TaylorFade Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I have to say... I am officially sick of this amp. So let's just get the test done and move on with our lives. Sonido Mask 2000.1 Price - $289 Rated RMS @ 1 Ohm(<1% DISTORTION) 1936WRMS @ 2 Ohm(<1% DISTORTION) 1300WRMS @ 4 Ohm(<1% DISTORTION) 1050WFuse Rating 150AI assume these numbers are at 14.4v, but this is a 12v test on 12v batts. The amp is really not all that bad looking, but anytime anything lights up on the front of an amp, it makes me think it's cheap because it's obviously being marketed to a specific crowd. And I'd rather you spend that money elsewhere than an LED logo. Or cut it out of the cost altogether. But that's me. You can tell just by picking the amp up that it's lacking either the sink or the guts to be a 2k. Or both. It has a "budget" feel to it. I've handled 1k's with more heft. Control side. Variable bass boost is a nice feature, I suppose. *If* people knew how to properly utilize it. But most don't. And if they do, they know better than to use it anyway. SSF and LPF. Ok. The pots are actually decent. You would expect plastic pots on an amp like this, but this is Sonido's premium line so I guess it has some bells and whistles. I didn't bother to play with the bass knob, but I dont' have much faith in those 3.5mm ones. And most of you know how I feel about gain knobs anyway. "Tiffany" style RCA's are a nice touch. Solid input terminals. Not particularly oversized, but at least they're 1/0. Pretty standard on a 2k though. The set screws are phillips head. Yippee. The speaker side fits 8awg no problem and the power and ground fit 1/0 welding without any fuss. I like when the remote is between the terminals. It gives a little bit of seperation between the power and ground- because frayed wire can make for some fireworks. Guts and some closeups of the board. Monsters On to the testing. I apologize in advance for the glare in some of these. Setting unloaded. This is actually a good bit of voltage for a 2k. First up is 5 ohms (resistive). That's 480w @ 5ohms and 13.5v with 73% efficiency. Next is 2.5 ohms (resistive). That's 950w at 2.5ohms and 14v with 72% efficiency. Here's 1 ohm resistive. That's 1,420w at 1 ohm and 13v with a whopping 62% efficiency. Yikes. That's indicative of a class A/B amp. This pull got past my alt at idle so voltage dropped to 13v. This would be much worse on on most people's system who would be running this amp. To give this amp every chance to make clean power, I adjusted the volume for each pull so that it remained clean. I don't usually do that (or need to). But in case you're wondering why I did that or what it would look like if I didn't do that, here you go... That's 1,680w at 1 ohm and 13v and efficiency drops even further to ~ 60%. You don't need to be an expert to see that the wave is pretty squared off there. The problem here is that this is what you would get if you had set the amp at max clean unloaded. The amp just doesn't have the ass to stay clean. Curious what the amp does at battery voltages after it gets past an OEM alt? It just gets uglier and uglier. Although... efficiency didn't get any worse. Your coils would be pissed here. Even though most of the people running amps like this have Zv.4's or Lvl5's for some reason. In case you missed it, here are the in-car comparison measurements with some comparably sized amps. I used max SPL and an SMD AMM-1 in dyno mode here. Digital Designs M2b-1.4 - 656w - 142.6db-.35 - 1,922w - 146.7dbRockford Fosgate 1500bd-1.4 - 671w - 143.1db-.35 - 1,801w - 146.1dbSonido Mask 2000-1.4 - 345w - 140.9db-.35 - 1,392w - 145.3dbPrototype "1200"-1.4 - 279w - 141.1db-.35 - 1,150w - 145.0db This is the part where I usually give my personal thoughts on the amp being tested. Due to the recent events surrounding this amp and the person selling them and his tactics to do so, I am withholding my personal opinion of the amp and I will let the testing and numbers do the talking. You can be the judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundstream15 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 im also tired of hearing about these amps. so many ppl are running them and keep wanting them and its just amazing bc its not a good amp brad is a dumbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecomah Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Lol I have seen more than a couple people say this amp is awesome. Guess the numbers speak for themselves 750??! Yeah, fuck that. Fuck this website, fuck SMD, fuck Steve, fuck all of his butt buddy mods, and their couches.^ DON'T BE A DICK LIKE THIS GUY Team Subsonic Lows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbarrera93 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 :bull: :bull: :bull: 2001 Chevy Blazer LS Kenwood KDC-HD552U 2 12" SDC 2.5 D4 Fi SP4 18" 4 Sundown SA-12's HiFonics BE 1200.1 Soundstream RUB1.2500D Looking for a 5k XS Power D3100 4 Soundqubed 6.5's (Pro Audio) 2 Soundqubed 3-Way 6.5's 2 Soundqubed Super Tweeters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefourth Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 TFade is my hero Thanks alaskanzx5 I might just do thatI can recone a sub myself. About a year ago I took 2 12" power acoustic mofos and made one sub. I took the magnet and the motor off of one and j b welded it to the other motor and magnet. I had to wind my own voice coil so it would work. After I was done hooked up to 2 boss 5000w amps. And shattered my back and all my side windows came to this thread to recommend soundqubed and ct sounds. OP goes with soundstream. oh lawd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcards Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 my god thats ways too much thermal paste on those mosfets its a waste skar sk2500.1 0 gauge power and ground kunukonceptz alpine HUvxi65 components on BA gt-275new build log -> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/150642-project-d-kon-deathcards-build-log/#entry2148821 2 x-15 sundowns singer alt, odyssey bat, and maxwell ultra caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Ill say it piece of shit. Only amp that caught fire on the dyno anyone need ot to be simplified THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanSierra Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 TFade is my hero X2, mine too. The FB drama is complete bananas right now. Im not the one you want to try to troll. Just a fyi for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walwalka Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Shitnido mask!!!!!!!!!! FTMFCSL 2010 Honda Civic LX / Deck: Kenwood DDX371 / Front Highs: Crescendo RTS-1 / Front Mids: Silver Flute 6.5's / 4 channel: DC Audio 90.4 / Sub: Fi 15in SP4v2 / Sub amp: Taramps HD 5000 / Power wire: Knukonceptz OFC 1/0 / Deadener: Audio Technix 60 mil / Batteries: XS Power D5100R / Rear bank: TBD / Alternator: Singer 240a hairpin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorFade Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Louder than an M4a, yo! This shit has gotten me banned from several FB groups and my status updates reported and deleted. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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