It was a really nice looking/performing amp but it ran hot. It didn't matter what I did, it always ran hot. I had a great ground, great ventilation, and even built a fan into my amp rack. Wish I still had it bcuz they're still going for quite a bit. Granted it was $779 new.

[@senorhedvoycez6017]

One of the best amps I've ever owned was an MTX 2160. These particular series of amps were overbuilt and the published specs were all underrated. Made in AZ.

[@wal]

John Pleitz designs and some of the most impressive EVER!

[@michaelbelanger4774]

One of the best amplifier I've ever owned only thing that compares to Rockford at the time hard as nails