I promise, at this price it's not quality built to last.... just another cash grab and go out of business or change the name company. You Get What You Pay For.....
ive done 3 installs now with black diamond audio equipment, and im extremely impressed with the value you get from black diamond audio. Highly recommend their equipment.
Man every time I watch you do the thermal camera I'm amazed how crazy hot the chokes get. They're just "chillin" in the middle of the board when the fets are literally bolted to aluminum with thermal paste. Just amazes me the choke doesn't melt the board when it's being abused in a hot trunk all day. Excellent stuff as always brotha thanks for the dependable info
Yeah that thermal test is where the rubber meets the road in real world situations...should be the new standard, however I imagine that takes considerably more film and edit time.
Thanks for the test Big D! I wish you would have reviewed this thing a month ago lol. I purchased the JP8 a few weeks back because of your review and the clip light on the remote. I like it don't get me wrong, but had I known about this amp I would have saved myself 90 bucks and purchased this instead. I'm only running one 12" KFC-W3514DVC sub at 2 ohms that only handles 380w RMS, so this amp would be more than enough for me.
@@wal the board is similar to my kicker cx 600.1 little differences but probably a cheat sheet for ds18. They had a black diamond line it’s probably smart to kinda split it off as a budget brand instead of just another ds18 line. This keeps the ds18 more classy I suppose lol
Man. I really like it when you do the extreme torture tests on this lower cost products!! Def helps educate the consumer on what to expect! Wish mfr. would be more transparent these days. 🎉
hey, big D. i love the concept of testing the protection circuits! hope this going to be the custom from now on. just watts alone isn't enough info for a good purchase, reliability is often what you get from the more pricey gear.....
Ordered due to your review for my truck. Even gonna hook it up to my buddies bandpass to see if it does good there so he might order one. Tried to use your affiliate link and not sure if it worked. But might just PayPal ya a tip if it pounds. Love what your doing. After being out of Car Audio for a while, you're a good guide through the BS to get back.
Big D, I know you said DS18 maybe makes this amp!! DS18 also has a Red 2500.1 amp that has the exact same 2×40 fuses, size, and shape for 167.00 Then they obviously have this one for 109. I wonder if the Red DS18 2500.1 hits the number certified?! Still a great buy for 100 bucks. Thanks for all the test you do, I love the channel brudda!!
Thank you Big D for all the content! I've been eyeballing these amps for months and was thinking about getting one. I went with a Kicker CXD600.1 instead. I wish I would have waited just a,few more days lol.
I'm definitely impressed with this amp for the size and price. I still remember back when I paid $700 for a 650 watt Kenwood amp. I paid $750 for my Orion HCCA 3k watt SPLX amp after I saw your video on it!
@@charlesreid9337 you mad that the local stereo shop guy emptied you wallet with big words you don't know? Hey at least your new Shenzhen amp has low impedance internals with gold plated terminals.
Big D. Love your videos. Huge fan. I'd love to see less cheap Amazon amps and more old school amps and modern amps from respected brands we want to buy for our banging systems. All the love!
I would love to see an all original boss 429 on a dyno, the lucky people that owns one wouldn’t risk to blow it up , same concept applies to old school amps.
Awesome, my man. I just found my next budget amp, for my friends car this weekend. Keep it up, Thede videos are needed. How does it compare to the Ignite R3000/1D Class D Monoblock Amplifier, you tested? That'll be a good drag race.
I guess I'm okay with them rating this at clipping rather than distortion. At least it isn't rated double what it actually does like many other companies try to pull.
Many others have mentioned the great thermal footage, so I won’t. Smaller footprint than a sheet of paper, almost 1000 watts, and a nice knob for under $150 is pretty decent!
Next Amp upgrade will include clipping indicators. I work in a marine shop, any chance we can sweet talk you into testing some marine equipment. I'm working on a small demo board with maybe a Rockford system and some form of budget friendly equipment. Would love your incite on who to go with. Working on a dealership license for Rockford, their stuff is absolutely amazing but not budget friendly for everyone. $200 speaker set is a hard sale in a $5000 boat or fisherman that don't want it scaring aware their fish
I love your channel.. I'm trying to put together a system, I bought the Rockville k9D4 10". And hooked it up to set up my amp and I had all the settings turned completely down on the amp and within in 15 mins of tuning the amp and mind you the volume was turned on the head unit, but I'd be darned if I didn't start to see smoke coming from the sub box. I knew then the Rockville was done already before it even had a chance to begin.. I then saw other post of people who purchased the Rockville line of subs and it seems they have all had similar problems... I've only had the speaker for 3 weeks and it was only hooked up for a day..
I was almost sold on this amp for sure. It will work great for my camaro convertible on my 10 inch sub on 1ohm. My only issue is that it gets way too how just after 2 minutes of play. I wish there was a way to keep the temp down on this amp. I would need way more than 2 minutes of play.
@@bbay1977 As it's temperature increases it radiates the heat out. As the difference in temperature increases from it to the surrounding air, the delta, it will eventually stop getting hotter and will maintain it's temperature. So as long as it's not mounted behind panels blocking fresh air it shouldn't get too hot. Also keep in mind that if your sub measures 1 ohm DC resistance, it's lowest AC impedance is going to be above 1 ohm when it's playing music. In order to get full power from this amp you'd need to wire it to 0.5 ohm. Impedance jumps all over the place with music and just certain frequencies will see it's lowest impedance. So I'd estimate the most power your 1 ohm sub will see is 500-600 watts and that's with the volume at max unclipped output. I don't think heat will be an issue. Plus you can further improve cooling by mounting the amp on spacers so air can flow into the lower vents on the bottom of the amp and go out the side vents. PS, I don't see this amp on Amazon anymore. I was looking at the Skar RP series which have lots of good reviews. I see Skar sells them on eBay and they have factory refurbished for a discounted price. I'm looking at their 1200 watt amp for $125. It's bigger than I need, but I can adjust it down with the gain knob. Dereck has tested the RP series also. Personally, I'd prefer them over the Black Diamond. Something to think about.
Maybe this one for my convertible fox mustang.... Long term project. Just thought of free air subs facing up at the window (but far enough away and at a slight angle) so when folded down so the glass will not hit it..but will also act as a slight wedge bass deflection deal....and when the top is up there will still be some movement of air. We'll see how the sub goes...but if I do a bunch of 8" and load up the ohms....this will be plenty of power to push however many I can fit in there! Thanks for the reviews! 😇😎😀
Did it come out of thermal protection? Seems like a decent amp for the money. I like the newer segment. I think there is value in testing to see if all amps shutdown for thermal issues or do they immolate themselves?
Not terrible for $100 and a clip light on the bass knob. Those cables look huge going into that tiny amp lol. Really hard to find a clip light and metal bass knob on a $100 amp. It came close enough that I would consider it if I only needed like 750-800 watts for a single sub.
What about putting a clamp on it and giving it the wattage when you're playing music or bucket to the dino while you're playing music so we can see water based on your speakers basically real-world wattage
enjoy your vids keep them coming! Amazon reviews love the amp but they can get hot. Why dont these manufactures make them with heat sinks like the old days???
Damn itttttttt. A couple months back I was trying to find a good review for black diamond amps for my Kicker CVR 12" and I just couldn't find anything so I got a stupid Rockville amp which has been all good honestly, but I'm just sketched about it being Rockville. Lol
I hear ya, I bought a Rockwood Detonator amp-860X for $150 probably close to 19-20 years ago at one of those crazy electronic sale, sale, sale, they have at fairgrounds all over the place. I've maybe used it 5-7 of those years on a pair of 15's. It's kinda funny cuz I had dig out of the closet and put it back to work cuz my Black Diamond D3 400.2 quit on me after pushin 2-10" JBL's for the last 10 or so years. The Black Diamond is a far better amp in every possible way. It was actually manufactured in the USA back then, I'm not sure about now.. I've been pretty lucky having the amps last as long as they have, due to the fact my wrangler's topless 6 months out of the year. That really helps keep the heat down a little with all the wind, I make sure to use the cans of air and maybe a couple of Q-tips to help keep the dust and spiders out of it every couple of weeks.
@@bashman37 That was just what I needed to hear i was hoping for that out of Black Diamond. And that's pretty cool about you're wrangler I need to upgrade to something like that soon after I get my 2 cvx 10's, especially how hot it is now the Rockville amp is actually starting to heat up during the hot daytime of bumps, but hardly gets warm after hours of pounding at nighttime when its cool. Its pretty weird so I will definitely be upgrading to black diamond when I get these 10s.
In regards to brand stigma, this is just one line that DS18 makes. They are a decent enough and probably have the largest selection of items you will find amongst all car audio resellers ("rebranders"). I've had great luck with their pro-audio lineup of speakers, especially their Neos. In terms of price points where you will get items underrated and overrated accordingly. For amplifiers, they source them from a wide variety of suppliers ranging from cheap Chinese to decent Zenon builds.... it's all about what you pay. I'd liken the gamut of their amps to what you may have seen with Orion... overrated in the Ztreet/Cobalt series to underrated with XTR/HCCA product lines.
I've been Running a ds18 black diamond limited edition 3000 (rms 800 1 ohm)since 2015 pushing 1 15 power acoustic mofo. It's awesome. But it's time for a little more power.
I'm a novice and like your videos but I always leave wondering is something good or not, and should I purchase or not. It would be nice if you had a rating system or gave advice on yes buy or no run.
Big Dizzle. Thanks for the amazing reviews as usual. Can you possibly add a Watts/dollar figure based on Max dyno numbers for the amps that you dyno? For eg this one I guess would be 958W /$109.00 = 8.78W / Dollar.
We used to have Black Diamond televisions back in the 90's. They were a budget model made by Mitsubishi. When Mitsubishi stopped selling electronics in the UK they sold the name to one of the distributors who used it to rebadge generic sets. I wonder if it's been sold again recently?
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900 Watts for (currently) 100 bucks is like 12 cents a Watt! Anyone else remember when you were doing good to pay a dollar a Watt?
Oh man Memphis Bell🤙 cost me a fortune working at McDonald’s, high school 😂
A dollar a watt was standard in 2002 when I got my first jl audio amp
Orion amp back in the day. Yea. Best I ever owned though.
I remember when jensen 200 watts were like 150$ at pep boys haha
I promise, at this price it's not quality built to last.... just another cash grab and go out of business or change the name company.
You Get What You Pay For.....
ive done 3 installs now with black diamond audio equipment, and im extremely impressed with the value you get from black diamond audio. Highly recommend their equipment.
Man the size of these amps anymore ,just surprises the shit out of me , what the future hold for car audio excites me !!
Zerone 1000.1 remains like the budget king lol. Nice vid!
Love the extended thermal testing! That's putting it through it's paces! Awesome!
Man every time I watch you do the thermal camera I'm amazed how crazy hot the chokes get. They're just "chillin" in the middle of the board when the fets are literally bolted to aluminum with thermal paste. Just amazes me the choke doesn't melt the board when it's being abused in a hot trunk all day. Excellent stuff as always brotha thanks for the dependable info
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for the extended test . Awesome video! Can’t believe the little guy survived
I haven’t even see the video and I already ordered. I’m not going to be late to the party this time
Wow 😮
@@wal I’m still mad I missed out on the WUDI amp... are you selling yours?! Lol
@@mvaladez187 I think they're still maken those amps under a different name. Wasn't it like WUDI 6800?
@@bobbymaner4113 yes! Do you know what the name is by any chance?
@@mvaladez187 I always seem them on Amazon and Ebay. It'll say 6800 in the corner or image on top of the amp.
Your neighbor wants to know why you keep testing amps while he’s trying to mow lol. Great video as always totally digging the thermal protection test
He has a zero turn and I’m like how many zero turns you gonna do while I’m filming?
@@wal 😆 He says "you like them zero turns?"
@@wal ask him do it turn doe
He proberly still out there going round, gad damn bass junkies lol
Yeah that thermal test is where the rubber meets the road in real world situations...should be the new standard, however I imagine that takes considerably more film and edit time.
Thank you for all your videos and keeping us up to date on newer stuff and of course I love all your videos of Dyno testing the old school amps too.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Do you recommend this?
Big D Wiz Still Keeping Us Entertained!! 🙏👍
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for the test Big D! I wish you would have reviewed this thing a month ago lol. I purchased the JP8 a few weeks back because of your review and the clip light on the remote. I like it don't get me wrong, but had I known about this amp I would have saved myself 90 bucks and purchased this instead. I'm only running one 12" KFC-W3514DVC sub at 2 ohms that only handles 380w RMS, so this amp would be more than enough for me.
2 years later but I'm glad you bought JP amp and not this thing. They are not in the same zipcode for performance.
Before I watch I’m just going to take a bow now for nailing this amp dyno guess on the head last night! I wasn’t a big dummy for once!
Awe jeah
@@wal the board is similar to my kicker cx 600.1 little differences but probably a cheat sheet for ds18.
They had a black diamond line it’s probably smart to kinda split it off as a budget brand instead of just another ds18 line. This keeps the ds18 more classy I suppose lol
Man. I really like it when you do the extreme torture tests on this lower cost products!! Def helps educate the consumer on what to expect! Wish mfr. would be more transparent these days. 🎉
hey, big D. i love the concept of testing the protection circuits! hope this going to be the custom from now on. just watts alone isn't enough info for a good purchase, reliability is often what you get from the more pricey gear.....
This literally makes the “add a zero onto the fuse and that’s your power” theory look true
Its multiply fuse rating by 12 or 14 volts not 10 but yea its pure truth
For most class D amps. This will not work on class ABs generally.
Best budget sub amp. It's been pounding my kicker 12"s for 2 years now. Never shut down for thermal. Presenting a 2 ohm load.
Ordered due to your review for my truck. Even gonna hook it up to my buddies bandpass to see if it does good there so he might order one. Tried to use your affiliate link and not sure if it worked. But might just PayPal ya a tip if it pounds. Love what your doing. After being out of Car Audio for a while, you're a good guide through the BS to get back.
We're definitely headed toward a 1000 watt amp the size of a credit card. Thanks Dereck.
I need it. This one looks pretty nice. Seems like all the small form factor amps have a premium price.
ya no we arent. Google DAC and mosfet. and this is garbage
@@charlesreid9337 this dude mad over here too lmao.
Yeah and it will burn extremely hot
Big D, I know you said DS18 maybe makes this amp!! DS18 also has a Red 2500.1 amp that has the exact same 2×40 fuses, size, and shape for 167.00 Then they obviously have this one for 109. I wonder if the Red DS18 2500.1 hits the number certified?! Still a great buy for 100 bucks. Thanks for all the test you do, I love the channel brudda!!
I have the ds18. It's about the same I don't have an amp Dino, but it's pretty spot on with the black diamond
love the heat test, for us desert dwellers 👍 you could hear fire dept plane looking for the target to drop mad water
Thank you Big D for all the content! I've been eyeballing these amps for months and was thinking about getting one. I went with a Kicker CXD600.1 instead. I wish I would have waited just a,few more days lol.
@ 3:00 I was waiting for the "You big dummy!". Bid D you need to bring that back, so funny! Keep up the good work.
In our ridiculous world you can appreciate your favorite childhood TV shows if you’re white and they are not.☹️
I requested this thank you. Seems a good budget amp to recommend people just getting started
You read my mind on the review of this little amp. I was thinking when you going to test one of little amps to see how long take before over heat .
love the clipping and distorting mic on this channel... top quality watching experience
I actually prefer your videos. Wait…
@@wal Im not an audio expert lol
I'm definitely impressed with this amp for the size and price. I still remember back when I paid $700 for a 650 watt Kenwood amp. I paid $750 for my Orion HCCA 3k watt SPLX amp after I saw your video on it!
how you like that orion??
you made this company more money than they imagined in less than 24 hours lol......
lots of idiots buying shit they see on youtube i guess
@@charlesreid9337 you mad that the local stereo shop guy emptied you wallet with big words you don't know?
Hey at least your new Shenzhen amp has low impedance internals with gold plated terminals.
@@Rokomarn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ds18 is what it is
@@Rokomarn yeah for the price not bad at all
Big D. Love your videos. Huge fan. I'd love to see less cheap Amazon amps and more old school amps and modern amps from respected brands we want to buy for our banging systems. All the love!
I would love to see an all original boss 429 on a dyno, the lucky people that owns one wouldn’t risk to blow it up , same concept applies to old school amps.
Wow, at that price they will sell out soon. Great video Big D!
I thought they would but not yet must've had a million of them in stock
Love the videos! Only thing I hate is every time you test a new value amp the price sky rockets after the video! Lol
Awesome, my man. I just found my next budget amp, for my friends car this weekend. Keep it up, Thede videos are needed. How does it compare to the Ignite R3000/1D Class D Monoblock Amplifier, you tested? That'll be a good drag race.
Oohwee that's a deal! I'm 6 hours late and they're still in stock that's a first 😆 The torture test is a great idea big D try to blow em up!!
Just bought one. Anxious to try it
Very helpful videos man thanks finding good amps that are not stupid pricey
Seen these products online but wasn't sure. Thanks for helping out a brother.
Keep churning out these videos 💪 and on a Tuesday
I guess I'm okay with them rating this at clipping rather than distortion. At least it isn't rated double what it actually does like many other companies try to pull.
I've been waiting for a review on this brand.
What a nice surprise for after work! ❤️
I like the torture test of heating it up. Such a test may really test some of those other budget "gems" out there in the world.
Interesting amplifier., thanks for sharing with us. Big Thumb$ UP (1,100th) !!!
Great video! I really liked the one with the alpine as60m
Yea boy! Dat "kick it" tough test at the end
Many others have mentioned the great thermal footage, so I won’t. Smaller footprint than a sheet of paper, almost 1000 watts, and a nice knob for under $150 is pretty decent!
Next Amp upgrade will include clipping indicators. I work in a marine shop, any chance we can sweet talk you into testing some marine equipment. I'm working on a small demo board with maybe a Rockford system and some form of budget friendly equipment. Would love your incite on who to go with. Working on a dealership license for Rockford, their stuff is absolutely amazing but not budget friendly for everyone. $200 speaker set is a hard sale in a $5000 boat or fisherman that don't want it scaring aware their fish
I love your channel.. I'm trying to put together a system, I bought the Rockville k9D4 10". And hooked it up to set up my amp and I had all the settings turned completely down on the amp and within in 15 mins of tuning the amp and mind you the volume was turned on the head unit, but I'd be darned if I didn't start to see smoke coming from the sub box. I knew then the Rockville was done already before it even had a chance to begin.. I then saw other post of people who purchased the Rockville line of subs and it seems they have all had similar problems... I've only had the speaker for 3 weeks and it was only hooked up for a day..
I was almost sold on this amp for sure. It will work great for my camaro convertible on my 10 inch sub on 1ohm. My only issue is that it gets way too how just after 2 minutes of play. I wish there was a way to keep the temp down on this amp. I would need way more than 2 minutes of play.
Add a small fan to it and it good
Remember the ADD-1 uses a resistive load and he's playing a sine wave. It will be totally different with a speaker and music, it will run much cooler.
@@JasonWW2000 Now I'm curious how long it will play for without reaching to high of temperatures.
@@bbay1977 As it's temperature increases it radiates the heat out. As the difference in temperature increases from it to the surrounding air, the delta, it will eventually stop getting hotter and will maintain it's temperature. So as long as it's not mounted behind panels blocking fresh air it shouldn't get too hot. Also keep in mind that if your sub measures 1 ohm DC resistance, it's lowest AC impedance is going to be above 1 ohm when it's playing music. In order to get full power from this amp you'd need to wire it to 0.5 ohm. Impedance jumps all over the place with music and just certain frequencies will see it's lowest impedance. So I'd estimate the most power your 1 ohm sub will see is 500-600 watts and that's with the volume at max unclipped output. I don't think heat will be an issue. Plus you can further improve cooling by mounting the amp on spacers so air can flow into the lower vents on the bottom of the amp and go out the side vents.
PS, I don't see this amp on Amazon anymore. I was looking at the Skar RP series which have lots of good reviews. I see Skar sells them on eBay and they have factory refurbished for a discounted price. I'm looking at their 1200 watt amp for $125. It's bigger than I need, but I can adjust it down with the gain knob. Dereck has tested the RP series also. Personally, I'd prefer them over the Black Diamond. Something to think about.
Nice find! I love your videos man!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
For the money and what it can do, that's one badass amp
👌😬👍
My buddy had a pair of Black Diamond 2 ohm 12"s probably 15 years ago and they were some legit hard hitting subs.
They most likely were Diamond Audio. Its a different brand and used to be really good.
Nice job! Seems like the ~$110-130 amp category has some good competition. Makes prices job on the used market, or should anyway. Keep it up Big D!
Yeah dis one pretty stout
I remember a Rockford fuasgate Amp that size that was 25 watts rms x 2 .But it sounded sooooo good
Punch 45?
Love your show bro can't wait to you try out amps
"Black Diamond" is now the name of my new death metal band.
its also a plumbing company in chicago
It’s also a trash disposal here in Texas 😮
Great testing. I had a class ab pioneer amp that would get into the 220 range. 🤯
👌😬👍
1:31 pretty small amp 😆🤣😂😹😆 Good vid Bud!
Great 🎥 big D. happy to see do it bump doe?
I love those Savard hi q 8's
You and me bof
Thanks for testing
I still love this enclosure
Let's put this into the "Ain't too Shabby" category for budget amps 😂
NTS fo short
dafuk r you smokin? you're so entuned to chinese junk that you're just accepting it as the norm.
@@chuckholmes2075 keyword, budget . All of them are chinese garbadge in the budget realm. With that being said, its not what u got its how u use it.
@@Hayawasa oh so true. For me personally from past purchases of other “CHEAP CHINESE SHIT” … never again.
@@chuckholmes2075 i understand that. Ive had plenty and still have some but they are in my wife and kids cars.
I like your Williston Audio labs sticker
That amp is pruddy :D Almost looks like the Superman logo.
Nice! These little Class D amps deliver a lot of pump for your thump.
👌😬👍
Big D! Ya neighbors lawn mower sounds huge!
He’s doing donuts in his zero turn 🤦♂️
@@wal 🤣😂🤣😂
Fan cool that bad boy and you got a great daily budget amp.
Nice little amp,I like it,I will love to see what he do to the kicker quad box...
Maybe this one for my convertible fox mustang.... Long term project. Just thought of free air subs facing up at the window (but far enough away and at a slight angle) so when folded down so the glass will not hit it..but will also act as a slight wedge bass deflection deal....and when the top is up there will still be some movement of air. We'll see how the sub goes...but if I do a bunch of 8" and load up the ohms....this will be plenty of power to push however many I can fit in there!
Thanks for the reviews! 😇😎😀
I like it. But am using a old school Sony XM-GS100 mono bloc which I love dearly, small foot print but well effective. I love this.
Bought the DIA K1X giving it a go on a 12in K9. we shall see the results here soon
I told my buddy to get the k4x. We are going to bench test it tomorrow. supposedly 400x4!!!!
Great video Big D Yea i would buy this amp and play some BASS MECHANIC BY A.D.E.
love these vids
Love this comment
Did it come out of thermal protection? Seems like a decent amp for the money. I like the newer segment. I think there is value in testing to see if all amps shutdown for thermal issues or do they immolate themselves?
Cool vid dude
Thanks brother
Love the vids big d. Not surprising a ds18 doesn't do rated at certified. Would like to see a sinful sounds 2500.1 on the dyno
Oh snap!
Not terrible for $100 and a clip light on the bass knob. Those cables look huge going into that tiny amp lol. Really hard to find a clip light and metal bass knob on a $100 amp. It came close enough that I would consider it if I only needed like 750-800 watts for a single sub.
Having the cover on would help it thermal sooner. Cool Vids.
What about putting a clamp on it and giving it the wattage when you're playing music or bucket to the dino while you're playing music so we can see water based on your speakers basically real-world wattage
Nice video my friend
I wouldn't worry about 140 degrees... I've turned snow to steam on an old Profile California before! Tooks months before it detonated
Not bad at all for the price and what it is. Would be alot better if it didn't heat up so fast. Thanks for all.your hard work and the videos.
enjoy your vids keep them coming! Amazon reviews love the amp but they can get hot. Why dont these manufactures make them with heat sinks like the old days???
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Cool little amp great for the price 👍👌💯
Yeah boi
Damn itttttttt. A couple months back I was trying to find a good review for black diamond amps for my Kicker CVR 12" and I just couldn't find anything so I got a stupid Rockville amp which has been all good honestly, but I'm just sketched about it being Rockville. Lol
I hear ya, I bought a Rockwood Detonator amp-860X for $150 probably close to 19-20 years ago at one of those crazy electronic sale, sale, sale, they have at fairgrounds all over the place. I've maybe used it 5-7 of those years on a pair of 15's. It's kinda funny cuz I had dig out of the closet and put it back to work cuz my Black Diamond D3 400.2 quit on me after pushin 2-10" JBL's for the last 10 or so years. The Black Diamond is a far better amp in every possible way. It was actually manufactured in the USA back then, I'm not sure about now.. I've been pretty lucky having the amps last as long as they have, due to the fact my wrangler's topless 6 months out of the year. That really helps keep the heat down a little with all the wind, I make sure to use the cans of air and maybe a couple of Q-tips to help keep the dust and spiders out of it every couple of weeks.
@@bashman37 That was just what I needed to hear i was hoping for that out of Black Diamond. And that's pretty cool about you're wrangler I need to upgrade to something like that soon after I get my 2 cvx 10's, especially how hot it is now the Rockville amp is actually starting to heat up during the hot daytime of bumps, but hardly gets warm after hours of pounding at nighttime when its cool. Its pretty weird so I will definitely be upgrading to black diamond when I get these 10s.
What does certified and uncertified mean? Videos are awesome by the way
In regards to brand stigma, this is just one line that DS18 makes. They are a decent enough and probably have the largest selection of items you will find amongst all car audio resellers ("rebranders"). I've had great luck with their pro-audio lineup of speakers, especially their Neos. In terms of price points where you will get items underrated and overrated accordingly. For amplifiers, they source them from a wide variety of suppliers ranging from cheap Chinese to decent Zenon builds.... it's all about what you pay. I'd liken the gamut of their amps to what you may have seen with Orion... overrated in the Ztreet/Cobalt series to underrated with XTR/HCCA product lines.
Love the xtr series !!!!!
Love it
I've been Running a ds18 black diamond limited edition 3000 (rms 800 1 ohm)since 2015 pushing 1 15 power acoustic mofo. It's awesome. But it's time for a little more power.
Thanks big D!!
I'm a novice and like your videos but I always leave wondering is something good or not, and should I purchase or not. It would be nice if you had a rating system or gave advice on yes buy or no run.
This was excellent
Sold out!!!
Big Dizzle. Thanks for the amazing reviews as usual. Can you possibly add a Watts/dollar figure based on Max dyno numbers for the amps that you dyno? For eg this one I guess would be 958W /$109.00 = 8.78W / Dollar.
I think that’s difficult to compare as you may get more watts per dollar with an amp without a remote or subsonic filter.
@@wal agreed
I’d buy this!
We used to have Black Diamond televisions back in the 90's. They were a budget model made by Mitsubishi. When Mitsubishi stopped selling electronics in the UK they sold the name to one of the distributors who used it to rebadge generic sets. I wonder if it's been sold again recently?
Now it's a heater they have their name on.
Wiz, just accurate as always.
Whaaat? A clip light with a bass know. Wish my taramps would have came with one like that
Same
Damn! That thermal protection probably comes in faster with the lid on, I hope.
It’s getting hot in heeere
Close enough for me, good value!
Pretty kick ass numbers for that price and size