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It calls for a 300 amp external fuse and has no internal fusing.

Fully tested down to 1/2 ohm each. Both were mounted and used and show a few signs of use on the mounting feet and near the speaker connections. Both come with remotes but no manuals, you can download the manual here: http://www.sundownaudio.com/products/SAX-1...manual_0607.pdf The white dot in the picture is from the flash and is not a mark on the amp. $475 shipped each or $900 shipped for both. They come with the full warranty from date of purchase.

No, only the proto has gold terminals. I doubt I'll have a trade-in program, it would be a big hassle for me with alot of used amps to move.

I would do 8 gauge in that case for sure, thats pretty far.

Two runs of 8 gauge is optimal but you should be okay with two runs of 10 gauge if it's a short distance.

The 1000-watt amp is in the "E" series (entry level), it's actually the SAE-1000D since it's not a "competition grade" unit. It is designed for 1 ohm operation at the lowest and not higher than regular car voltage. They put out almost exactly 1000 watts at ~13 volts or so. I'll post the pre-order when I get a solid date for arrival. Things always get delayed and I don't want to promise them at "X" date and have them 4 weeks late.

Unless you want to wait quite a while I wouldn't suggest holding out

I don't think you'll have any issues PS: I just picked up a 2400 myself... and will probably get another. So the Civic looks like it'll be getting 2x 2400s and a DEKA Intimidator along with dual 135 amp alts.

Who the hell fried one beyond recoginition!! *laughs* Oh, I don't know

Proto is looking good

As of March 31st, 2007 the "Z" series amplifiers will no longer carry 0.5 ohm warranty coverage. You can read a more complete explanation as to why this came about here: http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...?showtopic=7556 Old SAZ-1500D 1/2 ohm warranty coverage thread for amps sold before March 31st: http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...?showtopic=7151

Alright... I'm making it official. All amps sold after March 31st will not carry 0.5 ohm warranty. This will make sure that word can get out so people don't buy an amp expecting to be covered.

Anodizing, and only anodizing will not alter the convection. Agreed.

We'll find out when testing is done... off hand I'd say two SAZ-1500Ds since they are less efficient strapped. The difference will probably turn out to be fairly small.

MSRP is almost exactly double ($599 to $1199) as my build cost is almost exactly double compared to the SAZ-1500D.

Jybfan04, In case you missed it, I would cover all the SAZ-1500Ds sold before the cut-off date so anyone who purchased it while the 1/2 ohm warranty was in place would be covered The original invoice must be included with warranty returns so I would get the date from that. So everyone in that group would be taken care of as they expected. I already have a certain spec to receive the warranty, it's posted in a sticky post... seems that most folks ignore it hence the support calls.

Based on the amount of support required for people who have failed to do their research and install amps properly I may be pulling 0.5 ohm warranty coverage from future "Z" series Class-D amplifier sales. Plenty of information is posted on the forum but I continually get support questions about sub-1 ohm operation. It turns out that 90% of the time it is a gain knob set too high, insufficient voltage, or a load that is incredibly low beyond 0.5 ohms due to wiring errors. Have there been any failures? Not any more than I would expect from just factory defects and user error. I've had one come back that was actually toasted beyond recognition... but that user had an issue in the install somewhere that caused their HU pre-outs to catch fire so even then I don't blame the low load. Three other returned amps traced back to improper strapping that damaged the amps (hence the FAQ). Pretty much the rest of any returns I've had turned out to be working just fine... but had a flaw in the installation somewhere -- these calls are extremely time consuming to trace down since I can't replicate the "problem" when I hook the amp up. I am a small business so an hour long phone call to trace down an install error on subjects covered in sticky posts, and even in the manual, is a big deal since I have alot of other things that I need to be doing. This doesn't mean you can't run your amp at 1/2 ohm or that there have been excessive failures. But, the sheer amount of time I spend troubleshooting installation errors at sub-1 ohm loads is getting out of control so I am strongly considering discontinuing 1/2 ohm warranty for amps sold after "X" date. Since I made the guarantee, all amps already out there would be covered. Not much would change... to date nobody would have been denied warranty coverage. But it would certainly free up a LOT of time on my end supporting improper installation at low impedance. Thoughts? Perhaps even keep low impedance coverage if installed by an authorized dealer only?

No real ETA at this time. But, I am aiming for less than 6 months from now. You will need a 300 amp external fuse for this amplifier. Not sure why you would need (or want) to strap these at 1 ohm for anything but a dedicated SPL rig... but you could do it if you really wanted to. They are built as tough as the SAZ-1500D.

I feel the same way, I really like the look I do want to add more dissipation area somehow, though... perhaps I'll just get larger side fins much like the Tru amps that Lukas posted up.

MSRP is $1199 on the SAZ-3000D and, as always, dealers will be selling for under MSRP if contacted for a quote and I will offer a short pre-sale on them (pre-sale pricing won't be announced until the time comes).

The "E" series are entry level amps so nothing like that, unfortunatly. At this time they are 50 - 500 Hz LP or HP front and rear. The SAX-100.4 is close to what you want except being only 12 dB in slope. Using the subsonic you can bandpass a midbass or a subwoofer with one set of channels. When it comes time to revise the SAX-100.4 I'll be looking into a steeper slope and more adjustability as well.

Unfortunatly we do not. I had looked into offering a glossy finish like some of my protos were done early on... but it adds significant cost to production and I have to build about 100 of them that way for each model to have the factory do it

Sure can!

BIG fins where the flat spots are now!!! I love big sinks with big fins! Big fins are nice but I don't want to ruin the simple and classy look. The current heatsink does a pretty good job thanks to the thick area where the transistors bolt down... this creates a good bit of thermal mass. I think it could use a bit more surface area for extremely low impedance operation, but I don't want to go crazy with it and make it look like it's not a Sundown amp