Precision Power ATOM A1800.1D amp dyno review crazy korean budget amp deal

[@jdmintegradp]

Badass intro song, always hype's me up.

[@AshyLarryTM]

WOOOW! I’m super surprised! That has to be the best Precision Power amp built in decades. And I’m not a new school PP fan at all. Korean made, less than a buck a watt and it’s built like a little tank. You can’t beat that. Only time can speak for its reliability but the gut shot speaks volumes about how well it’s built. I’d buy it and that says a lot. I’m not a budget Audio guy at all.

[@marcusstanley9317]

I think the black ice series was pretty good too if not a little bit better but they're hard to find now.

[@ClutchKickerNation]

not sure if it will make a difference but the maual shows its ratings are taken at 35hz would you be willing to retest at 35hz to see if it gets closer to rated numbers just for science???

[@2011joser]

Can’t beat this amp at the price. For as good as it looks and performs, I would buy two for insurance. Thanks for showing amps like this.

[@boostbeast8731]

Just bought this amp to power my sons ct sounds 12. Very happy with this purchase.

[@yourpapi9491]

Great looking amp thanks for another great video my boi .Keep them coming yeee

[@TioDave]

I'm running a A1000.5D and love it. I was running A1000.4 and A900.1 together then decided to upgrade. I'm seriously considering getting one of these to run my subs while running some transducers on the A1000.5D sub channels. I have them running in a pedicab and they do well in the elements. They are in a unsealed storage area under the seat. Where it gets moisture when it rains.

[@AshyLarryTM]

And thanks for the content Vector. Always an awesome job 👊🏽

[@paulgood2218]

Companies are starting figure out over fuse it and sell more amps knowing we will try to guess power from the fuses , I have seen this trend with few others recently .

[@jeanious2009]

So I ordered one and got it 2 days ago. I got 1200watts at 13.6v 114a making it just about 80% efficiency, NOT BAD AT ALL. Wish it was 90% efficiency so it wouldn’t get so warm (reached 160f after 10 minutes of sine waves).

[@jeanious2009]

That amp would be easy to repair as well since all the output and input devices are through hole. NICE!!

[@Hisreturnisnigh]

They've jumped up to $150 now. But still a pretty good deal, considering the watts to $ ratio.

[@RyanBassForLife]

Sweet!! Its amazing for the price. Next get 1 more strap them together and try .5 ohms strapped that's .25 ohms per amp. I used to have 2 Hifonics amps that were nice and I had them wired to .50 ohms strapped. Now I'm not sure if they can handle half ohms strapped on a constant certified amp dyno but it would make a very nice vid.

[@ranchosdelnorte]

In the end you get 10w per dollar which is pretty solid. It is the same price and power as Precision Power's SPL30001 but that one is more cheaply made with regular rca's instead of tiffany style and spade type power inputs. I had some hopes for Soundstream's Reserve series(the full sizes ones, not the micro or digital), but now that they've been out a while their reviews seem to be not so hot.

[@keithhumphries5067]

Wish they would rate the amps properly if they rated it as a 1200 watt Korean amp for 128 bucks it will fly off the shelf they don't have to hype it up

[@jeanious2009]

They should keep it real and rate it at 600 watts at 1ohm, once people test it and get 1200 they’ll be shocked. More shocked than missing 600watts if you ask me. So 150 at 4, 300 at 2 and 600 at 1 ohm would be perfect numbers for this amp.

[@mrkitty3849]

They own Soundstrem PPI Power Acoustik Crunch Hi Fonic These are owned by the same company in California.

[@bgnPrinceton]

Crunch and Hifonics are MaxxSonics owned. Has that changed?

[@derekvasile6127]

That's a great value and decent numbers. Beautiful gut shot. Once again, great great video

[@jeanious2009]

Looks very similar to JL audio slash boards.😮

[@stopher1971]

Also has balanced differential inputs ….major attraction

[@B1GW3RMY]

this or the recoil red 1200.1 if u were doing a budget build?

[@phillipvill]

Don't let your neg and pos from speaker terminals touch, it doesn't look like it has a protection circuit for that

[@trucavalier]

Same old soundstream tarantula numbers for there 2k $128 with Tiffanys, strappable, bass knob is a steal looks nice

[@LukeLiveforphysics]

6061 aluminum has terrible thermal conductivity. I hope it's EC grade aluminum for thermal performance. It does look like a nice set of power components and layout though.

[@danielrios8693]

Nice video man. 👍🏽

[@mester84]

Request can u do a .5 test i thinking to get 2 strap them and run them at 1ohms

[@donaldhastyjr4066]

Wow. That is very impressive!

[@csj9619]

looks like these amps can be stacked up vertically.

[@onesikm3]

Hey brotha do you recall seeing the rubber isolators they so call it in the mounting feet of this guy ? My 4 channel never came with them 😢

[@HiFiVector]

I don’t remember sorry

[@onesikm3]

@@HiFiVector all good brotha. Hey I’m so far super inpressed with the 700.4!!! It’s 5db quiter than my jp84. Both amps purchased this week. The jp84 is a powerhouse but a let down since I’m sq oriented and it’s the opposite of that but I took my chance on it wanted to see what all the fuss was about 😏 on the other hand this ppi atom is just a tick louder when idling than my original jl360.4 ab amp that’s been in this rig. My hopes are to find a suitable amp that’s smaller than my jl which is huge and hot but it’s looking like a challenging task in the budget price range ughhh foook man what do we gota do 🤣 I’ll let you know once I get more testing done with the atom I literally just wired it and powered it on havent audio yet since my biggest pet peeve has just been the on power hissing white noise but so far so good from how quiet it’s sounding from all the class ds I’ve tried and this is the 3rd so far. I can send you a gut shot if you give me an email

[@MrTwone79]

Why didn't run it up to the 16.8 volts to see if it would make its rated power that way people will know if they run this amp whats needed to get its power

[@terryheidmann4961]

Because cars only produce between 12 and 14.4 volts no more

[@MrTwone79]

@@terryheidmann4961 smh if running custom alternator run can higher voltage

[@MrTwone79]

@@terryheidmann4961 I run my car over 15volts

[@patrickfitzgerald9581]

Have you ever tested the precision power traxx 1500d monoblock I would like to know what it's all about

[@HiFiVector]

No I haven’t tested that amp

[@zackbalins658]

Love all the connections being on one side...can't stand the corners/legs. A steal none the less.

[@txddyfarquh69]

Im just curious, can someone list all the American brands that are now manufactured in Korea?

[@momanholmes8715]

Can you post gut shot comparison with the Soundstream rn1.5000 I bought this ppi last week hoping it was the correctly rated epsilon variant.

[@headkase11]

I miss the old ppi pro subs 😭

[@georgeperez4231]

Run it at 16 volts 😮

[@iLhize]

I can snag this for 130 atm on Amazon would this pair well with a American Bass xd15 1krms 2kpeak dual 2ohm?

[@onesikm3]

Yea it would be a great addition and sounds great too

[@jeffrobinson4841]

Can we talk ya into testing the Atom 4 channel?

[@HiFiVector]

I’ll keep that on in mind

[@jeffrobinson4841]

@@HiFiVector i see the pair hung from the back cab wall of a pickup.

[@kdogg071]

Is it a full range amp? Can I use it to run mids and highs? I bought one btw

[@HiFiVector]

This version is a Subwoofer Amp, but they do make other models of the atom series that are for full range.

[@raymondstyron8160]

Where can I buy this Amp

[@HiFiVector]

There is a link at the bottom I video description

[@joshholden8561]

The only way is buy that is if I was wired to .5 other than that it's so weak power wise

[@joshholden8561]

Ur gonna have to be wired to half o to see any power out if this amp the Rubicon amp was alot better

[@marcusstanley9317]

Man I love how your dyno videos starts off at 14.4 like normal car voltage would be at!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@HiFiVector]

Thank you! Yea I try to do things more real world since most people’s vehicles are not at 15.5 yo 16v . The power you see from that voltage you will never see in your car unless you have a custom high voltage alternator and lithium setup.

[@craigengelman1369]

swap in some Nichicon caps and a Noctua fan then you got a beast for dirt cheap

[@jeanious2009]

I bought me one, plan on doing just that. Adding fan but I won’t swap out caps. Once I get it I’ll give it a good 4hr stress test to see if any issues arise.

[@onesikm3]

@@jeanious2009how’s it been running ?

[@pineappleexpress8735]

honestly think you should o used dual runs of 1/0 bet you hit those numbers then

[@fleuriejeanpierre]

Didn't get it rating but very well built and decent parts

[@superchile9640]

Same as rubicon nano- 1/3 power.

[@bennyblanco14]

I juat dont understand why PPI just put its real numbers up..they are not bad numbers abd its a beautiful amp

[@joshholden8561]

Soundstream just repackaged like u said

[@FMATTV1986]

Great videos brother as always. Had a question for you that I needed help with. It's about amplifier power matching to speakers. Why when Dyno testing amps with sine waves we get the rated power usually but when testing music, we get about like Half the rated power. Should we then buy an amplifier that is double the power for the speakers to get the most from them? Eg. Dyno on amp sine wave 1khz 500 rms. Midrange speaker is 500rms continuous. But when playing music, the amp fluctuates around 200 to 250 rms music power. So should I get an amp that is like 1000rms so the music power will be around the 500rms continuous for the speakers ? Thanks for any feedback.

[@HiFiVector]

With full range speakers like door speakers it’s not really needed as impedance rise is a lot less than a subwoofer. So with front speakers it’s fine just to match the rating. With a subwoofer impedance rise is a big factor so if you are looking at maximizing your subs performance and give it all the power it is capable of handling usually it is a good idea to go approximately 30 to 40 percent more on amp power. But the amount of impedance or box rise depends on the subwoofer and box design as a whole. Some setups have worse impedance rise than others and some less.

[@benjamincollins6553]

Man it's a very bad ass look n amp to bad it didn't do great

[@leannedale6357]

Why would you want a mono amp? Bass is recorded in stereo.

[@TheGodofSEO]

Stereo imaging does no good on sub frequencies. Stereo imaging below around 100hz functions the same as interference, and the human ear cant distinguish the direction of a sub frequency. Think about why people like bass - it feels like its all around you, no matter where its coming from. In short, panning it just makes one of your ears rumbly and the other not rumbly. Also, trying to stereo image a bass is like putting it out of phase with itself, creating interference patterns that sound awful in most musical contexts.

[@txddyfarquh69]

Recorded in stereo if it's duplicated and each recordings panned hard left and right for wider imaging but I know in 99.99999% of hiphop type songs it's in mono

[@leannedale6357]

@@txddyfarquh69 I guess if that's all you listen to is hiphop. I listen to rock so I would never buy a mono amp.

[@leannedale6357]

@@TheGodofSEO You must not be a musician. Sounds like you like to feel the bass and not hear the way it was recorded. Unless all you listen to is hiphop.

[@TheGodofSEO]

@@leannedale6357 sure

[@TheGodofSEO]

For that price, hard to fault it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joshholden8561]

That has the same specs as kicker cxa 1800.1 besides kicker does 1800 rms at 1 and 2 ohm that amp for 3 times the money is 3 times the power and quaility. Ppi should under rated this amps specs instead of bloating to the max.

[@gladboy7722]

👍👍👍...

[@jeffrobinson4841]

Call it blasphemy, but it shares some physical characteristics of AudioControl amps...

[@jeanious2009]

Give it a 4hr stress test at 2ohm. If it survives then it sure is a winner!

[@jimt5683]

I be happy with 30 minutes straight!

[@jeanious2009]

@@jimt5683 I ordered and got one, did 1200watts at 1ohm @13.6v and 114 amps. Did sine waves on a resistor and am pretty surprised on it’s price to watts ratio, may not do 1800watts at 1ohm but am more than happy with 1200.

[@beemackin2316]

Good numbers 2 me

[@joshholden8561]

U will have to wire that amp down into the dirt to see real power.

[@joshholden8561]

That amp put out half the amount I was expecting

[@TripleOgTripleOgTriple]

Then you need to learn alot more

[@joeJoe-pb3su]

😮

[@justkiddin1980]

Hmmm 85 degrees??? That’s garbage they only last about 3 to 4 years…thats bad mkay

[@FrankStPeter]

I'm sorry my friend I can't agree with you on this one I think it's a pig wearing lipstick,,, And I don't know which company it was from Korea But they got caught out sourcing to Malaysia,, Kind of like sundown Made in the USA

[@Chuck_Sanders]

If you don't know which build house it came from, how can you suggest it was caught being outsourced?? And Sundown isn't made in the U.S.A but some of their subs are ASSEMBLED in the U.S which is totally different

[@jeanious2009]

Assembled in the USA with Chinese manufactured components. 😂

[@Chuck_Sanders]

@@jeanious2009 so are DD, Scott at Fi does the same, So does Rusty at DC... MMats, JL and so forth. All of them have subs assembled in the U.S with globally sourced components. It's been that way for decades, as nobody tools baskets, cones, spiders, and we don't mine...press or punch ferrite, and don't machine t- yoke and washers either. I know Paul Peirce winds his own coils and stamps/presses his own spiders now. Precision Econowind even outsources a lot of their coils to Po Yun and has for years now. Handcrafted in the United States is a thing of the past.

[@drrckhamilton]

With such limited information in your comment it makes it very difficult to take your word for it. You may be right but without providing any context tge comment is rather irrelevant.

[@TheGodofSEO]

@@Chuck_Sanders sent you an email. I wanna talk about this in detail

[@PickedOff100]

This piece of crap didn't make its rated power output with jacked up input voltage, don't waste your money.

[@zbow1974]

stay away from anything that says max power on it, you want RMS not max power, go with down for sound or taramps or some other brand that doesnt advertise max power, dont feed these fools your money, can get a down for sound for around the same money with as much or more power than this garbage, guess no one cares about a warranty any more

[@chriscarroll3635]

You get what you pay for.... No thanks

[@brianscott217]

Can get better apps that keep on Alibaba

[@runningbear1982]

That is an unbelievable deal, but I don't buy class d amps. I wish they would let some of their class ab amps go at those prices.