Thanks for being honest and owning up to it, and making us aware. I'll own up to mine. I pulled out my Skar rp1500.1d and assumed I knew which was the power wire vs ground 4g. I should've easily looked and double checked. Well I hooked up power and ground reverse in the amp. When I go to put the battery on, the fused connection after the battery saved my ass. Lit up and melted the 150 amp ANL fuse. I corrected it the next morning when I figured out what happened. The amp works fine, no issues. It's the Taramps Smart 3.
@@nnnvv2121 mine heats up too easily for what I want it to do. Running rp1500.1d on skar svr 15. Sometimes two 15s. Either way it heats up on short drives and below full tilt so meh
Haha yep i had a 1000 watt Coustic amp pawn shop special on 2 kicker comp 15s in the late 90s that was a good 18" long or more easily! Went to a soundstream reference 500sx after that which finally gave out recently. Finally went class D with a Fosgate 500 mono block. Amazing how small it is for the power output. Literally half the size of the ref 500. That taramps 12k is a beast though damn!
You are going to continue to have issues if you keep mounting your amp on your enclosure! Mount that monster in a spot with some deadener behind it. You will also need an upgraded alternator.
Garlicbread Riders - Yes he does, and honestly he should have a least two Mechmans for that kind of power. That amp needs stable high power at all times. There is a trade off with budget power. A top notch Orion or Rockford amp can withstand instability, but not Taramps, so the trade off is spending thousands on electrical instead of thousands on amps. You can fight it all you want, but you will eventually lose.
He explained everything at mark 9:00, the first amp came damaged, second and he shorted the speaker outputs, and now he's on his third amp. So for all you ragging on the MD 12000 the only problem I see was in packaging and shipping on the first amp. I've own Brazilian ams for over 5 years with not a single problem. Ds18 fr6000 Korean made amp. Prv 8000d, Taramps md8000.1. (2) taramps 1200x4 and (2)MD 1800.1. like I said I've never had a single problem out of any of them, I will never go back to those high prices Korean based amps.
As someone who has a vehicle where a high output alternator DOESNT exists (other then power bastards but I’m not risking that after the reading I’ve done) seeing you run 12k with a stock alt is dope! I’ve been slowly learning more about what to do and how to do stuff with car audio and your channel has been my go to for learning stuff.
Next issue I can see is I noticed alot of flex on that wall, that will take out/kill any amp, Amps hate vibrations, and indeed they need a ton of support, just got my sd12k and I'm being recommended to run 3 banks of 35ah lithium and triple inputs, I own a ds18 hooligan spl 5k also and I absolutely love the look and the feel of that 5k, puts out what it claims if not alittle more, but would definitely be more careful on swapping things back and fourth on them amps and be sure to figure out a good spot where it will get little to no vibrations or be able to flex the board, Amos will last forever if you take the proper precautions
Flex!? It looks like he built it from 1/4 inch it flexes so much. Yes that’s the issue. It’s him he can’t see that he is destroying his own stuff? Omg these kids
@@guyww8516 not to mention that he's gotten the wrong amp. These are meant for mids and large woofer systems. Kind of like what you see the Russians driving around with 20 12" woofers. It even tells you on the box that it's not necessarily meant for subwoofer applications, that's the whole reason they have their "Bass" line of amplifiers.
You've reminded me, I need to install a legit fire ext. in my Project Fire Hazard. It has that name for a reason, and my lil RZR-2500D gets hot running 1ohm. But, now that my 12v power has been strengthened, should help it. I know this from watching Taramps catch fire from running undervolted. Edit: I have installed a legit auto/RV fire ext. since this post. $14 from Wal-Mart.
I have the MD8000 and one day the fans were louder than normal, i went to check it out and i hit the amp hard with my had, fans went back to normal and the amp started playing allot louder, checked the gain setting with the DD1 and still no distortion, go figure, it likes a good spanking once in a while... i got to give it to Taramps it makes the power but very flimsy built.
Do these amps sound good? I’m looking for some quality sounding power for a decent price. I need a lot of power like these provide but I probably am just listening at normal levels 80% of the time. Do these sound clean enough for that kind of use or are they mainly just good for getting loud?
It's issues we all deal with my friend. The dos and donts we all learn from. I completely understand some of reasons to watch out for on certain amps like that Taramp. I have had many amps blow on me. There are some that just don't handle what we want them to. Thanks for sharing my friend.
When you shorted the terminals, you killed some output fets. They were shorted. And the amp went into protect avoiding further damage. When you power cycled, the amp has a delay built in on the protect circuit to allow it to start while its charging caps, checking systems and initializing drivers. That delay was enough to allow the amp to power on the power supply into a short(the output fet(s) that got damaged durind the short of the leads. This most likely cooked the remaining output fets on the affected bank, the power supply fets are probably done and the class d drivers. I would recommend anyone with a taramps that if you trow it into protect, at least by shorting terminals or blowing speakers, DO Not power it back up. At a minimum, put a meter on the output terminals to see if they are shorted. When the fets die, most of the time the short. Ideally i would open it and check all the fets, but that means voiding the warranty.
Nah it would be illegal for them to void your warranty by opening the amp up and removing a warranty sticker. czcams.com/video/lDNg3WYaAAc/video.html They'd have to prove that you damaged the device by opening it.
this is what exactly happened to me with my brand new md12k taramps.... i added some dual 0 gauge inputs on each input and accidentally one of the + wires from the battery bank touched the body and sparked heavily (pRRRRRAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!) the amp was hooked up during this and i finished up and turn the music on and the amp went in protect so i turned it off and immediately turned it back on after about 5 secs and boom i head a pop inside te amp.....opened it up and the output mosfets (some of them) were blown and yea i ca bet the drivers are gone>
@Parker Dichille I am trying to set up a American bass elite 1544 with the PH 2500 MD V2 do u think this would be a good combo for a set up...what wiring do u recommend for this
I had taramps for the last 4 years. I killed it by shorting the speakers leads, but it got repaired and it's still working fine. I like how small taramps are and how much power they can push out.
Did u build ur own headway set up? I have bought some but don't know a great deal about them so they are still in the box they came in. I'm not sure if I need a balancer or how to charge them exactly. I want to make something for all of them to fit in also, some sort of casing. Not sure if u have any videos about the headway cells or not.
It certainly doesn't have to be a full on sponsorship, but I'm sure an amp company would be willing to give him a good quality high power amp to run their their brand in his testing vehicle. They would get showcased in every video. Taramps gets this for free every video right now
What brand are your dual inputs? and what is the lowest voltage you get there? is that the only amp you have on your system? I have 225ah lifepo4 lithium cells and my voltage drops down to 11.85v at 100% volume i have 1 bass 8k tamps for 2 HCCAs 15" and 1 MD8000 for Mids and 1200 for tweeters. Is your lowest voltage drop with car on or off?
I went through 4 skar amps and I'm still trying to get a good one from them. they were all brand new. some were defective others arrived damaged from skar (not shipping.) I love their subs. the amps really disappointed me. I'm going to try one more time before I switch to a different brand. skar customer service is really good. I'm thankful for that.
Haha I done a similar thing to my pioneer amp, car was off but I decided I wanted to but a wire ferrule on my 12v + - and didn't even think to disconnect battery for the simple job, carefully done - easy then doing the + I acidently dropped it and it welded to the body of the amp and actually took a good 10 seconds of glowing until it popped the fuse, it actually popped my radio fuse as well so maybe went up RCA? Anyway a nice arc mark on my amp and it worked no problems. I just get on and off pops now from the radio, even when changing radio station :(
Grace and peace Parker. I love your content. I had a question. What was your electrical when you were running this if you remember? I'm about to run of these, the .5 ohm version at .67 ohms. I have 3 AGM Deka Intimidators, stock alt and the big 3 with 0 gauge. I'm looking for a 300 amp alternator for a 07 Civic.
Hey Parker could you please tell me why did you decide to go to bass 8k vs 2 md12’s. Also could you tell me if I will notice a difference from a bass amp vs Md if using the head unit crossovers. I love my headway cells by the way thank you.
Man good thing to see someone be honest and say hey it was my fault i did the damage, i followed you for a really long time and you have came a very long way Parker dont stop now! Hope your new 12k makes it longer than 6 months keep it up man
I have a 800x4 all of a sudden when you go high volume it’s starts to make a scraping sound like a scratch record any idea what it could be guys o checked all wires?
Ive always bought Korean made amps. Yes they are more expensive bought i have never had any issues with any of the 4 that ive purchased heck 2 of them i ran at half ohm for over a yr no problem only reason for getting rid of them is for upgrade reasons. I love Korean amps because at least the ones i owned was hugely underrated and did 500-1000 or more than what they was rated for.
I have a taramps 15k bass amp when it's on I touch it and it feels like it vibrating feels like a huge amount of current is going thru it is that normal?I have the gain up but not too much it's not clipping
I can tell you that most of the failures with most of the fullbridge amplifiers like The taramps md 12k , are how the fans push air inward on the fets. If any debris contacts and shorts the fets... well it's a mini 4th of july show. Fullbridge amplifiers will get better over time. In the meantime, just use some sort of dust filter with limited air flow restrictions. This will keep them from collecting debris. I have repaired a few fullbridge amplifiers and discovered this issue to be one of the main reasons. Shout out to Barvids for his knowledge and I know he is more knowledgeable as he has taught me a lot .
wow parker!! i always wonderd why you used taramps! they have so maney car amplifiers on amazon. its insane!! lucky we got you awesome u tubers that test stuff out and save us consumers the hearteach! saving both sides from the crap on the market!!
Hi. Thanks for the tips on the Taramps. What about, can you link me to the dual 2/0 inputs you have on there?! Those are dual 2/0 inputs on there aren’t they? I don’t want to get incorrect inputs. Thanks.
I need some advice I have six rockford fosgate p3 12s and was wondering what would be a good bass amp for my subs?? I'm looking to spend $400 to $600. I have a 320 amp alternator extra battery and 0 gauge wire.
I have a taramp md 8k hooked it up it popped and went onto protect contacted the sales people and taramp no response yet what do I do what happened the blue and red protect lights are both on???
😯DAAAMN bro!!! I've had my STETSOM 8K for almost a year never had a problem with it yet! But I ordered it directly from the manufacturer NOT a dealer!!!
It's funny you mention that cause my.buddy keeps bad mouthing my Stetson 3k and he brags that his md taramps 3k us better than my stetsom. He claims that my Stetsom will burn up on me before his does. And then I seen this video. I've personally only had some heating issues but once I bought a fan , I now have no more heating issues with my Stetson and its actually slamming so hard with my single 15 zvx.
@@RomaVilla I meant to say above 12 volts! But I got 3 setups right now bro. But the STETSOM is powering two Memphis LVS 15's while I prepare to start my wall build
The problem is that the protection circuit in these Taramps takes a while to kick on and isn't fast enough so you can't really trust it for that. The second amp would be worth repairing though
Wats up Parker? Can you confirm if these MD models will pick up frequencies below 30hz? Thinking about getting the MD5000.1 for my setup. I'm replacing my ORION XTR4000.1
How the heck did you get the SHCA dual fuse holder covers on? I have such a hard time fitting them after even using a 16ton hydraulic crimp. Nice video BTW. Thank you! Now I’ll just save for some B2’s.
I had the same thing happen on an 8K accidentally shorted the remote line to the speaker with the car off apparently there was some voltage enough to pop whatever internally but it never came on again sent it back got another one cuz it was a third party warranty through SquareTrade but I've owned four or five now of the taramps MD yes they're not top quality yes the fans are loud but I honestly have no other complaints definitely best bang-for-the-buck for anyone out there looking
What happened to the Audiopipe amp? I have had great luck with the one I bought. It's only a 2k. Have you looked the Alphard amps, they seem nice and pretty inexpensive?
I have a Deaf Bonce 13K amp and it looks so beautiful! Lol it only costs me $1000... I haven’t installed it yet due to the fact that I need to buy more stuff for it like new alternator, more batteries, etc etc. I might just put the DB amp in my car and have it sit there lol
Whether you shorted the speaker leads or not the protection circuit should’ve prevented total amp failure. Did they warranty the amp? If not why? Did you pay for repair? Why buy a brand new third amp? Hope they gave you a discount for the free advertising & promo!
As a retired amp repair guy your # 1 issue is having the Amp on the box u will introduce alot of vibration which may make your transformer windings rub together and offset the power supply and hurt your fets or keep going into protect and u can't figure why
Anyone… What amp gives you this power at this price with proper protection? Had plenty of Speaker wires together on home receivers, PA amplifiers, Memphis Autotek Hifonics Alpine’s Sony’s, damn even on cheap BOSS amps and always boot back.
Been beating my 5000.1 Taramp with (3) 950 batteries and (2) 200 Amp circuit breakers. (1) 12 D2 FI Audio 4500 watts in a 38hz tuned box sitting in my E350 Benz , mad Bass never been disappointed!
You need to put some padding between the subs and the amp so that the amp is not taking so much vibration from the box. It's probably rattling the components to death. It will help with the shock waves
Dang Parker! I blew my hcca the same way. Disconnected to slide box over, wires touched and the chassis at same time, loud pop, and my hcca went into bezerk mode. It completely fried my small sundown sae 50.4, but the hcca still sorta worked. It made a odd noise after it was first cut on, then while playing at loud volume it got distorted , and subs would pop. Sent it to Orion, they shipped it back the next day. Said no problem found. Im like, did yall test it? Cause it will power up fine, but makes funny sound inside amp, then pops or distorts at high volume. I just decided to call it a loss and go with 2 smart 3ks. Problem solved.
@@tyjuanthrasher4226 yeah the knobs definitely feel cheap. I don't use that bass boost at all though. It only boost that certain frequency that you set it to with the knob to the left of it.
funny thing is when I had had a pioneer amp I upgraded to a fosgate amp and failed to realize that the power terminals were backwards so I connected it the same I turned it on but nothing happened so I went to check it and realized I had screwed up luckily I flipped them and got lucky cause the amp still works to this day it took a beating like a champ with massive voltage drop now it bangs harder after I had upgraded the alt. Maybe I got lucky the amp should have blew up but it didnt although im looking for something around the same power and is more efficient its a r1200 prime.
Here in Brazil we really like Taramps amps, it's really cool to see it's becoming famous around the world. I give more importance to it's sound quality and real power (most times higher than the declared by the brand) than to a premium feeling, and never had so many problems with those amps. Maybe you could give more space between the subwoofers and the amp, it would prevent the amp of vibrating as much causing problems to it's components. Nice video!
I dont know what amp i wana get ive been through 2 tarmps 1st one being my fault being a frayed power wire caught it and it completely exploded 2nd being i have no idea worked great for months at 1 and 2 ohms but when i wired it to. 05ohms it popped and no longer works which it is the half ohm version and no output wires were frayrd or anything so there was no reason for it to die. I did only pay 600 bucks for it and got it under warrenty thr first time i killed it. So only now im gonna be out some money
Up in smoke! Well there goes your chances (up in smoke) at Taramps sponsoring future episodes 😆 Actually, now they may feel more inclined to, to prove themselves. As they should❗btw I greatly appreciate the honesty and unbiasedness you provide. Please don't EVER allow ANYONE OR ANY COMPANY to persuade your opinion. That trait alone will ensure your channels success. Please make a video showing how many dBs more you can get by going from one sub, to two identical subs!? Does it increase by 3 dB (doubling output)? I'd think this topic ought to go viral.
Definitely depends on what kind of space you're working with. I'm running one AB XFL in a built to spec ported birch word double baffle box built by GP audio and an AB VFL comp 3k on it and gets down like nobody's business installed in a 08 Grand Prix. I'm thinking about selling the box and sub and run 2 XFL 12's at .5ohm since I've got the power and electrical upgrades to run everything. I'm just shy of hitting 143db....Parker hit a 145db on his review of the XFL last year.
Shorting speaker leads , to high an input voltage , and screwing them to the sub box will fuck them up. Keep them fed and dont do the other 3 things and your brazillian amp will last. Or should i say full bridge rail voltage amp, every company is making a copy of them now.
Thanks for being honest and owning up to it, and making us aware. I'll own up to mine. I pulled out my Skar rp1500.1d and assumed I knew which was the power wire vs ground 4g. I should've easily looked and double checked. Well I hooked up power and ground reverse in the amp. When I go to put the battery on, the fused connection after the battery saved my ass. Lit up and melted the 150 amp ANL fuse. I corrected it the next morning when I figured out what happened. The amp works fine, no issues. It's the Taramps Smart 3.
How does that skar amp
Preform ? Thinking of getting one
Measure twice cut once!!!🤔😉 A lesson that won't soon be forgotten.💥😫
@@nnnvv2121 mine heats up too easily for what I want it to do.
Running rp1500.1d on skar svr 15. Sometimes two 15s.
Either way it heats up on short drives and below full tilt so meh
I remember most 1000 watt amps looked like this size 20 yrs ago🔥
Shizzz my old California a1200 max 600w was a foot longer
Yup them Ole 90's ppi joints were huge!
Class ab and class d fullbridge cant be compared at all
@@CVLova im comparing footprint "Einstein".....i never gave any details, if you can read you can clearly see all of what I said.
Haha yep i had a 1000 watt Coustic amp pawn shop special on 2 kicker comp 15s in the late 90s that was a good 18" long or more easily! Went to a soundstream reference 500sx after that which finally gave out recently. Finally went class D with a Fosgate 500 mono block. Amazing how small it is for the power output. Literally half the size of the ref 500. That taramps 12k is a beast though damn!
You are going to continue to have issues if you keep mounting your amp on your enclosure! Mount that monster in a spot with some deadener behind it. You will also need an upgraded alternator.
His amp isn't mounted to the enclosure. He did a video a little while back showing the building & installation of his amp rack.
Joe B - It shouldn’t be anywhere near that enclosure, period. I don’t care what he built to hold it. That is just way too much flex my man.
He really does not need a bigger alternator with all that lithium he just needs to keep them charged
Garlicbread Riders - Yes he does, and honestly he should have a least two Mechmans for that kind of power. That amp needs stable high power at all times. There is a trade off with budget power. A top notch Orion or Rockford amp can withstand instability, but not Taramps, so the trade off is spending thousands on electrical instead of thousands on amps. You can fight it all you want, but you will eventually lose.
Garlicbread Riders - Guess what? He just installed a more powerful alternator.
SUP DUDE! another good vid...man your doin something alot of us didnt do a LONG time ago..
He explained everything at mark 9:00, the first amp came damaged, second and he shorted the speaker outputs, and now he's on his third amp. So for all you ragging on the MD 12000 the only problem I see was in packaging and shipping on the first amp. I've own Brazilian ams for over 5 years with not a single problem. Ds18 fr6000 Korean made amp. Prv 8000d, Taramps md8000.1. (2) taramps 1200x4 and (2)MD 1800.1. like I said I've never had a single problem out of any of them, I will never go back to those high prices Korean based amps.
But see the problem is the youtube comment sections are where people tend to congregate after making it past 3rd grade then dropping out i guess.
MASTERT KILLA - Took the words right off of my fingertips.😂
But have you ran them at .5 ohm yet tho🤔🤔
How was the DS18? Wolfram is releasing their own version of that Korean full bridge for really cheap. 2.4k RMS for $200, 5k for $300
As someone who has a vehicle where a high output alternator DOESNT exists (other then power bastards but I’m not risking that after the reading I’ve done) seeing you run 12k with a stock alt is dope! I’ve been slowly learning more about what to do and how to do stuff with car audio and your channel has been my go to for learning stuff.
I run 16k rms on a stock alt I just have a lot of 12v xs power agm 6 d7500s i charge at night after a lot of demos with a 15a xs power intellicharger
90% of Alts in America don't fit cars in Australia for example, get a metal fabricator, make your own bracket
Hey Parker,dude you are doing your thing bro,keep it up ! Awesome vid as always 👍
Next issue I can see is I noticed alot of flex on that wall, that will take out/kill any amp, Amps hate vibrations, and indeed they need a ton of support, just got my sd12k and I'm being recommended to run 3 banks of 35ah lithium and triple inputs, I own a ds18 hooligan spl 5k also and I absolutely love the look and the feel of that 5k, puts out what it claims if not alittle more, but would definitely be more careful on swapping things back and fourth on them amps and be sure to figure out a good spot where it will get little to no vibrations or be able to flex the board, Amos will last forever if you take the proper precautions
My md8k is mounted on 3/4" piece of Baltic birch bolted to the floor. 3 15s just beat the snot out of my truck and no issues as if yet with my Taramps
Flex!? It looks like he built it from 1/4 inch it flexes so much. Yes that’s the issue. It’s him he can’t see that he is destroying his own stuff? Omg these kids
@@guyww8516 not to mention that he's gotten the wrong amp. These are meant for mids and large woofer systems. Kind of like what you see the Russians driving around with 20 12" woofers. It even tells you on the box that it's not necessarily meant for subwoofer applications, that's the whole reason they have their "Bass" line of amplifiers.
Exactly. He a idiiiiiot
You need to worry about shorting leads no matter what electrical component/device you're working with. A higher quality amp will not change that.
You're though Taramps aren't high quality they're because they're cheap
You've reminded me, I need to install a legit fire ext. in my Project Fire Hazard. It has that name for a reason, and my lil RZR-2500D gets hot running 1ohm. But, now that my 12v power has been strengthened, should help it. I know this from watching Taramps catch fire from running undervolted.
Edit: I have installed a legit auto/RV fire ext. since this post. $14 from Wal-Mart.
Stop using wal mart if possible.
I have the MD8000 and one day the fans were louder than normal, i went to check it out and i hit the amp hard with my had, fans went back to normal and the amp started playing allot louder, checked the gain setting with the DD1 and still no distortion, go figure, it likes a good spanking once in a while... i got to give it to Taramps it makes the power but very flimsy built.
Thank you for making videos. Really learned a lot and for making rookies like me enjoy this hobby coz of your budget best bang for your buck vids.
Im so glad that you did this. I was about to buy one been looking at them for about a week
Wat u gone get
Do these amps sound good? I’m looking for some quality sounding power for a decent price. I need a lot of power like these provide but I probably am just listening at normal levels 80% of the time. Do these sound clean enough for that kind of use or are they mainly just good for getting loud?
How did you use the CT Sounds knob on the 12k. I have a 8k and would like to do that
It's issues we all deal with my friend. The dos and donts we all learn from. I completely understand some of reasons to watch out for on certain amps like that Taramp. I have had many amps blow on me. There are some that just don't handle what we want them to. Thanks for sharing my friend.
When you shorted the terminals, you killed some output fets. They were shorted. And the amp went into protect avoiding further damage. When you power cycled, the amp has a delay built in on the protect circuit to allow it to start while its charging caps, checking systems and initializing drivers. That delay was enough to allow the amp to power on the power supply into a short(the output fet(s) that got damaged durind the short of the leads. This most likely cooked the remaining output fets on the affected bank, the power supply fets are probably done and the class d drivers.
I would recommend anyone with a taramps that if you trow it into protect, at least by shorting terminals or blowing speakers, DO Not power it back up. At a minimum, put a meter on the output terminals to see if they are shorted. When the fets die, most of the time the short. Ideally i would open it and check all the fets, but that means voiding the warranty.
Nah it would be illegal for them to void your warranty by opening the amp up and removing a warranty sticker.
czcams.com/video/lDNg3WYaAAc/video.html
They'd have to prove that you damaged the device by opening it.
this is what exactly happened to me with my brand new md12k taramps.... i added some dual 0 gauge inputs on each input and accidentally one of the + wires from the battery bank touched the body and sparked heavily (pRRRRRAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!) the amp was hooked up during this and i finished up and turn the music on and the amp went in protect so i turned it off and immediately turned it back on after about 5 secs and boom i head a pop inside te amp.....opened it up and the output mosfets (some of them) were blown and yea i ca bet the drivers are gone>
@Parker Dichille I am trying to set up a American bass elite 1544 with the PH 2500 MD V2 do u think this would be a good combo for a set up...what wiring do u recommend for this
I had taramps for the last 4 years. I killed it by shorting the speakers leads, but it got repaired and it's still working fine. I like how small taramps are and how much power they can push out.
Any comment on the da 440 by 4?
@@shaquiloneale1850 It's a great amplifier. czcams.com/video/vyh2mpEbxcw/video.html It can delivery more than 500 watts at 14.4V
Did u build ur own headway set up? I have bought some but don't know a great deal about them so they are still in the box they came in. I'm not sure if I need a balancer or how to charge them exactly. I want to make something for all of them to fit in also, some sort of casing. Not sure if u have any videos about the headway cells or not.
Williston labs has a great explanation of the smart 3 buy tara amps and bass series ....and how the internal caps work
Junk
Someone really needs to sponsor you man with a high end amp.. your doing a really good job with your videos.. Thanks bro
Why? His bread and butter is showing cheap shit to cheap Ppl making ad rev
It doesn't have to be a total loss if he selling the blown amp I'll buy it
Dude fix the other 2 and make a monster bass setup
CrimsonScythe - And spend thousands on electrical and a wall build?
It certainly doesn't have to be a full on sponsorship, but I'm sure an amp company would be willing to give him a good quality high power amp to run their their brand in his testing vehicle. They would get showcased in every video. Taramps gets this for free every video right now
What brand are your dual inputs? and what is the lowest voltage you get there? is that the only amp you have on your system? I have 225ah lifepo4 lithium cells and my voltage drops down to 11.85v at 100% volume i have 1 bass 8k tamps for 2 HCCAs 15" and 1 MD8000 for Mids and 1200 for tweeters. Is your lowest voltage drop with car on or off?
I went through 4 skar amps and I'm still trying to get a good one from them. they were all brand new. some were defective others arrived damaged from skar (not shipping.) I love their subs. the amps really disappointed me. I'm going to try one more time before I switch to a different brand. skar customer service is really good. I'm thankful for that.
Haha I done a similar thing to my pioneer amp, car was off but I decided I wanted to but a wire ferrule on my 12v + - and didn't even think to disconnect battery for the simple job, carefully done - easy then doing the + I acidently dropped it and it welded to the body of the amp and actually took a good 10 seconds of glowing until it popped the fuse, it actually popped my radio fuse as well so maybe went up RCA? Anyway a nice arc mark on my amp and it worked no problems. I just get on and off pops now from the radio, even when changing radio station :(
Grace and peace Parker. I love your content. I had a question. What was your electrical when you were running this if you remember? I'm about to run of these, the .5 ohm version at .67 ohms. I have 3 AGM Deka Intimidators, stock alt and the big 3 with 0 gauge. I'm looking for a 300 amp alternator for a 07 Civic.
You could contact Barevids and get an explanation of what might’ve happened to ur 2nd amp. He’s very knowledgeable on car amps.
He said he shorted the output terminals.
he says exactly what happened to it....watch the video
I’m talking about giving a breakdown on what happened in the circuity itself.
Change all output fet's and it will fire up and work again, i have fixed several Taramps because of that fault 🤗
@@icebreaker2k3 The damn amp produces so much sound it distructs itself from the outside...
Hey Parker could you please tell me why did you decide to go to bass 8k vs 2 md12’s. Also could you tell me if I will notice a difference from a bass amp vs Md if using the head unit crossovers.
I love my headway cells by the way thank you.
Man good thing to see someone be honest and say hey it was my fault i did the damage, i followed you for a really long time and you have came a very long way Parker dont stop now! Hope your new 12k makes it longer than 6 months keep it up man
It might have gave out from vibration? I always thought it's not a good idea to mount on the sub box?
Great vid parker i run crescendo amps i love the quality and sound
I have a 800x4 all of a sudden when you go high volume it’s starts to make a scraping sound like a scratch record any idea what it could be guys o checked all wires?
I got a HD3000 4ohm with 2 12s and when I crank up the volume it does a pop sound and goes on protect mode, any thoughs?
Does anyone know, why amps get blown?
So theres no reason to ad fuses to battery to amp?
Whats the difference can someone help me please.
Parker bro I love ur videos man u always have great info
Ive always bought Korean made amps. Yes they are more expensive bought i have never had any issues with any of the 4 that ive purchased heck 2 of them i ran at half ohm for over a yr no problem only reason for getting rid of them is for upgrade reasons. I love Korean amps because at least the ones i owned was hugely underrated and did 500-1000 or more than what they was rated for.
How many amps are each of your fuses. I just bought this amp and am going to fuse all four wires, should I do 150 on each wire to add up to 600a?
I have a taramps 15k bass amp when it's on I touch it and it feels like it vibrating feels like a huge amount of current is going thru it is that normal?I have the gain up but not too much it's not clipping
I can tell you that most of the failures with most of the fullbridge amplifiers like The taramps md 12k , are how the fans push air inward on the fets. If any debris contacts and shorts the fets... well it's a mini 4th of july show. Fullbridge amplifiers will get better over time. In the meantime, just use some sort of dust filter with limited air flow restrictions. This will keep them from collecting debris. I have repaired a few fullbridge amplifiers and discovered this issue to be one of the main reasons. Shout out to Barvids for his knowledge and I know he is more knowledgeable as he has taught me a lot .
Nice, what do your 12s meter off that amp ?
wow parker!! i always wonderd why you used taramps! they have so maney car amplifiers on amazon. its insane!! lucky we got you awesome u tubers that test stuff out and save us consumers the hearteach! saving both sides from the crap on the market!!
Hi. Thanks for the tips on the Taramps. What about, can you link me to the dual 2/0 inputs you have on there?! Those are dual 2/0 inputs on there aren’t they? I don’t want to get incorrect inputs. Thanks.
I need some advice I have six rockford fosgate p3 12s and was wondering what would be a good bass amp for my subs?? I'm looking to spend $400 to $600. I have a 320 amp alternator extra battery and 0 gauge wire.
Do you think i could get 5k out of the md 12000 without the amp getting hella hot super fast?
I have a taramp md 8k hooked it up it popped and went onto protect contacted the sales people and taramp no response yet what do I do what happened the blue and red protect lights are both on???
Love your videos man. A 12k amp screwed to a flexing box will never last more than 6-9 months, if that.
I just recently Purchased a Evl 12 from Skar DVC 4ohm at 1250 rms... Is there and amp you recommend that is 2ohm
Great video Parker!
😯DAAAMN bro!!! I've had my STETSOM 8K for almost a year never had a problem with it yet! But I ordered it directly from the manufacturer NOT a dealer!!!
Owned a Stetsom 6k for over a year and an 8k for 6 months
It's funny you mention that cause my.buddy keeps bad mouthing my Stetson 3k and he brags that his md taramps 3k us better than my stetsom. He claims that my Stetsom will burn up on me before his does. And then I seen this video. I've personally only had some heating issues but once I bought a fan , I now have no more heating issues with my Stetson and its actually slamming so hard with my single 15 zvx.
@@RomaVilla FOR SURE BRO!!! As long as you keep the volts above 12 good to go
@@74midwestbass74 good looking out bro, I'm definitely upgrading my alt asap... By the way what kind of set up are you running right now?
@@RomaVilla I meant to say above 12 volts! But I got 3 setups right now bro. But the STETSOM is powering two Memphis LVS 15's while I prepare to start my wall build
The problem is that the protection circuit in these Taramps takes a while to kick on and isn't fast enough so you can't really trust it for that. The second amp would be worth repairing though
Serious question how does the jk w6 12 ho box compare to a lot of these subs I ask bcuz just watt difference and price if course
I’m planning on ordering one of these subs but where did you get your battery’s for the sub
Wats up Parker? Can you confirm if these MD models will pick up frequencies below 30hz? Thinking about getting the MD5000.1 for my setup. I'm replacing my ORION XTR4000.1
Yeah plays stuff in the 20s no problem!
How the heck did you get the SHCA dual fuse holder covers on? I have such a hard time fitting them after even using a 16ton hydraulic crimp. Nice video BTW. Thank you! Now I’ll just save for some B2’s.
Is it worth it to spend the extra money for a Salt amp or save and go with one of these?
I had the same thing happen on an 8K accidentally shorted the remote line to the speaker with the car off apparently there was some voltage enough to pop whatever internally but it never came on again sent it back got another one cuz it was a third party warranty through SquareTrade but I've owned four or five now of the taramps MD yes they're not top quality yes the fans are loud but I honestly have no other complaints definitely best bang-for-the-buck for anyone out there looking
What size reducers do u use...I ordered wrong ones..1/0 or 1/4
What do you think of hifonics? Specifically the bxx4000.1d? 😊
What happened to the Audiopipe amp? I have had great luck with the one I bought. It's only a 2k. Have you looked the Alphard amps, they seem nice and pretty inexpensive?
Love all my ap amps 3k kicks ass
Or the wolfram amps
I have a Deaf Bonce 13K amp and it looks so beautiful! Lol it only costs me $1000... I haven’t installed it yet due to the fact that I need to buy more stuff for it like new alternator, more batteries, etc etc. I might just put the DB amp in my car and have it sit there lol
I have a bdc4 12 should I get the audio pipe 1500 watt or the taramps md1200.1
Mount the amp elsewhere vibration killing them or not helping
What is your opinion on the db drive wdx g5 12inch subwoofer?
Whether you shorted the speaker leads or not the protection circuit should’ve prevented total amp failure. Did they warranty the amp? If not why? Did you pay for repair? Why buy a brand new third amp? Hope they gave you a discount for the free advertising & promo!
As a retired amp repair guy your # 1 issue is having the Amp on the box u will introduce alot of vibration which may make your transformer windings rub together and offset the power supply and hurt your fets or keep going into protect and u can't figure why
Could this also be the reason the amp won’t turn on ? , I’m getting power threw the wires and everything but the amp just won’t cut on 😊
What you think about rockville m4 monoblock 6000w for American bass xfl 1ohm ?
Anyone… What amp gives you this power at this price with proper protection?
Had plenty of Speaker wires together on home receivers, PA amplifiers, Memphis Autotek Hifonics Alpine’s Sony’s, damn even on cheap BOSS amps and always boot back.
I have 6 rockford fosgate p3 12s in my tahoe and my electrical is upgraded and its 1.33 ohm. HOW WILL A TARAMPS 5K SMART BASS AMP BE FOR MY SUBS?????
What size subs you have in that box?
How is high pass 10-90hz? Is that subsonic filter? Can you explain please?
Yes subsonic
love the channel and subbed, but never getting one of those. lmao. very happy with my ct sounds monoblock
Very nice review! I was gonna get a taramp 3k but got a stetsom 3k!
Yeah thanks for dat input brutha shid I was thinking about getting one til I watched ur video
Thanks for this, you are the first person show the internals of this amplifier.
Any one know if i got a bigger alternator would it over power my amp ? Or it would give it perfect amount
Been beating my 5000.1 Taramp with (3) 950 batteries and (2) 200 Amp circuit breakers. (1) 12 D2 FI Audio 4500 watts in a 38hz tuned box sitting in my E350 Benz , mad Bass never been disappointed!
I love your videos bro keep goin up 💪🏿💯
Will do I appreciate you!!
You need to put some padding between the subs and the amp so that the amp is not taking so much vibration from the box. It's probably rattling the components to death. It will help with the shock waves
I walk away from car audio and your videos brought me back. My bank amount fucking hates you but I love you.
Love the reviews💪💪
Going with the Taramps lol. Great video. Thanks Parker!
Dang Parker! I blew my hcca the same way. Disconnected to slide box over, wires touched and the chassis at same time, loud pop, and my hcca went into bezerk mode. It completely fried my small sundown sae 50.4, but the hcca still sorta worked. It made a odd noise after it was first cut on, then while playing at loud volume it got distorted , and subs would pop. Sent it to Orion, they shipped it back the next day. Said no problem found. Im like, did yall test it? Cause it will power up fine, but makes funny sound inside amp, then pops or distorts at high volume. I just decided to call it a loss and go with 2 smart 3ks. Problem solved.
How do u connect this amp to 2 subs? Should make a video on this pls explain thanks
Whats the different between md and the bass models?
Hey Parker maybe you’ve meantioned this before but is that a 6 or 8” port? Thanks
8”
I bought the smart 3k and the packaging was so bad. Amp works amazing but still wuts up with the lack of bubble wrap?
I had one for a week and the boost nob broke fam doesn’t work but holding up
@@tyjuanthrasher4226 yeah the knobs definitely feel cheap. I don't use that bass boost at all though. It only boost that certain frequency that you set it to with the knob to the left of it.
Shot out..Parker great video and explaining the review of that amp..
funny thing is when I had had a pioneer amp I upgraded to a fosgate amp and failed to realize that the power terminals were backwards so I connected it the same I turned it on but nothing happened so I went to check it and realized I had screwed up luckily I flipped them and got lucky cause the amp still works to this day it took a beating like a champ with massive voltage drop now it bangs harder after I had upgraded the alt. Maybe I got lucky the amp should have blew up but it didnt although im looking for something around the same power and is more efficient its a r1200 prime.
Are u still rocking the American Bass elites 12 as your daily
Off topic but do you think digital designs m4a is a legend or all hype
Here in Brazil we really like Taramps amps, it's really cool to see it's becoming famous around the world. I give more importance to it's sound quality and real power (most times higher than the declared by the brand) than to a premium feeling, and never had so many problems with those amps.
Maybe you could give more space between the subwoofers and the amp, it would prevent the amp of vibrating as much causing problems to it's components.
Nice video!
Do you use fuse for your amplifier?
I dont know what amp i wana get ive been through 2 tarmps 1st one being my fault being a frayed power wire caught it and it completely exploded 2nd being i have no idea worked great for months at 1 and 2 ohms but when i wired it to. 05ohms it popped and no longer works which it is the half ohm version and no output wires were frayrd or anything so there was no reason for it to die. I did only pay 600 bucks for it and got it under warrenty thr first time i killed it. So only now im gonna be out some money
Unfortunately that same thing happened to me today on my md 5000.1 but I have no warranty left on it
Yo man what do u do with the amps that you burn?
Where did you get your battery cells from?
Up in smoke! Well there goes your chances (up in smoke) at Taramps sponsoring future episodes 😆 Actually, now they may feel more inclined to, to prove themselves. As they should❗btw I greatly appreciate the honesty and unbiasedness you provide. Please don't EVER allow ANYONE OR ANY COMPANY to persuade your opinion. That trait alone will ensure your channels success. Please make a video showing how many dBs more you can get by going from one sub, to two identical subs!? Does it increase by 3 dB (doubling output)? I'd think this topic ought to go viral.
Yeah man way more important to to me to make honest reviews than get sponsored
Hey which is better the HDs or MDs taramps
I love your honesty with everything you do on this channel ....awesome video....
What would you rather do. 2 10s AB or 1 12 DB witch both equal 2krms with a AB 1800.1 amp?? Also thinking of Inifinity Kappas for voice
Definitely depends on what kind of space you're working with. I'm running one AB XFL in a built to spec ported birch word double baffle box built by GP audio and an AB VFL comp 3k on it and gets down like nobody's business installed in a 08 Grand Prix. I'm thinking about selling the box and sub and run 2 XFL 12's at .5ohm since I've got the power and electrical upgrades to run everything. I'm just shy of hitting 143db....Parker hit a 145db on his review of the XFL last year.
Yeah man depends on a lot of things. 2 10s would have more cone area
@@ParkerTheBasshead have you made a video regarding mids,highs, tweeters?? Been looking but havnt found 1
Hey brother can you deliver this amplifier In India and if yas so what is the cost of include delivery ???
Please reply
Shorting speaker leads , to high an input voltage , and screwing them to the sub box will fuck them up. Keep them fed and dont do the other 3 things and your brazillian amp will last. Or should i say full bridge rail voltage amp, every company is making a copy of them now.