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Sundown Audio

  1. Started by Derrick824,

    People here in SC have never heard of Sundown Audio and after seeing my scores they ask about them at every show. The basic questions are where can I buy them and what all kind of products do they have. I try to explain as much as I can but it gets really time consuming doing that over and over. Its also tough without any visual references and specific information on hand. Do you have any type of brochure or product cards that I could hand out to people? We really need a dealer here in SC. That way I could direct people there. Right now all I know to do is send them to the website.

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  2. Started by techaninna,

    Well I changed my mind again on subs Ended up with 2 Sundown Nightshade 15's. Got them today and started the box and new midgate. I swear the pictures do no justice for the subs, they are huge. I am sure everyone has seen pics but here are some more. Buddy of mine had to hold the subs cause they seem to want to stand up on their own. Now my fiberglass midgate is a little more time consuming than I thought but here is the progress. Here is how I plan on attaching the midgate to the box. Box shown with bottom not attached, midgate is also second baffle. I attached the two boards to the fiberglass midgate. using drywall screws with rubber washers.

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  3. Started by 2000LaDe,

    ok my buddy is installing my 100.4 and my 32 6.5" coaxials. they hooked up 16 of the 32 speakers in channel 1 and 2. they wired sets of 8 to 2 ohm. when they turned it on it seemed really quiet. but when they turn it up the amp goes into protect. any specific reason this might be happening????

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  4. Do you need to have all 4 channels for the 100.4 when bridged? reason i ask is I'm using it as 320 x 2 at 4 ohms for subs which i only have 2 channels of RCAs and I don't want to have to buy Y splitters if I don't have to. If so would you use channels 1 and 2 or 1 and 3 or what? thanks guys. -Trevor

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  5. Started by Blazinloud,

    Alright, not sure if jacob remembers but I bought a used 1500D off a guy named Rob E and it started blowing fuses everytime the amp would turn on...........and now, surprisingly im having the same problem. Amp ran just fine for almost a year then all of a sudden it just cut out during a song. I've been using gold plated 80 amp agu the whole time..... So anyway when I sent the 1st one in, I got a brand new unit back just hoping I can still send it in for repairs in a couple weeks as I dont have much extra cash for shipping at the moment. just to clear things up......amp was being ran at 2ohms to 2 old type r 12's sealed with 4 awg wire.....all connections were solid includ…

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  6. Started by sundownz,

    I have 9 pcs of the original SD-1 drivers here: http://www.sundownaudio.com/ppsd12.html These are new drivers - since they are discontinued there will be no warranty beyond a no DOA guarantee. $40 shipped each regardless of quantity

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  7. Started by sundownz,

    Looking into something that I'd be proud to put the "Sundown Audio" name on... and I think I may be on to it. I've been speaking to an engineer about doing a bigger power amplifier the way I think it should be done. How does 4000 watts @ 1 ohm @ 0.01% THD anywhere from 12v to 16v sound ? At a soft clip (eg: burp) up to 6500 watts at anywhere from 12v to 16v. MSRP would be around $1999 to $2199 or so for this bad boy. Would be about 33.5" long give or take... and accept dual 1/0 inputs. I may be testing a prototype by the end of the year. Don't ask about the ETA for production - it's a big project requiring a large investment so it's hard to say.

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  8. Started by sundownz,

    http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/zencart...&cPath=3_11 Click the item then click "Write a Review" on the right hand bar.

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  9. Started by Lord Baccus,

    This weekend i wanted to see what the Lb Moab XxX 15" would do in a Street beat boxx.. 149.3db @ 44Hz was thats 1 sub w/ 6000watts rms / 7cf box ported to 36Hz

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  10. Started by alpine4lyfe,

    hey guys since i dont got a dmm handy, i want to set my 1500d as accurately as possible so can u guys who are running 1500ds or amps with similar settings give me a heads up on exactly what you guys have your settings at? ive recently been running mine on 2 type argh's and they get stinky within about 3-5 at times. so any help on settings so my amp sends a cleaner feed to my subs so they dont stink as much?

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  11. Started by TeamXdMatt,

    i was going to do 2 18's untill i got a great deal from my teammate pipo with his t5 12's. i will be running 6 of them off 4 1500's and 7 optima g31 batteries (pic only has 6 because i have one under the hood already). plus an 300 amp excessive amperage alternator also. This will all be going in an mazda b3000 ext cab(same as ford ranger). I would like to also thank jacob for his excellent service!

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  12. Started by MyPoison1,

    when I first installed it, it got hot shortly after, not warm but hot. I though that was odd but left it alone. after of being in use for a few hours the next day it went into protection mode. I drove it to a near by shop, they checked it out and told me the amp was damaged, I did not bridged it, I hooked it up to a 10" sd-v1 (400rms) and I only used one channel so I have no idea what caused it to fail. I'm not sure if this amp was refurbished since I got it on sale? anyone know what I did wrong? Thank you.

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  13. Started by jRilla187,

    I have a 2003 toyota tundra and I want 2 upgrade from (1) 18" btl and an orion 2500d - to - (2) saz-3000d's and (2) 18" btls. But toyota has a patent on the wire harness to the alternator! So I don't know if I can recharge a good sized power bank efficiently with the 130 amp stock alt.. Unless I get a solar panel on my roof! Will a red top optima batt. with 2 powermaster 3100 batt. be enough power for (2) 3000d's? I know i'll end up running through some alternators every year. I just want a daily driver but I still want full power potientail? Does any body know anything about upgrading toyota electrical systems?

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  14. Started by juan,

    I was wanting to know when the 2000d model amp is coming out. Im piecing my system now and am goin to be buying an amp in about 1 month. Was wanting to get SAZ-2000D amp, but if its now out in time I will get the AQ2200D

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  15. Started by jbob,

    I read a post the other day about bridging the 100.4 and how it blew the power supply after a few months. Well, what about bridging the 100.2 at a 3 ohm load (like a JL W7). Would it be reliable long term to do this or not?

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  16. Started by sundownz,

    I have a replacement candidate for the SAE-1000D... same build house as the upcoming SAE-1200D model. I would call this the SAE-800D model. Here is the question... how many people buy the SAE-1000D for the small form factor? The current SAE-800D prototype is the same size as the SAE-1200D (as big as the SAZ-1500D). It would cost less than the current SAE-1000D but is substantially bigger - it's just not as compact of a PCB design. The benefit is that it has an even beefier design so all the components are even less taxed than the already super reliable SAE-1000D. The new build house doesn't like the idea of making a small form factor amp - it is not something they are use…

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  17. Started by Smondo17,

    1) Would it harm the amp if you do not use all the channels? Need to send one of my speakers back for warranty and wondering if there is no speaker on channel 4 if that would hurt the amp. 2) Friend wants to upgrade his system. What type of power does bridging channels 3 & 4 give? Want to possibly run a pair of components and a sub.

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  18. Started by thefordmccord,

    I just wanted to post up some pics of my second 3000D. The new heat-sink feels a heck of a lot heavier then the old one. I'm going to try to get some numbers tonight. And a pic of what they are powering

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  19. Started by hayes55987,

    Just wondering if any of you guys had posted up a comprehensive review of the nightshade?? I've searched the forum a bit but haven't found much info on it other then its loud!! I was looking for any reviews in like the daily driving aspect of it/how it sounds/comparable subs/things along those lines. Hoping to see a good review up if you guys could!! Unless I missed something when I was searching through, but I couldn't find a full product review on it! So far things look good, but I was just hoping to see a bit more details about the subs listening style and how it sounded in daily driving.

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  20. Started by sundownz,

    The 15" Nightshades are out-selling the 12s by a tremendous margin so I'd like to see more 12s get out there! So... this is the deal. BNIB A-Stock Nightshade 12s - $375 shipped * TWO FOR $720 shipped B-Stock Nightshade 12s (as pictured in the used, b-stock, etc thread) - $350 shipped * TWO FOR $680 shipped COMBO DEALS: 1x Nightshade 12" D2 + SAZ-1500D - $825 ($800 w/ b-stock sub) 2x Nightshade 12" D2 + 2x SAZ-1500D - $1570 ($1530 w/ b-stock subs) Combo deals NOT available w/ 3000Ds for the sale due to low-stock on 3000Ds. Subs available in D1 or D2 coils outside of package deals. Paypal to [email protected] I will keep this open until June 7th, so get em' now!

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  21. Started by the727kid,

    So I got bored today and decided to test the Nightshades limits.. it was taking every note solid @ 1500watts without even breaking a sweat... So I droped it down to .5, lowered the gains a lil bit... testing it at typical music levels seemed to do pretty good.. a lil stress but nothing serious... put on Burning Up Chopped in Screwed... pretty much flexed the piss out of the car for 15 seconds and it started smelling bad... turned it down real quick. Put it back to 2ohms... played fine for a little and then gave out. Sooo Jacob any type of specialized recone I can get =D? I ripped her apart to find this...

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  22. Started by sundownz,

    Who would be interested in a bigger sub than the Nightshade ? Think Shocker Sig sized motor. Triple stack 10" diameter slugs

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  23. Started by 80INCHES,

    well sunday i had a chance to fondle, grope (sp?), kiss...lick, oh and a whole LOTTA touching smelling ...gazing....i winked at it a few time and when i put it in 3 cubes sealed with 1 sundown 1500 @ 1ohm.....it was sex to my ear....i almost had an erection....i find myself rubbing it alot trying to get my rocks off....i let it lay on top of me....i should have made a porn movie it will be called "NITESHADE - WHO'S ROCKING UR DRAWS OFF?" I put it on the meter(tl mic).....and out the box and into a 3 cube sealed box withone saz1500 in the back of a 02 pathfinder ( sub facing back) it was able to do a 141 sealed at the glass on music....i belive i have that on video...i w…

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  24. Started by 2000LaDe,

    yah just curious if anybody has done any testing above 16.5v resting? possibly 1 ohm testing as well.

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  25. i am gettin alot of question lately about this, and it seems to put off alot of people that ask for a passive set up front and a 2 ohm subwoofer. and they been asking me if i can check for the SAX100.4 for 2 ohm bridged ability. can anyone test this? i only tried for a few mins on a low power subwoofer , without any special faults. no excessive heat, no protection, no audible distortion, i was wondering if anyone could bench the 100.4 @ 2 ohm bridge usability. it could be great to find out that it can do this:) thanks Eli.

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