*How to Strap Amplifiers* *Tech Time Thursday* at Sundown Audio

[@jonpatterson6479]

When I get notified that Sundown Audio Unofficial has released another video, life completely stops !! Drop what I'm doing. Ensure my Wi-Fi signal is good. Time for learning and entertainment. Absolutely love this channel. I wish some other companies would do this. But as usual, it's Sundown Audio, pioneering the way !!!

[@joshhanson6777]

Jon Patterson absolutely!

[@UnofficialAudio]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad you like the channel.

[@riveralley]

Pretty much same everyone should do that.

[@SPLBeast]

Hey was wondering where you got that single rca cable from thanks 🤙

[@wallheadkdir]

Is it OK to jump power and ground from the master amp over to the slave?

[@stevereitnauer8406]

Best explanation of this I’ve yet! Thank you !

[@julioc3445]

Love this video brother!!! The break down was simple... Easy and full of knowledge!!! Keep the good work coming!

[@UnofficialAudio]

Thanks!

[@Mannchaalz]

should had thrown another test on 4ohm , curious to know on the rated output ..

[@Tuff_love]

Who would thumbs down this helpful video. I didn't know how to strap amps and know I do.

[@UnofficialAudio]

It seems there are some haters out there who follow the channel just to dislike every video.

[@mod4realgaming]

How to do you strap two sundown sam-500d amplifiers ???

[@patrickc1508]

Oh my! Some of the comments on this simple video are just mind blowing. Please, if you don’t know what you’re doing, take your car to someone who knows what they’re doing. If you want to learn, look it up. There’s so much information out there. I just can’t believe the number of people asking about strapping different amps, running multiple subs, how to wire, etc. You can’t strap different amps. A single 1ohm dvc sub can be wired at 2ohms or 1/2ohm. Don’t run your amplifier below the minimum rated impedance. If it’s only rated down to 2ohms, don’t run it less that 2ohms. Don’t run your subwoofers over the rated rms wattage if you want them to last. Stick to the manufacturer recommendations, they know their shit better than some internet troll. Don’t do work that is outside of your skill set without help from someone who is qualified. (Putting a $150 Walmart system in your 15 yr old P.O.S. Doesn’t qualify you to install a $5,000.00 system in a brand new luxury SUV.). If 2 different wire sizes will accommodate your electrical needs, go with the larger of the two. You should never blow the main fuse at the battery. If you do, don’t just get a larger fuse. Find the problem. Did you mis calculate your amperage? Did you add more load on the circuit? Can the wire handle the current properly? So many people are getting into things that they shouldn’t be doing themselves. I’m not a professional installer, but I am qualified to do electrical work. If you know what you’re doing, help someone else who needs help. If you need help find it. Don’t be that guy that starts his car on fire because a shady salesman or some random internet person gave you bad advice.

[@toneytone7497]

Thanks for the video it really helps 👑

[@FJTabb]

Since these are mono amps,is it necessary to run wire into all of the speaker terminals??? Running one sub that is.

[@waynetate6940]

Love what your doing with the channel.

[@blaid03]

So I have a question, if you strap the amps show how you would run 2 , 2 dvc, 2ohm woofers to the amp since they are strapped to make one big amp, how would you do the subs and would you run each sub to it’s own amp? If not how would you run each sub to it’s own amp?

[@lukeglavan]

If you get an answer let me no i am looking for the answer also. I have 2 dual 2ohm subs also. I think you wire them so they are 2ohm so when you put them to the amp they will see one ohm each

[@dmaxdan6612]

@@lukeglavan you are correct👍🏻

[@earseyeross873]

@lukeglavan ok but do you wire the slave amp out of phase if you wire the subs individually to the strapped amps? He did mention that the slave amp is 80degrees out of phase to the slave amps

[@terrancedesormeauxjr2559]

Is there any pros/cons with straping compared to running separate in a daily drive setup

[@terrancedesormeauxjr2559]

I have 2 scv3k.

[@garycharley8589]

I've got my 2 SCV 3k strapped but haven't been clamped yet.

[@tboneo2005]

@@garycharley8589 I need to strap my sae 1200 like this and see how much of a difference it is

[@terrancedesormeauxjr2559]

@@garycharley8589 did you have them ran separately or were they always strapped. If so did you notice difference in output. What sub's are you pushing with them. Right now I have mines on two zv5 15.

[@garycharley8589]

@@terrancedesormeauxjr2559 I always had it strapped, on 2 X12s power is a 45ah JY power lithium just had upgraded to 2 ZV5s.

[@rageninja4460]

Does it change your ohms

[@justinharrypersad6895]

Can I bridge the 2 outputs to drive a single sub

[@markwentz8332]

I have one SAZ-1500D 15th anniversary edition and it was so sexy 😍 I ordered another and it looks pretty easy to set them up in a strapped configuration 😎👍🏻

[@eddiegamble4293]

How do I slay two Belva amp together like your doing yours in the video and can you please send me directions and I have two 15 in skar subwoofers

[@jeffreyallen3796]

This video was informative and helpful! Thank you

[@darrylbowen9648]

When setting the gain do you set it for 2ohm or what 1 ohm since the amps are sharing the load.

[@woodys74nova]

So dose the master bass knob run both then?

[@hardhead7056]

Kicker Dx1000.1. Are they strappable?

[@niojackson938]

Are the power and ground ran together or do you have two power and two ground wires

[@hectorortega9131]

your tutorial did worked!. i was able to Strap my 12,000 watt Boss Amp to my 260 watt Pyrmid amp. sounds Awsome. did Wire my Batteries in Mono just to be safe and my Tweeters strait to the Remote Wire.. thanks!. 🖒

[@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128]

I know this comment is 4ever of but wtf did I just read?!?! Please tell me this was troll comment!?!? 12k boss strapped with a 260w Pyramid, batts mono & tweeters to remote wire... mindblown!

[@jjessejj46]

🤣

[@nathanjenkins8284]

What is the purpose of or what situation would you want to strap your amps in why do you strap your amps? Can you give us a chew ation where you have for 12 inch subwoofers dual 2 ohm on each sub or dual 4-ohm subs with either two or four amps rated at 1 ohm stable? I'm close to figuring it out,I know it has something to do with trying to get the most power out of your amp with box rise. I just can't quite get my head wrapped around it yet. Need a little input. Thank you.

[@nathanjenkins8284]

That proofreading that was supposed to say a situation not a chew ation LOL

[@Str8GasGenetics]

The only real benefit of strapping is if you have already purchased a setup, maybe you didnt get the right ohm sub or you now want to push at a lower load. Lets assume you have 1 D4 sub you didnt pay attention to that and bought a 2000w amp. It only does its rated power at 1ohm. By strapping amps not only do you get the power of 2 amps but also bring you down the the load you wanted. A more common scenario. 2 d4's 1ohm final load on a decent korean 1ohm stable. They run it at 1 ohm for awhile works great no problems but the subs can handle a lot more and they have good electrical. By strapping they can directly upgrade by strapping and bringing each amp down to 0.5 ohm. Where as if you just hooked the subs up seperately two 2 amps you would have each amp @ 2ohm and would barely (if at all) of gotten any more power then you did with the single amp @ 1ohm.

[@daedae1342]

Can we see you strap the sia or a sfb amp

[@daedae1342]

Show me how 2 strap the sia 3500 and I'll buy another 1 right now

[@boosie55able]

I have two plants amps can i strap them together but am using a in line converter

[@cristovalmontoya5222]

Do you have to use both positive and master and both positive with would be negative on slave or can you use just one cause there mono anps

[@briteRedaz16]

When you showed the picture of the manual it shows only using on pair of speaker outputs on the amps. Single positive and single negative of each amp. It's it necessary to use both pair of speaker out as you showed in the video?

[@jesser214]

I hooked up my ct sounds AT 1400.1 together strapped but after 1 min of playing a song one of the amps goes into protection mode what could be the cause? Im using 1/0 ofc cable btw

[@lee28.78]

What's more powerful and better ? Gain matching of strapping? Please???

[@bigtymer479]

Great way to explain! Good job to you guys at sundown..

[@kiabass8798]

Hey Derek thank you for the tutorial

[@TheHa11jesse]

Wiring a pair of strapable amps on a single sub with dual voice coils which is better? Wire the coils in parallel and strap the amps OR run an amp to each coil separately? I have Crossfire BMF1000d amps going on a JBL MKii15GTI sub

[@MichaelBWare]

On using an rca from master amplifier to slave can I use y splitters for the rca to become one rca? I'll be using a 3 ft. Sundown rca. Thank you

[@georgec6228]

Let me get this right the amps share the nominal load so if I have 4 dvc 4ohm drivers wired to 2ohms that will result in my pair of amplifiers working at a 1 ohm load since basically whatever the final load is gets split by the pair ... Do you have to use two amplifiers of the same wattage or could you use say a 3k and 6k strapped as long as they are both stable at same impedance ... nevermind the power question as I realize now you'd be running the pair of voice coils at different power ..

[@edxgonzal7914]

Hello does it needs to be 2 same amps? Literally the same specs? Or can i strap 2 deferent amps?

[@Savedbygrace27-g2q]

So I have a question I have an 18 in F.I audio subwoofer I believe it 5000 watt Max and I am running it to a Hifonics 2400 watt amp and I kind of feel that it's not really pushing it if I were to buy another one and strap it just like you did on this video would it give me they must be better bass Sound Performance.

[@clinthernandez9393]

Quick question bro, so my initial plan was to run a 4k at 0.5 ohm on 2 X V2 15's 2 ohm subs but I did research and read that you need to have sufficient electrical for a set up like that, I have a Mechman 240 alternator and 2 agm batteries but I don't know if that will be enough, so my next thought was to get 2 SAE 2k's and strap them, since my subs are 2 ohm, would that work with them in parallel or do you just recommend me just put 1 2k on each aub without strapping, just gain matching. Thanks for your response.

[@earseyeross873]

This is a great question and would love for someone to answer this! Can you run two of the same amps wired one to each sub? Do you have to gain match if your strap the amps that are wired individually to each sub? If you strap the amps do they have to be wired in series as shown in this video to both subs or can we wire the amps separately one to each sub when the amps are strapped? Please answer and clarify this question for us

[@vic8065]

What are those purple rcas called?

[@95Sn95]

I'm running 2 dual four 15's wired to 1ohm So basically im screwed as far as adding another strapping my amp. So I'd have to wire my subs to 4 and gaining nothing and have to basically have to run 2 amps separate at 1 ohm just gain matched?

[@Aar0n2009]

Have you watched Barevids video on this? And what is your take?

[@rickygonzales4646]

Question I have two subs wires at a 2ohm load with one set of speaker wires, would the the process be the same?

[@DAVIDzeditz]

Very informative liked the video

[@yosefalabed296]

For the strap its need to be the same amps?????

[@Tr3ygocraa]

ok i have 2 dual 4ohm subs and 2 mono block amps can i wire it down to 1 ohm or lower ?

[@antoniolivinloud9965]

Can i strap a kicker cx 1200 and a jl jx1000?

[@iJustB58]

Hell no 💀

[@johncameron4172]

I’m pretty new at this and I want to ask how to know if an amplifier(s) can be strapped? I have 2 Blaupunkt 1504 amps. I ordered these before I started learning about amps. Lol. They are 4 channel with 4 RCA inputs and 2 RCA outputs on one side. The speaker outs are on the other side. Both amps came in the original boxes but had very little directions. Like 2 pages. I want to run these amps to 4 quality speakers rated at 125 watt RMS. My head unit only has left and right RCA outs. Can you give me advice on this? It’s too late for me to send these amps back. Lol.

[@StuartSayes]

Can you strap two different models of the SAE series together?

[@CapnMorgan76]

Im wondering the same thing. Say i have an saz1200 and saz1500, could they be strapped?

[@joshhanson6777]

I love the channel! Keep up the good work. I look forward to the episodes every morning! I'm extremely excited! I'm expecting my new sundown zv5 18's today! They will be replacing my soundqubed hdc3 18's! After I left the sundown show a couple months ago I knew I had to save up for 2 sundown zv5 18's! My decision wasn't just made on how loud they where, but it was how good they sounded while they where playing loud!

[@JoseFlores-fm2vc]

Josh Hanson I just ordered an NSV4-18 inch single sub (can't wait). What amp you have pushing your 18's? I have the SVC 4,000D. But I was wondering if I should get another 4,000 to strap and have both amps push the 18. What are your thoughts?

[@xxdogg2000]

can the scv6000 be strapped at 1 ohm load? 2 scv6000 running 4 d2 subs ? right now i have them on 1 scv6k @ 1 ohm i want to add another 6k can i strap them or will i be better off gain matching them??

[@DCBDesigns]

So you say the slave amp needs to be switched to 180 on the dial?

[@yosefalabed296]

This need to be the same amplifier or can I mix it

[@paulcerveny493]

Why would the slave amp be in protect mode?

[@bdoggy2315]

Show me how to wire 2 duel coil woofers- strapped

[@jasonsmith4404]

Do they have to be the same brand?

[@Keefs_c.c.89]

Should strap 2 SALT4’s so I can see how much my 15” FI Delta is gonna be putting up.😎🔉🔊🔉😎

[@jaredbird3705]

Good stuff never had this explained before

[@joshfreemor5065]

Does the slave amp need fused?? Or just the master?

[@noelmion9903]

Yes Both amps need to be fused

[@A6Legit]

Wouldnt it generally be cheaper to just buy a bigger amp?

[@bygboie]

Derek, how about doing a tutorial about dual 1 ohm subwoofers different wiring methods and impedances

[@brandonhensel1301]

Pedro Salazar did you check Sonic Electronix

[@bygboie]

@@brandonhensel1301 No but I will thanks Brandon.

[@rodneyhendricks2412]

So I’m doing 2 1 ohm load stable amplifiers what would be my final load??? Need help

[@dmaxdan6612]

.5 ohms bro!! So make sure you strap them to 2 ohms so they can share, brings them down to 1 ohm each!!!!!!

[@lukeglavan]

So if i have 2 dual 2ohm subs wired to 2ohms they will see 1 ohm at the amp right

[@dmaxdan6612]

@@lukeglavan yes because both amps share the resistance.

[@bobbymartinez5763]

In order to strap the amplifiers do they have to be the same size?or could I run a 3000 and a 2000 together?

[@blackjoe211]

Bobby Martinez No!! Use Only the Same Amplifiers.

[@bobbymartinez5763]

@@blackjoe211 I mean like do they have to be the same watts or could they be different size watts

[@blackjoe211]

The Same Watts

[@bobbymartinez5763]

@@blackjoe211 I appreciate it

[@blackjoe211]

No Problem my Friend, I Have Two SK V2 4500 Strap at 2 Ohms and if You’re Voltages is at Least 14.4 they will Put Out 9,800 Watts at 2 Ohms which is Not Bad.but I could get more by Gain matching Them but both Amps work Together and the Voltage is Great, so good Luck my Friend and Enjoy.👍🏾

[@gioarteaga3984]

Straight wattage bro nice 🥇

[@jt21181]

can you hook up four subwoofers like that

[@yellaboidre9905]

Can I strap a 1200watt amp with a 3000 watt amp of the same brand?

[@johndoe-qf2kf]

So say for instance you have two amps strapped together and you have four subs wired for one ohm each amp would run at .5 ohm or what

[@vasquez3769]

Can i strap one of these with a bigger Rms Sundown amp? Or does it have to be the same exact amp

[@UnofficialAudio]

Always strap with the same exact amplifier

[@JoseFlores-fm2vc]

I found my answer. Lol

[@marlonhusain4066]

I did this with my amps but the master amp is really hot 🥵 more than slave amp is it normal ? put a fan on it and it plays flawless

[@TonyPannell]

Nice. Giveaways huh? I'll take a pair of those thank you very much.

[@m0011v]

so without strapping them they run at 600w? at 1 ohm

[@LuisVargas-nn8oz]

Buenas tardes yo tengo un par de 12 creo son 650 rms pudieran ayudarme para las medidas de un cajón para spl para un vocho gracias

[@riveralley]

Is it possible to strap more than two or only two?

[@DibeezyTheGifted]

You can only strap 2 amps together.

[@kylesaudio6444]

I run twisted sounds amps and only have 2 speaker inputs how would I do that

[@dirtysouthwookie5512]

I usually strap at 1 and .5 ohm. Never any problems as long as you're on good electric and not clipping to shit. Sundown ftw.

[@patrickc1508]

DirtySouth Wookie I hope that you’re kidding. If not, I hope that your protection circuitry works before you let all the magical smoke out of your amplifiers.

[@hydrotones]

How will it run at 3 ohms

[@jamesfalvey77]

What if the r.c.a voltage is lower going into the slave than the master?

[@UnofficialAudio]

That'll be irrelevant when strapping.

[@RyanBassForLife]

Nice you made me want to wire my amps at 2ohms strapped instead of half ohms strapped.

[@kevinfoster125]

Very good stuff

[@dirtydantb5911]

Does anybody know where I can find a single rca cable all I can find is 2 channel rca’s cuz don’t I need a single rca to strap or can I use a 2 channel rca but just use one on each end?

[@itdoesntmatterwhatyourname6128]

I know this is old comment but incase anyone is needing to know the answer just use the one on each end & neglect the 2nd unneeded wire. Simple as that!

[@houseofpain401]

How many subwoofers can you connect to strapped amplifiers

[@UnofficialAudio]

As many as you want as long as you dont go below 2ohms.

[@johnhildebrand1991]

Hey that was a awesome video nice info thanks mate

[@Petethebuilder]

On the manual it dont say you need to connect the negatives to negative just the positives.

[@jameshohmann1251]

So could I do this with 2 sae 1000d to two sa 12s?

[@demonclub7050]

Yes u can do it with any amp

[@jan3964]

good video !

[@tboneo2005]

Can I work for you

[@txddyfarquh69]

I never even knew about this shit and I just assumed Bassheads just purchased individual BIG Power Monobloc Amps to power 1 Sub then another individual mono amp + 1sub etc etc....

[@rentasalfredo1026]

Nice bro

[@bobdodge3171]

1st? I don't see how you could explain it any easier. Without busting out crayons.

[@colewoodruff5214]

Right lol, once you strap a pair of amps you can do it with no reference needed.

[@JoshM7]

So this is basically bridging. But instead of a single amp with multiple channels, it's separate amps that you need to "strap" together to do the same thing. Thanks for the video!

[@Joshlindsay22]

But can I just strap the rca to Put 2 subs on one and one sub on the other

[@patrickbranchini378]

Derrick: "Dont try this at home. Do not run your SAE amplifier any lower than 1 ohm." Me: "FUCKIN SEND IT!!!" If there was any audio equipment that I would have confidence that it could take abuse it would be Sundown Audio. Such well built, quality, user friendly products should be pushed. (IMO) I love to watch this channel to see what you guys come up with. Still waiting on that Sundown Audio warehouse job giveaway video. Lol. Keep up the great work.

[@justinstumpinhagen7363]

So if the amps wher rated 1000 a peice at one ohm how come there wasent two thousand. On the first test. If the amps saw 1 ohm ..so really 1 amp at 1 ohm will do almost the same

[@rodneyhendricks2412]

Yeah same thing I’m asking. I’m trying to strap 2 1 ohm load amplifiers. I’m trying to keep my 1 ohm load

[@iJustB58]

They aren’t rated at 1000 a piece. They’re rated at 600 a piece hence the 1200 rms when strapped

[@quadflopper1012]

I understand how I just don't understand why, why not just buy a single 1k watt amp to begin with, it isn't cheaper to buy 2 smaller amps is it?

[@UnofficialAudio]

People strap amps for different reasons. Most common is to get a particular final impedance.

[@jacobfarrara6981]

Why don't just run them separate and have both a 1 ohm.

[@iJustB58]

Because then you would have to gain match and to set the gains perfectly matched you need one of those SMD devices I forgot which one it is

[@smokeythomas4407]

Is it possible to use a Skar amp as a slave off a sundown master amp..they seem to be same

[@adamhearts3764]

M

[@kylesaudio6444]

I don’t get why u guys show this video if u guys don’t suggest straping the sundown amps

[@adamhearts3764]

Thought it was advertised it the amp Manual.. Never heard it wasn't recommended

[@Str8GasGenetics]

@@kylesaudio6444 Huh? When did they sat they didn't reccomend it?

[@Carlossteezyblunts]

The whole slave and master terms being used is lame regardless if that's its original terminology

[@killtoy40]

so since strapping then makes them in series at 2ohm then would my system all wired up at 1ohm make them each see 1ohm of sharing?