Visonik V4000XD Digital

[chad y 1]

I have seen these for around 400-500 dollars. same board as the MA 4000 and cliff designs. Does anyone have experience with these do they do rated or close on a good electrical system?

would be used for daily and some comps.

thanks Chad

[rushnrun 14]

Over-rated...... Almost all their newer High current amps are rated by "Peak power @ 17volts" most of them do less than 50% of their advertised power (primarily due to the 17 volt rating.. The extra 5volts of input give basically 42% more power on the unregulated power supplies... I've got a couple of their 1400watters that can't even do 500watts @ 12.4volts.....

I did test the Big Clif 5200 watt rated amp, it consistently did right at 2800 watts sitting at 12ish volts...

I got a couple big readings off of it but could have been errors because the same numbers were never repeated... I tested this amp on 3 different occasions the last testing I got some new fluke meters to use vs. the craftsman meters that I did have and saw a big difference in numbers.. Seems that the craftsman meters are all over the place when testing.. The flukes stayed more consistent.

anyhow What I'm getting at is that I only got 53% of rated power on a regular basis during the testing..

If you need a Big Amp I'd pony up the little extra for the Sundown, Kicker, Memphis, ect...

The ANABA Group seems to have poor construction and poor reliability. Some of the higher end amps are ok, but with the over-rating not worth the price tag that almost matches that of others....

I'd bet a SAZ2000D could out perform the Visonik amp... Should be about the same price... (I'm on dial-up or I'd look it up for you)

**** On RELIABILITY: I ran that exact amp for about a year and was always sending it in for repair. I'd be driving along and all the sudden Poof didn't work, no smoke not anything... I'd send the amp in and they

[rushnrun 14]

I didn't notice that you have a Phoenix Gold Tantrum 1200.1, that amp is much better quality than the Visonik and probably could give it a run for it's money..

If I were you I'd take some time save up a little cash and buy something better. Looks like you have some nice equipment, no sense in "downgrading" your amp section..

Oh yeah I'd like to point out that after testing I sold my clif amp (for 200 less than I paid) and purchased a sundown for less than I purchased the cliff amp.

[chad y 1]

honestly I found one for under $300. thats the only reason I was asking. I have been thinking about a big project but on a limited budget. I don't plan on getting rid of my phoenix gold amps unless it is to move up to sundown amps.

Thanks Chad

[rushnrun 14]

You'd really be better off picking up another Tantrum if you need more power..

300 is still too high IMO

Sundown has a deal on their sae1000's you can grab 2 for 500...

[rushnrun 14]

*****I only say it's too high due to the low build quality... Like I said in the previous post, I was always sending mine in... I didn't mention that they charge 15-35 for you to send it in and you pay the shipping... I acrued about 200 in shipping/repair fees over the year I had mine..

that's why I say not worth it...

**If you check out the internals on AMPGUTS it looks like a decent 1000 watt amp. Pretty much a big empty case... They could have made the amp half it's physical size and housed the same internals