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Every time you say it’s inexpensive. But the other side, you list down things to improve. Do you think that manufactures don’t know how to improve their product ?? Offcourse you will get what you pay for. You stoopid beach, go and manufacture for all the expectations you had and sell at very cheap price and come here to review the products. Your kind of As holes just find fault only.
Ok, old schooler here. Back in the day it took 8aug power cables and a box 6-7-8 times the size to get this results! 20 yrs ago this was impossible, infact not even conceived of! This is an amazing unit for the size and price! This is $100 we spent 6-700$ for this 20 yrs ago! It don’t meet specs but for the size and price this is amazing! Unheard of 20yrs ago! It simply didn’t exist! This is a testament to the massive gains we’ve made in technology in the last 10yrs! If you leave your expectations behind for just a minute you will auw! In the significant gains we’ve made in the last 10 yrs and enjoy this product for what it is, a testament of what we can achieve as a community in the years to come! What an amazing product! For the price the size and the power that we strived for 10-20 yrs ago! Amazing! 100% amazing! Now we need the marketing to follow suit and be honest with us about the products capabilities!
Agreed! In the mid 90's, I had a soundstream reference 500 amp on 2 soundstream spl 12's (dual 4 ohm) wired to 1 ohm. That shit slammed! Also, Of all the set ups I've had over the years, this was one of the best sound quality I've ever had. So sad what's happened to soundstream. The davinci, the tarantula... ground breaking amps. They had a good thing going, and flushed it all.
Well....in actuality, the rubicon series of amplifiers is owned and created by DLS audio which is located in DENMARK and make high end quality SQ gear. Although they do create boss quality type of gear they also have some real GEMS that obviously need to be researched to make sure that it is in fact one of the GEMS that you are receiving. Just sayin!
I still have and use in my car, a 12" Van Gogh subwoofer that I've had for about 16 years. I move it from car to car and build a new enclosure each time. It still sounds great and hits decently hard when I ask it to.
It was nice back in the day when American companies made products in America to American standards before they all sold out leaving there customers high and dry. Many of which were left buy cheap Chinese crap at American made prices still thinking it was.
Derek, I will not lie I am disappointed when these amps that you test do not hit their numbers.. but I am very happy that you test them to see if they actually do the numbers they state. I always give thumbs up on your videos because you're the real deal brother..
Damn straight dude. Never trust the ratings provided. That's why I watch your videos. I bought both of my Audiopipe amps because of your badass reviews. Keep em coming dude!
@@g-style4466 THEY NEVER WERE. they didn't live up to their ratings back in the day. the AD-1 may be new but we all had O-SCOPES back in the day and SS was SH!T back then too
@@chuckholmes2075 true but as far as SQ back in the day you couldn't touch it. I'm 54 and have ran Alpine and MTX forever but SQ wise sound stream was the king
I had a soundstream 300 w double din head unit and I have never gotten any units that can beat the quality of sound and the volume it did. I absolutely loved it
Really wanted this to test out to be true, as I could see this being a way to power individual component speakers in a cheap way. But I guess I dream big if I dream at all. So sad they cannot actually rate the AMP at what it does, because honesty goes a long way with me. Thank you Big D for this test.
FEEL THA BASSSSSS!!!! Man... how many times must I have listened to that magic mike track back in the 90s, to be able to identify it on a cell phone lol
Hey big d, this is Parkers friend the one with the Subaru Baja, it was an honor to give you a demo at the sundown show, thanks for singing my subs/ maybe you could shoot me a follow!
I use the 4-channel version of this amp in my winter car, reason is the 30a fuse that allow powering it via a fuse dashcam adapter and not run a dedicated power wire (I know it's now ideal). It performs well driving stock speakers and clearly provide a clean boost of power compared to HU output. No distortion at all even at high volume. Maybe it does not reach rated power, but it sound really good and is one of the very few amp that can be easily installed under the dash or behind the HU.
I have the exact amp and am impressed for the price point. It is significantly better then a head unit. It may not do rated Power, but it feels every bit of 30-35rms.
The size is cool but I can't imagine it being useful for anything other than a motorcycle or ATV or replacing a factory subwoofer amp. What is the best tiny amp tested so far?
I hooked one of these up to a 150W RMS Kicker 6.5 sub/passive radiator box and powered it with a 240W solar power station. This single shot amp works perfectly with the 12V output and a $7 fused cigarette plug to hook up power, remote, and ground. One JBL Xtreme and a couple of patch cables later, I have a portable music player that can hit 30 Hz. The solar panels charge the power station faster than the amp can discharge it. The most I would do with this is hook it up to a factory radio that didn't already have a sub, but it's definitely NOT a Reference 500!
I’m very impressed by this mini amp D. This amp can fit in your back pocket and able to power all your subs. I agree on the incorrect info the manufacturer provided tho, but much respect to Soundstream from Oklahoma 👊🏽💯
Thanks for the review. Given the lower temp rating on the caps and what I would expect would be a pretty high internal case temperature, I would expect the caps to be a point of failure over the longer term. Of course we live in a throw away society anymore!
Just want something about 175w @4ohm for a single 8 in JL W3 that's small enough to fit on its tiny 0.3ft enclosure. I swear your vids have helped me avoid quite a few junkers
@@chuckholmes2075 I ordered the biggest 4 channel I could find on soundstream's website. For $130, I highly doubt you can get something this small to outperform it. That said, there is most definitely better out there.
@@wal be a good Amp for the wife's car. She doesn't want to give up space. Got a feeling this wouldn't fill an audiophiles needs. I fall into the latter.
@@SuperBongface …they don’t make them like that anymore! That’s awesome. Those were great amps, you would be surprised how many are still on the job, especially since Wade Stewart is available to repair them. I hear he has a lot f n.o.s. parts. I wonder if the one Big D tested will be around in 30 years?…I suspect not. It’s hard to make the younger generation the value of “ Made in U.S.A.”..good ole Yankee know how.
@@drumsmoker731 In a saddlebag if you're willing to give up the space plus they make those saddlebag lids with speakers in them as well. I know a guy that did a fiberglass bandpass configuration in his trunk on a Ultra Classic with an 8" sub that sounded pretty good for in-town cruising.
Seems decent enough for it's size. Would be interested in seeing how the stereo and 4 channel ones do! Really is a shame some of the cheaper companies just can't be trusted with their ratings...
I take it that actually uses two IRF6645PbF or something similar for the output based on the application diagram for the IRS2092. The IRF6645PbF are supposedly 3mmx3mmx0.7mm in size.
One of these days the manufacturers are going to be honest due to big D ... we can only hope. Till then, keep the true tests and real world info flowin... Thanks!
the old rule of thumb was generally double the max operating amperage for fuse. Fuses don't protect equipment, they keep the vehicle from catching fire.
I was worried about those kickers when you hooked that monster up to them. Then they laughed at it. 😂😂😂😂 I strongly suspect that they would last as long as your older whip. Thx for sharing. 😊😊😊
the bypass on the filter makes this interesting to me. could be nice doing one per side up front if the switching frequency is fast enough for full range
Would you be able to do a video to test the difference in an amplifier's ability to deliver its rated power at 14.5 volts from a car battery versus 12.1 volts from an ATX power supply? I can't find information about this anywhere. Would be interesting to see how it will affect the power and efficiency.
Thanks for suggesting that. I made this exact same suggestion months ago to Big D. Ya, I'd like him to do some tests, even if testing is not posted in a video, just to see what power output differences there are with various types of amps and the power supplies they have. It's really the power supply design that sets the stage for the output power IMO. I would guess that most low end car amps have no regulation, there for, max power is proportional to input voltage. A good amp will have regulation to compensate for dips in input voltage. In other words, try to keep the supply rails fairly constant from say, 11 volts to 15 volts.
@@curtchase3730 Thanks for your reply. I have a fancy atx psu and I am using it to power a rockville db13 which has an 80A fuse and I am trying to figure out why more people don't do this. As far as I can tell there are no drawbacks other than a bit of DIY, unless it's just not as loud as it would be at 14.5 volts. I hope more people reply so this channel might consider this experiment.
Thanks for share. I would like to see these little amps in full range frequencies. I dont know why they still make a mono amp with the low frequency cut off built in.
That amp test surprised me on that 1 ohm run. Im thinking that didn't rate it right either Big D. I ran a soundstream amp back in the day and it did really well for me.
Here's the thing: I think there's a GREAT potential market for upgrading manufacturer stock amps. If a company were to create clean sounding small form factor amps that beat the stock units in the stupidly random places where they put them at reasonable prices? Give us that. More on topic... soundstream used to be amazing.
Man I wish you was allowed to do the bass drop from the big timers I stay fly. Back in the day I had a pair of 12-inch audio bonds that would knock my rear view mirror off with that.
@@wal yeah I agree they really should make a marine version. I was speaking about size and power to application use I could see something like this being used for. They really missed the mark on this one it could of been a popular item if advertised and made towards that the correct application. Instead of a poorly rated embarrassment that really highlights poor branding and market understanding.
Based on this I ordered the 4-channel version to try in my minitruck... no sub, just two tweeters and two long-throw 4" mid/low. Not looking for huge power but I will report if it do bump.
I remember when Soundstream was awesome, a loooooonnngggg time ago. Why couldn’t they just rate it as 85 or 90 watts @ 4 ohms? Pretty bad when brand legitimacy is only held back by their honesty
Do you ever test longevity of these amps? Or real world testing? How long can they perform at high levels? What does it take for them to fail? It's nice when an amp puts out its rated power but I want to know how long they can deliver before failure
I actually used the soundstream st4 amp on my motorcycle....was great amp....claimed to be 1000w be we know wasnt true....but it did run 4 polk audio db401 and 4 tweeters super nice....great amp....very compact
That's a sweet Haro in the background, but I don't recognize the inscription on the down tube. I see that it's a Master, but what does the red decal say? God, I wanted a Haro so bad as a kid, but that would have been the equivalent of buying a used Honda Civic for an 11-year old. One of these days I'm going to get a few old freestyle bikes off Ebay just to hang in the garage. A GT Pro Freestyle Tour and maybe a Skyway Street Styler would look nice, too.
The Master is a 2020 24” re-release. Haro has been doing this since 2015 and have had some really cool models. The vintage 80’s bikes are insanely expensive
Big D please explain why manufacturing has gone to Class D amps for highs and mids. I understand the technical issues of efficiency with the AB amps but what has changed the past few years that has changed to allow Class D amps to become more SQ. I could be wrong but it looks like only companies like JL and Kenwood and Alpine have high end class D amps for SQ. But why?
They mostly got much quicker at switching. One of the big problems with old class D amps was a lag that would add distortion. Now they’re able to run at a higher internal frequency and greatly reduce that distortion.
There was a time when you could trust Soundstream specs and expect more. Since purchased by Epsilon, nothing of this brand has been up to par. You couldn't trust a Soundstream amplifier to do rated power if struck by lightning. And they still don't disappoint. The only way Soundstream and PPI will ever be great again is if the two brands get bought out by another company and saved. If they made these to do at least rated, it might be worth something. I wouldn't mind a 250 watt palm sized amp for $100, there's a market for that.
Whats up with the roadster? I have not seen any testing with it lately. Did you get in a bind and have to sell it? Bring it back if not. Keep up the good work BigD!
What's crazy is back in the day soundstream was considered a "top of the line" company that could only be purchased from catalogs and high-end audio stores.
Back in my day Sound Stream made some amazing amps. Sad to see the name reduced to blister pack amps with misleading specs. Even if they got the specs right, it's pretty cool little amp. If you wanted something so easy to conseal from your wife to add some bump in the truck. I've got an SUV that I'd like to add a sub to to fill out the bottom end. Hide this unit behind a panel and toss a 10 incher in the back that you can toss into your garage if you need the extra room.
not full bridge, just a single irs 2092. you would need two 2092's to get full bridge. complementary refers to BJT's not diodes. Complementary pair of bjts would be like the mj15003/mj15004, npn/pnp pair. diodes are just diodes no polarity to infer complementary
Wait , wait.. Hold the watts! Where are the output transistors? I have scanned the image several times at 6:16 and don't even see vias for under-mount transistors. hmm? 3205's check, rectifiers check, output inductor check, output transistors MIA. No wonder it didn't make rated power, the engineers missed the outputs.
Damn damn damn that is just weak. I will maybe never buy another soundstream product after that false advertising failure. You do good work my guy, saving us from getting ripped off
Soundstream rated the Stealth at 3%THD. Is there a way to run the test at 3% distortion? I know it seems like a odd request but I would like to run this amp w/ Kicker CompRT 6.75 sub on motorcycle. This amp seems like it would be the best deal for the money. Otherwise I'll grab 1 of the PX series. I have PXIBT100.2 with the PSM32 already
So who makes quality speakers these days? I’m tempted to get some stuff from parts express or Madisound when I see the quality on other aspects of car stereo and how they have seriously dropped in the last 30 years.
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Would love to see one of the MTX mud amplifiers on the Dyno. I'm running the MTX mud100.4 in a car and it sounds great 👍
Every time you say it’s inexpensive. But the other side, you list down things to improve. Do you think that manufactures don’t know how to improve their product ?? Offcourse you will get what you pay for. You stoopid beach, go and manufacture for all the expectations you had and sell at very cheap price and come here to review the products. Your kind of As holes just find fault only.
This is my favorite channel on RUclips...so there's that
Hello there I was wondering if you know any good amps that will give an easy 2500 watts at 2 ohms
@@michaelbrown9814 Rockford
Ok, old schooler here. Back in the day it took 8aug power cables and a box 6-7-8 times the size to get this results! 20 yrs ago this was impossible, infact not even conceived of! This is an amazing unit for the size and price! This is $100 we spent 6-700$ for this 20 yrs ago! It don’t meet specs but for the size and price this is amazing! Unheard of 20yrs ago! It simply didn’t exist! This is a testament to the massive gains we’ve made in technology in the last 10yrs! If you leave your expectations behind for just a minute you will auw! In the significant gains we’ve made in the last 10 yrs and enjoy this product for what it is, a testament of what we can achieve as a community in the years to come! What an amazing product! For the price the size and the power that we strived for 10-20 yrs ago! Amazing! 100% amazing! Now we need the marketing to follow suit and be honest with us about the products capabilities!
Well said!
I remember back when soundstream made really good stuff. That box gave it away. It’s would look perfect hanging on a display at Walmart. Great video!
someone bought the name, now all they sell is low end Boss quality gear for mid grade prices.
Agreed! In the mid 90's, I had a soundstream reference 500 amp on 2 soundstream spl 12's (dual 4 ohm) wired to 1 ohm. That shit slammed! Also, Of all the set ups I've had over the years, this was one of the best sound quality I've ever had.
So sad what's happened to soundstream. The davinci, the tarantula... ground breaking amps. They had a good thing going, and flushed it all.
Well....in actuality, the rubicon series of amplifiers is owned and created by DLS audio which is located in DENMARK and make high end quality SQ gear. Although they do create boss quality type of gear they also have some real GEMS that obviously need to be researched to make sure that it is in fact one of the GEMS that you are receiving. Just sayin!
I still have and use in my car, a 12" Van Gogh subwoofer that I've had for about 16 years.
I move it from car to car and build a new enclosure each time. It still sounds great and hits decently hard when I ask it to.
It was nice back in the day when American companies made products in America to American standards before they all sold out leaving there customers high and dry. Many of which were left buy cheap Chinese crap at American made prices still thinking it was.
Derek, I will not lie I am disappointed when these amps that you test do not hit their numbers.. but I am very happy that you test them to see if they actually do the numbers they state.
I always give thumbs up on your videos because you're the real deal brother..
Damn straight dude. Never trust the ratings provided. That's why I watch your videos. I bought both of my Audiopipe amps because of your badass reviews. Keep em coming dude!
Gotta fact check them fo sho
When jensen has the fantastic 59$ small amp that can do nearly 300w, and the 99$ doing 600w+, there's no excuse for this soundstream
Agreed
obviously soundstream is not who they used to be, not sure who owns them anymore
@@g-style4466 THEY NEVER WERE. they didn't live up to their ratings back in the day. the AD-1 may be new but we all had O-SCOPES back in the day and SS was SH!T back then too
@@chuckholmes2075 true but as far as SQ back in the day you couldn't touch it. I'm 54 and have ran Alpine and MTX forever but SQ wise sound stream was the king
@@davidgreggs3903 say it like Mario "EEEESSSSAAAA BOOOOOLLLLSHEEEEEETTTTA"
I remembered when Soundstream made quality and top notch stuff.
when was this?????? the words Sound Stream and Quality were never synonymous... you must have been in the noob CIC's
Back in the 90s. I never had trouble with thier stuff. Noob 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@chuckholmes2075 they made extreme sq amps.. educate yourself about 1990 to 2005 ish amps. I had an soundstream van gogh, class a beast of an amp.
@@breedam NOPE
@@robertgabbard417 YEP absolutely.. NOOB
I had a soundstream 300 w double din head unit and I have never gotten any units that can beat the quality of sound and the volume it did. I absolutely loved it
Link please I am definitely interested
Lol love the 4 kicker 12s good test glad you keep "do it bump tho"
The entire garage was shaking. Those four 12’s in that box are super efficient
I'd love to hear the quad box in person one day!
Having a 15" cvx myself for 11 years now, kicker can be really efficient!
"do it bump doe" that is
@@wal 😎
@@BericBuilds 👀👀👀
I've been waiting for you to put the components that matter in the vids👌🏻
Really wanted this to test out to be true, as I could see this being a way to power individual component speakers in a cheap way. But I guess I dream big if I dream at all. So sad they cannot actually rate the AMP at what it does, because honesty goes a long way with me. Thank you Big D for this test.
I liked the part where you listed the mosfet and components with their product numbers, great little detail ya big dummy!!
I meant to take off the bottom and show the output devices but I got caught slippin
@@wal its all good, you are a king out here!!
FEEL THA BASSSSSS!!!! Man... how many times must I have listened to that magic mike track back in the 90s, to be able to identify it on a cell phone lol
Hey big d, this is Parkers friend the one with the Subaru Baja, it was an honor to give you a demo at the sundown show, thanks for singing my subs/ maybe you could shoot me a follow!
Great to meet ya brutha!! Thanks for the demo also!!
Even though it did not hit its rated power this is still crazy with how small it is
Dude kicker and rockford are the last of the greats...and with rockfords pricing I'm loving kicker...
What about orion?
@@lacboiatl not owned by the same..they fell off hard and got sold...then the new owners made the amps and subs that you see today
Jl audio is right there with rockford in my books. And theyre even better in some aspects than back in the day.
@@SkullFrog2 I hate JL audio...scam artist..none of their woofers are worth half of what they price them at..amps aren't that great....
Kicker is meh..I had 2 18's in my 89 probe on an autotek 7600 bts.. that ain't shit compared to what you can get now for a fraction of the price..
I remember when SoundStream was respected.
I used to have (4) D60 and (2) D200 in a RX7.
They were great amps.
Soundstream stealf didn’t cut the mustard! Cool form factor tho
I use the 4-channel version of this amp in my winter car, reason is the 30a fuse that allow powering it via a fuse dashcam adapter and not run a dedicated power wire (I know it's now ideal). It performs well driving stock speakers and clearly provide a clean boost of power compared to HU output. No distortion at all even at high volume. Maybe it does not reach rated power, but it sound really good and is one of the very few amp that can be easily installed under the dash or behind the HU.
I was looking at the 1000 and 1200w 4 channels. I think one going to go ahead and bite
I have the exact amp and am impressed for the price point. It is significantly better then a head unit. It may not do rated Power, but it feels every bit of 30-35rms.
The size is cool but I can't imagine it being useful for anything other than a motorcycle or ATV or replacing a factory subwoofer amp. What is the best tiny amp tested so far?
I hooked one of these up to a 150W RMS Kicker 6.5 sub/passive radiator box and powered it with a 240W solar power station. This single shot amp works perfectly with the 12V output and a $7 fused cigarette plug to hook up power, remote, and ground. One JBL Xtreme and a couple of patch cables later, I have a portable music player that can hit 30 Hz. The solar panels charge the power station faster than the amp can discharge it. The most I would do with this is hook it up to a factory radio that didn't already have a sub, but it's definitely NOT a Reference 500!
I would run my tweeters off of of the double shot
I’m very impressed by this mini amp D. This amp can fit in your back pocket and able to power all your subs. I agree on the incorrect info the manufacturer provided tho, but much respect to Soundstream from Oklahoma 👊🏽💯
Power all your subs? You running four 2” subs?
Thanks for the review. Given the lower temp rating on the caps and what I would expect would be a pretty high internal case temperature, I would expect the caps to be a point of failure over the longer term. Of course we live in a throw away society anymore!
Soundstream used to be a player in the amp market! They were a step under some of the premium offerings but that was a long time ago!
Just want something about 175w @4ohm for a single 8 in JL W3 that's small enough to fit on its tiny 0.3ft enclosure.
I swear your vids have helped me avoid quite a few junkers
I dig it. I wish the efficiency was a little more honest. I could see this in a motorcycle or an ATV.
Or a golf cart that runs on gas
umm no both alpine and fosgate makes mini's that out perform this trash
@@chuckholmes2075 for $99?
@@chuckholmes2075 I ordered the biggest 4 channel I could find on soundstream's website. For $130, I highly doubt you can get something this small to outperform it. That said, there is most definitely better out there.
How the mighty have fallen. They where amazing back in the 90s.
Not a bad amp by any means, just overrated a bit and suckey crossover
@@wal be a good Amp for the wife's car. She doesn't want to give up space. Got a feeling this wouldn't fill an audiophiles needs. I fall into the latter.
Yes. They certainly were.They were balls to the wall high quality American made overkill. They are now Asian made bullshit...WTF happened?....bummer
I'm still bumpin my dvc 15"s with my SS Class A 6.0 from 1993...Still creating small earthquakes wherever I go ;)
@@SuperBongface …they don’t make them like that anymore! That’s awesome. Those were great amps, you would be surprised how many are still on the job, especially since Wade Stewart is available to repair them. I hear he has a lot f n.o.s. parts. I wonder if the one Big D tested will be around in 30 years?…I suspect not. It’s hard to make the younger generation the value of “ Made in U.S.A.”..good ole Yankee know how.
Car audio and BMX bikes, you can't go wrong with that combination
Love to see your repair buddy supercharge one of these
Would make an excellent motorcycle sub amp due to it's size.
Agreed.
Naw I wouldn't use this on my bike, id grab a sound digital amp before Id run this.
True
You could stash that in a bike, but where do you put the sub? 🤔
@@drumsmoker731 In a saddlebag if you're willing to give up the space plus they make those saddlebag lids with speakers in them as well.
I know a guy that did a fiberglass bandpass configuration in his trunk on a Ultra Classic with an 8" sub that sounded pretty good for in-town cruising.
Been waiting for this for my old school kicker comp 10
I'd love to see a old school autotek mean machine dyno or review, those amps back in the 90's were killer.
👌😬👍
That amp and a pair of Dayton Audio W5 5.25” subs from parts-express could make for a fun golf cart setup.
Sound stream Amps have always been excellent I was AMAZED WOW I know this was tested last year I'm late 😂. 👌 👌
All good 👍
Seems decent enough for it's size. Would be interested in seeing how the stereo and 4 channel ones do! Really is a shame some of the cheaper companies just can't be trusted with their ratings...
...you get what you pay for
Glad I looked at your test..😊
I take it that actually uses two IRF6645PbF or something similar for the output based on the application diagram for the IRS2092. The IRF6645PbF are supposedly 3mmx3mmx0.7mm in size.
It uses a chip amp. It is located on the underside of the board
One of these days the manufacturers are going to be honest due to big D ... we can only hope. Till then, keep the true tests and real world info flowin... Thanks!
It did seem a little odd putting a 30A fuse on it, cosidering the power draw at 2 ohms hardly got past 18A
the old rule of thumb was generally double the max operating amperage for fuse. Fuses don't protect equipment, they keep the vehicle from catching fire.
Love it. TIMMY RAY FROM FT WORTH TEXAS SAYS HI. 🤠👍
I was worried about those kickers when you hooked that monster up to them. Then they laughed at it. 😂😂😂😂 I strongly suspect that they would last as long as your older whip. Thx for sharing. 😊😊😊
Nice review thank goodness we have you to shed some truth on the ratings of these amps.
After the follow up at the end, I’m guessing that the 12”s were hitting off 1ohm loading! Was impressive on them!
Yessir!
the bypass on the filter makes this interesting to me. could be nice doing one per side up front if the switching frequency is fast enough for full range
I was thinking the same thing
the 4ch should be good for my cheap setup
if it has more power than the head unit
I used a taramps micro amp on my road glide (harley).....works great....I think it was the 160w flavor
Awesome video as always brother Basshead
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Would you be able to do a video to test the difference in an amplifier's ability to deliver its rated power at 14.5 volts from a car battery versus 12.1 volts from an ATX power supply? I can't find information about this anywhere. Would be interesting to see how it will affect the power and efficiency.
Thanks for suggesting that. I made this exact same suggestion months ago to Big D. Ya, I'd like him to do some tests, even if testing is not posted in a video, just to see what power output differences there are with various types of amps and the power supplies they have. It's really the power supply design that sets the stage for the output power IMO. I would guess that most low end car amps have no regulation, there for, max power is proportional to input voltage. A good amp will have regulation to compensate for dips in input voltage. In other words, try to keep the supply rails fairly constant from say, 11 volts to 15 volts.
@@curtchase3730 Thanks for your reply. I have a fancy atx psu and I am using it to power a rockville db13 which has an 80A fuse and I am trying to figure out why more people don't do this. As far as I can tell there are no drawbacks other than a bit of DIY, unless it's just not as loud as it would be at 14.5 volts. I hope more people reply so this channel might consider this experiment.
Audio output mosfet are in the bottom side? Interesting to know what they used in this monster tiny pcb
I’ll open and find out. Big Dummy forgot I needed to add this section 🤦♂️
No problem, don't spend time to unscrew again!!! I'll search on web for photos. Great stuff and amazing channel 👍👍👍
Thanks for share. I would like to see these little amps in full range frequencies. I dont know why they still make a mono amp with the low frequency cut off built in.
Works great on my Harley running 6 / 6x9’s super loud
OMG, so hook it up to really inefficient speakers, Kickers! Love it....maybe 86 decibels per 1 watt at 1 meter.
That amp test surprised me on that 1 ohm run. Im thinking that didn't rate it right either Big D. I ran a soundstream amp back in the day and it did really well for me.
Here's the thing: I think there's a GREAT potential market for upgrading manufacturer stock amps. If a company were to create clean sounding small form factor amps that beat the stock units in the stupidly random places where they put them at reasonable prices? Give us that. More on topic... soundstream used to be amazing.
BACK WHEN I WAS A KID A BOUGHT A SPARKOMATIC 100 W 2 CHANNEL .
Man I wish you was allowed to do the bass drop from the big timers I stay fly. Back in the day I had a pair of 12-inch audio bonds that would knock my rear view mirror off with that.
This would be a good product for golf cart or utv because of the size and 150 watts push couple 8” woofers decent etc.
But the amp is not sealed and the board does not appear to be conformal coated…
@@wal yeah I agree they really should make a marine version. I was speaking about size and power to application use I could see something like this being used for. They really missed the mark on this one it could of been a popular item if advertised and made towards that the correct application. Instead of a poorly rated embarrassment that really highlights poor branding and market understanding.
Irs2092 for little power power instead they can also use TPA chips
I’m still wondering when PPI’s new amps going to get a review???
I think I still have a pair of their flat piston 8" subs in storage. Now ain't that a blast from the past.
Based on this I ordered the 4-channel version to try in my minitruck... no sub, just two tweeters and two long-throw 4" mid/low.
Not looking for huge power but I will report if it do bump.
How did it turn out? Im looking to get one for my truck for the door speakers amd tweeters
Epsilon and Maxxsonics have taken some once great name brand products and turned them not so great.
Made them more generic for the masses
@@wal they've turned those legacy brands into flea market junk.
u could make a small actively cooled amp rack for 4 of those and have em run ur mids and highs, the rack would fit about anywhere
might aswell just use a decent 4 channels amp then.
These are tiny and actually impressive power for the size, but should be rated 75/125
I remember when Soundstream was awesome, a loooooonnngggg time ago. Why couldn’t they just rate it as 85 or 90 watts @ 4 ohms? Pretty bad when brand legitimacy is only held back by their honesty
Yea back in the 90's they had GOOD amps ..
Actually excellent by standards. They were top end.
Do you sell a t shirt that has "do it bump doe" on it?
I was hoping to use the 2 ch version to run my door components. What you think? They are 125w each
Do you ever test longevity of these amps? Or real world testing? How long can they perform at high levels? What does it take for them to fail? It's nice when an amp puts out its rated power but I want to know how long they can deliver before failure
Will give you 5 bux to turn the switch around on the dyno!
I actually used the soundstream st4 amp on my motorcycle....was great amp....claimed to be 1000w be we know wasnt true....but it did run 4 polk audio db401 and 4 tweeters super nice....great amp....very compact
Good deal 👌
Can we just admire the fact it says “kICK YOUR ASS” all caps on the back of the box?
I'm thinking about getting the 4 channel to run my tweets and mids. How hot did it get? I'm thinking about installing behind the dash.
That's a sweet Haro in the background, but I don't recognize the inscription on the down tube. I see that it's a Master, but what does the red decal say? God, I wanted a Haro so bad as a kid, but that would have been the equivalent of buying a used Honda Civic for an 11-year old. One of these days I'm going to get a few old freestyle bikes off Ebay just to hang in the garage. A GT Pro Freestyle Tour and maybe a Skyway Street Styler would look nice, too.
The Master is a 2020 24” re-release. Haro has been doing this since 2015 and have had some really cool models. The vintage 80’s bikes are insanely expensive
Blessings brother 🙏
WOW .5 OHM STABLE 😯 AMAZING!!!
Are they strappable? If so what kind of power could 1 get out of 4 for a budget build?
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Where is your review of the Soundstream TXP1.3500D? I watched it earlier today and now I cannot find it. Thanks
I tested the 6000 - Coolest Looking Budget Amp? Soundstream Tarantula Xtreme TXP1.6000D Amp Dyno Test
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Big D please explain why manufacturing has gone to Class D amps for highs and mids. I understand the technical issues of efficiency with the AB amps but what has changed the past few years that has changed to allow Class D amps to become more SQ.
I could be wrong but it looks like only companies like JL and Kenwood and Alpine have high end class D amps for SQ. But why?
They mostly got much quicker at switching. One of the big problems with old class D amps was a lag that would add distortion. Now they’re able to run at a higher internal frequency and greatly reduce that distortion.
There was a time when you could trust Soundstream specs and expect more. Since purchased by Epsilon, nothing of this brand has been up to par. You couldn't trust a Soundstream amplifier to do rated power if struck by lightning. And they still don't disappoint.
The only way Soundstream and PPI will ever be great again is if the two brands get bought out by another company and saved.
If they made these to do at least rated, it might be worth something. I wouldn't mind a 250 watt palm sized amp for $100, there's a market for that.
gettin an oldschool punch 40 for 50 bucks is the way to go👍😎
Whats up with the roadster? I have not seen any testing with it lately. Did you get in a bind and have to sell it? Bring it back if not.
Keep up the good work BigD!
What's crazy is back in the day soundstream was considered a "top of the line" company that could only be purchased from catalogs and high-end audio stores.
Exactly
Would love to see a comparison dyno of the new small motorcycle atv waterresistant 4 ch amplifiers
Ratings suck but still cool to see something that small move anything
Back in my day Sound Stream made some amazing amps. Sad to see the name reduced to blister pack amps with misleading specs. Even if they got the specs right, it's pretty cool little amp. If you wanted something so easy to conseal from your wife to add some bump in the truck. I've got an SUV that I'd like to add a sub to to fill out the bottom end. Hide this unit behind a panel and toss a 10 incher in the back that you can toss into your garage if you need the extra room.
Yes SS was high end for sure!
not full bridge, just a single irs 2092. you would need two 2092's to get full bridge. complementary refers to BJT's not diodes. Complementary pair of bjts would be like the mj15003/mj15004, npn/pnp pair. diodes are just diodes no polarity to infer complementary
Wait , wait.. Hold the watts! Where are the output transistors? I have scanned the image several times at 6:16 and don't even see vias for under-mount transistors. hmm? 3205's check, rectifiers check, output inductor check, output transistors MIA. No wonder it didn't make rated power, the engineers missed the outputs.
Under the board I think. Meant to open it up again and look for them
I would like to see a shark 3500 on the dyno if you can find one. I’ve only seen one several years ago. Curious if it would do rated.
I feel like it being able to power the 4 kickers is more of a testament to kicker quality and not the capability of the amp itself.
That box is super efficient
My brother Dick Riculous knew the score.... Straight up lyin' to ya!!!!!
Correction the topology of the amplifier is only halfbridge, only 1 irs2092s driver,, youneed two of those to create fullbridge topology
I know I've asked before but what is your beginning theme song?
Have you tested this Boss (PF2200) Phantom MODEL 2200W High Output 4 Channel Full Range, Class A/B Amplifier?
Damn damn damn that is just weak. I will maybe never buy another soundstream product after that false advertising failure. You do good work my guy, saving us from getting ripped off
A QUAD SHOT!!!! My local lady of the night only offers me a DOUBLE SHOT! I'm gonna have to question her regarding this.
What is the Name of the Test Beat for the 6.5 Inch sub?
Sense we're talking mini amps how about Hifonics 500.1 or the A500.2?
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Motorcycle? Those kickers where like- you send a baby to fight me!
Doesn't the KICKER Quad box have two terminal cups at 2 ohm each? And that amp isn't 1 ohm stable..... ? Soooo.....???
I was wondering if you did a phoenix gold qx500.1d dyno??? Bigd
Can anyone tell me the name of the bass track he started with at7:02 I’ve heard that as a teenager and never heard it since
DJ Magic Mike, feel the bass
Soundstream rated the Stealth at 3%THD. Is there a way to run the test at 3% distortion? I know it seems like a odd request but I would like to run this amp w/ Kicker CompRT 6.75 sub on motorcycle. This amp seems like it would be the best deal for the money. Otherwise I'll grab 1 of the PX series. I have PXIBT100.2 with the PSM32 already
The clipping test is at more than 3% and it still doesn’t get anywhere near rated power
@@wal would this amp and a Kicker CompRT 6.75 (4 ohm)be a good pair?
So who makes quality speakers these days? I’m tempted to get some stuff from parts express or Madisound when I see the quality on other aspects of car stereo and how they have seriously dropped in the last 30 years.
7:04 please can someone send me name of this song its awesome i love your videos :)