Brazilian or Korean Feat. Stetsom Bravo 8k/Vulcan 8k/Taramps Smart 5k and Crescendo Bass Clef 6k

[@lanewarriorillridez3739]

The Banda Elite 4000.1 is one of the most powerful Brazilian amps I know of.

[@markwoods212]

Sounds like a good amp to me

[@jm-vq4cm]

Banda is brazilian?

[@markwoods212]

Yes

[@RomaVilla]

It's mostly what your looking for , stetsom and taramps will put out that raw power but those Korean amps just have very clean power and the low end notes are so much cleaner and hit alot harder vs the full bridge amps. It's quality vs quantity.

[@got2getit204]

Shit I feel you but that bass 5k show do just as good and I’ve been running mine for almost 2 years everyday!

[@jessebeatty9696]

What so you mean taramp is raw power vs clean cuz the amp dyno with the Smart Bass and big boss they do their power, clean up to 1% thd distortion

[@mrcornut]

If electrical isn't ready, go Korean. If electrical is up to par, it's hard to beat the size/price of full bridge. Not all full bridge sound bad, I think a lot of the Kicker amps are full bridge and they don't sound bad. They don't make any big dog amps (yet) tho. Full bridge are more likely to fail/less durable with crappy electrical

[@markwoods212]

I plan on having great electrical before my upgrade

[@Chris-B-Bassin]

Some of the Orion amps do rated power at 12.8 Smart 5k looks like a great candidate. Smart move picking something that does the rms power you're needing @2ohms. Sundown Yardsale had Salt 6 for $1057 a week ago lol take your time pick what you really want... it's an investment in your happiness 😁

[@markwoods212]

Yes sir I need to take my time but we’ll upgrade soon I hope

[@Chris-B-Bassin]

@@markwoods212 yes sir, you don't want end up wishing you got a different one after it's to late.

[@JReezyhondalife408]

Thanks for the heads up on the salt 6! There were 4 left just grabbed one, been waiting to find a deal... Sundown Audio Low voltage Technology baby!

[@Chris-B-Bassin]

@@JReezyhondalife408 yesssir! Badass amps for sure!

[@eversoul43]

Surge 7k only $999. Voltage/temp/clip/ power on bass knob. Does 9k+ dynamic at 1 ohm.Smelled my ds18s 1st time w this new amp.

[@markwoods212]

I believe you that’s 7 to 9k hit them in the face

[@eversoul43]

@@markwoods212 yep. Part of the process. Upgrade one thing, then you gotta upgrade 3 other things. Going 370 amp alt from 320, adding lithium. Phase 2. Swap out DS18 for Deaf Bonce, bigger box, rear seat delete.

[@RomaVilla]

Great video brother, Ive been rocking a stetsom Vulcan 3k for a a couple weeks now and its not a bad amp but the sound quality just isnt there. My bass clef 6k is just a beast of an amp and they do over 8k at half ohm as you shown here on this video. They are pricey but definitely worth the money, sound quality is just super clean and they are some very efficient Korean boards.

[@markwoods212]

Thank you brother and that’s why I want to save my money and probably upgrade my electrical as I wait.

[@RomaVilla]

@@markwoods212 that's a good strategy, always important to be able to back up those powerful and demanding set ups. If I could start over, beefing up the electrical would be the first thing I would do.

[@markwoods212]

@@RomaVilla The headways are at great prices now

[@jermainephillips5179]

I have the stetsom vulcan 8k 1ohm.had over a yr no issues.dont even get warm

[@markwoods212]

That’s what’s up what subwoofer you use

[@jermainephillips5179]

I have it on 4 skar 18s.dual 2 ohm models.

[@markwoods212]

@@jermainephillips5179 It sounds like a dope system I bet it bangs

[@digginglow]

Designing an efficient box is key for Impedance rise. with an amplifier that’s capable of producing the same amount of power at two and one ohms will help combat box rise

[@markwoods212]

Thank you for the great feedback

[@tommymartini34]

Incriminator audio amps are awesome! I had 2 40.1's a while back. I shoulda kept them but I do like the Taramps bass 15k. Nothing beats the Taramps Smart 5k when it comes to power/price ratio and it sounds great! A few of my friends have them and absolutely love them

[@markwoods212]

Yeah I hear good things about the smart 5

[@poohwecampbell7799]

I'm Taramps all day no problems had for years (smart 5K) is a beast !!!! and truly speaking even if you have a korean amp you still got to do your big 4 not big 3 cause your calling for more power and the factory alt.. just don't cover the electricity you need so why spend all that money on a korean amp when you can save your money for other important parts of your system

[@markwoods212]

Great Feedback and thank you

[@SubwooferKing100]

I know I didn’t finish this video yet. But Korean board all the way, The sound quality is so much better and it will last longer! I had experiences with Brazilian amps, I heard all the negative chatter. But I still got a Brazilian myself and let me tell you a lot of that chatter is true! I can go into way more detail. Trust me stay away from them

[@markwoods212]

Thank you for the advice Sub King but I do see a lot of people with Taramps at the shows but I think Korean is better too and I haven’t experienced Brazilian yet.

[@markwoods212]

@@MichaelJohnson-je2vo I definitely check it out

[@jermainephillips5179]

The salt series are rated for 12v from sundown

[@markwoods212]

Thank you for the information Brother

[@hoosierbasshead]

This whole Brazilian vs Korean confuses people. I see it all the time. It should be full bridge vs half bridge. There are full bridge amps made in Korea, there are half bridge amps made in China. People just automatically assume full bridge is only Brazilian amps like taramps, banda, stetsom, etc. Tons of others brands though like JL AUDIO, JBL, CROWN, MTX, ETC have used full bridge designs.

[@markwoods212]

Thank you for the ultimate Feedback and I didn’t know that

[@johnoates3326]

Well said and absolutely right..I love my half bridge just personal preference

[@eversoul43]

I just nabbed a surge 7k ( korean) its badass. Hungry though. Gotta up my alt and lithium.

[@markwoods212]

@@eversoul43 That’s what’s up

[@lowhertzhighspl]

Cool I like my bass 8ks on my KZbin channel. But I'll upgrade when feasible. I like crescendo. Tempted to try Stetsom. I charge at 15.5v ish. Need 16,000w @ 0.7 ohms as described on my channel. I have 3 lto batts. Voltage is strong. Cool vid.

[@markwoods212]

Sounds good brother I will definitely check it out and thank you

[@MichaelJohnson-je2vo]

Please believe me Crescendo for the win

[@markwoods212]

I believe you but it’s double or almost triple the price

[@basscaddy1449]

Sundown salt series

[@markwoods212]

I’ll definitely check them out but they are super high in price

[@BangingCamry]

The bravo is a full bridge but has subwoofer settings

[@markwoods212]

Yeah I noticed it has a subsonic filter that’s why I thought it was a half bridge

[@BangingCamry]

@@markwoods212 the lpf is set lower. On the Vulcan and regular smart 5 the lpf is set at 80 and up. The smart 5 bass is 60 and up. The best is the stetson bravo 8k. It's lpf starts at 30 and up. With a low tuned system you want it set low. I have mine set around 40. I can set lower, cuz my box is tuned to 30. It won't play anything good above 40. Unless you are running a 4th or 6th order or sealed.

[@BangingCamry]

The Lpf setting is the feature that makes the bass different from the others. The others have a hpf that can be used as subsonic filter but the Lpf won't cut out any unwanted frequencies from your sub bass around your tuning. Unless you run a DSP with it to set it appropriately.

[@fusiondensity3287]

Orion HCCA 4500.1

[@fusiondensity3287]

Designed in the usa, made in korea, all of the power ratings are at 12 volts. Comes with bass knob with a clip light. It's a beast

[@markwoods212]

If I could see one for a good price now I know thank you brother

[@fusiondensity3287]

@@markwoods212 i paid 1100 new. They just came out this year. Williston did a amp dyno on it recently. It's efficient

[@marktolosa428]

How about the ds18 hooligan ko8k

[@markwoods212]

I checked that one out already it does it’s rating at 14.4 volts I’m looking for something that could do it’s ratings at 12.8 volts

[@marktolosa428]

@@markwoods212 💯💯💯

[@marktolosa428]

@@markwoods212 whats your electrical like and do you drop voltage

[@markwoods212]

@@marktolosa428 It drops to 13 or 13.5

[@marktolosa428]

@@markwoods212 are you running c max ?

[@bartowflorida]

Taramps Smart5 is probably the best overall 5-8k amps there is

[@markwoods212]

Probably Yeap but there’s other amps

[@bartowflorida]

@@markwoods212 maybe, but for $600 the smart5 will give you no less than 5k and when it rises towards 2ohms, it usually does over 6k. I've seen these things do over 8k when wired to 1ohm. The only reason I'd spend for something else would be if I absolutely needed to wire at .5

[@fd1596]

I really wish you woulda gotten that Soundqubed 8k when it was on sale for $319. They were Chinese copies of one of the Sounddigital designs, but also they did produce over rated power and had much better sound quality than most Brazilian amps I've used. As long as you don't blow subs on them, had sufficient electrical, and not run below rated impedance, they were the best bang for the buck at the time. I still have the 3k, and the 5k going strong. If your looking for some of the best built Brazilian amps check out Powerus amps. With that said, I've owned both Brazilian full bridge, and Korean half bridge amps, and I can say that most of the Korean amps are built better than most Brazilian amplifiers, can be strapped, comes with a bass knob, have better sound quality, and can run below rated impedance without blowing up. Some people even claimed hitting higher scores after switching from Brazilian to Korean amps with comparable power. I'd definitely check out one of the down4sounds Korean amplifiers if you're looking for a little more bang for your buck on the Korean side.

[@markwoods212]

I did check it out but I’m really looking at the Stetsom Vulcan 8k or Taramps md 8k but the soundqubed 8k does look good

[@BangingCamry]

Smart 5 is like Vulcan. Smart 5 bass is same as bravo

[@markwoods212]

That’s great information brother

[@GentryMorrisIII]

Also Bravo a little cleaner sounding. I have the Bravo Bass 8K and sounds and performs just as good as my Orion and DC Audio amplifiers.

[@BangingCamry]

@GentryMorrisIII people always forget 1 version is for speakers and the bass version is for subs. You can use the other for subs but need a Dsp to bring the lpf frequency back down

[@SlamryCamry19]

Hey I'm searching for a new amp and subs just ordered my alternator and SCIB bank to completely get the power supply out of the way I'm looking for quality something I can abuse daily and it's not going to overheat or burn up like for instance I have a kicker CXA 1800.1 in my trunk right now with two Q-class L7 12's and I've had them for over 2 years and abused them daily with full tilt music and bass knob at 100% and they have never given me a problem I've never smelled glue and I check regularly after the long 3-4 hour drives to Atlanta and the amp will barely get warm I need that same quality but on an 8-12k scale can anyone help me out with some recommendations I also need it to not go into protect at high voltage im going to be running around 15.8-16.2

[@markwoods212]

Maybe try the CT Sounds 2000.1D

[@SlamryCamry19]

@@markwoods212 I'm looking for something more than that around 10-12,000 watts rms whatever subs I order are going to be rated at at least 3,000 watts rms and the battery is good for 15,000 watts so I'm looking for a powerhouse amp with the same quality as my kicker

[@markwoods212]

@@SlamryCamry19 Aw man I could say try out Taramps 12kmd

[@marktolosa428]

Hooligan 8k bro

[@donovanlpowers6023]

I'm Pretty sure DS18 should of been in the Match 😮

[@markwoods212]

Yeah, I should’ve put them in there

[@bh_rob5532]

Check out the jp63 u won’t be disappointed, wilston audio did a dyno of it

[@markwoods212]

Yeah I saw that but I don’t think the jp63 does full power at 12.5

[@bh_rob5532]

@@markwoods212 idk maybe, I mean if it’s doing around 9k at 1 ohm at 14.4v, I would figure it would do actual rated at 12.5, also with good electrical u can run them at half ohm unlike the full bridge amps, either way u do have good options already can’t go wrong with any of them really

[@markwoods212]

@@bh_rob5532 You right I’ll definitely check them out and they perform great in videos

[@mychalpstanton9188]

Surge is a beast korean andtop motch quality 👌

[@markwoods212]

I agreed 👍

[@BangingCamry]

Bravo is for subs👍 Vulcan is not

[@jermainephillips5179]

Vulcan is for subs as well.i have mine on 4 18s for a yr now.1 ohm

[@BangingCamry]

@@jermainephillips5179 not saying you can't use for subs. The design is not. The crossovers are the difference. If you use a dsp it works just the same

[@oscarcorazondeleon2316]

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