Taramps Car Audio Amplifiers (TOO CHEAP OR GOOD DEAL?)
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- Taramps Amplifiers tend to not be talked about honestly, so I decided to give my opinion.
Short Demo at end
They don’t make a 6 channel, meant 3 Channel.
Taramps MD 8000.1 (www.amazon.com...)
Taramps DS 1200x4 (www.amazon.com...)
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I been using taramps for about exactly 2 years now. To smart 3k, and now the smart bass 5k. And they're coming out with a smart 8k soon they told me. You can swap the fans out with higher quality ones. I've never had a taramps amp go into protect or anything even once. Budget kings for sure! I'm ready for a Korean 8k tho.
I love mine, for the price you can’t beat that! I’ve been seein the Korean name pop up recently may have to try one eventually👀
@@brentsounds yeah I'm gonna go for a JP83, surge 10k, deaf bonce 8k, or more than likely a salt 8k. But they cost about $1500.
@@1ohmwrecker that’s true, I wanted a Salt 8k but the price just wouldn’t make me commit.
Have any of you tried the Stetsom amps? I've heard good things and they run around the same price as Taramps IF not cheaper
@@kendavis8556 I’ve heard of people using them and liking them, just never tried one for my self
If my memory serves me correctly they are rated at standard vehicle voltage too and handle up to 16 volts. More volts means more power. They are dyno rated for 14 volt systems which gives you the 12.8 rated volts. You supply 16 volt system and you'll get more than their basic rating. I've been looking into these for my spl set up. I stick with Korean quality for sq for my daily.
The 8000 md do around 103 volts ac to your subs on 16 volts DC with a clean signal (they don't like more than 2 volt input signal from source) . if you run 14.4 its around 73 volts ac to subs. Cmax 5.5ah lithium cells are the way to go I think, they come in ford hybrid packs. I have been looking into this also. If you are going to run more than one of the 8k's it makes sense to build a nice pack, you can add a few diodes to the sense wire on your alternators to get it to charge at 16v. I know a guy who had 4x 8k's on 4x15 inch subs and he did 160+ on music with a 6th order blow through. He could demo all day with the cmax pack with a break now and then to let things cool down and recharge. The setup was nasty.
@@davidbrennan5 Jerry ain't loud lol
@@Jake-el6wdyup.
I like your fair comments. I think you did good. You invested in better quality speakers, cables, batteries, etc. Those amps are priced at a great price and bottom line if you like it who cares what anyone thinks. 😊🤛👍👍
Thank you man so much man!!!, that’s how it should be. You should get whatever you like and makes your system the best for you. I found it’s best to get speakers and nice wiring and electrical!
check out the Orion HCCA 3000.1 DSPLX. That amp is rated at 3000 watts, it has triple 1 ought power inputs. They have 6 transformers in them. They sell for around $650.00-$700.00 it does 3200 watts at 2 ohms at 1 percent thd. 1 ohm they do 4825 watts at 1 percent thd, dynamic over 7600 watts. It does 13231 watts at .5 ohms dynamic on an amp dyno at 13.23 volts DC. I was going to buy one..... I ended up with a Harmony Audio HA A1500.1 for which does 3619 watts at .8 ohms dynamic and 4311 at .67 ohms dynamic at 14.51 volts, not bad for a 1500 watt amp. it cost me $250.00. I would go with those 2 or a taramps smart amp for a budget amp.
@@davidbrennan5 I know that amp is badass. Big D wiz did amp dino and it was like 5k rms. Crazy power.
@@donjaun540 Yeah that Orion is a crazy amp. They are available on amazon now. I couldn't find one a couple months ago or I would have bought it. It is a beast.
@@davidbrennan5 what’s the difference between the smart and bass amps?
I had 3 different taramps 3k,5k and 8k. Never had an issue..best amps for the money
Their great!
Brazilian amplifiers, tharamps and soundigital. Brazilians knows how to build good audio sistems
Agreed
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i have ran taramps for the past 3 years 2 different amps still playin great
Gotta love em
Taramps are good just the fact if not careful they do catch fire if clipping to long though
4:16 Had it 1 month and no issues, most old school USA made amps are 20+ years old and still bump. (with an exception of a possible recap job. )
I agree 100% my dad still has all types of old jl, kicker, and fosgate amps that are still going strong 20+ years. Testing them out if I can get multiple years out of the amp while beating it up I’ll be happy.
Yessirrr I’m waiting for them to come out with the Smart 8k BASS, I’m running a Smart 5k BASS on 2 ZV6 18s and they want more!
yes sir, smart 8 in the future for me
Gonna be a great amp!
The best Brazilian amplifier company hands down is Powerus point blank period! but I do love Taramps!!!
Have you ever clamped your subs with a test tone to see what kind of power you are getting to your subs? You might be surprised. You may discover that you're getting less than you think. Box rise can suck sometimes. I found out for myself with my system. Also remember, you need power to make power. If your amp is doing 8,000 rms, when it hits that level, it will be or will try to draw AROUND 666 amperes of current at 14.4v supply, assuming 80% efficiency. Getting your subs clamped will give you an idea if you need a second 8K or not. In my setup, I had a JL Audio 13w7 with dual 1.5 ohm coils wired in series on a SounDigital 5k. I clamped my sub to see what my box rise was and it was right around 1.8 ohms. Add that to the 3 ohm load of the coils in series and I am at nearly 5 ohms. The 2 ohm version of my 5K is rated at 3,375 watts RMS at 4 ohms, so at 5 ohms, I estimated that my RMS power would be 25% less than 3,375 watts, which is 2,531 watts. I was WAY off! It only did 1,500 watts on a test tone. I ended up getting a Down 4 Sound JP23 v2 and rewired my coils in parallel to .75 ohms and WOW! My sub got woke TF UP! I clamped 1,954 watts. I was doing much more than that, but I easily reached the mechanical limits of my sub and had to turn the gain DOWN! My SounDigital 5k was occasionally clipping, due to the lack of headroom and now with the JP23, it no longer happens. My JP is rated almost double the RMS of my sub, yet my sub seems to be happiest at two-thirds the capability of the amp. If you're not getting enough power with the amp you have, you may even try doing a 12K instead of two 8k's. Just some things to think about! By the looks of your interior, I bet it is slappin' like crazy in there! Let me know if you have any questions! I don't claim to know it all, but I have been doing car audio as a hobby for 32 years.
I appreciate this, you are very knowledgeable. I think I am gonna test my impedance and box rise with a meter soon, then go with what i need to on my amp. I’m gonna clamp them hopefully i’m at least getting 4-5k on em but ima gonna go that route as well as sound deadening
I probably am off quite a bit on the RMS just never metered it, I think after I do that I’ll have a good look at what i’m working with. Go from there the me tweaking and measurements. I think my subs are playing but I think they definitely have way more potential in them. After doing some research i’m definitely probably only getting half proper because of that box rise fighting back at me. Love the way they sound best subs i’ve had so I’m gonna go out the way to get them playing to the max mechanically or pretty close like you were saying. I really appreciate this info for real!
been running a 5K BASS in a daily driver for 3 years ...its only gone thermal one time and 0 problems ..... I did mount mine in the bed of my truck with my blowthrough cause of the fan noise ... I have Dirac Live measuring acoustics so I couldn't have the noise IN the cab ....
MY opinion IT GETS THE JOB DONE with MY system
HOWEVER .... NEVER EVER use the xover in the amp .... use a DSP ..even a cheap one is better than a pos xover circuit in those amps
Very nice subs Brent now you're ready for some better mids and highs and DPS tuning
BTW whats your electrical system ???
I've got them,no problems, been 2 years so far
I own around 20 amps maybe more from very expensive brands like Zapco and Audison down to the Taramps. You cannot beat a Taramps. Been running a 5k @.67 ohm for a couple years now in one of my vehicles and not had a problem at all out of it
Agreed!
I've been using taramps amps for almost 5 years. Only lost 1 in that time. An older model md8k 1 ohm. It was my fault. Wasn't watching my voltage during a demo. Voltage got to low. I repaired it myself. 86 bucks in parts. These are not for average people though. You have to provide them the power they need. I just got a taramps offshoot brand. A marts 8k 1 ohm. Very similar to the older style taramps md 8k with no clip indicator. Instead a bass know. I'm going to hook it up this weekend and start testing. My photo is ol blue. It's was 14k rms. I'm rebuilding with zvx subs. Going to 36k on subs and 4800 on mids and highs
You should dual both power and ground inputs for the 8k. That's what I did on my Smart 8k.
Brx3016.1d is a monster and doesn't get hot at all so you can strap them and have zero fan noise and zero thermal issues ... I have had 2 mtx ts8512s on mine for going on 2years now 1.2 ohm at the amp
Heard great things BRX may have too try in future!
I run Stetsom an 8k for my subs and 3-1600’s for mids and highs for 5 years now. So far so good
Taramps is a very good amp for the price.
I got 2 of the MD8ks the first gen, 1MD 5k, and I have know problem with them up to this day owned 2 smart 3's and 3hd 3k's taramps all the way for me 💯💯😎👌
You do it right, it’s gonna sound right. Thanks for the opinion! Taramps ftw!
Best bang for your buck. But if my budget for a build was $10k probably get a sundown salt 8 or a jp83
Imo they are great amps for the money
Agreed!
Stetson makes good amps as well that's a Brazilian amp and good prices.
I think the reason I was resistant to Taramps is there's so many product lines, but they don't really say why to use one series over another. DS, TS, BASS, SMART BASS, HD....WHICH ONE SHOULD I GET? and why? (Which best for subs in my case)
Agreed, if your going for subs make sure it’s a monoblock, Ds is more for mids and highs, for bass stick with the Bass series, Hd series, or Md. Wouldn’t get smart bass line i’ve heard problems switching your ohm load. But the best strictly for bass is the Bass line imo.
@brentsounds what do you mean by "problems switching your ohm load"?
The fans aren't even on that long no way they come on when needed and go off 🤷🏾♂️🔥🙌...
If i’m watching youtube or something they stay off. The moment I give subs power it’ll turn on them back off after cool.
@@brentsounds oh you know what it's cause you have the MD one looks like. I Have the smart version.. that's the difference
Great demo,clean install and great advice. I did system installs for years in the late90s early 2ks. I can't stand to see a birds nest with wrong Guage wires. And s many false claims on amps!!!Much is due to install😖. Oh it gets hot and shuts off. While running a 2ohm mono amp at half ohm and 14guage housing wire to the hot on 10.5 volts and same to a un sanded ground.😖😖😖🤯😡😤 Too many morons out there and glad to know you aren't one😁Great Vlog👍
Thank you man for real! All of these people trash these amps but don’t know how they work and what they need. I’m glad there are people that still are knowledgeable❗️🤟
Bass 8k here. Better amp all around for Subs and can be wired down to 0.5 ohms stable with proper ofc 0 guage. As far as total Watts always configure in Box rise.
Heard good things about these but I can ONLY recommend the JP amps. My JP8 at 1 ohm on a Skar 10” SVR DVC2 in factory Skar ported enclosure these are x2 (strappable/Slave) capable and 0.5 ohm stable! JP amps from @Down4Sound!#🔊🔥
Maybe sell that amp and buy the bass 15k. Then you will know for sure that your subs are in phase. Plus you won't have to gain match :). Love your system!
Thank you man! Probably will have up the size definitely will help with box rise, i need to meter their impedance and see what they do.
Good honest review.
I concur with your assessment 👍 Smart 🤓 3&5k have more power 🔋 than the Bass 🔊 series 😉
Should i change my md8k for a smart 5k?
@@miguelangelaviles4886 Williston Audio aka Big D dyno'd the Smart 🤓 5k a while back... watch the video 📹 👀 Is all I suggest 15 minutes of your time...
@@z1berzerker I watched that vid already bro i asked i body of mine but he told me there was no need to downgrade amps but i do think the smart 5 is wayyy mote powerful than my MD8K
@@miguelangelaviles4886 If you have the 8k rock 🎸 🎶 that 👍😎
I put 4 little fans on my md8k I can play all day it don’t get hot at all on good electrical got like the same setup you do with a prv dsp on mids and subs amps
Someday I'm getting a Smart 8k when they come out.
Great breakdown.
Thank you!
Yess sir love the video 💯
My question is how many lithium batteries are you running. Planning on getting the 20k for my truck. I’m running three 12s blow through
You can never depend on what the true wattage is on any amplifier. Looking at the box, the unit or the book. No matter if it says RMS or peek.
The law in car Audio is very lax.
It's really a shame. The ONLY way to know for sure is with an amplifier dyno. Just like the horse power and torque in your car.
Certain shops that specialize in racing modifications will have a dyno for your car. There's one channel on RUclips that actually does real tests on this equipment. Wilson Laboratories Mr Big D. He tests every single amplifier on every post he puts on RUclips that's what he does. Unless you want to purchase one that's the next best thing.
Hello very interesting. How many Hz did you set the subwoofers to? Thanks a lot
Try to have it closest to 32 on lpf
I love my md8000 and my 12k. Waiting on my lithium to really give that 12k hell.
Lithium helps so much, probably will upgrade to 12k or 15k haven’t decided, you didn’t go wrong!
Great video! Smart kid!
I got em my truck..been running them since 2014
Their name has been holding up!
Put it like this people with big audio systems are running taramps very common brand
Do the fans stay on all the time. Or do they cut off in on when it’s hot ???
mine ramp up on start but quite down after a few seconds but when i've been playing for a while i'll ramp up to cool it down
Great video!!
Thank you bro!
Cant decide on Taramps or the d4sound jp8 jp84 combo Im leaning towards d4s just because of the bass knob and its on sale rn.
The JP amps are AWSOME!, if your just looking for straight power go with taramps and buy a shca bass knob, if tuning and your crossovers is a worry get the JP!
nice looking build
Thank you❗️
I can’t take the noise. The fans the humming through the speakers that all taramps have. and yes, I’m getting loud. I don’t want it to sound like a tin box like those do.
I have a bass 8k taramps ran down to a. 5ohms and it barely gets warm and doesn't pull a lot of current compared to the big Korean amplifiers?
may wire mine down at half been hearing good things!
Yo I have 2 8’s sundowns and a 1800 watt taramps app like the little small one shown in your video . I go in my truck today and nothing no sound or bass sound just coming out of factory speakers any help ? Any idea why or how to fix it the amp won’t even turn on no light nothing help!!!!
No power coming into amp, first thing I would do is check fuse
How did u run the 2 powers and 2 negatives I can’t figure out how to do it I’m new to setting amps up
2 runs of power from AGM under hood, to lithium battery bank. Taking my 2 runs of power off battery bank to amp. All this with big 3 under hood
Will a crossover work instead of dsp
Nice just subscribed 👍
Thanks man!
I got taramps 1200.1 4 ohm turn it a lil past halfway clips and protect light comes on did upgrade alternator mechman second battery and upgraded wire and it pushing 2 15 in sub 600 watts RMS a peace any advice
Check your ground connections, as well as the length of them. Your head unit may not like an amp pulling that much current so it could be running into a problem with your LOC if you have one.
Will that 8k push my 2 15 with 1500 rms each sub
should push it fine if you can still get 4 - 5k after box rise should be perfect
@@brentsounds I have another question will a 5000.1 amp push the same rms 2 15 subs I talked about on the 1st question
@@kendrick_on_4s567 5k Won’t push the same RMS as the 8k your best bet is to go with a 8k or 2 5k strapped together. 5k could probably still get you every bit of 2000 - 3000 watts rms after box rise. Go from there i like to leave some extra room for amp capacity. A capacitor would help if you went with the 5k route as long as voltage is good.
Bro did you say if I wanted the low bass go with a smart taramps?
never was said?
@@brentsounds oh sorry my mistake. So you said your happy with your taramps 8k? I have two sundown x10 v3. I was kinda wondering what amp to put to them. Do you think they can take an 8k amp ? Or should I go lower
Can u plz do a video of how u set the amp up I can’t set mines up
Will make a detail video on how I have my system installed and ran
What watts horns is them
Where you find it for 400 I think you said???
What kinda subs u got??I jus bought a smart bass 3k gonna put it to 2 skar vfx 15s and see what it do..
i got sundown x 12s the vfx play great, may would want to do a 5k because box rise it probably only gonna let you amp play around 60 - 70% but a 5k would bring it perfect
Still running taramps today?
What alt are you running
Meh man 400 Amp
What do you have your LP and HP and bass boost all that set to on your 8k
My LP is barely turned up right at first 9 o clock, and my HP is all the way down
Bass boost turned all the way down?
@@Alston_daily some use bass boost on these?
@@crandallexpo0648 idk lol just asking
I HAVE THE SAME ONE 8K 1 OHM WITH 2 15 B&C DS 115 uff crqzy bro
I've seen them start on fire out of the blue
If that becomes a common problem with people systems done right, im definitely switching.
@@brentsounds I was gonna buy the 12k amp but I'm holding off for a few more months
Dont forget Box Rise, your probably only clamping 3000wrms
Thinking about getting a smd test tone and seeing what i’m truest working with
4:30 🤔
My friend is this worth money rather than bass 8k?
Never used the Bass series, for what I needed in my system I didn’t see any real differences that mattered to me. The price is a little different but it depends what you are looking for.
I have a bass 8k and a md 8k and md 5k taramps md is more for spl but bass 8k is sound quality and lows never had a problem with any of them make sure you have a high output alternator big 3 and Mutiple batteries
@@ceciljones1248 thanks Cecil,
It's cool getting that many watts for cheap but they don't sound clean and honestly seen more fry than actually work correctly
Nice video but I run about the same system just Rockford
I had all rockford before just p3 ‘ s before the x 12s. Played well!
Yes my amos but got soundstream 12s 2000 by 1000 they slam pretty good
Yes I got 2000 by 1000 soundstream 12s they slam pretty good
Good amp for SPL not for SQ...... cheap dirty power.... You get what you pay for.
Play some Three 6 Mafia or Pastor Troy
Have u or know anyone that's tried Stetsom amps
I haven’t but i’ve heard they are good for the price, just never for myself!
@@brentsounds ok cool
Is it me yall Did he say black people?
id be super embarassed to runa garbage brazilian cookie cutter amps
Well good thing you don’t :)
@@brentsounds 😀
These amps have remote turn on issues
The best Brazilian amplifier company hands down is Powerus point blank period! but I do love Taramps!!!
I’ve heard good things about powerus!
Facts I Have The Powerus Pw8000k Super Strong It's Really 10k