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Morning all,

Still fairly new to this whole scene, I was looking for recommendations on an amp to power a 12" lvl 3 (or 4 havn't decided yet)

Price isn't a HUGE issue, but it'll have to be shipping internationally... which will cost enough!

Anyways, pretty open to brand type, but from things I have read am a bit impartial to DAT's amp designs and Hifonics. (hifonics have been released in Aus so no need for shipping hopefully)

Thank in advance! :)

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Diablo Audio Technologies are fantastic amps and in a completely different much higher league than Hifonics

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Have you looked at Sundown Audio? they have great products and excellent customer service (not that you would need it)

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Diablo Audio Technologies are fantastic amps and in a completely different much higher league than Hifonics

no offense becasue i do agree with them being better then hifonics. becaue i know ALOT about the amps they have. but with no knowledge other then whats been posted how can you be o sure as to how much higher up then a hifonics it is?

My point is, that it seems like people recommend thing and dont have any basis behind it.

id recommend since you said price doesnt matter for you to tell us exactly how many subs your going to run so we can know the approximate RMS values on amps to tell you to look at.

i like the dat1000 and the 2500 but dont have much knowledge on the 8.1 inferno series.

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Going to be running a single 12" lvl 3.

Partner says she still wants the boot, so will work with that!!

The DC site says the lvl 3's can take 600 rms, 1200 peak.

So I guess be looking for something around the 1k rms mark.

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Going to be running a single 12" lvl 3.

Partner says she still wants the boot, so will work with that!!

The DC site says the lvl 3's can take 600 rms, 1200 peak.

So I guess be looking for something around the 1k rms mark.

Check out a Sundown Audio Saz-1000. There are a few reps overseas so shipping might not be as bad as you think.

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Morning all,

Still fairly new to this whole scene, I was looking for recommendations on an amp to power a 12" lvl 3 (or 4 havn't decided yet)

Price isn't a HUGE issue, but it'll have to be shipping internationally... which will cost enough!

Anyways, pretty open to brand type, but from things I have read am a bit impartial to DAT's amp designs and Hifonics. (hifonics have been released in Aus so no need for shipping hopefully)

Thank in advance! :)

tbh with you, there are so many amp companies with similar designs that you might as well find the cheapest you can.

I am not a hifonics fan unless its the higher line stuff, so would probably stay away from them. Never ran DAT so couldn't comment on that either.

I will say I am very happy with American Bass amps tho. Better then I thought it would be.

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