Subwoofer Plate Amps? Dayton SPA250 vs Yung SD300 Tested
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2018
- Dayton SPA250 vs Yung SD300 Plate Amplifiers
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Not exactly a direct comparison, but I decided to try both amps to replace the non-working 75-watt amp on my Boston Acoustics CR400 subwoofer. The 300 watt Yung SD300 is actually the cheaper of the two amps, yet rated to be the most powerful. It is a Class D design and has an open back. Will this cause problems if mounted inside a subwoofer enclosure, due to vibration? Only time will tell.
I also purchased the Class A/B Dayton Audio SPA250 to try out. This amp is rated 252 watts at 4 ohms with less than 1% THD. This is a VERY popular plate amplifier on Parts Express with nearly 5 star average with well over 200 reviews.
You may be asking...why 250 or 300 watts to replace a 75 watt amp? Well, because I can? Honestly, I wanted to choose popular models and have flexibility to use them in different applications in the future. Plus, I thought you guys would want to see these models tested, so I did this for you!
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Read reviews on PE: goo.gl/B4DHWa
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See the Dayton Audio SPA250 here: amzn.to/2qFXC8h
Read reviews on the PE site here: goo.gl/ZfAViB
See the Yung SD300 here: amzn.to/2qLX4Om
Read reviews on PE: goo.gl/B4DHWa
Whats up with the 2ohm test to see if it can handle it
Nevermind you did it at the end
Yung is what rsl speedwoofer use
Can you test Speakerpower SP1-4000-HT?
How do these plate amps compare to a complete Dayton subwoofer? It might be better to buy a whole new sub.
The good and the bad about parts express.
The good - I live 10 minutes away from there.
The bad - I live 10 minutes away from there..I',m there all the time!
So jealous. My family would be in the red if we lived near PE. My gosh I would have speakers everywhere!
Sir Jammer 🤣🤣🤣
“I don’t like hearing that bass!” Might need to DNA test that young lady 😂. Great vid as always!
So true!!
hifivega Two girls in the house yelling at you about the bass, lololol.
As always, appreciate the tests on plate amps. Have built subs using both amps but never knew what the real tested specs were. Again, truly great tests BigD 👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻
I have been WAITING for someone to do this... you da man BigDwiz
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Love the review! Personally have the Dayton amp hooked up to a pair of 4ohm subs of mine. I Initially hooked them up in series, but tried them in parallel at 2ohms and the Dayton just pushes harder with no problems. May not be smart for the longevity of the amp, but is a testament to its quality. Keep it up wiz!
Thanks for this! When I built my home sub I was considering these two exact amps. Ended up going with the Yung for a few reasons (dimensions, cost, output, etc), and I'm really happy with it.
In my initial listening tests, they both sounded equally good to my ears. I’ve heard some concerns with the Yung’s reliability, I’m betting it is due to vibration of components on the circuit board. I may use mine externally, building a small enclosure for the amp, not sure yet
Very cool video. I like that you test different amps (vintage, home, mini, etc.) and not just car audio. I'd bet most of us that follow your channel have interests across that range. I certainly do. I'd like to see more home audio testing and perhaps some of the more powerful plate sub amps. Thx!
I try to mix it up a bit, hopefully more variety in 2018 😬
Thank you Bid D I've been eyeballing one of those daytons for awhile wondering if it had the power. Now i know and I'm getting it
Awesome 👌
So glad i found this! Been putting off replacing the amp in my MTX SW2 & wasn't sure about Dayton components.
Looks like a great match with plenty of headroom! Thanks!!
I have been using the Dayton for a couple years now on a 4 ohm Pioneer car audio sub. If it performs anything like mine, I think that you will be extremely pleased with it.
Nice tester! Love my two Dayton Audio SUB-1000 powered subwoofers (10", 100w). They do an excellent job.
Excellent, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for doing this type of test... Have had amps go bad in my home subs and I just bought a new one but this offers another option I didn't know was available. Awesome work as always
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SWEET - very nice to see they both lived up to their rated output. But the Dayton's dynamic numbers - YA BOY!!!!
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Thank you ive been wanting a test for a long time, either amp is good honestly I didnt know if young would do it but ima pick one up now for sure
You’re welcome. I only needed one amp, but since the were on sale and I knew a lot of people were wondering how both would do, just decided to buy both. I can always to a DIY project for one of the amps 🤙
Dayton audio has really surprised me for Audio! Never really heard of them but I bought a 12" powered subwoofer for hometheater system recently and hooked it up to a Rockford fosgate prime 400.4 in a car and the sub is bridged to 2 channels for just 200w pure rms power and all I gotta say is WOW!!
Great video - Wanted to see a proper test of the Dayton plate amp and got to see it :)
Awesome, thanks for watching and commenting 🤙
My first dayton 200 lasted me almost 16 years on a various subwoofers. My yung sd300 lasted 2 years and will no longer power on. It ran cool and had lots of power running a dayton classic 18. I loved it untill it died for no reason and now I'm using the Dayton 250 like in your video with no problems so far.
Wow it's like you read my mind BigDWiz :O I was looking into buying a Dayton SPA250 but was curious on how it actually performed! As always I love your videos, keep it up!
Thank you sir for watching and commenting 👍
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!
I actually bought the Yung SD300 about 3 months ago to power my old 12" 4ohm Powerbass car sub for a set up in my bathroom lol. (now I upgraded and it's going to go in the garage). It's been working great!
I actually built a small box for the amplifier itself and added terminal inputs to it. That way I could plug in any sub to it as it's own standalone amplifier. Good to know it actually does do it's rated 300wrms! And interesting test at the end at 2.6ohms!
Keep it up BigDWiz!!
I think using it in a separate enclosure will prolong its life. But you said bathroom system? Dude you be thumpin’ while you’re dumpin’ 🤣
LOL!!
Mainly to jam out while I shower but I won't deny that either XD
I’m excited to see you hook these up to that Boston acoustic! I have the same sub!
I've seen these used in some pretty cool builds. One I liked was a in wall folded horn for a fifteen inch driver .
I've liked Dayton for a while they seem to stay well built and they tend to sound more expensive than they are.
Very cool! I’d love to see more plate amp tests. I’d also love to know what my HSU Research 250w is putting out
Thank you for this review.
I do want to note, the Yung amp does have an output limiter. I messed with mine one day and regardless of how high I turned the gain the output never went above ~300 watts, distorted or otherwise. Kudos to the Dayton, though. I like that enclosed design. A lot.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Very helpful video, I was looking at a diy sub amp and this should help
Somehow big D, you can read my mind. Another great review.
Telepath-D 😜
Cool review!!!Dayton Audio is legit,run there 6.5's(4)of em and a dayton audio ho12 in a 1 ft sealed enclosure in my f250 on jl amps,great speakers and products from them,I've been punishing them for years without a hiccup.thx again for the channel Big D much ❤.
Thanks for the feedback, I need to post this over at Parts Express
Yeah, I've had that same Dayton amp for several years powering a Dayton 12" sub in a horn loaded enclosure for my deck. Sounds great with no issues. I'd be curious to see how the Yung amp does long term. Great test Big D !!
I purchased a yung 200 watt amp. It has worked flawlessly I can’t be upset especially for picking it up for about 100 bucks
nice test, i thought about buying a plate amp but never trusted ratings. So this is helpful.
I was satisfied with both amp’s results. No surprises except dynamic power 👍
this is awesome as i was looking into getting either one of these brands!
Good deal, timing was great then 😊
Nice! Good to know that Class AB is still being sold somewhere.
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Given the dynamic results and class a/b vs d.... I'm thinking the Dayton would probably sound better and more powerful with music than the Yung. Looking forward to the follow-up video!
This has to be my favorite amp dyno video
Thanks Anthony 🤙
Good job as always Big D been a subscriber and supporter for a long time! Thanks again!
Thank you, I really appreciate it!!
Love the videos, Big D! I like the fact that you have been mixing it up with some home audio content as well. I don't know if you have ever thought about doing this, but it might be cool if you made a video showing all amps that you currently own in one video. I realize that would probably be time consuming, but it would make for awesome viewing! Whatever you decide to do, keep those videos coming man. I think your channel deserves a lot more views and subs! Great work. :)
Thanks a lot! I don’t like showing off, or temping others with my collection, but that would be cool. I’ll think about it. I like to mix things up 👍
@@wal it would also be cool if you dyno'd some home amps.
I've been using the daytons for projects. I had zero to complain about, so I just kept with those.
Now this is a good idea!! Thanks
PA amps next? Like the class D Crown xls
We shall see 🤔
BigDWiz Cuz it just happens to be the series that I own and I'm super curious 😀
Josh Kyte They put out their power. They're what Meade runs in his shop and has a whole build series on that setup, go check it out.
Big D running that plate amp uncovered is fine. I have been running mine naked for the last 9 years and it works just fine.
Another stellar video. Thanks, Big D
I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and comment 🤙
Great review my friend . Both are great for what they ll be used for .
Awesome content . I enjoy and appreciate your videos.
Dayton and PE has never let me down. I had the 25watt and that little amp shook my house connected to my HT setup. Also, I had it at 2 ohms yet it was not rated at 2 ohms. PE is great for your hobby and a great resource for knowledge for the beginner and pro.
I’ve been a big fan of PE since the 90’s
I know. Getting the PE catalog in the mail had my hear racing. It was like the ToysRus catalog but for the much older, cooler high school kid. lol.
It's a great start to show a badass sound item
I was thinking about doing a DIY sub for the house, just to have fun. I was wondering if you ever do part two video to this one.
I have been researching plate amps for a while
I love the beginning!
wow I have been looking at both these amps for some time and to see this I'd like to see some more home plate amps future like DA SPA500 or DA SPA1000 or the DA SPA250DSP on sale now at pe
great review as always. Thank you
I have that yung amp. After a month the first one quit working. Returned it to parts express and it's replacement has been running fine for 2 years. Not sure what to take out of build quality, but I will probably try the Dayton when I go bigger.
Nice work D! I have both of these amps sitting in my stash. Word of caution on the Yung. It does not have short circuit protection. In testing, I forgot to shut it down and shorted the speaker leads. Blew the fuse and toast. Replaced the fuse, nothing.
Oh boy, that’s a biggie 😱
@@wal Sorry for the Necro post but I need to vent. :-) I have 4 of the Yung SD300-6 plate amps. The first 2 died 2 and 3 months after warranty. The replacement plate lasted 4.5 years installed in a Klipsch Pro Media 5.1 sub-woofer cabinet driving the 2, 8 inch subs. But I religiously switched the unit off after using it and was used only for PC gaming. It died and the 4th replacement Yung plate I had on the shelf that whole time died after 2 minutes. The red power light comes on but does not switch to green when receiving signal. I've never had the sub volume past half way. My other sub cabinet was a 10 in Alpine speaker and was one of the original Yung plate amps I had that died just after warranty. All amps died with the same issue, seems to power up but no activation. Why did I buy them a second time, well the holes in the cabinets were already the right size. I will never buy a Yung plate amp again now though after 4 failures. Plate amps dying seems to be part of the territory with these things but I would definitely switch to another brand like Dayton next time.
Dayton plate amps are monsters and built to last. I use them in my customers builds. Their speakers and amps have never let me down.
Great info, thanks for sharing 🤙
I just looked at these very amps tonight. Dayton for the win.
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Big Wiz your baby sounds adorable.
The dayton SPA250 is a beast of an amp i bought one to replace a dead Cambridge SoundWorks basscube 10s amp an I swapped the driver out with a polk audio dxi 10in 4 ohm svc i never got to hear what the original amp sounded like but it was only rated for 75 watts but it shakes the entire house
Well done, informative content.
Thanks for watching and commenting 🤙
What happened to part 2?
Great video. Could you do home amps like EMOTIVA thanks
This is awsome! i would love to see you test some vintage receivers from the 70's compared to modern receivers. or even home power amps like emotiva or rotel.
Thanks! We shall see
I bought the Yung, although it's called something else here in Europe. Same amp though. I built a nice side slot ported box for an 8 inch Fosgate P2D2-8. Home audio with car audio lol
Thanks for the review.
Monacor SAM-300D
Great video. But where is the follow up video of the attachment to the Boston? Interested in the put together.
That's hilarious my daughters would have said the same thing about the bass being loud but my son he's a bass head like his old man love the video big d wiz keeping coming
Thanks bro-heem 🤙
What’s a good whole home speaker system (in ceiling speakers and amp) that doesn’t break the bank? Preferably 6 to 8 speakers.
I'm using that Dayton Audio amp on a Dayton audio 12 for my DIY home theater sub.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting 👌
Thank you for this one!😀😀😀
Thanks for watching and commenting 🤙
Great stuff! Did you ever get around to comparing them for sound in that Boston Acoustics box?
I didn't make a video, but used each for 3-4 months and honestly can not tell an audible difference between the two. They both sound great!
This is extremely timely. I too own a Boston Acoustics sub with a bad amp. I’m looking at these 2, plus the Boss 300. I’m waiting for part 2 before buying. I was leaning to the boss.
You mean “Bash”?
BigDWiz yes. Sorry. Bash 300
Hey BigDWiz. Waiting on the follow up video to see how they go with that Boston sub..
I have just got the Yung SD300-6 plate amp to replace the faulty plate amp in my Velodyne CHT-12Q subwoofer.
Though on taking the old amp out & putting on my multi meter. It's a 8ohm subwoofer in there..
If I work out the internal enclosure size. Would I be able to fit a 4ohm subwoofer that suits that enclosure & install it?
Then I would in theory go from 150w to 300w output.. Sub is used mainly in Home theater
Not related to this video, but have you considered testing the small Rockford Fosgate T500/1 or T750/1 mono amps? Keep up the awesome videos!!!
Nice video! For some reason I'm surprised at how well that Yung did. Pleasantly surprised though. I wonder how the "BASH" plate amps do that PE sells. I used to run a Bash 300S on a Cerwin Vega Stroker 15D2 for home theater use.
I almost got the Bash amp too, think I may try the 500W version in the future
I have heard that damping factor is the key to control a sub. Is it possible to measure this parameter in future videos?
I just came across your video. I am having issues with my cr400. I could not find a part two of this video. Did you ever release one? If not, which amp did you finally settle on? Thanks
Thanks you Big Wiz. I bring the car's amplifier with the PC power supply, but i can not squeeze my subs with that power source, i will bring one of these now but you said that that home amplified back plates tend to malfunction. Why?
Yea you got badass tools to use Might haft to check them out Ur kids sound fun I like car subwoofers.
hey nice test there
i have the dayton amp. i tried hooking up two 8 ohm 12 inch woofers to it, in parallel, and it got REALLY hot, enough where you couldn't touch the heat sinks. it was supposed to be for a light weight pa subwoofer. yeah i don't recommend that
so now i have it on two other 4 ohm 12 inch woofers in series. now this is for home theater sub and it sounds great
i'll always choose a/b over class d every time. how does the class d sound against the dayton? did you compare that?
Nice explanation!!!
amazing work. please can you also test the BASH amplifiers from Parts Express
Would love to. Make this comment on their YT channel
@@walwill do
BigD I also own a Boston acoustic Sub it is a larger model with a 300watt plate amp. I also had to take it apart replace one of the caps it fixed the issue mostly. But I think I need to take a look at the turn on circuit because the sensor to allow it to turn on with the system just isn't that great. I have been looking at the plate amps parts express offered.
That is some amplifier wars... There...
I didn’t want to consider it a drag race b/c one amp was rated higher, but still cool to test both at once
The yung may make a little less power, but the variable phase is quite important and often under used. Rarely do main speakers and subs perfectly integrate at 0 or 180 degrees. Also the yung will be more efficient as it’s class D.
Great video by the way.
But it won't last long. Then what?
It would be great to see a test of the Dayton 500 and 1000W plate amps also, very curious
about their dynamic power. Maybe the Bash amps also.
We shall see. I may reach out to PE
I used to run two of the Dayton SPA1000 for my home subs and although they never went into protect or shut off even after 6-8 hours of non stop LOUD play they did get nuclear hot
I bet that power bill was high too! Thanks for the feedback 🤙
Excellent work again my good friend. Nice to see these plates getting some straight up honest testing. Question: I am looking at rebuilding my home theatre/hi-fi system and was looking at replacing the plates on my two Klipsch KSW-10's with the Dayton plates. Was wondering if using a dedicated sub amp like the Dayton audio sa1000 might be a better investment vs buying two plates and replacing the old Klipsh plates on the KSW-10's This would allow for upgrade ability in the future should I decide to upgrade the subs in the system. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks again for all of your hard work!
Yeah that single SA1000 would do well for 2 subs as long as the impedance matches the amp
My dayton amp died and instead of buying another one I went a different direction. I bought a home power supply and am using a car audio mtx amp to push one 12" car audio Fosgate subwoofer. Sounds amazing!
Awesome 👏
How much is a good power supply
So the Yung does look impressive performance-wise compared to the Dayton. I am wondering about longevity though. I have read some reviews where people indicated their Yung plate seemed to run really hot and some said theirs eventually blew out and quit (not saying this would happen to everyone). I noticed as you indicated about the Dayton having sealed internals and that the heatsink is all external (much more surface area than the Yung heatsink), and the Yung releases all it's heat toward the inside too so if using a vented box then might be fine, but if you are wanting to run sealed, then it may run at hotter temps.
I can see that as a drawback in my case because am looking to build a sealed box subwoofer, and originally thought to get the Yung and build the box with an intermediate chamber to mount the amp on, having a fan vent system (flowing outside air through it) to keep amp chamber cool.
The Dayton seems to be better in the cooling aspect though, since it has external heat sink and would not require any special design to account for temperature. In your case, you have a small speaker and will probably never drive the speaker close to amp limits and thus it may never get that hot really...
So what was the outcome? Which did you prefer for listening? Which one produced the better sound?
I realise this is an older review, but the Parts Express still sells the Dayton Audio SPA250. FYI, I am considering buying Qty 2 plates and pairing one each to JL Audio 12"TW1-4 (300w, 4Ω) subwoofers for my left + right DolbyAtmos front sound stage... I am designing into a low profile and architecturally integrated / built-in-wall home theatre front stage stage. I can not seem to find any multi-channel LFE input subwoofer 'amp' only options as I would have thought? What are your thoughts or would you use a different combination? Thanks, Jason
Nice to know you can hook up a CD player to a plate amp. What is that gadget your using to hold the cd player?
Love all your vids. Please tell me what is the model of the Alpine head unit. Im still running my old cda7949 with the copper chassis and thinking about a different one or newer one. Still love da green. Also i have a Linear Power 5002 in great condition if you would like to test it.
My head unit is CDA-9815. You have the copper chassis model, nice!
Ive repaired a few of those Boston subs. A single 50 cent Mylar cap would fix your problem. They crack or blow out the bottom of the capacitor between the leads, kind of hard to see unless you look real close.
Wow that Dayton is nice no wonder it gets good reviews.
Great amp and not over priced either
I'm looking for replacement for an old Boston Acoustic cps 12w and I wanted to ask what would be the best option for this old Boston
Strange that the one with variable phase does not have a full 360° of phase adjustment. You could crack your sub open and switch the wires to get the full 360, but kind of strange not to also have a switch too.
Thank you for this. 🙂
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Wow it’s great video
BigDWiz just curious, why don't you use a 20 to 20k pink noise track when testing ? I get not on this test but on the 2ch and 4ch car amps seems it would make more sense. At least try it and see what blows 😂
Hey, thanks! I’ve been some time mulling over converting some of my subs from external amps to plate amps for convenience, and it doesn’t sound too bad now!
I had both of those, and I'm using the sd300 right now. THe spa250 was good, but something kept happening where I had to flip the fuse sometimes. That's when i got the sd300 more powerful, and it was on sale. Had it for a two years, and not a single problem
I’ve been switching between the two. No issues and no noticeable difference in SQ
Big DWiz could you please do a amp Dyno of a kenwood performance standard 100 ...I had one I bought at a pawn shop 12 years or more ago on the cheap and used it to run a jl audio 15 in a subzone slot ported box had it in a 2000 extended cab s10 and it really done a great job...it was only a two channel amp and had it bridged of course but really always wanted to know the actual power it was putting out ....it may have only been 100 watts but if it was it was the loudest hardest hitting 100 watts I ever heard ....
Good test!
Thanks 👍
Hi, I have a monitor Audio asw-210 but it seem like the transformer had burned out. What plate would you recommend for me to get as a replacement that would fit with my subs. The asw-210 is a dual driver for two 10”. I could opt to buy other subs but it’s hard to let go of such a good sub. The dimensions I measured was 7 7/8 inch x 11 3/4 inches for the plate with 4 horizontal x 3 vertical screw holes.
While the link shows the Yung amp without boost, you should state which one you purchased, as there are 2 versions. Great comparison video.
I bought the version without the boost
will cleaning the speaker rubber with tap water, damage the rubber over time? getting worried. thanks