I clamped the SAE-1000D on my bench setup:

Pyramid 50 Amp Power Supply

Kinetik 2400 Battery

Duralast 1000 CA Battery

Fluke AC current / voltage meter

Sears DMM

Test load used was 2x SI Mag D2 12" all coils in parallel for 0.6 DCR with a rise to 1.08 ohms.

Voltage = 32.19 Volts

Current = 34.6 Amps

Supply = 14.4v rest dropping to 12.5 volts

Power = 1113 Watts

I know I had alot of people asking about this, so there it is!

I thought you said this amp does 1000 watts on the dot? So what's up with the extra 100?

Seriously...this amp is a great deal, even at MSRP.

I just got mine yesterday.

Thanks for the test, can't wait to check it out.

They are very nice amps. I have installed a couple of them. I have heard them on 2 kicker l7 12's in an explorer. 2 10" RE SE's in a blazer. Then we hooked it up to one solo x in the same blazer. All I can say is LOUD!!!!! For those not planning on competing a great amp to have. Just enough to tickle the hell out of your ears. ( Well in a SUV never heard one out of a trunk) I have one for my 300 but have not installed it.

How effecient is the 1000D , I am wondering if I could run 2 off a stock electrical. 86% a 4 ohms, what is it at 1 ohm?

Edited July 17, 200718 yr by UNIT 6639

I have not yet measured efficiency as my Fluke clamp does not do DC current... once I get a few more important things taken care of at Sundown a more advanced clamp is on my list.

Efficiency is quite good... but 2,000 watts on stock electrical is asking a bit much, don't you think?

Yea, I know, just trying to be cheap

Yea, I know, just trying to be cheap

Cheap gets expensive.

Test load used was 2x SI Mag D2 12" all coils in parallel for 0.6 DCR with a rise to 1.08 ohms.

Power = 1113 Watts

I have a question on this part. I just got a SAE-1000D from theabunai and I'm going to hook it up to a single SI Mag D2 12" once I complete my new box. Above, you have a pair of Mags wired to 0.5 ohms to get the 1 ohm power from the amp. Should I assume with just a single Mag wired to 1 ohm will actually get me about 1.5 ohm or something and not get 1000 Watts?

Thanks

Edited November 3, 200717 yr by king alpha

Test load used was 2x SI Mag D2 12" all coils in parallel for 0.6 DCR with a rise to 1.08 ohms.

Power = 1113 Watts

I have a question on this part. I just got a SAE-1000D from theabunai and I'm going to hook it up to a single SI Mag D2 12" once I complete my new box. Above, you have a pair of Mags wired to 0.5 ohms to get the 1 ohm power from the amp. Should I assume with just a single Mag wired to 1 ohm will actually get me about 1.5 ohm or something and not get 1000 Watts?

Thanks

Every amplifier on the market is rated at an "actual" load -- so that will apply for any amplifier you purchase regardless of brand. But yes, that means that on average your impedance is greater than 1 ohm and on average you get less than 1000 watts from the amplifier. Regardless, the SAE-1000D is a great match for your SI Mag and is plenty of power -- they do not require tons of power to sound great, I've ran them with as little as 250 watts and loved them

I used a 1/2 ohm nominal load as I can predictably get a load of almost exactly 1 ohm at the right frequency in my test box to measure power in a repeatable manner.

Test load used was 2x SI Mag D2 12" all coils in parallel for 0.6 DCR with a rise to 1.08 ohms.

Power = 1113 Watts

I have a question on this part. I just got a SAE-1000D from theabunai and I'm going to hook it up to a single SI Mag D2 12" once I complete my new box. Above, you have a pair of Mags wired to 0.5 ohms to get the 1 ohm power from the amp. Should I assume with just a single Mag wired to 1 ohm will actually get me about 1.5 ohm or something and not get 1000 Watts?

Thanks

Every amplifier on the market is rated at an "actual" load -- so that will apply for any amplifier you purchase regardless of brand. But yes, that means that on average your impedance is greater than 1 ohm and on average you get less than 1000 watts from the amplifier. Regardless, the SAE-1000D is a great match for your SI Mag and is plenty of power -- they do not require tons of power to sound great, I've ran them with as little as 250 watts and loved them

I used a 1/2 ohm nominal load as I can predictably get a load of almost exactly 1 ohm at the right frequency in my test box to measure power in a repeatable manner.

This amp looks like it would be perfect for my needs if I decide to make a move on an AA Havoc 12. Thanks for the info.

How effecient is the 1000D , I am wondering if I could run 2 off a stock electrical. 86% a 4 ohms, what is it at 1 ohm?

I would also like to know how efficient the 1000D is at 1 ohm since it only does full power at 1 ohm not 4.

so should this get movied to the sundown technical? even though this is a discontinued amp?