Five Channels, 900 watts and Cheap?
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2020
- Up today is one of the cheapest five channel amps I've tested, the Skar Audio SK-M9005D. This mighty mite measures only 12.4" x 4.5" and is rated to deliver:
55x4 plus 300x1 at 4 ohms or
85x4 plus 450x1 at 4 ohms or
170x2 at 4 ohms plus 450x1 at 2 ohms
As you can see by the 2 ohm ratings, this tiny amp is said to do almost 900 watts. Can it be true? Well, only one way to find out...
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Could you test out Skar's IX series woofer? I'm curious to see if they are budget gold or cheap crap.
Williston Audio Labs loving the videos.
Could you test a skar rp1500 they cost about 180 in there one ohm stable
Your link for the Wiring Terminal Blocks just links back to the video. Do you have an amazon link? Thank you!
@Scott M. Moore get that rz2500down to 1ohm.. then you will see what it can realy do. I run 3of them all day. Every day ...on the bdc4. 15s by audiopipe.
Sometimes people like myself can’t afford expensive Kicker Rockford Fosgate JL audio thank you skar love your stuff!
🙏 amen to that!!
Amen 2nd that
I mean they're still Korean boards 🤷🏻♂️
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@@krowwithakay can you confirm that? That looks much more like a China than korea
I congratulate you on your channel, thank you for helping us car audio lovers to discover which brands are the ones that really sell us audio quality. 👍
Looks like a pretty decent little budget amp for the whole system.
very good budget for the quality you’ll get
THANK YOU for talking about the Sound quality!
I have, and have installed... alot of Skar Audio equipment in the last 3 years. I am an SQ guy and must say I am satisfied with my own Skar drivers matched up to my Rockford Fosgate amplifiers. I also have many friends whom I've installed Skars kits for who are VERY happy!! They are by far the best bang for the buck today!
Awesome 👏
That’s a hell of a deal for that amount of power! Great Video! 🙏👍👍
And doesn’t Skar your wallet 🤪
At $160 and delivering rated specs, you can’t complain. This even competes with the Alpine and Kicker brick amps.
Matt B the Alpine for sure but not the against the locker key amp. Those puppies with the dsp have an edge. And now they have the 500 RMS sub key amp. Price is cheap I give it that
Does it have the sound quality of an Alpine though? Thats always been the key reason i ran Alpine gear.
I love the Yaaaaa Boy part 🤣🤣
Sub from Portugal
Keep up the good work, learning a lot here!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Budget amp with impressive power! I like it! Thumbs up for the awesome videos you make!!👍
Hey luv yer videos..... thanks for adding that circuit board explanation, I've got an older Boss Onyx NXD5500 needing repair. Already bought output transistors. You are awesome.
I just picked one up for my truck. I have two 4*6 in rear, 6.5 in front doors, and a 12" shallow sub in ported box. All Skar audio, except the head unit and some of the wiring. Oh, and great advice to cool the board. I'm doing that once in gets here in Wednesday.. keep it up sir, we need these videos..
So it's been awhile and the amp is still working very well. I did install a small fan like it was mentioned, works good. I really like the size, fits nicely in my reg cad f150 and have plenty of options for install.
Skar for the win again! I got the Skar RP-150.4AB sitting in front of me right now. I'm gonna pair that with the RP-2000 mono.. Can't wait!
Yeah boy, I'm still at work (my 95th hour here this week) and there's no better way to wind down another nightmare week then to check out a Williston Audio Labs Amplifier Test... Thank you for brightening up this dismal time.
Wow, take a break when you can, that’s crazy hours!
@@wal dealing face to face with 100s of people from around the world... working solo. I own a western union location. Lots of sick people what shouldn't be out of the house. Stressful.
Mini amp
Oooboy another great video at the perfect time. Once again saving me from ultimate boredom. Thanks again Big D.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love the idea of a 5 channel to run my whole system. The small footprint is attractive too. I may have to get one of these. Thanks for the video, as always!
I bought a used Kenwood Excelon X801-5 for $80 in mint condition instead. Needed something small and wanted to go new for warranty purposes etc but the harness hookup on the Skar made it a no go. The Kenwood sounds great and is pretty small so aside from saving over $125 and not having warranty I don't think I lost out on anything tbh. Pretty sure the Kenwood will last longer too, imo.
Great video, subscribed. Thank you for your efforts and humor. Keep them coming! New fan, Big fan!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome video as always. I'm a big Skar fan. I've got 2 12 sdr's in my truck.
Nice same hear! 2 Sdr 12 d4 in the skar enclosure paired with the 1500.1 sounds amazing hits very hard with the 2nd battery plus 0 gauge ofc wire.
Very nice! Happy with the results and ratings, great compact amp for the $ without getting ripped off. If I bought one I'd definitely follow barevids advice and heatsink that little board.
Wouldn’t hurt to silicon the base of the card as well
I'm running 2 of the SK-M400.4 and a SKv2-1500.1. all have been great amps. well over rated power and good sound quality. thanks for the reviews love the channel. keep the content coming Big D!
Gonna see if the budget allows for this.... Thanks for great content you share! 😇😎
Just installed a NVX VADM2 amp in my ammo can speaker. Couldn't be happier with the power/sound it produces. I use Skar Audio subs...but, not their amps. Thanks for doing reviews on these products...it helped me steer my decision toward the NVX amp. One potent amp in a small package!
Sweet! You have a vid up? I’ll check
I love Skar! I also love that they under rate them. They are very well made and are a beast. Even their subs are awesome.
They sell a ton of product on Amazon fo sho
I'd like to see the Mb Quart QAA Series Amplifiers tested...There beasts. Thanks for the vids Big D!!! Old School forever!!!
Thanks Big D, I made up my mind and grabbed one for my mustang
Another great video! 👍🏻😎
Thanks for this review. Made a deal last year to sell my current system to a friend, with plans to upgrade to newer more powerful amps.... then Covid-19..... out of work, couldn't afford what I wanted, but at LEAST wanted an amp to replace the 12,000 watts that I was getting rid of (ouch!)
Bought this amp off of eBay as it was not in stock in Amazon. Got it yesterday and installed it in my vehicle. Its powering two 6 1/2's per front door wired at 2 ohms, one 6 1/2 per rear door at 4 ohms, and one 10" sub at two ohms, it does get pretty warm, but it has enough power to keep me satisfied until I can afford to go bigger. Plus, I am technically a senior citizen, and not sure if I want to go that big anymore.... not cause it's too loud, the strain on my body installing all that gear, and building and installing three to four hundred pound subwoofer enclosures now has me laid up for a few days of recovery....🤣
Update.... the one thing I have noticed about this amp is that it has a pretty noticeable turn on/off pop that is fairly annoying. Also this amp should have 4 gauge power inputs.
I've installed one of these before and my client and I were both happy with it.
I love skar audio stuff had a evl 12 and rp 1500 was one of the best sounding systems I've owned sounds awesome got down hardcore, alot of people thought I had 15s or 2 12s , bought the amp from a buddy for 45 bucks and bought the sub for 209.99 new from skar I believe , I absolutely love there products
Dude i just bought this amp in thoughts I'd run all my factory highs im replacing with skar audio sk and rp 6x9s in doors, tl 3.5s in dash ×3, 3.5 super tweets in head liner ×2, and my 2 evl dual 2 ohm 6.5s under seat sub box mod....( posted pics in review page at skar.com) and my wonderful 3rd child my skar zvx 18 d1 on its nasty lil buddy the taramps bass 1200. Im so happy to see the amp dyno of this amp and i just happened to run across your rp 2k video too, my battle plan was 2 of those strapped to replace the taramps now that big Z is broken in!!! Im so fudging happy i cant cuss!!
I bought one of these when this video came out for my van, got a deal and it was $119. Its running 6 door speakers, plus a 15" sub. I often switch my sub up just for fun. This little guy gets DOWN for $120!
Gotta love 5 channel amp, great for beginners on a budget. What a great time to be into audio!!
Why? Are things a lot cheaper these days can you still get good sound
Awesome channel as always, just wondering if you could do a segment on thd and snr on these multichannels and demonstrate why these numbers are important when running your highs. Maybe do a segment on why any amp that has crossovers that only filters up to 500 hz arent the best for running tweeters, as a lot of guys are going pro audio for their highs , and cant understand why they keep popping tweeters or have poor sound quality even with the little capacitor crossovers on the tweeters. That would also be a good video on its own, showing everyone what pro audio mids and highs sound good, because there is so many that sound like garbadge compared to the coaxials and components that we were used to running back in the nineties.
Nice Sunday video👍nice little amp.
Yeah boi!
Somebody has got to do a sound qaulity review on these micro amps.
Big D has a distortion meter. Or some way to weed out the trash amps.
Watts on the dyno is one thing.
Clean watts that you can actually be proud to listen to is another.
On the full range channels at least.
Cleanliness is king.
No trashy audio..
Let the cream rise to the top Big D.
I was waiting for someone to mention that. People review these cheap amps and it does rated power but I really need to know if its rated clean power or rated dirty power
1% THD. If you can hear that, you have a vivid imagination.
At the 7 minute mark Sam described this amps internals. Can you do a compare of the Skar RP-series circuitry to this budget series SK-M series maybe with Sam pointing out any upgraded parts/ design?
The RP-600.5 is 5 watts more power in the CH 1-4 but the sub power at 2 ohm is very different. Only $20 separate these amps and again what is on the inside would be very helpful. All of your videos are well presented and clear, keep it up! Sharing with everyone!
I think i have found my amp to replace my factory amp on my 2001 expedition. Thanks again for the videos Big D
What should my RMS be on my mids if I was running all 4 channels on 4 Ohms?
I always enjoy your videos. Thanks to you for letting us know there are really good amplifiers out there besides Rockford Fosgate, MTX, Alpine and etc. My question is, have you dyno'd Mrmusicman amplifiers? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the great videos!
Great video big d. Thanks
Yeah boy great view brother
I run a complete skar system without any fault. Love my skar
I put 2 skar amps in my car and have been impressed every time I turn em on great bump for the money.
Great feedback
Thank you for the content.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Another good video!
Thanks brother 👍
Keep up the great work. Would love to see any one of the new Kenwood amps reviewed, X302-4, etc. They are significantly more expensive, would love to know if there is any improvement.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I just got me one of these puppies. I can wait to install it. I need to learn the ohms part.
You should test the skar rp-600.5
Hey bro I really enjoy your videos could you do a test on the 5 channel mtx jackhammer amp
Good stuff! Keep up the good work. We outta hereeeee💪🏻
Word to da mutha
The SKM series putting in work awesome and the price as well very budget friendly. For some reason I get kids commenting with BS coming out of there mouths these days sad they need to read a book on car audio before commenting ASAP.............
About the same size and power rating of my ds18 candy x5b
Running one of these in 3 channel mode in a 03 viper and have been very happy thus far. Sub @4ohm btw.
Oh wow, I know you don’t have much room for amps in that ride. Great feedback, thanks 🤙
Williston Audio Labs Yeah it’s tight. I’ve got it under the passenger seat where the stock amp is. Will probably move to a Pioneer 5 channel soon though with a custom sub enclosure. Look out for it in August courtesy of Loud and Clear!
Another good performing Skar amp. For the price I think it's a good deal for a better than stock setup. Even if you only get a couple of years of use out of it before it dies I think it's still worth the money. I've been using a different Skar amp in my vehicle for over 2 years now with zero issues. They're not Sundown (for example) quality but they also do not cost nearly as much and they always do rated and then some!
True, good point
I may need to switch to skar. My 20 year old amps are to bulky for 800 watts. I want 2 4 channels and 2 mono amps.
Just installed and only connected the sub RCA ch5-L. Amp powers up but no sound to sub. Do all the RCA channels need to be plugged or should the sub work by itself?
Please dyno the Infinity Kappa K5. I just bought 2 the other day super cheap on Amazon to run my front stage and would like to know how much power they put out. I would also like to know if they can run without the wired bluetooth remote connected. Thanks and keep up the awesome videos!
I feel really stupid now for running a mono-block & 4 channel amp. Totally impressive & I wouldn't have had to rip out the back seat of my OBS crew to install them both under the seat.
Amazing! 😳
I LOVE SKAR !!! I have a 2400watt amp and two SDR12S
What type of vehicle?
@@clintmullins8670 I have a 2007 Toyota Accord SE. LOTS of trunk space.
I like the old school test, can you do an Alpine MRD amps?
Not a Skar fan by a long shot but this little guy surprised the heck outa me way to go Skar 👍🏾Another grade A video from my main man Big D WIZZLE ✌🏾🔊🔊🔊-🔊🔊🔊!
nothing wrong with skar man !
Hello Big D! Could you please test any MB Quart amp? There are many questions out there about their product ratings. Thanks!
Can you do a test of the godfather amps from American bass, preferably the 1500.1
Hey Big D! Great video. I picked up two of these to run a system in my wrangler. Figured if I got them wet or messed up, no big deal. I got two skar vd8's ina sealed box, each run my the channel five of both amps. I've lost balance and fader for some reason. I assumed I'd rca input to match the speaker output. I'm running the four corners bridged. Sounds good but I'm having difficulty figuring out the rca config. Speaker output is wired the way you have it. But any suggestions on how rca input? I saw you connected all four channels in to get 2 out. Think I should use y adapters to have fader and balance control? Any ideas would be great! Keep up the great videos!!
It would be awesome watching you testing the dk1800 by sound magus, I have one running 2 12s (unsure of wattage)
Do you ever sale any of the amps you test? Or do you keep them all?
Damn....that's lots of power for that little package!!! Makes me want to switch out my kenwood 900 watt 5 ch.....added bonus bass knob!!!
That Kenwood is nice, bummer it’s missing the bass remote though
@@wal I got the amp based off your review on the 800w 5 ch. I'm very happy with the 900-5. Main issue is I listen to too many podcasts...lol thanks for the reviews over these years of content!!!
Pac-audio makes a universal bass knob that uses your RCA's for literally like $20. And I assure you a Kenwood amplifier will sound better than a Skar amplifier
Come out of same factory as Toro Tech amps?
My biggest nitpick with this amp is the fact that the power and ground inputs are 8 gauge. If the amp is 900 Watts, it's not 100% efficient so round that up to 1000 watts. You shouldn't use 8 gauge if youre running the wires all the way to the trunk for 1000 watts. The amperage on that is too high for 8 gauge. I guess you could do it but that makes me question them the fact that they didn't put 4 gauge power/ground inputs.
Just buy 4 to 8 gauge reducers
4 guage fits just fine
Can you please do a Dyno Test on PRECISION POWER ICE1600.4 4 CHANNEL 1600W? Thx!
AWESOMENESS
Hi bud, could you please kindly check the focal fpx 5.1200 Amp. It claims to have a maximum power of 4 x 120 Watt + 1 x 720 Watt at 2 Ohms. I'm not sure about the monoblock out. My subs seems to clip and higher volumes.
I need a amp to run up to 7 but at least 4 speakers maybe some tweeters and would prefer bluetooth control from phone only, no head unit if possible. Good quality sound and ability to be loud bc its for an 86 chevy truck. Best bang for buck. Any ideas audiophiles?
I know you get a lot of these requests. I saw in one of your videos you used the Sony DSP amp. Any chance you have numbers on them. I was considering purchasing one but had a concern on its main channel output. From what ive heard usually Sony Amps just barely make their rated powers.
Winner winner chicken dinner. Another great video.
Do you have a Playlist of marine rated amps?
I think I would pay the extra money for the Skar Audio RP-600.5
RP-600.5 has less power than this one though. That's my only problem with it.
Maybe this is a dumb request, but D Wiz, could you do a video on SQL and a 8 ohm car audio sub &? Always wondered if, for example, you ran say 400 watts rms @ 8 ohms on a 10 or 12” 8 ohm dvc sub, what it would sound like, even if it is just your impressions since the sound wouldnt translate. through the video.
I have 4ohm 40W RMS twitters and 4ohm 50W RMS speakers(with integrated twitters), what would you suggest: run 4 channels or bridge and run 2 ch at 2Ohms, or running just the speakers on bridge mode(speakers 100W peak)
I use the Skar SK-M4004D for my Mids and Highs
I have this amp in 4ch. and sub amp 250 for both ,Running 2 way component hertz in front doors and 2 ways in rear with alpine 650 in dash and 2 alpine 10's will add 2 more later,,these amps hit hard and sound amazing 4 years, bought these new when i had a 2018 Tacoma, now in a 2004 Sequoia.
How long have you used this amp for? I like it. Fit my needs. Would like to consider buying it but, I don’t want it to go out on me.
@@Omardottcom I've had mine going on 3yrs now. I like it so much I bought a second for my truck, and a third for my wife's Highlander.
@@gakudzu7282 Thanks
Hey it works!!!! And works well!!!
Hey big D wiz wonder why Wolfram audio drop their C 2400.1 line??? I noticed that they replaced it with A O line Of app , Now what do we do if we need to replace one of our C2400.1 ??????
Try a old school Sherwood 240...I used one to power two 15’s in a giant box and you could here me coming for miles
Planned to run 2 12" Rockford Fosgate R2 DVC 4 ohm subs and 4x 5x7's on this amp. Subs are rated 250w rms 500w max and the fronts don't really matter. Can you run a 5 channel amp in different ohm loads? Keep the front/rear at 4ohm and run 2 ohm on the sub channel? You tested right around 400w rms @ 4ohm on the sub channel and just over 500w at 2ohm, which split between 2x 12's should be just right?
BTW... I have a Boss R2504 "1000w" 4 channel amp I'm currently using in bridged mode to power 2 10" SVC RF R1's (200w RMS) I'd like to send to you to dyno test, just to satisfy my curiosity, not really to sell the amps (I paid $66 for it at the time). Amp keeps going into protection mode on certain kinds of bass drops. It is rated at 375w x 2 RMS bridged @ 4 ohm, which is how they're hooked up. This technically almost doubles the subs RMS power handling but I really don't think the Boss is slinging that kinda wattage. Does an amp go into protect if the speakers can't handle it? I thought speakers just blew if they got too much power but mine aren't blown.
I'll pay everything to send it to you to dyno if you promise to actually dyno it! You can do whatever you want with it after or I'll pay to send it back so you don't collect junk. I just wanna know if it's the amp or the subs being the issue.
Nice video big D! Any thoughts on the quality of Skar ? (Compared to common brands Alpine, pioneer, Kenwood etc etc) getting ready to pickup a few subs for my truck. Loyal to Rockford Amps. Thanks!
I was raised on old school audio companies. I put a 1200 watt monoblock and 800 watt 4 channel from skar a year ago and have been nothing but impressed so much so when I blew my front components I bought skar it's good stuff.
Try some oldskul budget amps, like Kenwoods
would you recommend gettn this 700 watt amp for 6x9s 6x5s and 2 12s n a pioneer stereo or would something like rhe 1000 watt class a/b would take it n not heat up to much or mess up kuz irs much or if you would know
you should do a podcast with kevin from skar
Looks like a heckuva deal, although I question the sq of the four channel section when you're pushing the sub channel hard. If they're sharing the same power supply something will have to be compromised when the power supply heats up. Still a great solution for motorcycle/powersports/golf carts but probably not the best choice for a vehicle with any sort of useable space.
Can you test the rp600.5 as well. It seems as though the SK-M9005D has less features but puts out more power than the larger one according to Skar Audio test. For example, you got 631 dynamically @ 2ohm with the SK-M9005D but the RP-600.5 only did 472 dynamically @ 1 Ohm.
Thanks for the suggestion 👌
Yo Big D , Can you bench test my old school JL Audio 500/5 ?
Can you test the Stetsom Export Line EX3000 EQ amplifier too, please? Thank you!
Not bad at all, it's a good little amp and does good power , but I will keep my soundstream
I have a Digital Design dm 1000 amp and it doesn’t have any fuses . Any clue on why it wouldn’t? Thank you 🙃
I've installed this amp in a friends car she's not a huge bass chick so this was plenty to run her whole setup the bass channel does pretty good on 2 American bass xd 8s
Can a taramps DS800x4 4 channels amp have enough power for 4 of Apocalypse AP-M67AN RMS 300w?? Please help
Nice!
A full system run off a $200 amplifier is a major major win cheers Skar👏👏👏
I have this very amp and it works good... But it has a big cooling problem. Especially when hot out. It would go into protect mode after a bit of really hitting on it. I had to run a 12v fan off the remote and it's been good since!
would you recommend gettn this 700 watt amp for 6x9s 6x5s and 2 12s n a pioneer stereo or would something like rhe 1000 watt class a/b would take it n not heat up to much or mess up kuz irs much or if you would know
Wiring harness killed it for me
Like dem old school amps 👎
Ya I'm not a fan of that either. Lots of old amps were like that (the 3 PPI Art I have are like that)
That and amps that use spade terminal style connections annoy me.