2021 Taramps Smart 3 BASS Amp Dyno and Full Review [4K]

#AmpDyno #Smart3Bass #Taramps
Let's try out the newly released Smart 3 BASS amp from Taramps. It's rated for constant power output from 2 ohms down to 0.5 at 3000W. Can this little amp put out the power?
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1:48 Connections / Specs
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11:22 Conclusion
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[@therealpaulyd9558]

Plz put the quad box in the car with the smart 3 bass and meter it. U metered the quad box on 50 watts. Let's see it on real power

[@wal]

4000 likes and I’ll do it 🤙

[@Jab_2023]

@@wal you got one from me.

[@BigMerc91CMDNJ]

@@wal we on yo 🍑 with this challenge!!!

[@gary30427]

Run it up! I want to see this

[@1ohmwrecker]

That would be video gold! And actually power wise would match up perfectly!

[@barevids]

Nice! For y'all wondering: - at 4ohm the amp doesn't activate any of the "smart" features that limit the sine wave amplitude. The output will go all the way up to rail limits, which is why clipping and dynamic results are very similar, because the limit is a physical wall being the rail voltage. - at the lower impedances, the amp will artificially "clip" or limit the sine wave amplitude to keep the overall power across the output section to around 3k. In order to limit, it needs to read the curent drawn initially, so there is a small delay before the reduction in amplitude is applied. The slow ramp up of the clipping tests allows this to work as intended. However the dynamic burst is so quick that the amp doesn't have enough time to apply the limit before part of the first cycle of the pulse has already happened. That's why you're seeing crazy dynamic figures. For those pulses, the sine wave is allowed to briefly for a fraction of the first cycle swing to near full rail limits ignoring the smart limit feature. On paper, if we ignore internal voltage drop this would mean: 3000wrms into a 4ohm load is a 109v sine wave, so that's where the rail limit caps off at. Put the same 109v sine wave into a 2ohm load and the amp will try to make 5900w 109v into a 1ohm load it will try to make 11881w 109v into a 0.5ohm load it will try and make 23762w This would only be the case if the amplifier was able to maintain a solid 109v into the applied load without dropping voltage internally, having the supply to support it, and without overloading the components and catching fire. Obviously these numbers are outrageous and there are many factors greatly preventing this happening aside from the component limits - the smart limiter kicks in after only a fraction of the first cycle quickly ramping down the sine wave voltage so the RMS of that cycle is far lower - also there is considerable rail sag under heavy load. But the reason that the dynamic burst power readings are so high is due to the voltage of the pulsed sine wave for the first part of it being much higher than the amp wants it to be. This will cause the amp to sound a bit different to an older amp that can just make the power straight up, because when the bass hits it will slap hard asf for the first quarter second and then seem to taper off into a lower level, which may or may not be noticeable.

[@SeanOMatic]

GOD DAMN SAM!

[@Widowmaker2828]

Good info! I would be interested to see if there is a 1/4 second voltage spike to the subs perhaps with an analog meter. I wonder if any Smart 3 owners can comment on these amps sounding any different. Only the Taramps Smart 3 line of amplifiers would ever have this anomaly (if it exists) as the other lines don't have the "smart" electronics.

[@Mr.NpK143]

I'm sure this is great information, but now isn't the time nor place for this book 😉. So how about doing your own on this amp, we'll watch and give you thumbs-up and comments 😉

[@frankrussell5565]

priceless info as always Sam

[@alphaone3218]

@@Mr.NpK143 im looking forward to that video and the technical details

[@mikewu9900]

I just ordered one of these and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Glad you put up a video. I was curious what these did. Now I know 👍👍👍

[@freeradical431]

Rockin those cymbals in the background!

[@jamesplotkin4674]

When we get a "Wow" from you, it means something ;-)

[@robsorgdrager8477]

I really like seeing when an amp has control over the drivers like that. It's just really cool watching drivers act the way they spose ta.

[@1ohmwrecker]

4k likes, and he'll put the quad box in his car with the smart 3k bass! Please like y'all! I gotta see this lol.

[@jiggsaw5490]

So which one is the best 3k are smart

[@soundbeast39]

Man that amp gets down I think I'm going to buy one just to have one. love the vids brother keep them coming🤙🏼

[@sandervarend6302]

you are the second youtuber im willing to watch videos on fullscreen

[@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128]

Another great vid from Big D! Thanks for the terrific content as always. Bought my OG Smart3 last year round the time you reviewed it & it's performed flawlessly since day 1. (Knock on wood, last thing I need is bad juju)

[@joshuakemp1439]

Thank you for doing this. I got smart 3k and just seen the bass 3k. Awsome

[@peterkay2406]

It definitely made up for its lack of power in 4 and 2 ohm by surpassing the power output in half an ohm. I'm impressed and to not blow is another plus

[@GoosemanZero]

Derek, thank you for the awesome review , now I can properly power my four subwoofer with one amp. Taramps ftw

[@MasterDJRenn]

Bought one of these for my son to play with because of ths video. We tested it on 2 Fi Audio Team 15" subs. It moved them pretty good.

[@drunkenbass6128]

I bought one of those screwdriver kits for a phone repair kit and it came with a ton of stuff. Works great for amps too!

[@jermainequest2181]

Thanks for the video I been waiting on you to do the smart 3 bass in getting one and put on 2 American Bass Hawks 12s

[@adamw.6488]

Fantastic amps, got this Smart 3 powering my four CT sound MESO 6.5's and they love it. Have a taramps 8K coming for my big build too.

[@THaraway6395]

Love the vids bro, thanks for posting.

[@kurtbrownjm]

Greatest AMP ever. Good job @williston audio keeping us informed with latest technology

[@phenomfacemob1011]

These amps are not good.. They give u bass yea. But its not GOOD CLEAN bass

[@donniegray2288]

I bought this amp after watching your review and love it! It pounds and sounds good! Thanks!

[@jip0109]

Does it hit the low bass good? I have the regular smart 3 and it's not too good on low bass notes

[@donniegray2288]

@@jip0109 Yeah mine does pretty well.Different crossover in it and it's made for subs.I like mine alot.

[@got2getit204]

@@jip0109 get the bass 3k remember it’s power hungry I love mine I’m team tar baby until otherwise just can’t beat it not paying 1000 plus!

[@vmontalvo5591]

@donnie, how is it holding after 1 year?

[@donniegray2288]

@@vmontalvo5591 going strong man I still love this amp

[@hydrodipart9949]

i have it noe almost 5 years. still working great.

[@jonathanrodriguez6161]

Please continue with playing ‘Bass I love you too’ when testing.. sounds awesome 👏

[@Joekool300]

Thank you for reviewing the product.

[@Grimsterrr]

I've watched hours and hours and hours (yes hours ^ 3) of amp and sub videos and I've decided the Smart 3 Bass and a Kicker Quad Box is what I'm using for my next build. Thanks Big D (and the other guys I watch) for making this an easy decision.

[@got2getit204]

Aye nothing wrong with them amps I have the bass 3k and I’m totally happy just upgraded your battery under your hood and get at least a xs 3400 under the hood and in back then upgrade your alternator to at least 300 amps and big three that MF will have you beating up the block I’m like literally surprised like that MF can push anything and I’m so happy I’m about to get the bass 8k then I’ll be fine!

[@evandillion2685]

I have this app ran to a single Skar 12" ZVX in a custom ZVX box. I have had multiple systems in cars with 15 inch subs and this pounds way harder than any multi subsystem I’ve had thanks to this amp! This app is a beast!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@cali8221]

Whats the difference in the smart 3k and the bass 3k

[@connaway]

@@cali8221 I haven't owned either so I don't have personal exp of what they sound like BUT the smart 3 plays all frequencies not just sub, I think if you gonna get a sub do a smart 3 bass

[@msh6865]

We're gonna have to change our thinking a bit. When I walk up to a SPL ride I expect to see a lot of things...unfinished interior, pro audio drivers galore, and multiple huge 10K surfboard amps with waterhose size power and grounds. These look like the next wave for the SPL crowd. Should be a huge space saver. More room for subs I guess! 😁

[@kevinnelson9588]

I would be surprised if he hasn't already tried it out in his rig. I bet it will sound dope.

[@Hammerback972]

I'd like to see another Trauma amp tested. I bought the 3K based completely off of Big Ds review of the 2k. Best purchase I've made to date

[@elshiwazsimental]

Is it still bumping bro?

[@baethye-actual]

Thanks for the vid, I just got mine in the mail yesterday along with a pair of Kicker Q Class L7 10”s to add in my boat because the Kicker 10” CompR bass tube just wasn’t cutting it lol

[@wal]

Oh man be careful this amp will overpower those

[@ionstorm66]

@@wal Could run a pair of DVC 4's in series parallel for 4 ohm to the amp.

[@JOHN42TD]

Love your vids Let's see the quad box and amp installed with a real demo comeon

[@courier11sec]

!!! That's really all I have to say about that half ohm run at the end. Watch the whole video to the end, folks...

[@robertocardona7990]

I have one of these on 2 Skar VXF 1500w rms. Well worth the money and it delivers unlike most bass amps you’ll come across. I’ve done Alpine, Pioneer, this amp has a very wide bass spectrum. I have the MD1800.1 on highs and mids, let me you, it’s an opera house on wheels.

[@cali8221]

So let me ask u this..im looking for a mono d block my power acoustic 8k jus took a die on me for my 1 15 inch kicker L7..but im ready upgrade to 2 skar vfx 15s..whats the difference in the taramp bass 3k and the taramp smart 3k??

[@got2getit204]

@@cali8221 smart 3k just smart it won’t let you go over rated output it will do the smart thing and protect itself the bass 3k is just raw power will still protect itself but not as smart I have the bass 3k on vxfs you might want to get ether the Smart Bass 5k or bass whatever your preference! The 3k will get t done don’t get me wrong put the power to it you will for sure beat down the block for me just to know I have the xtra power at hand is what I’m saying just incase I want to add a 3rd vxf the power is there!

[@stealthgod13]

These amps bang i have it on my 10' skar subs 1500 watt. Never cut off

[@TurboSound1983]

oh yes this baby has some BURST Power Greetings from Germany

[@betthat313]

Hope you dyno the sundown S.I.A 3500 next .. I want to see what it can do .

[@MyHairyChin]

Just bought a smart 5 bass, gonna be great as i swapping it from my soundigital evo 5k, the smart 5 bass will be worlds apart

[@foreverendeavors6210]

That's incredible 👏 😍

[@chrishanns8786]

He said that was insane I love watching your shows😅

[@majorwilkesjr.5827]

Great video . I'm sure your neighbors will overlook the garage door noise . They should be accustomed to occasion bass .

[@nandocastillo8366]

I just hooked it up to a sundown zv6 12 and it broke my box. I need someone to build me a custom enclosure for it. Great video.

[@UnderCoversPage]

I bought one the other day love it

[@wal]

👌😬👍

[@theknowledgewithin6514]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII MISSED YA MAN

[@OtherDalfite]

I stuck the smart 3 in my gfs car powering two skar 12s. Pretty happy for the price (like 265 or something, I can't remember honestly).

[@2slofouru]

Obviously they optimized it to run at 1ohm and theoretically still be safe. The fact it made significantly less power into 2 or 4 seems to indicate it doesn't put out even close to the same rated power into 2 ohms. Would have been nice if it could.

[@jovoyjohnson4987]

No amp in the world can do that.. be nice if they could tho

[@fusiondensity3287]

Almost at 4,000 likes. Time for the test soon 😀

[@Narcolepsykid]

I was a kicker fan in 2004. I had 4 L512s in my s10 extended cab and it was KING shit. Now there's tons of beef cake brands that cost about the same or less.

[@MrArtMorris]

Unreal power!

[@arthurallen5419]

Great video u recommend the Smart3k over the smart bass 3k

[@luismarquez3342]

Hola amigo saludos desde Mexico, veo tus videos desde hace mucho tiempo. No has probado el power bass xta 5000d

[@edgargonzalez3923]

Dam this little amp is a beast👌👌👌👍👍👍💯

[@corybates8061]

Just ordered the last one !!!!!

[@cragre28]

I really like my Taramps Smart3k. My only complaint is that the subsonic is set at 30hz. Good power and very efficient and I love the 2000 watts at 4 ohms. It is perfect for my Dayton Audio Kraken 21" with it's rms power handing of 2000 watts.

[@glennonheinrich8185]

30 Hertz subsonic would be if you were tuned to 40 HZ so as long as you're tuned to 40 HZ or lower a subsonic that goes up to 30 should be fine.

[@cragre28]

@@glennonheinrich8185 My last sub was tuned to 24, a Dayton Ultimax 18. My current box is tuned to 27.

[@Pedro60hertzaudio]

BRAZIIILLLL!!

[@davidkoslek9372]

I would love to see this amp as one of the first to play the KICKER 3min test!

[@wal]

Agreed, wish I had the electrical to try

[@Jab_2023]

@@wal i'll ship you my 80ah lithium and 3x 100amp modded PSU if you promise to ship it back. ;)

[@davidkoslek9372]

@@wal tell Kip you need to bring something in for about 82.65 sec. And you need a fire extinguisher 🤣

[@bigsix7322]

Thanks for this

[@wal]

😬👍

[@PaulCooperMSL]

Nice on the .05 test Dynamic LOL.. Nice on the Reg power supply.. But gotta love those old school UN - REG POWER SUPPLYS..🙂👊👊

[@DarkSeeker777]

Loved my 800 watt BASS.

[@Mr.Robert1]

They don't use mosfet anymore. They're currently going with dilithium crystals. With matter-antimatter converters.

[@mester84]

Love my Taramps im runnig then sense 2015

[@dtbrown1978]

Question? Need your opinion for competition, smart 3k bass or the smart 3k? Any benefits for the extra $100 in your tests? I like the capability of .5 ohms capable but can't seem to find to much different. Any help is appreciated.

[@codyharrelson89]

I'd really like to see some other full bridge amps tested. Like the soundqubed u1-3000 and the deaf bonce apocalypse aab-2900.1d

[@wal]

😬👍

[@kswis]

Wonder how bad the sign wave looks worked to the dirt like that. Def prob sounds better at one ohm. Good stuff big D

[@chris.o]

Beating that garage door up

[@Jason_Voorhees.]

I'm very surprised with this amp. I have it on 2 American bass xfl 15s and it's working perfectly with the pair at 1ohm.

[@grady.stu.8300]

I just bought 2 of these. The inputs are not 1/0 they are 1 awg. I bought inputs from tool metal works specifically made for these amps. 1/0 to 4g inouts work too. Had to buy 2 female to 1 male splitters for the rcas. Im going to be switching to my D1 avatars. Run 1 to each sub at .5. hope they hold up. Uodate. So far so good. I think one of the amps fans went out. But they definitely put out.

[@mariekmg1759]

Big D, did you use 40Hz test tone for all the ohm test? seeing that the low pass filter on the amp lowest point is 60Hz

[@joesshows6793]

May gawd this is like 10cents a watt. Amazing!

[@Fly2kill1]

Clipping like crazy in the dynamic test.

[@wal]

The Dyno measures this test at clipping. The Dynamic is the “take it with a grain of salt” test, especially when you see crazy high numbers like this. It’s a solid 3500W plus amp at 1 ohm

[@RidePittsburgh247]

Hey Big D what size input adapters for the power and ground are those?

[@RyanBassForLife]

Nice I like it😀

[@Mr.Robert1]

About one year ago. I don't see the WARNING LABEL on the Dyno. I don't know if I can believe the numbers without that sticker. I know that always matters.

[@RyanBassForLife]

I love it that amp is nice.

[@littlejln213]

Thumbs up for metered quad box!

[@gordonsweep]

hey.. nice video .... I am interested on this amp so I have a question for you, will this amp be good to push 2 JL W7 13.5 ????? I have been looking for something to replace the amps I have for something smaller , maybe this will do ????

[@edud8452]

Wouldnt the RCA in and out share the same connection inside so if you connected both your rcas on the outside it would be like a built in Y?

[@FUBuddy]

omg you said it right, been staring hard at the name while people say tara amps.....

[@gio0829]

Would this Amp be too much for a 12" DVC 2000 watt Rms 2 ohm sub wired in parallel to 1 ohm?

[@Akiro0925]

Could you test out the 3 channel 390w model? It's a bit old now but... There's like no tests of it. :(

[@bdc211]

'bout time for a SMART10BASS!!!

[@wal]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@Fernando-hp6hp]

Top review 🇧🇷🇺🇸👏👏

[@ashwincrownmang]

Little monster amp😈💪🏻💯

[@wal]

😬👍

[@HyDroStormy]

Also how you said about the holes being small I started out with a taramp 5k but I felt was a little much for my single sub and the 5k is 1/0 gauge wire and I have sundown ofc wire and I traded for the smart 3k and went to hook it up to the metal multiple converter to run to my extra battery and realized it was 14 gauge wire so I took the metal 1/0 gauge connectors and sanded it down till it fit the 14gauge hole because I wasn’t trying to switch 14gauge on a 3k amp and only a extra xs power d6500 (4k 85ah) battery to power the 3k because I paid a lot of money for 100fr of 1/0 ofc sundown wire so I wasn’t taking it out and my mids amp are hooked up to my front battery.

[@wal]

😲

[@db2loud]

Hey Derek I was wondering if you'd be offering larger sizes with your hoodies I'm a big boy I haven't been able to put a 2X shirt on since high school I need a 5X

[@lildwell2]

Can you review Soundqubed amps soon?

[@eyeruntheboxful]

If I add an epicenter to this amp and the epicenter has a double knob control can I control the gain through it?

[@HardHeadMilitary]

I have an sfb 3000, and just got my quad 8”xv3 subs... i was considering going taramps 5000, or sfb 5000... any suggestions from the community

[@bradfordstacey9822]

Hey Big D, luv your shows. Why do u need a clip light if gains r set correctly?

[@Titans2138]

i would never buy an amp without a clip light that I can put under my head unit. people don't know how to sets their gains, songs are recorded at different levels, some songs hit harder, if you like it as loud as possible you gotta always monitor your clip light if your pushing a lot of power. people set their gains with speakers unplugged and then when they plug the speakers in they're going to clip way earlier.

[@richmedina2738]

@Williston Audio Labs Could you please dyno the taramps bass 8k I have not seen a single dyno on one yet and it's really unnerving

[@lamonrickbaldwin629]

Like the videos can we see more amps on the quad box.

[@wal]

Yes, forthcoming!

[@Bassotronics]

Darnit, now I have to get this one for my subs and my current Smart3 for my tweeters.

[@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128]

That's what I've been thinking ever since I first saw this amp. Love my OG Smart3! It's been super reliable!

[@JUNKYARDGTO]

I might get this amp for my 2 l7 4th order

[@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128]

Big D question real quick if you see this: already having the original version of the Smart3 amp, do you think I should upgrade to the new Smart3 BASS amp??? I've been wondering this since I first saw they had released a BASS series of the Smart3 amp. I'm currently using my amp on a single 18" sub at 1 ohm. Has me curious if with this BASS Smart3 amp I'll be able to eliminate the higher frequencies (voice, lyrics) from playing through my sub that I'm currently hearing seldom while using my old Smart3?? Also wanting to find out if this amp provides better cone control, tonality & deeper hard hitting bass when compared to the original model...

[@A_Palavra_de_Deus]

Hello, how is everything? with the new Smart 3 Bass you wouldn't have the high frequencies, because the Smart 3 Bass instruction manual the frequency response is 8Hz to 200Hz and the frequency response of the Smart 3 is 10Hz to 10KHz, I hope I helped you

[@cubanman2009]

Nice my buddy just picked up that same model

[@wal]

👌😬👍

[@nandocastillo8366]

I just ordered this amp from Taramps how did you hook up to the single input? Clean video bro

[@wal]

You can use RCA splitter like this amzn.to/3We0seA

[@valentinmanso1532]

Taramps for the win!!!🦾🦾🦾

[@wal]

👌😬👍

[@justinhiggins2210]

Hey I was wondering if with your wisdom and influence ( I really do mean that by the way) if you could find out what ever happened to the mythical PG mph 6300.

[@christophercrowe6648]

Would this be good for 6 dual 2 ohm L7s? And what batteries would I need?

[@joshuapitre8027]

I have the taramps smart 3k on two cvx 12s and they are maxed out to the max

[@KurtisPape]

Great video! I think my original smart 3 is just fine for subs. I do have to disagree with you on 1 thing though, you said you won't notice a couple 100 watts, this is why us bass heads chase every volt, every watt because it makes a huge difference. Im sure you didn't mean it though :) yeah boi

[@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128]

Kurt's, I think it would take a great ear to notice the difference in only a couple hundred watts on bigger amps like the one in video. Of course one will hear the difference when using a small amp (500, 800 or maybe even a 1200 watt) but when you've got larger amps (3k, 5k, 8k, etc & you're dealing with numbers like that it becomes near impossible to audibly notice a loss or gain as insignificant as 5% or 8%... **IMO someone truly concerned about two hundred watts or every volt & every watt would not be buying a Full Bridge amp. Seems with such a concern for each watt that they would be buying quality half bridge amp tech. Considering a solid Korean (or even American made amp, example Mmats) half bridge amp typically have great cone control, great tone/deep, low bass, stable at low ohm loads, etc. I'm not saying I don't want those extra two hundred watts, of course I would rather have them going through my speakers versus being parasitically lost to impedance. Though, I doubt I would ever notice the difference in a lack or gain of 200 watts from the 4 current subwoofer amps that I own... My Taramps Smart3, Taramps MD8000.1, Sundown Audio sfb5000 & Trauma Concussion 3000 amp. *These are just my thoughts & opinions.

[@KurtisPape]

@@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128 I know what you mean by there is less difference when you go up to higher power levels, but ive watched plenty of vids of people going from AGM to lithium and got from 12v to 13v full tilt and notice a huge difference.

[@davidcharles1601]

This one one bad ass amp