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Sundown Audio

  1. Started by jonbearsmt,

    here goes... i had an old speaker book... in the wiring diagrams it shows a "phantom" wiring series... it shows on a 2 channel amp.. 3 speakers ran and it stays at say 4 ohms... 2 speakers hooked up normaly, then the 3rd is left + and right - can the sundown roll like that?

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  2. Started by sundownz,

    So... you want to know how much the SA-12 will take thermally ? Video starts at 14.5 amps (1740 watts) power drops off to the 1200 - 1400 watt range after the first 10 seconds and continues to play for a total of about 35 seconds at this power level. Never going below DOUBLE rated power for the entire time on straight sine wave wall socket power @ 60 Hz. The woofer is NOT broken but I decided to stop as the current continued to drop indicating the coil was getting too hot. I plan to use this one in my Jeep so I didn't want it to go until it quit http://www.sundownaudio.com/misc/SA-12_Production/Wall-Socket/CIMG2652.MOV Fun stuff This is a Dual-2 -- first sample that I …

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  3. Started by porkchop,

    okay fellars, i got a SAZ 3000D and i am going to be getting a WMD2R 15", it is a dual 1ohm sub, it does 1500 rms. with ease from what i understand, i am thinking that i will run the amp at 2ohms. so it will be an easy relationship on both, i know i could wire to .5 ohm and the sub will take alot more wattage......but i figure this will be plenty. so my question is, with a 2 ohm load, what type of amprage should i have avaiable for my amp, like what size alt and battery combo,,,, i got the welding cable and plenty of it, so i got that part going on. thanks Chop.

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  4. Started by juan,

    Was wanting to know if this wire is good enough for an saz3000d amp. Also what electrical would be needed?

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  5. Just wondering if any Sundown supporters are close to ND? Minn, MT, SD, Iowa, Wy, Canada....anyone close?

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  6. Started by Jshak07,

    Probably a noob question but can you strap a 3000d to a 3500d?

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  7. First off, this doesn't seem very mono block to me (tis a two channel amp), but anyway... Could someone explain to me how you would wire up a single SVC sub? The diagram on page 5 shows bringing a line to both power outputs on the speaker positive connections, and no line to the negatives at all. This doesn't make any sense to me. Do you link the two negatives together, and run one positive to the speaker's positive, and the other positive to the speaker's negative?

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  8. Started by sundownz,

    8x SAZ-3000Ds - SEE BELOW * 3x Excellent Condition New Casing -- re-built by DB-R * $725 each w/ FULL 2-year warranty * 3x Good Condition New Casing -- Used Amplifiers * $675 each w/ 1-year warranty * 2x Okay Condition OLD Casing -- Used Amplifiers * $600 each w/ 90-day warranty

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  9. Started by Hzd Skizzy,

    Im either wanting to pre-order the saz-1500d v.2 in the next day or two for 400$. Or I was looking at the Saz-2000d in the B-stock Refurb section for 400$ and have a little headroom. Power is going to an XCON by the way. Any input is appreciated.

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  10. Started by achn2b,

    Probably won't have any time to put them in for another couple weeks, but just wanted some info. What crossover point should I use for the woofers to protect them from too much power? Right now my SAX 50.4 needs repair, so I'm gonna be using an old ADS PQ 10 bridged to run them, so probably around 60-80 watts per channel, so shouldn't be too large an issue with that. But when I get my Sundown amp back, I thought I would run that bridged, which would give them what, about 160 watts/channel? I've seen Jacob mention he's been running his off two channels of a 200.4, so I assume that's 200/channel? So what crossover point is recommended, and higher with a shallow slope,…

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  11. Started by shizzzon,

    can someone explain this to me in simple terms of how it works? I'm trying to understand how it works but am giving myself a headache. I want this amp to power 2 fronts, 2 rears and 2 "show off" external speakers. Now, by doing a standard wiring job, all 4 in car speakers @4ohm would be receiving as advertised 100w per speaker. I set all the x-overs on the amp the way i want them to be. I then decide to hookup these 2 extra speakers in tri mode by bridging each of the 2 speakers on ch1+2 and ch3+4. This is where i get lost... If the original speakers were receiving 100w before, what are they getting now including the add-on speakers? The amp is rated for 320x2 @4ohm... …

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  12. Started by sundownz,

    October sale on the E series is ON as of today! Pricing as below : E-10 : Regular = $105 // SALE = $85 E-12 : Regular = $110 // SALE = $90 E-15 : Regular = $130 // SALE = $105 This sale is available for all authorized local and online dealers for the month of October !!! Pick them up while you can for a great price !

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  13. Started by mccleery3,

    I am curious if there is any ETA on the 6.5" comps availability? I need 2 sets ASAP

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  14. Started by Smondo17,

    is it possible to strap the 1000d?

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  15. Started by stevew007,

    Ok just got my second 1500 today with sticker's for the car.my wife brought home a dell computer for my $300 2 mic term-lab . it is up and running But it is raining out so no test's just yet and I still need to hook up second 1500. i have my second 9500 D motor coming wensday . and I have a couple crx's in my sight's. i have 4 run's of 0 gauge and a nsb-90 to start with. still need the part's for second 9510 oh and crx last thing will be 6" aero port's. anyway's first show is the 28th need to do some testing by then and mess with a few box's but not sure how much I'm going to do with the eclipse for the first show. might just add second 1500 and go with it until the…

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  16. I've seen this asked before and I thought I knew ""Best Practices" but then in reading, I discovered there are some things about the PRE inputs on teh Sundowns where they don't like certian ""Higher End" RCA cables... Who woulda thunk it???? So, if that was unknown to me, what else is, you know... So my question/scenario is I have: Headunit - Front Stereo Preouts to SAX125.2 Pre-Ins Headunit - Rear Stereo Preouts to SAX 125.2 Pre-Ins No question there, next is the question part. I will be running (4) SAZ-2000D, if I can ever afford the rest of them.... Trying for by Christmas... Should I run from Head Unit Sub Pre Outs w multiple RCA Y Adapters to SAZ-2000D Pre-Ins He…

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  17. Started by holykaos,

    Wow so fri i was going to buy 2 of the sundown audio sa-8's off here, and now they don't have the listed any more whats going on.

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  18. Started by Kickin Kia,

    Hey Guys. Finally got an awesome video of my new set up in the KIA flexing it's muscles lol. This was at the NSPL, National Sound Pressure League World Finals at South Of The Border in South Carolina. Be sure to watch in HD if at all possible to get the full effect. Feel free to rate, comment, or subscribe to my channel. Enjoy.Hey Guys. Finally got an awesome video of my new set up in the KIA flexing it's m uscles lol. This was at the NSPL, National Sound Pressure League World Finals at South Of The Border in South Carolina. Be sure to watch in HD if at all possible to get the full effect. Feel free to rate, comment, or subscribe to my channel. Enjoy.

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  19. Hey all, our Finals event was today and boy was there some heated competition. Andrew AKA Andrew2944r had his beautiful truck there. 3 DC LVL 5 18's in a wall, with 3 Sundown SAZ 3K's and 7 Kinetiks with Dual Alts from DC Power. Did a 157.8 at 55Hz...destroying his competition. Another member, Jordan had his Black Neon there with a single SAZ 1500D on 1 DD 9515F doing 149.7's at 59Hz. I myself had my car there, 2 12" Soundstream SPLX 12's on 2 SAZ 3K's...I had radio and electrical problems and crap all day...stumbled and clipped my way to a 148.9 ended up taking my class anyways. Also a local team mate Cody Breedlove had his 98' Pathfinder there with 2 AQ 1200D's strappe…

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  21. Started by sundownz,

    Originally posted by Grigoriy Kashin on my SMD Forum : another 156+ from Team Sundown Russia - SMD Forum This is a burp only no-wall setup. ---------- Ok, I'm posting this for Drugban, to cut down on the LOLz over google translate This car is built for IASCA Advanced NW 2 class - everything is behind the B-pillar and beneath the window line. The car is a Russian Izh Oda, a compact 4door hatchback - currently in totally stock form with no sound deadnr at all (they will experiment with it over the week) The gear: subs: - two Sundown Audio z15v.2's d1 amps: - two Sundown Audio SAZ3500D's strapped @ 1ohm running on 16v bats - 3 Optima 5.5L Bluetops + two FIAMM 4v cells meter …

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  22. Started by john117,

    I want to know how do they get 66 Voltage in a car. I mean I am going to get a 300 amp alt, and two power master D3100, and a SAZ-3000D. How in the world can I find out how much Voltage am I going to give out before I purchase all these things. Also how is it possible to put the amp at .5 ohms? I don't know a lot about car audio, but this voltage thing is REALLY confusing me.

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  23. Started by prican25,

    Hi, I recently decided to upgrade my Type-R subs to 2 Sundown SA-12's (4 Ohm) for my SAZ-1500D amp and want to set them up as 1 Ohm and I have followed the diagram on the12-volt which is this: but my sub box has 2 wire terminals for each sub so what I did was for each sub - to - and + to + with the one + wire from the top coil and the - from bottom coil to the terminal and from the terminals to the amp to their -/+ and set jumpers on the amp as + to + and - to -, this should be ok right? I had the Type-R's is the same fashion which worked fine but the SA-12's aren't pushing which is making me think I might have done something wrong in the wiring so if someone can please…

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  24. Started by SouthPole1989,

    hi, i have a opportinty to get 2 12w7 ( svc 3 ohm) for cheap ( 500 for both) and i am looking at an amp for them before i get it and i would like to stick with 1 amp for price and i am wondering what does the saz1500d do at 1.5 ohms and also i have a 200 amp alternator. hc1400 under the hood and a hc2400 in the trunk and it is all connected by 1/0 guage wire and the other amps i am going to have 2 eclipse xa4000 amps to give you an idea of the power for the amp. i might add another hc2400 if i can get a good deal on it,

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  25. Started by JimJ,

    First off, thanks to Jacob of Sundown Audio for letting me review this driver I always like listening to lower-power woofers in the 2-300W range, because these smaller drivers show that especially when musical accuracy is concerned, you don't need the multi-kW behemoths that are becoming commonplace these days. Just 300W and a small sealed enclosure is often times all you need to realistically reproduce most anything you can throw at it. For this review, I wired the voice coils for a combined 8 ohm load, with an Xover point of 50Hz @ 24dB/oct. The enclosure was slightly under 1cF, sealed. Aesthetics: You normally don't expect much in the way of build quality for subwoofe…

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