I just want to thank you for introducing me to this incredible amp line. I had never heard of them until I saw them on your review. I put this amp along with there 800/4 on my Harley Road Glide and it's crazy loud!!!! I have the 440/4 pushing 2, Kicker 6.5's, 2, DB18 6.5's and 2, Audiotek Tweeters. And the 800/4 pushing 4, Pioneer 6500 6x9's. And YES, it's all on a motorcycle!!! Just wanted to say thank you for the introduction. I will try to upload a video so you can hear it and see it for yourself. Love the products!!!!
Motorcycle systems are a challenge because efficiency is of top priority. You only really have 30a constant 60a dynamic and these amps will draw that, before your stock Harley can provide enough juice. add a pair of fog lamps and your in real trouble,lol
I saw your comment on TH-cam and wanted to ask your advice. I have a Ford F-150 that I just put 4 Audiopipe 6x8’s(loudspeaker not 2 way) 4 crossovers and 4 tweeters in. Each speaker has RMS rating at 125watts. I NEED A GOOD 4 channel amp. Have you ever had a Taramps amplifier stop working? Are they clear? I was thinking about buying a DS800x4 but absolutely nobody where I live has ever heard of Taramps amplifiers. I have nobody to ask about reliability or music quality. If you get a chance please let me know about these amplifiers.
I've been running the TS400x4 on my highs and mids for several months now and I'm very impressed by these little amps. Needed something to fit under the seat of my truck and still put out some power. Couldn't be more happy with it so far. I'd love to upgrade my sub amp. Been running a Crunch V600 since 1999 and it still pounds my 10's daily.
Taramps melhorou muito neste último ano ...não tá vacilando mais ...graças a infinity som ...tank's Próximos : Boog Powerus Corzus Amplificadores a serem testados!
Heyy, I'm looking into this amp, I already got the Smart 3 for my sub, but now I need something good for my door & dash speakers... Is this a good fit?
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If your interessted about audio... you can watch my channel i have a musik room 12sqare meter and 14,5 kw rms watts with 4x18" 8x15" and 4x12" icl fullrage aktiv boxes 😁👍👍
I just want to say that I love your content! Thanks for making the videos as they show a multifaceted representation of car audio from back when I graduated in 1991 until now. Now back to lurking for a few more years... Thumbs up!
I imagine you don't run them super hard. It seems like you may need to go a little easy on them to get them to last. That's how I will treat them if I do get any.
Love the real Dyno test. I just got one of these bad boys going into some Italian Made Hertz K 170 Uno Series 6-3/4" component speaker system. These door speakers sound great with the 25 watt per channel head unit. I Can't wait to hear them with my Taramps DS 440 x 4
The highs are really sharp and crispy. Perfect for me because I am deaf from 40 years of Club speaker monitors. The mids are really clean and audible. But use the enclosed tweeter capacitor to keep the highs in check. I used the rear tweeters without the capacitor and they are sharper than the front tweeter with capacitors. These are not bass speakers for sure. For the bass and subs I’m using the Cerwin Vega Sun for that.
Just picked up one of these! Looks to be very compact and efficient. I originally wanted a class AB amp as I'm going to be using this on mids/highs but from what I've read, the class D amps have come a long ways.
Thank you for this video ! I recently bought this amp and after having my 20 year old 300 watt Pioneer amp push a simple of two 6.5” highs and an 8” JL Audio sub, I was looking for a smaller amp with more wattage and this little Beast can power it with no issue ! 🙌🙌
Hey just wanted to let you know I got this amp installed thanks to this video to run my mids and highs . And I gotta say it’s moves them pretty good amp is very compact I mount it it behind the dash .
Have you guys had a chance to hook it up to some coaxials or a nice component set? What's your opinion on it's sound quality? Thanks for the input... If you all don't compliment its SQ, I'll have to look into something OLD SCHOOOOL! Lol
Love this board D! Haven't been a huge tara fan yet, think this sealed the deal! BTW the on board layout vs mosfets explains the crazy terminals! All sorts of chips in newer computers have bi directional lines!
I’m waiting for my Fi Audio BL12 (2000RMS) to arrive any day and I’m hooking it up to the Taramps 3k amp. Recommended by an audio buddy of mine. And I appreciate you doing your videos. Your one of few people that I’ve subscribed to btw 😉
I don't need headphones for your channel Big D. I know to kick on the big system if it's not already. Surprising little amp! Thank you for another great vid!
Great quality video as usual. I still don't understand how these so tiny amps put out power like they do. It amazes me. I just wonder for real how long they will last like that.
Yes sir that would be awesome big d. I bought a hd 10k a couple years ago but haven't had the power to supply it. It's mainly been sitting. I was impressed with the output of it also for the size, but I've always wondered how long it will actually last.
A bit late, but I just bought this amp and the first thing I did was take it apart. There are no components on the back side of the PCB. The 4 SMD MOSFETS near the large inductor/transformer are for the power supply and using special PCB design techniques, the heat they create is conducted through the PCB to the case/heatsink on the other side. The same applies to the 4 half-bridge drivers on the opposite end of the PCB. They are IR4321M "integrated analog input Class D audio amplifier" IC's. These are actually really good parts, made by Infineon, a prominent and well-known semiconductor manufacturer. The half-bridge MOSFET output stage is integrated into the IC. I would like to see some epoxy holding the inductors, transformer, and capacitors in place, the silicone is too soft and the leads on these heavy components WILL fatigue and eventually fracture due to the vibration from being in a car. I would apply some electronics potting compound on the components to keep them from vibrating, but I want to see how long it will last without.
The speaker outputs are very interesting. Trying to wrap my head around how that works. Almost like old head units and equalizers that had common ground speaker outputs.
I'm a little uneasy on the -/+ being the same post for the speakers .. What the ... That's something that's slowing me down on thinking about this (I just need a simple 4 channel amp to finish filling me Crown Vic with music)
soo cool! i just got like 100 old school subwoofers. most USA Made. Was hoping i could make a video for you showing all these old subs to see if you know about any of these old brands. il let you know when the video is up.
I absolutely love the late 90's to early 2000's MTX 8000 series subwoofers... If anyone has any of those or some old school Soundstream rfw 12" with the spider grill HMU!!!!
Bought this thing for a boombox retrofit.. Gonna be a crazy build, this amp, 8" sub, 7" touchscreen and a 5-7" RTA in it, and lipo battery. Taramps send bigDwiz stuff to test .. he sells a bunch of product for you for free if its good stuff.
@@wal Yeah should be. The base I'm starting with is the Magnavox d8443 in silver, trying to keep it retro looking but with modern tech.. Gonna add the chrome dust caps to the speakers etc to keep the retro look to it. Working on mockup at the moment but waiting for some 5.25" drivers that are in the mail to fit them.
I just hooked up 2 of these 440X4 on 8 mids/highs and I’m impressed. The only thing I didn’t like is the crossover does rely have much of effect. Just have to use the crossover that is in the Alpine head unit
Can you hear any hiss from your tweets? I recently bought two ts400x4's and while they are pretty loud and seem to definetly put out rated power, one channel sounds slightly different than the other on both amps and i get a high frequency hiss at all volumes even off a clean 12v supply from the wall. I was thinking of trying the ds440 instead, seeing that its of similar size i just want both channels to sound the same without any noticeable hissing.
Great review. Here’s one thing I hardly find on ANY channel dealing with car audio components. What’s the difference between a budget amp like this and a very expensive amp that puts out the same ? I feel there HAS to be some difference ? I mean is it in sound quality or frequency or power draw ? Or do they run hotter/cooler etc ?
There are many reasons including 1) engineering costs 2) assembly cost 3) raw material cost 4) component cost 5) profit margin. Most cases the expensive amps have a lot of engineering costs factored in and many use better quality components (caps/transistors/potentiometers). Sound quality wise? That’s up to the person listening. Good amps just make the sound louder and don’t take anything away or create anything new
Wasup Big D, I'm a new subscriber and I think you have the best, most informative car audio videos on TH-cam‼️‼️ Question.....what guage speaker , power, and ground wire did you use for this Taramps 440x4 and can u share the link for those specific fork terminals to fit this amp?? Thanks a ton‼️💯💪🏾
Tried finding the Taramps 800x4, 1ohm stable on Google and I didn't see a review from you. Only this one for Taramps 4 channel. Took the leap and purchased the 800x4 as I have a component set in the front and a component set in the rear. If your looking for idea's on another amp that's an option. Happy Holidays Derek (Sry if I misspelt your first name)
Any notes about what input voltage these things like? Specifically the DS line. Thinking about using one of the DS 800X2s for a smaller single cab space, 1 ~100W component set and a low power 8" sub 200W or so. Low budget build, looking for "good enough" SQ at higher volumes than factory. Not my first install just looking at other options for parts as the market changes.
Was it warm at all?? I love there amps. The bass 5k is an amazing amp for what it is.. would like to try out the bass 8k? Have you done any bass line amps?
Love your video's to begin with... I can't believe they siliconed the fused on the board... And, I'm glad you changed your channel to Williston Audio... Calling another man Big D just confuses so many minds this day in age. Just my opinion...
I agree and thanks. I’ve been called BigD my entire life, but online presence means a lot to me so I prefer to use a name that makes more sense for the viewers 🤙
Hmmm. Series wiring from the terminal? I’m not super learned on this subject so correct me if I’m wrong. Also. What does that do to impedance? Teach me!
It has like a 20 amp power draw theres no way your voltage should be dropping that low to begin with. Most taramps are rated at 12v. Yes playing full tilt at 10v for half a song will kill them. But again... that shouldnt happen
Awesome little amp. If only they put bigger inputs on their amps. Like the md 3k for example, it looks like the speaker output is bigger the the power input, crazy. Also you should use the amm-1 more often.
The HD line dont loke the dyno. The newer bass line and MD line do rated. Wiring low to accualy get rated is a chance to blow. The bass 30k is current the most overbuilt amp they make. The rest bearly can handle the power they produce. Taramps MAKING power isnt a problem. Its holding it without blowing lol.
I know the answer why this Taramps and any audio amp can drive a big subwoofers too, now the main ingredient is the crossover low/hi pass filters which creates excursion meaning the frequency is the key....
Question: I have a motorcycle that i added a audio set up to. Current set up 1 vex marine amp(sucks) 1 blaupnkt 400 2 channnel 4 kicker ds 6x9 150rms 2 kicker ds 6.5 100rms 2 kicker ds 4 60rms Yes on a motorcycle Would swapping to this amp work to push all of the speakers currently wired all in 4 ohms. Yes I know that the charging system is not really rated for that kind of power. As it is now how ever I don't run it over 40% volume and is plenty loud
In a bridgeable amp 1Channel is 180° out of phase so when you bridge the two channels together one channel does positive the other channel does negative the same as if you slave two amps one is 180° out of phase that's why you have the pos/neg terminal togethet
Awesome Awsome Awsome! I Was Looking Into Taramps 4 Chanel Amplifiers. I Read Their Specs And I Immediately Need To Fine Me A Amp Dyno Video. Guess Who's Chanel Had It! Hahah. I'm Considering One Of Their TS Line 4 Channel Amplifiers. This Helped Me Validate How Accurate This Company Advertises Power! I'm No Pumped. I Found A Amp That Performed Similar To A Crescendo C2000.4D For Nearly Half The Price! Love Your Videos!
@@wal Got A Taramps Ordered. We Will Find Out How Long They Make Power Cus I Blast Music. My Korean 3,200WRMS (Soundstream X3.2K4 Died On Me 600WRMS x 4 @ 1 Ohm) That Amp Is Super Rare And No Other Amps Make As Much Power As It Other Than The Brazilian Amps And That Crescendo 4 Channel. I Got My SoundStream Refurbished For 380. The Taramps Replacement Was 280 New.
@@wal Got Some Interesting Results. I've Got My Taramps 2000k Full Range Class D 4 Channel 500wrms @ 2 Ohms Per Channel. This Thing Is Super Strange. It Runs Pretty Dang Hot Pumping Tunes At Max Volume... The Really Odd Thing Is If The Amp Is Powered On But Not Playing Music It Gets Just As Hot After An Hour. It Hasn't Gone Into Protect Yet. I've Been Torture Testing This Amp And It Gets Hot To Where You Can't Hold Ur Hand On It For More Than 10 Seconds. It Heats Up My Entire Empty Trunk Like A Heater lol. If Your Still Have That Taramps Can You Just Power It Up And Let It Sit For An Hour And See How Hot It Gets?
Hello, I have a street glide with 300x polk speakers in the front and 450w polk speakers in the saddlebags, what would you recommend for me? I’m looking for a small size amp like the one is here in this video, but I was told to be careful with the power it requires from the bike. I will appreciate your time and suggestion, have a great day.
Appreciate all your tests as we all can't Doc Brown power our Amps. Working out ideas for my VW Passat 1.8T Wagon which has 2 component sets (one in front and one in Rear passenger area). This will work well for those while using teramps bass 800 for the 800watt rms Skar 12 ill have setup in the back. Should compliment the DVD player nicely till I find the right monitors 2 fabricate into the back of the front headrests. Between listening to music and watching movies like Jurrasic Park feeling as if ur in one of those vehicles I'd say would compliment it nicely.
I bought one of these amps pretty much based on the results shown in this video and I've watched the video several times since. At the end of the video Dereck mansions the way the amp wires. I have mine currently wired 4 channels at 4 ohms to 4 sets of 2-way component speakers. From the amp the speaker wires go to the inputs of the component's passive crossovers and from there to a woofer and a tweeter. What I have noticed is some sound bleeding across channels 1/2 and 3/4. I can have the amp gain turned down for channels 1/2 while adjust channels 3/4 and the 3/4 gain will increase the speaker volumes of channels 1/2. Is that the nature of this amp's circuitry due to its sharing a terminal a the positive of 1 speaker and the negative of another? If so, would bridging this to a 2 channel eliminate this issue?
It looked like the spade terminal for the negative of channel one and the positive for channel two were the same terminal? Did I see that wrong? How does that work?
So, I want to get a 400x4 for (4) 4 ohm speakers in my girlfriend’s car and I still don’t quite understand the +- thing. Do you know how I could wire them?
How do you think the taramps would handle very mild moisture. Im building a system for my rzr and the taramps are the most compact for the power im needing. It would never be submerged or sprayed with water directly it would be mounted to the roof out of the water the best I could. Thank you!
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Thanks for the feedback this is a really great review :)
Keep making great amps and the great reviews will keep coming 👌. Thanks for commenting.
@@wal recently bought the DSx800.4..can't wait to install it. Also great video!
The amp tested good, but you need a reliable website and manuals in english.
So now we've gone to not showing the Dyno and no efficiency numbers. Dig D is now a Taramps employee guys, SELLOUT
@@motomaniac9628 Hi there! No, he is not working for us.
I just want to thank you for introducing me to this incredible amp line. I had never heard of them until I saw them on your review. I put this amp along with there 800/4 on my Harley Road Glide and it's crazy loud!!!! I have the 440/4 pushing 2, Kicker 6.5's, 2, DB18 6.5's and 2, Audiotek Tweeters. And the 800/4 pushing 4, Pioneer 6500 6x9's. And YES, it's all on a motorcycle!!! Just wanted to say thank you for the introduction. I will try to upload a video so you can hear it and see it for yourself. Love the products!!!!
Did you do anything to your charging system? I ask because I have a road king and want to add more to my stereo system.
I'd like to see a video of that
Motorcycle systems are a challenge because efficiency is of top priority. You only really have 30a constant 60a dynamic and these amps will draw that, before your stock Harley can provide enough juice. add a pair of fog lamps and your in real trouble,lol
@John Nelson ...It sounds great, I want to post the video I did and you can hear it for yourself. I walked 4 houses away and it was still loud!!!
@@manuelperez4130 ...Not yet, but I plan on changing my stator to higher apprage to handle the second battery that I adding. I'll keep you posted.
Brazilian here, it was really cool to see how your sound dyno works. thanks for making the video!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I saw your comment on TH-cam and wanted to ask your advice. I have a Ford F-150 that I just put 4 Audiopipe 6x8’s(loudspeaker not 2 way) 4 crossovers and 4 tweeters in. Each speaker has RMS rating at 125watts. I NEED A GOOD 4 channel amp. Have you ever had a Taramps amplifier stop working? Are they clear? I was thinking about buying a DS800x4 but absolutely nobody where I live has ever heard of Taramps amplifiers. I have nobody to ask about reliability or music quality. If you get a chance please let me know about these amplifiers.
I've been running the TS400x4 on my highs and mids for several months now and I'm very impressed by these little amps. Needed something to fit under the seat of my truck and still put out some power. Couldn't be more happy with it so far. I'd love to upgrade my sub amp. Been running a Crunch V600 since 1999 and it still pounds my 10's daily.
Great feedback, thanks for commenting 🤙
How’s it sound? Is it clear?
very good to see our products being tested and used abroad
Thank you. I’d love to have someone help me translate the video to Portuguese
Taramps melhorou muito neste último ano ...não tá vacilando mais ...graças a infinity som ...tank's
Próximos :
Boog
Powerus
Corzus
Amplificadores a serem testados!
HI Lucas, can you send me an email? Want to inquire about amplifiers... jqn555@live.com..... BigDwiz rocks!
@@wal I could help you :)
Heyy, I'm looking into this amp, I already got the Smart 3 for my sub, but now I need something good for my door & dash speakers... Is this a good fit?
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Williston Audio Labs please test the ds18 fr 9000 is a digital full range Korean amp made by xenon
How does it handle heat?
elandmancrs it has 2 fans doesn’t get hot at all but we gotta tell bigwiz to test those i have the whole line up from ds18 pro amps
All channels yo!
Wow impressive. Even if the insides look like a 300 watt rockwood detonator..
Old school ppl know what im talking about.
2019 Rockwood reincarnation 🤯
I saw a Kenford once upon a time. The body of the amp was WOOD. Best/Worst knock-off that came into the shop.
Bought this amp for my R32 because of this review! TARAMPS, continuem mandando modulos pro Big D! Adorei!
I just want to say that I love your content! Thanks for making the videos as they show a multifaceted representation of car audio from back when I graduated in 1991 until now. Now back to lurking for a few more years... Thumbs up!
I'm Brazilian and I live on the side of the factory Taramps
That's heaven for music lovers!
Love from Indonesia.
Nice
Glad to see these new Taramps doing well. Ive had 10 different Taramps amps and never blown a single one. I love them. Thanks for another great test.
Great feedback 🤙
I imagine you don't run them super hard. It seems like you may need to go a little easy on them to get them to last.
That's how I will treat them if I do get any.
I just blew my 4 channel trying to hook up a non fused relay. Won’t try that again. Just ordered this amp thanks to this vid.
Love the real Dyno test. I just got one of these bad boys going into some Italian Made Hertz K 170
Uno Series 6-3/4" component speaker system. These door speakers sound great with the 25 watt per channel head unit. I Can't wait to hear them with my Taramps DS 440 x 4
and? how they sound
The highs are really sharp and crispy. Perfect for me because I am deaf from 40 years of Club speaker monitors.
The mids are really clean and audible.
But use the enclosed tweeter capacitor to keep the highs in check. I used the rear tweeters without the capacitor and they are sharper than the front tweeter with capacitors.
These are not bass speakers for sure. For the bass and subs I’m using the Cerwin Vega Sun for that.
@@d.j.smileyofficial awesome. Thx for the info
Just picked up one of these! Looks to be very compact and efficient. I originally wanted a class AB amp as I'm going to be using this on mids/highs but from what I've read, the class D amps have come a long ways.
Thank you for this video ! I recently bought this amp and after having my 20 year old 300 watt Pioneer amp push a simple of two 6.5” highs and an 8” JL Audio sub, I was looking for a smaller amp with more wattage and this little Beast can power it with no issue ! 🙌🙌
That thing has some crazy voodoo in it.
Brazilian voodoo 😜
lmfao
Big D always with the good stuff 🍺
😬👍
Hey just wanted to let you know I got this amp installed thanks to this video to run my mids and highs . And I gotta say it’s moves them pretty good amp is very compact I mount it it behind the dash .
Solid amp for the money
Sure seems to be! Amazingly small for the power output too
HifiVega in the House kicking-it OLD SCHOOL!
Jon Hitch yeah boi!
Have you guys had a chance to hook it up to some coaxials or a nice component set?
What's your opinion on it's sound quality?
Thanks for the input...
If you all don't compliment its SQ, I'll have to look into something OLD SCHOOOOL!
Lol
Love this board D! Haven't been a huge tara fan yet, think this sealed the deal! BTW the on board layout vs mosfets explains the crazy terminals! All sorts of chips in newer computers have bi directional lines!
first one I ever saw to have the common connection to the speakers on the outside . few years from now 1000 watt amp will fit in your shirt pocket😎
Great video as always. Impressive power comming from such a tiny amp. I'm considering one of this myself 👍
Here we are 3 years later and I just ordered one along with a Smart 3K Bass to match.
Man u keep me wit my bass fix ova the winter God bless u for that✌🏿♥️
I’m waiting for my Fi Audio BL12 (2000RMS) to arrive any day and I’m hooking it up to the Taramps 3k amp. Recommended by an audio buddy of mine. And I appreciate you doing your videos. Your one of few people that I’ve subscribed to btw 😉
This amp has some strange internals. Very interesting. Would love to hear it live and gauge sound quality.
Any amp that claims and does more power are usually not sonically good. Just a kid's noise toy.
Love this amp and it fit in my glove box hiding, thanks for sharing.👍
Nice, these Brazilian amps are wrkin good, I have a stetsom 2000.4 works pretty good, would like to see amp dyno on this
What fuse size do you run????? Looking to run 400 watts rms at 2 ohm per channel.
I don't need headphones for your channel Big D. I know to kick on the big system if it's not already. Surprising little amp! Thank you for another great vid!
I see comments all the time with people saying “I don’t hear anything from my phone” during these demos. That’s why I put that text there
Great quality video as usual. I still don't understand how these so tiny amps put out power like they do. It amazes me. I just wonder for real how long they will last like that.
I’ll try to run it through the ringer and we’ll find out...
Yes sir that would be awesome big d. I bought a hd 10k a couple years ago but haven't had the power to supply it. It's mainly been sitting. I was impressed with the output of it also for the size, but I've always wondered how long it will actually last.
Makes a lot of power. Like its even too good to be true. I would love to see what the sin wave looks like coming out of the amp
Hey BigD, the mosfets May be sandwiched in between the board and top of the case.
Would make sense, for small compact amplifier.
Yessir
A bit late, but I just bought this amp and the first thing I did was take it apart. There are no components on the back side of the PCB. The 4 SMD MOSFETS near the large inductor/transformer are for the power supply and using special PCB design techniques, the heat they create is conducted through the PCB to the case/heatsink on the other side. The same applies to the 4 half-bridge drivers on the opposite end of the PCB. They are IR4321M "integrated analog input Class D audio amplifier" IC's. These are actually really good parts, made by Infineon, a prominent and well-known semiconductor manufacturer. The half-bridge MOSFET output stage is integrated into the IC. I would like to see some epoxy holding the inductors, transformer, and capacitors in place, the silicone is too soft and the leads on these heavy components WILL fatigue and eventually fracture due to the vibration from being in a car. I would apply some electronics potting compound on the components to keep them from vibrating, but I want to see how long it will last without.
The speaker outputs are very interesting. Trying to wrap my head around how that works. Almost like old head units and equalizers that had common ground speaker outputs.
Yes, this happens more than you think, just odd to see it outside the amp
The terminal in the middle is a +- at the same time 😲😲
I'm a little uneasy on the -/+ being the same post for the speakers .. What the ...
That's something that's slowing me down on thinking about this (I just need a simple 4 channel amp to finish filling me Crown Vic with music)
I don't know if you realize this or not, but grounds are common in amplifiers
I have been using tarampos for some time now, i love them! Just install the speakers as shown and it will be fine
soo cool! i just got like 100 old school subwoofers. most USA Made. Was hoping i could make a video for you showing all these old subs to see if you know about any of these old brands. il let you know when the video is up.
Awesome!
Any gold letter Kicker for sale?
I absolutely love the late 90's to early 2000's MTX 8000 series subwoofers... If anyone has any of those or some old school Soundstream rfw 12" with the spider grill HMU!!!!
Bought this thing for a boombox retrofit.. Gonna be a crazy build, this amp, 8" sub, 7" touchscreen and a 5-7" RTA in it, and lipo battery. Taramps send bigDwiz stuff to test .. he sells a bunch of product for you for free if its good stuff.
Sounds like a cool project 👌
@@wal Yeah should be. The base I'm starting with is the Magnavox d8443 in silver, trying to keep it retro looking but with modern tech.. Gonna add the chrome dust caps to the speakers etc to keep the retro look to it. Working on mockup at the moment but waiting for some 5.25" drivers that are in the mail to fit them.
Great vid as always
👈😬👍
Thank you for the video man🙏👍💪
Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I just hooked up 2 of these 440X4 on 8 mids/highs and I’m impressed. The only thing I didn’t like is the crossover does rely have much of effect. Just have to use the crossover that is in the Alpine head unit
I’m impressed by that amp. I just looked at it on Amazon & they had it paired with the 3000.1 1ohm mono amp. I was looking at the crescendo S1, Hmmm
Do you have a link to the proper terminals that fit these amps? small and big on what you used. Thanks Big D
How was I not surprised to see comments about the speaker termination in 4 channel mode?
Count on me to stir the pot 😁
That was very impressive
Taramps should make a head unit. 600 rms with some decent equalization and time alignment please.
@Dave Micolichek i think there was SONY radio rated 100W x 4
@@arturmroczkowski4348 There is , but is nowhere near 100w rms, more like 40w
@@patrikhejnar9495 Yes 40w rms while standard radio got 14-17w rms, so for speakers its alot of power
@@arturmroczkowski4348 It is very nice just for radio :)
@@arturmroczkowski4348 I don't know what that guy's talkin about I got a hundred by 4 out of my Sony deck before the police impounded my vehicle
I'm running two of them on mids & highs & I'm loving it & ppl can't believe it them lil amps doing it like that
Can you hear any hiss from your tweets? I recently bought two ts400x4's and while they are pretty loud and seem to definetly put out rated power, one channel sounds slightly different than the other on both amps and i get a high frequency hiss at all volumes even off a clean 12v supply from the wall. I was thinking of trying the ds440 instead, seeing that its of similar size i just want both channels to sound the same without any noticeable hissing.
What size amp fuse do u use on the hot wire? what guage for hot wire for a 2011 can am spyder rts se5??
Great review. Here’s one thing I hardly find on ANY channel dealing with car audio components. What’s the difference between a budget amp like this and a very expensive amp that puts out the same ? I feel there HAS to be some difference ? I mean is it in sound quality or frequency or power draw ? Or do they run hotter/cooler etc ?
There are many reasons including 1) engineering costs 2) assembly cost 3) raw material cost 4) component cost 5) profit margin. Most cases the expensive amps have a lot of engineering costs factored in and many use better quality components (caps/transistors/potentiometers). Sound quality wise? That’s up to the person listening. Good amps just make the sound louder and don’t take anything away or create anything new
I have this amp pair to 4 Kicker 43CSS674, very impressive. great bang for my buck.
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Wasup Big D, I'm a new subscriber and I think you have the best, most informative car audio videos on TH-cam‼️‼️ Question.....what guage speaker , power, and ground wire did you use for this Taramps 440x4 and can u share the link for those specific fork terminals to fit this amp?? Thanks a ton‼️💯💪🏾
This video convinced me to purchase this amp
How do you like it? And what are you using it for? I bought mine for my mids but there no kind of setting on it
Tried finding the Taramps 800x4, 1ohm stable on Google and I didn't see a review from you. Only this one for Taramps 4 channel. Took the leap and purchased the 800x4 as I have a component set in the front and a component set in the rear. If your looking for idea's on another amp that's an option. Happy Holidays Derek (Sry if I misspelt your first name)
Wow so much power out of a compact amp don't see how they get power like that out of it deffanantly have to pick one of these up
Surface mount components have made huge strides in recent years...
you the man big d...much love from south east ga
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I just ordered one cause of this review great channel.
Don’t blame me when your wife/girlfriend complains 👈😂
I can honestly say that I used extension cord for power wire back in 93.. I learned fast after.
This was little power and it is actually 12ga OFC speaker cable, but looks like Grandma’s lamp cord 😊
I have the 800x4 and it's a BEAST!!!!!!
I've bought a 800.4 how is yours holding up
Any notes about what input voltage these things like? Specifically the DS line. Thinking about using one of the DS 800X2s for a smaller single cab space, 1 ~100W component set and a low power 8" sub 200W or so. Low budget build, looking for "good enough" SQ at higher volumes than factory. Not my first install just looking at other options for parts as the market changes.
Nice. Good way to enjoy your new car.
It’s my “demo” vehicle until it’s ready to be my “demo” vehicle 😊
Taramps for the win!!!
Agreed, great job T
Yeah-Boy!!!
would like to see dyno test on taramps ds1200x4
Was it warm at all??
I love there amps. The bass 5k is an amazing amp for what it is.. would like to try out the bass 8k? Have you done any bass line amps?
Please do the ds800x4!
Love your video's to begin with... I can't believe they siliconed the fused on the board... And, I'm glad you changed your channel to Williston Audio... Calling another man Big D just confuses so many minds this day in age. Just my opinion...
I agree and thanks. I’ve been called BigD my entire life, but online presence means a lot to me so I prefer to use a name that makes more sense for the viewers 🤙
Big D.. Can you show some 80's or 90's pics of you and your younger years at competitions or shows?
I was not involved in the competition circuit. Not much going on in the area where I grew up. I’ve always been an enthusiast
Is the sound clean ? Crisp ? I want to run my 4 6x9’s 5 way’s I’m looking at the ts400x4.
Taramps sendo Taramps!
Big D what size power wire did you use on the DS 440x4?
Top!parabéns taramps!
This amp is a monster frfr
Amazing!
Hmmm. Series wiring from the terminal? I’m not super learned on this subject so correct me if I’m wrong.
Also. What does that do to impedance?
Teach me!
Tenho o ds.440x4 e cara ele toca muito. Parece um módulo de 800w. Usando só o Bridge dele em 14.6 da 400 rms
Rudglan Santos Precisa de bateria extra ou o consumo dele é baixo?
Great review! I heard all Taramps suffer badly if there's a voltage drop. I think if they drop to or below 11volts they typically mess up quick.
Nope!
Then have good electrical..
It has like a 20 amp power draw theres no way your voltage should be dropping that low to begin with.
Most taramps are rated at 12v. Yes playing full tilt at 10v for half a song will kill them. But again... that shouldnt happen
Taramps banda soundgital sao os melhores do Brasil
This might be my amp for a motorcycle!
I bet it would 🤔
Awesome little amp. If only they put bigger inputs on their amps. Like the md 3k for example, it looks like the speaker output is bigger the the power input, crazy. Also you should use the amm-1 more often.
I agree and thanks for the feedback!
Test a taramps hd10000!!
The HD line dont loke the dyno. The newer bass line and MD line do rated. Wiring low to accualy get rated is a chance to blow. The bass 30k is current the most overbuilt amp they make. The rest bearly can handle the power they produce.
Taramps MAKING power isnt a problem. Its holding it without blowing lol.
He tested the hd3000. Look it up
I know this video is old but I just ordered one for some super tweeters. I know it's gonna be loud
How is the sound quality on this amp? Would you recommend it for mids and highs?
Great for mids or highs excellent!!
What is the power and ground ga wire you used? I’m a bit new to the audio game
Nice video share bro.. Thinking about going with Brazilian power for my next build. Soundigital, Taramps, Powerus or Banda - Decisions Decisions.
I know the answer why this Taramps and any audio amp can drive a big subwoofers too, now the main ingredient is the crossover low/hi pass filters which creates excursion meaning the frequency is the key....
them double sided inputs are awsome for dsp flexibility one set of channels on horns one on mids..
Question: I have a motorcycle that i added a audio set up to.
Current set up
1 vex marine amp(sucks)
1 blaupnkt 400 2 channnel
4 kicker ds 6x9 150rms
2 kicker ds 6.5 100rms
2 kicker ds 4 60rms
Yes on a motorcycle
Would swapping to this amp work to push all of the speakers currently wired all in 4 ohms.
Yes I know that the charging system is not really rated for that kind of power. As it is now how ever I don't run it over 40% volume and is plenty loud
The amplifier module is on the back of the PCB.
In a bridgeable amp 1Channel is 180° out of phase so when you bridge the two channels together one channel does positive the other channel does negative the same as if you slave two amps one is 180° out of phase that's why you have the pos/neg terminal togethet
Are you positive? Or is that a negative? See what I did there 👈😬
Awesome Awsome Awsome! I Was Looking Into Taramps 4 Chanel Amplifiers. I Read Their Specs And I Immediately Need To Fine Me A Amp Dyno Video. Guess Who's Chanel Had It! Hahah. I'm Considering One Of Their TS Line 4 Channel Amplifiers. This Helped Me Validate How Accurate This Company Advertises Power! I'm No Pumped. I Found A Amp That Performed Similar To A Crescendo C2000.4D For Nearly Half The Price! Love Your Videos!
My only concern would be how long it can pump out big power at a size this small
@@wal Got A Taramps Ordered. We Will Find Out How Long They Make Power Cus I Blast Music. My Korean 3,200WRMS (Soundstream X3.2K4 Died On Me 600WRMS x 4 @ 1 Ohm) That Amp Is Super Rare And No Other Amps Make As Much Power As It Other Than The Brazilian Amps And That Crescendo 4 Channel. I Got My SoundStream Refurbished For 380. The Taramps Replacement Was 280 New.
@@wal Got Some Interesting Results. I've Got My Taramps 2000k Full Range Class D 4 Channel 500wrms @ 2 Ohms Per Channel. This Thing Is Super Strange. It Runs Pretty Dang Hot Pumping Tunes At Max Volume... The Really Odd Thing Is If The Amp Is Powered On But Not Playing Music It Gets Just As Hot After An Hour. It Hasn't Gone Into Protect Yet. I've Been Torture Testing This Amp And It Gets Hot To Where You Can't Hold Ur Hand On It For More Than 10 Seconds. It Heats Up My Entire Empty Trunk Like A Heater lol. If Your Still Have That Taramps Can You Just Power It Up And Let It Sit For An Hour And See How Hot It Gets?
Hello, I have a street glide with 300x polk speakers in the front and 450w polk speakers in the saddlebags, what would you recommend for me? I’m looking for a small size amp like the one is here in this video, but I was told to be careful with the power it requires from the bike. I will appreciate your time and suggestion, have a great day.
That's crazy what these things can do. Have you ever done any of their bigger amps?
MD1800 and HD3000
Here’s a playlist of the Brazilian amps I’ve tested; Brazilian Amplifiers th-cam.com/play/PLu98-M_EowHNl3vHrv51O0TZzS9s0Mlhb.html
Appreciate all your tests as we all can't Doc Brown power our Amps. Working out ideas for my VW Passat 1.8T Wagon which has 2 component sets (one in front and one in Rear passenger area). This will work well for those while using teramps bass 800 for the 800watt rms Skar 12 ill have setup in the back. Should compliment the DVD player nicely till I find the right monitors 2 fabricate into the back of the front headrests. Between listening to music and watching movies like Jurrasic Park feeling as if ur in one of those vehicles I'd say would compliment it nicely.
Between these amps or down4sound amps, which do you prefer???
Is these pretty good amps and have you tested a audiotek 2400x2 channel amp and are they any good for the money
Am I wrong, or are those inductive coils interestingly small. Looks like really big gauge copper with fewer winds than the usual? Thoughts?
I bought one of these amps pretty much based on the results shown in this video and I've watched the video several times since. At the end of the video Dereck mansions the way the amp wires. I have mine currently wired 4 channels at 4 ohms to 4 sets of 2-way component speakers. From the amp the speaker wires go to the inputs of the component's passive crossovers and from there to a woofer and a tweeter. What I have noticed is some sound bleeding across channels 1/2 and 3/4. I can have the amp gain turned down for channels 1/2 while adjust channels 3/4 and the 3/4 gain will increase the speaker volumes of channels 1/2. Is that the nature of this amp's circuitry due to its sharing a terminal a the positive of 1 speaker and the negative of another? If so, would bridging this to a 2 channel eliminate this issue?
Hearing this, just may be enough for me to Pass …. 😔
@@StansE250 I ended up using all Skar amps in mine. I have a RP1200-1, a RP150-4AB, and a RB600-5.
It looked like the spade terminal for the negative of channel one and the positive for channel two were the same terminal? Did I see that wrong? How does that work?
So, I want to get a 400x4 for (4) 4 ohm speakers in my girlfriend’s car and I still don’t quite understand the +- thing. Do you know how I could wire them?
How do you think the taramps would handle very mild moisture. Im building a system for my rzr and the taramps are the most compact for the power im needing. It would never be submerged or sprayed with water directly it would be mounted to the roof out of the water the best I could. Thank you!
W.A.L.this little amp does a all rite l may have to get on reminds me of the proton amps in dynamic headroom
How clean is the sound on this amp? Or any taramps for that matter?