testtones Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 I just bought and installed a SounDigital SD8000 amp. I thought I would share my experience. I have seen a lot of question about this amp and its ability to perform as it is rated. I believe this is because of the small size of the amps as well as the fact that it is a relatively new company. Let me tell you, it performs even better than expected. Unfortunately I didn’t get a lot of play time. One of my subs blew. The coil was making a bit of noise at the end of the last year, so it is no surprise to me, especially after putting that much power on them. During the time I did get to play it I did notice a few things that surprised me. First was the sound of the amp, I must say (with limited play time) it sounds cleaner and tighter then the kicker amps I was using. Secondly (not as surprising due to the fact that the SD is rated much higher) this amp completely out performs the pair of zx2500.1 amps. (I was also comparing the kicker amps with the car running to the SD8000 with the car off. I’m sure the extra couple volts I get with the car running will make it even more impressive.) From a rating standpoint there was no doubt the SD8000 would do this, but there is that visual aspect that leaves doubt. Looking at the 2 kickers compared to the SD8000. It makes you think there is no way that an 18” long amp could out perform a combined 54” worth of amp in the kickers. It took all of about 5 seconds to put that doubt to rest. Now I must also say Murilo Alvares (International sales and after sales care) was great to deal with. He answered my many e-mails and phone calls about this amp quickly. Unlike many other companies I have dealt with he was able to answer my questions with out having to refer to “the tech dept." From my experience it was some of the best customer service I have had. I would definitely recommend this brand . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testtones Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 sorry for posting in the wrong area, thanks for moving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E a r t h Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 can you elaborate some more on what you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 no problem it was ok in the amp section, i just figured it was a good enough review for our review section here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testtones Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 sure, I am running 2 solo x 18's in a wall, tuned to 32 Hz running the amp at 2 ohms nominal, 12 volt electrical system consisting of 3 kinetik HC2400's and a 220 A Ohio generator alt. Unfortunatly I havent had a chance to meter it with the SounDigital yet. Although this is a daily system not a SPL install. I do plan on trying Bass Race this year though. From the time I did get to use it, the amp didnt break a sweat, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 website for the sounddigital stuff? 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testtones Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 http://www.teamsd.net/ thats the english version here is the original site http://www.soundigital.com.br/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SounDigital Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Nice to read this, Tony! Welcome to the SD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 nice review! glad you like your new amp! its good to hear good things and not bad all the time! All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testtones Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 nice review! glad you like your new amp! its good to hear good things and not bad all the time! Thanks Steve. From what I have seen so far, I 'm not sure I could find a bad thing about it..... Now if I could just get this damn snow to melt so I can actually get the car out and enjoy I would really be happy. I'll be sure to get some videos when I do..... http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/public/style_emoticons/default/hairtrick.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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