Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great Amp!!

I have this amp pushing 2 12" kicker cvx and the amp is a quarter of the way up and im scared to turn it up cause its slamming them. Amp is a beast. Great purchase for a great price and you cant go wrong dealing with sonicelectronix!! Very pleased customer!!

worth every penny . thanks hifonics

I had amp 1608d 1610d and now brz 1700d u can tell the difference between thees amps. 1608d and 1610d were good amps no problems. The brz line is way better . I got this pushing 2 kicker l7 12s in a 6 cubic foot box tuned at 40 htz . And all i got to say is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Buy this amp its worth it . If u feel like the amp is not putting out properly upgrade your wiring. Also add a yellow top battery and maybe a high out put alternator. And then see what happens . U will be impressed

Great amp for the money

I had this amp on two RE Audio SEX 10's in the trunk of my BMW. It pounded!! I love Hifonics because they are easy to tune and the price is great. I like this design better than the new models. For around $200 bucks, you cant go wrong. If you use 2 gauge wire and a Kinetik battery, this amp becomes a certified beast!!

love it

I love this amp it works and sounds great i would buy more if i need a new amp.

AWESOME AMP!

I bought this amp a few months ago and man do I love it! It's so heavy and the only downside to it right now is that I only have a stock battery/alternator so I'm sure I'm not getting the most out of it! WORTH THE MONEY!!

BADA**

I had A crappy lanzar vibe amp I got at the flee market at full power hooked up to two Alpine Type R 15 in a ported box in my truck. I was looking for something with more power and damn, this amp pounds my 15s hard! My rearview mirror shakes off and parts of my truck are rattling apart. Good value for under $300 out the door(with tax). highly recommend this amp. Never heated up, not once. Blue illumination looks nice at night.
- Dont have capacitor? GET ONE. You will need it.

The Beast aka Brutus

I have this amp with 2 orions 124 and it is giving my speakers the business. I have the amp turned over half way down one the external boost control. I Have been told that I could be heard about 3 blocks coming down the street. This amp is a great buy. I plan on getting 2 more orions in the near future and this amp can handle those as well. Get this you will love it , its worth the money.

Bad A$$ Amp

I have had this amp for almost a year now, I have it paired up with 2 12" Alpine Type R's in a ported box and it pushes them to the max. I have had people asking if i had 2 amps running the system and i only have the amp tuned about 3/4 of the way up. I would highly recommend this amp!!!!!!! Definitely going to get new ones when I redo the system.

Awesome Amp

I'm updating my previous review due to some changes i've made to my system. My digital designs 3512 sc subs are now broken in. I have two brutus 1700 amps driving the two dvc 4 subs, coils wired parallel, amps are being presented with 2 ohms each. I can't say enough good things about these amps. My system is intended to be competition level and it's almost there. The most recent spl check was 154.3 in a '09 silverado ext. Cab without the rear seat.

For all the people i'm seeing that say hifonics amps are power hungry and their lights dim when the bass hits blah blah blah. You do not start building a system by throwing two huge amps and two subs in a car and go from there. Upgrade your charging system first! You can't expect to blast 1,700 watts off a stock alternator and 4, 6 or on some foreign cars, 8 ga. Charging system cabling. I have two yellow top dura last 1100 cca batteries and a stock hd 160 amp alternator and i have no problems driving two brutus 1700's and a zeus zxi150.4 (1,200 watts). No problems at all. I have gains set properly! This means doing the simple math to convert expected wattage output to ac voltage and setting the amp gains to that number using a test tone with your head unit at reference volume! If you don't know how to set up an amp, get some help! These brutus amps are awesome. And Sonic is awesome. I order on a Monday night and i have boxes on my step by wednesday when i get home from work.

Be Smart!!!

I would tell all my boys to get this! But please listin to the ratings if your sub say 300watt rms find an amp thats for that sub if it say 600watt rms wire it to the specs or else u wont have your sub anymore I had an punch BD 1000.1 an this is cheaper an hit harder if u kno what your doing so join the band wagon if u want to beat your town up much luv Hifonics an Sonic nobody beats U!!!!

Great!

These things have some power. No doubt the best I've heard. The neighbors get so mad, even people driving next to me. I have mine wired at 2 ohms hooked to a power acoustik 3000 watt amp. I'm sure the amp isn't pushing 3000 watts all the time, but the subs still get insane power, and have great power handling.

Love It......

Installed in a 2004 Dodge Stratus, i have 2 hooked up to a SPL 4000 Watt Amp and placed in a Sonic Sub Box: 2SSV12 (Gray). My very first sound system and i am very satisfied. Guarantee it you wont be disappointed, believe me.

12 alpyne type r

I have strong woofer sounds excellent February 12 type r in my jetta and paste db 149.80

hits hard and is durable

I have two in a ported box running at 400watts each. Wired to 2 ohms. They slam. They don't have much distortion. I got them 6 months ago and held up great. I got an alpine 15 type-r and need to install it. All I have is Alpine in my car. Also 4 spr-60c component speakers from alpine. I'm running them at 50 watts each and they're great. I'm going to run them at 100 watts each soon since they're rated 110 rms. Anyway alpine is awesome and the way to go. With just those 2 swr 1223d's I've gotten pulled over for shaking a cop's windows while I was at a red light and he was over in a parkinglot about a block away.

bbb

I have two of these running on a hifonics brutus 1700 rms at 2 ohms it hits pretty hard. hitting 141 db there alright for now.

amazing

I have 2 of these hooked up to a Rockford 1000W class D amp in a dual slot ported box. this thing hits hard. Sounds alot better than my old L7s in terms of SQ. Lows are clear and makes everything around me shake. I would deff. recommend to anyone wanting an amazing set of subs for a great price!! Shipping took only 6 days. I will deff. buy from Sonic Electronix again!!

Hifonics BXI1700.1D Amp

I own this amp and it is a very nice amp. The remote control bass is a very good feature if you want your bass low or slamming as hard as you can take it. I have them running 2 Kicker CVR's and its definitely getting the job done. Its not the best amp around but definitely not the worst. I would recommend this to someone who loves a lot of power cause this will do it for you. Has only cut off once and gone into protect mode so I'm very impressed.

Loud Bass.

Running this @ 1-ohm to a Audioque HDC3 18" (Dual 2) & it gets LOUD. Runs nicely & hasn't gotten hot on me, yet! Love the bass knob & blue power lights! I'd recommend this to anybody looking for a nicely priced amp that puts out some power!

love

I love these sub for the price you cant beat it.

Awsome Amp

I love it cea compliant and it doesnt break your pockets. I have two of these and I have had them both for a year beating the crap out of them and they are still running strong. Great product would recommend to anyone.

Insanely loud

These subs hit extremely hard!!! I have a hifonics 1000wD.1 amp and these mithas hit so hard you can feel the air coming out of the trunk with the seat dowm plus my ears hurt!!!

Alpine type r

I had 2 Kicker CVR 12 that hit hard and I decided to buy a pair of 12 inch Alpine Type R and ran them to the same amp a Rockford Fosgate Prime 500 and me and all my friends could tell the diffrence right off the bat a more cleaner deeper bass. I recommended them to all of my friends.

Great amp for the $$

I had the Hifonics BXi2010, which was a good amp but only lasted 7 months then went into protect. I have 2 Alpine Type R 10's & im running them @ 2ohms. I now have the BRZ1700.1 running @ 2ohm's & this amp is much louder than the BXi2010. The BXi might have been faulty & not putting out the 1300 rms @ 2ohms, but this BRZ is putting out at least the 1200 it claims....I highly reccomend for the $$

The things rock

They kick ass. Plain and simple. They're not too pushy, they're there when you need 'em, and they continue to blow my mind when I least expect it. If you're considering doing it, do it, you'll be glad you did.

good!

I got this product 2 days before the shipping date. I recomend this amp cause its bumps real hard. The problem i had thou was that i got a defected amp so i had to send it back. All in all good amp and great customer service.

Awesome subs

After about 6 months of deciding... i buckled and got the Alpine Type R. Always heard good things about them and decided to get a set. FIrst off these things are monsters. They already sound better then my P2's and hit harder and deeper. Very pleased with my purchase and can't wait to hear them when they are broken in.

you get your money to wattage value

i highly recommened this its a deal for the the money it is pushing my kicker l7 dual4 to max amp is a t3/4 up not even full up only thing is that its a voltage thirsty amp do big 3 and good capacitor im using a sunami hybrid 5 wich i also purchaesd here

Hifonics Brutus BRZ1700.1D

Great amp! im pushing two alpine type r's and they just sound fantastic (my car sounds like its going to fall apart) i would recommend it for anyone who wants a good output with a lot of power!

spl beater

i have to of these hooked up to 2 hifonics 1800 gladiator amp n boy these mofos bang was playing rack city in my driveway n the police speeded through my block and he thought it was a gun shot but then he came back down and found out it was me. he said sir please dont raise my adreniline like that anymore lol but for a 2004 impala ss they bang

holy crap!!

I absolutely love these subs! I have 2 of these bad boys kickin in a custom ported box, run from a SSL 2400 watt amp in my pontiac g5, and these things bump to anything! I would recommend these subs to anyone experienced or not!

Great Sub. I highly recomend it

I have one Type R in my 1997 Cadillac Deville in a slot box hooked to a 800 watt Power Acoustic CPT2-1500 amp. With the amp bridged and running at 2ohm's it hits extremely hard and the sound quality is awesome. However it dosen't take long for the amp heats up and shuts down. I plan to upgrade to a better amp and it should be fine. This one sub hits harder than the two 15" Audiobahn's in my Bronco.

Can't say anything good..

First Hifonics product I have ever tried. Not a good experience. Amp began smoking after installation. No user error involved. I have been installing stereos for years now. Decided to send it back and go with the t1500.1bdcp. Should be a whole different story.

love

Great product. really pounds in my trunk. recommend this to anyone.

MONSTER!

I have had 1 in my truck for 2 weeks now, after my Kicker Comp VR finally blew. No dig on Kicker, cause that bad boy lasted me a hellish 8 years. This sub just gets better and better! I'm slowly moving the settings up, just out of my own choice, but man, WOW. I cannot wait to really pound on this thing! I have it in a Supercab F150, in a 1.27 cu.in. ported box. It's really impressive what 1 sub can sound like!

Alpine type R vs Kicker L7

I bet a lot of you wonder which system would hit harder.. i had 2 kicker L7's 12" a couple monthes back, they hit im not gonna lie. but when i got 2 type r's recently, i am absolutely amazed of how hard they hit. im not over exagerrating but when i drive my vision gets blury, my throat starts to choke in a way, and ribcage rattles. So in my opinion type R would be my first choice no matter what. If you get a huge box and a powerful amp for these than i guarantee it can out do most 12 " subwoofers.

Great Sub!

Great sounding Sub, alpine doesn't disappoint!! I have been buying their products for years and I am always satisfied. Sure, there are other brands that probably are higher end than Alpine but this sub gets a A+ from me!

I have an Alpine PDX-M6 powering this sucker and it pounds good for 1 12"

Great sub

This subwoofer definetly gets the job done. It sounds great and has a solid punch. I have one of these in a smaller sealed box, I think its 1 cubic feet, but one should get a larger box in it. Only problem is that it does tend to rattle when it gets to high volumes, but only when a song has booming bass so it doesn't happen that often, could be the box. I added this in my 08 jeep cherokee and its a good combo with my recently added speakers. Here's what I got; sub amp- kenwood kac-7204 (bridge the two channels) head unit- kenwood excelon, front seat- boston acoustics pro60SE, back seat-boston acoustics sc65. Sub sounds great with the replaced speakers, but a four channel amp is still on my list. Overall the 1223d wont dissapoint you, and it was a nice upgrade from my 2 jl audios 120v2-4. With just one type-r it sounds better and louder. However, there are still better subs out there.

Awesome sub for limited space!

The redesign has been great for this sub... making the mounting depth less has not reduced the quality of sound you get out of it!

It sounds great and pounds good under the backseat of my silverado... which is a hard place to fit any 12" sub, let alone 2 that sound as good as this Alpine

Hifonics BRZ 1700.1

I would recommend to any customer the BRZ.1700.1. If your looking for great performance with a reasonable price, this is the amplifier for you.

hifonics amps

these amps are the best for good power for less money, sonic electronics also ships very fast and accurate

great amp

Great amp at a great price, best value. Running 2 alpine type-r 12's, sounds great.

Very nice sub

I am very pleased with the Alpine Type-R, the quality of the speaker is not hard to recognize and its sounds is amazing. I would like to get a second Type-R along with the M2000 in the future.

Amazing

Love this sub, hits hard with great clarity!

slams at 360 watts very well

I got one hooked up to a tmat360 (junk amp) but it still pounds wont win any comps but enough bass to be heard 100 ft away

Best bass for your money

These subs have a hard clean hit to them and for the price i payed i couldn't be more happy. Best subs i've ever owned

awesome sub

got this in ported box from a JBL amp and my head vibrates crazy when i crank it. nice deep bass. a must have.

POUNDS

Great sub, have it hooked up to a PDX-M6 (600watts) and this thing pounds hard. It's great in the ported box that I made for it, definitely go for a larger sized PORTED box. I just got my second one yesterday with a brz2100.1D (2ohms@1400) cant wait to install.

Great amp

Couldn't have found a better amp. Puts out a lot of power for what it costs.

great buy

This amp really puts out I'm very satisfied with this brand.

naw

I have blown 6 of these subs my pioneer champion series can handle more watts and are just as loud alpine just screwed up all of this years product my last years model 1000 watt alpine amp is way more powerful then this years.

great buy

I love this sub, it slams and has great quality! I would certainly recommend this for anybody!

good price

Not bad had pair before this time aint as loud but still good subs sound good!

GREAT amp.!

First off this amp is great!
It only cut off on me 1 time but other than that its very good.
It powers my 2 hifonic subs (Im upgrading to 2 l7 in a bit) and they pound!
My nose Tinggles and I get comments all the time about my setup!
Overall great amp.

Dankness

I put two of these a** pounders in about a month ago, and they bout to make me go deaf. They sound absolutely clear and can handle more beating than your best girlfriend. I recommend a ported box. I also have the Alpine MRP-1000 and a Quantum 2.0 farad cap. I hardly turn it up before I'm shakin the intersection or waking up the neighbors. I highly suggest Alpine in your next purchase if u want to upgrade ur scrub system.

ITS WORTH IT.

Deez 12's are banging. Loud and clean bass, i made an offer for 140.00 and got them for 144.00, not bad. I am a faithful sonic electronix man.

great subs

I have two older Alpine SWRs. My older version are 600 watts RMS as opposed to the new Alpine SWR which is 1000 RMS. If you are on a budget to get good quality bass, these subs are a great buy. ive had these subs for over a year in parallel with a 1000 watt Rockford Fosgate D1000 amp. Im running my subs a little low but I have a lower chance of blowing them. I am a little bummed because I wish i had the newer alpine SWR's becuase of the higher wattage handling. Overall, very pleased! These subs preform phenominally in a ported box with about 1.3 cubic ft/ sub.

hifonic brutus

I love this amp it pushes my type rs amazingly had it wired to 4ohms and was at a bass comp did 136.8dbs sealed prefab box it flexes my hatch and my windshield in my camaro with only round 600 watts get this well worth the money.

Solid Amp

I returned the Planet Audio amp for this one because it was too big and went off the measurements posted but I still ended having to remove the side's that are used to bolt down the Amp on this one. No worries, doesn't mess with the heatsinks and you can't get to it w/out removing 4 big bolts.
Any how the build quality seems solid and it's a hefty Amp. Thus far it's rock'n my 2 10" DVC 6Ohm subs. Good Amp so far. Thx Sonic for the easy transaction and excellent customer service!

BRZ1700.1D

This is a great amp. I have it pushing two L7 15's and it does a great job. I can play my subs hard for any amount of time and it never even gets warm. Definitely worth the money

steven walter

What a powerhouse. I have this powering a Pioneer 10" Premier and it powers it hard for my 10 hour rides home from college and when I get home it isn't even warm. Ridiculous power and the lights are awesome. Definitely worth the money. Very high quality considering the price.

Amazing quality out of this American Built puppy

Have one of these hooked up in my Jetta TDI. Wasn't looking for car shaking bass for this car, so the setup i got was perfect. This sub in a sealed box at 4 ohms and a hifonics brutus 1200 amp is a great combo to generate a sound that is deep and super clear and rattling in the 2006 Jetta which is what i was looking for, hitting perfect on all the songs that i blast when i am seeking a thumping bass. This sub i can tell is built with extreme quality and built to last a really long time. Highly recommended and great service from Sonic at a good price.

Awesome sub!!

I purchased this sub after my JL audio fried six months ago. I like to listen to loud music on long drives and this sub can handle the abuse. Awesome frequency range compared to most I looked at in my price range. Hits hard and provides a powerful nicely toned bass for all types of music, from country to rap. I would recommend this product to others and I tell all my friends exactly what kind of sub they have when they ask after their ears have been pounded.

Great buy Great product

I have used this nearly every day since March. i have to say this thing is amazing, since its a class d it disapates heat amazing so it doesnt get hot after hours of use. It's build solid and has the cool illuminated logo on the top.

power

I have this amp on my gf car hooked up to 3 Kickers CVR 15 with an epicenter dang this amp has power. Totally recommend you to buy it

Super sub!!! =)

I put apline in box from kicker vc12 and I'm very happy now

Super Sub =)

I put apline in box from kicker vc12 and I'm very happy now

Perfect

I installed it in a Sonic 1SV12 ported box from this site, powered by a Hifonics BXi1206d at 1 ohm. It absolutely slams and takes the power like a champ. The new design looks great, sounds just as good as the older Type R, and handles more power. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Great AMP Too much power!!!

This amp puts out exactly what it is rated at, my only problem is that it keeps over powering my subs. I just blew the 2nd Orion XTR12 @ 2 ohm and had the gain turn up to about 40%. I live in Texas and even when the temp is well over 100 degrees this amp has no problems.

The frame of the amp is plastic a bit cheap but that is the only con.

Best subs ever

I had bought these subs a few years back. I'm running them on the strong kenwood class d. they are in ported boxes, 2 12" in my civic. Everything would shack my back glass broke and my subs still look new. Just put the type-r in sealed boxes, even hits harder and could here it from blocks away. Also theres no radeling in the truck.

type r

i just bought mine on thursday and got it yesterday on monday wow it got here fast. i had a jl audio w6 for a while and it blew and before i got the w6 i was looking at the type-r and was interested in it but got the w6 for cheap on craigslist. I'm running a rockford fosgate prime 500 to it the same one i ran to the w6 and as far as loudness and thump the type-r has so far been deffinetly louder then the w6 was even though im still on the break in period, so many new rattles came up once i put it in my durango and i havent even had it on past 20 on the volume yet. but for sound quality the w6 seems to be far better. It hit so many more notes then the type-r seems to be able to hit and the transition between the bass notes was a lot crisper, the type-r seems to struggle transitioning between notes. type-r: louder then w6; w6: way better sound quality.

2 12" type r's

I use to have 2 12' type r's (these ones) got them at best buy when they first came out and i put them in a pretty big ported box tuned to around 33 hertz and man these things got LOUD! But keep note, the old type r's had 2 spiders and these have just 1..yet these are 100 rms more? Doesnt make sense to me but they sound great! Very good subs.

amazing product

I am currently running my two Alpine type-r's at 1 ohm. It pounds ridiculously hard and is extremely tough. With a stable voltage, it never over heats, stays warm to the touch. After 6 months of running it hard, its still running like new. I highly recommend this product!!

Nice Product

I just installed one of these bad boys in my 09 Saturn Vue in a 0.7 cu. ft sealed box. Got a Hitron 1000w 2-Channel amp. I'm running it bridged at 4ohms. It sounds good and pounds. Still needs break in time. I highly recommend this product.

loud

i had the other type r 12" but then it blew due to too much watts. Seems so much louder than the other type r. Then i got this and it hits hard and the lows sounds perfect in my 1.8 cubic box i got off this site very good get it

Good sofar

I have owned various amps and I have always loved the brz line it is not a amp that states 1700 watts and does 900 if lucky like most In its price range it's cea 2006 certified so that's always good but really that just means it does rated power at 4 ohms.

Excellent Amp

Excellent Amp. Does rated power and doesn't get hot. Would recommend!

Not bad for the price

Can't complain about the amp for the price that you get it for.. It does exactly what its supposed to.. Never had any problems when I had this amp

best amp ever

I love this thing i was told its top of the line well i can back that up it is friggen amazing. It sound 10x better then my other amp AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Extreme Bang for your buck!!!

In the past I swore by Rockford Fosgate but thought I'd give Hifonics a try. All I can say is what a fantastic product. I'm using this amp to push two DVC Cerwin-Vega Max subs. It produces crystal clear accurate thump. The amp has never cutoff and hardly gets warm at 2ohm. I considered adding a 3rd sub to get down to 1ohm but I'd like to keep my rear window.

The only knock on the design is the heat sinks. They have sharp edges and will cut you if you're not careful.

Pretty Decent Subs I gotta Admit

Pretty cool Subwoofers!!! I gotta admit when I first heard these in the car I was hype. I put them in my wifes car. They hit pretty hard i must admit!! However, I noticed that this sub struggles between notes in hitting the beat on time. The subwoofers in my other vehicle hit wayyyyy crisper than these speakers. -1 on Quality for that one. Powerful Subs though.

hutt yeahh!!!!

I'll start out by saying this amp is awesome!!! Although I did blow quite a few subs already so make sure you don't cheap out on the warranty for your subs. This thing on the other hand is rock solid awesome design and is most deff puts out what it say's possibly more. I just have to get enough money to buy another sub. I'm currently using 1 4ohm Alpine Type-R series dual voice coil sub. It's currently running 8ohms until i put on another sub which will make it 2ohms. Much more power.

loven it

Love my alpine Type-R I have two Type-R 12" in a down fire box in my 2007 Chevy extended cab Z71 had a set of these sub long time ago and the 2nd set r just how I remembered them no problems ppl ask what I got all the time "man that's clean what are those" Type-R son! Lol love them.

SINGLE Alpine Type R 12" in pvc ported box

Decided to get an alpine type-r 12" in a custom pvc ported box running off of a 2000 watt (800 fuse rated) stax amp and it bangs. Since i drive a hatchback, it rattles my whole car. Windows at my friends houses shake when i pull up and cars beside me shake too, off of a single 12. If put in a good box this sub BANGS!

Good for when you're on a budget.

I would recommend for low-powered systems as it's really just 8awg wire.

Good price, clean power, doesn't heat up... Great amp

Love this amp, very efficient .. Have it wired at 1ohm on a RE MX @ 1700 rms, doesn't heat up.. Great amp for the money.. Will be buying from Sonic again

Power from the gods

I ordered this amp from sonic and received it quickly as usual and all I can say is this is a beast. I had a Power Acoustik stax 2000 that was rated at 1200 RMS at 2ohm but there is a big difference between the two. This amp is durable not a problem with it and at looks awesome. If you have a habit of texting while driving, this is the cure. Thanks Sonic.

GREAT PRODUCT, GREAT VALUE

I have 2 Alpine SWR-1223D's powered by an Alpine PDX M12 and I have enough bass that my rear view mirror moves out of position. I drive a 4 door not a little hatchback, Crisp, Clear BASS...

Love this Amp

Great amp its bumps my sub! Excellent quality you really get what you pay for. if you wana go cheap and with the minimum then this amp is not for you. goes into protect mode every once in a while when i have it wayyy too loud to save my sub from blowing. love the dash mounted dial.

Pretty happy overall.

Most true bassheads will tell you these things suck. i beg to differ in all honesty. this amp has done very well for a year and a half. i torture it with hours of play time at full tilt. it takes it the whole time and barely gets warm. it really isnt all that power hungry like people say. it is one of the best amps you could get in this price range. i had one exchanged because something blew in it due to the bassknob but it was still working fine if the bassknob was not in use. ive had this same amp for 8 months before that i beleive and same deal. very good amp for the cost.

amazing deal!

This amp is a beast! have it on 2 15's in an obcon box and it pounds for days without breaking a sweat. it stays cool and consistent. no issues and looks great.

Great Purchase

It's an easy connect hook up no fails, pushing my sub just right, would recommend this to anyone.

You get what you pay for (or not...?!?!?)

First 1700 worked for 2 days, then broke. Getting a replacement soon, will update review when that comes, until then.

For the price, you can't really beat this amp. The rules of the CEA-2006 compliancy is that it does rated power @ 4ohm, not 2 & 1 ohm, so I'm not sure if it does rated power at those resistances. I do not have a clamp meter so I can't verify.

..But this amp does do work. While it did work, I was told I could be heard a half mile away with my garbage of a box for a fi bl 18". So yeah, for the price you can't beat it, but if you have money to spend, go with a higher quality amplifier.

excellent amp for the $$

I originally had a rockford 2000.1bd on 4 kaption spl 12's until the amp fried. I wasn't looking to spend a lot of money so i took the chance and ordered two of these just in case I needed both. Little did i know i would only need one! This amp pushes harder and better than my old Rockford. I definitely give it 2 thumbs up!!!

AMAZING amplifier

AMAZING amp... i'm running 2 Obsidian 18's off it at 1 ohm and even with stock electrical it still puts out TONS of good clean power and never gets more than warm enough to tell it's been on. i've been a fan of Maxxsonics for years and i'm quite happy with this amp.

Yes

This is a great amp, buy it. It is phenomenal.

Good amp

This amp is pushing my two Rockford fosgate T1's and it pushes them with no problems good amp and I would defiantly recommend only thing negative is the amp material it's really sharp and seems if it could cut you lol high quality though for sure.

Great product

I recommend this amp. Very powerful. Have it hooked up with 2 cvx 12s and sounds great.

best amp ever.

This amp is one of the most rocksolid amps i have ever seen. i have this in my 300zx and it pounds on 1 15 sub. most people cant believe i only have one fifteen. i have played this amp full tilt and i was underpowering it and it was still ice cold. if you are looking for an amp. look no further, get a hifonics...NOW!!

HIfonics Brutus 1700.1

All i can say is awwwwsome. I love this amp. a aluminum cast amp, with a blue led hifonics logo.. love it.. I wired this to a Fi BL 15, it loves the raw 1700 watts. Need to upgrade the electrical for this amp. Worth every penny, want to buy another one.

the best line yet. Rep brutus!!!

Bought this over 6 months ago and have had no issues with it I've been locally for over 10 years and this is one of if not the best amp I've ever owned. Truly puts out more than its rated power, I know cause I blew up my kicker l5's in under 2 months and had to upgrade. As far as this website goes 100% i'm satisfied and promise you'll be too...

great amp

I've had this amp for about 6 months now and it works great!!!!!! I have it running two Hifonics atlas's at two ohms and it kills!!!! The amp is made vary well over the winter a lil bit of snow got in my car. It evaporated the n condense on my amp that night it froze, I came out the next day and it was covered in frost. turned it on still worked then pulled it out an let it thaw and dry is its continued to work great since. i would recommend this to any one that wants a great amp at great value

wow

I love this amp. I'm using it to power my RE XXX(which is also a product that I highly recommend) and even though I'm under powering my sub with this amp. Its still loudest single sub setup I've seen so far. Never gets hot. Love the blue leds. But upgrade your charging system unless you wanna turn ur headlights into strobes rollin down the road at night.

hifonics

this is the best and I have ever bought recommend it to anyone and their brands no complaints from me

Excellent Amp

What a powerful amp. Woke up my pioneer 12 in subs. Insane bass. Would totally recomend

great amp

I bought this amp to power my 2 10"eclipse subs, and it is perfect. Never gets hot or even warm to the touch. Has everything you need. Awesome amp for the price

brutus

this amp is worth every dollar, I'm pushing one 15 inch solo baric L5 with it.

awesome amp.

I bought this amp to power a kicker L7 i had in a SPL box tuned at 40 hz. It was an awesome amp on that setup, and it hit quite hard. I sold the kicker and got two Skar VVX-15's and it hits even harder, the lows are perfect and it shakes the roof so much that people want to lay on it. I would recommend this amp to anyone who is a bass head like me.

Ok for the money!! but not the best

Its a good amp puts out a lot of power but it doesn't get loud unless u put the gain almost all the way up but then you are clipping the sub which is really bad I'm goin to upgrade to the fosgateT1500 but the brz does power my 15 inch fosgate t2 at 1 ohm but I have 2 kinetics and my volts are never below 13

ITS A BEAST

I just got this amp and hooked it up in my PT Cruiser to 2 12" subs with an extra battery and a volt meter. This thing will pound your subs into oblivion. Be careful of the fins though because they will cut you open in a second. For the price, what you get, and the quality of Hifonics, these will be the only amps I buy from this point on. AMAIZING. Cant say as far as durability because I have only had it 10 hrs but it has already been dropped twice. The second time on the frame of the inside of my car and never missed a beat. Thanks Sonic Electronix and Hifonics for a great product!!!

Great amp

I bought this amp cause of my friend it pounded his two sundown sa 12 like there were nothing. Takes alot of power. I got my to sundown sa 15s running at .5 ohm which this amp is not stable for but have not had a single issue with it heating up, clipping. But this amp is POWER HUNGRY SO have a cap. But i would use a battery.

PERFECT

Well I bought this amp about 6 months ago and I am very pleased! It really puts the power out that it is rated for and may even be underrated! I have it running at one ohm to two kicker 15" l7's and they are getting all the power they can handle. I have never been more pleased with an amp and I would reccomend it to anyone! The price was fantastic and sonic shipped it right away! Definately a home run!

BIG BOY STATUS!!!

Finally here to write my own. This thing is nasty. started off with it on 2 600 watt american bass 12" @ 2 ohms 1200 watts. Reeediculous! killing my mirror, breathing trouble and all. Threw the 1000 watt pioneers on it, didnt realize it was still @ 2ohms and still.. oh my god.. went out this morning and dropped it again. HOLY F***!!!!! And the volume on 12! amp is up bout 85% + now since I broke them in at 1200 watts for so long (few weeks). (now remembering i hated long reviews)

Pros: great price for the power, looks good
Cons: sharp edges (dont ignore like i did), Poower huuungry!!!. New alt 105 amps old battery says 12.5 on meter, big 3 with 0 gauge and i still dim in my 98 mc z34. Overall I am very pleased with what I see and hear being a beginner in car audio.

Burned up in less than a month

Worked and sounded great but it burned up in less than a month this is the 2nd hifonics amp that has not lasted a month. I've never burned up an amp and I've had amps in my cars for 15 years. I'll never use Hifonics again.

1700 rms

Great buy. I love this amp, great price.

Hifonics Brutus BRZ1700.1D

This amp is a great amp has been great for the 6 months that I have owned it. It is powering my 2 12" L7 kickers and they sure do get enough power that is for sure. It has a great display of the Hifonics lettering that light up blue. The price was right with this amp as well and very much so worth the money. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a great class D amp for a decent price.

perfect amp

I have this amp running 1 comp cc 15 and it is absolutely amazing!!! Thanks hifonics for such a perfect amp.

AWESOME PRODUCT

I love this amp id buy a new one if i had spare money, just got to watch out the black edges on the amp are kind of sharp i cut my self really bad on it other than that it's a great amp.

no problems yet

have mine pushing 2 RE audio SEx 12D4's, with extra battery (Kinetik) 0 gauge and 110 amp alt ( not enough) in a 3000gt. my voltage is dropping quite a bit but the amp is still pushing both subs hard enough to hurt my brain!! I have read of this amp burning up easily, so far it has barely gotten warm. I couldn't possibly sit in the car at full volume long enough to burn it up so no problem here. Only cons I can think of are the edges are sharp so dont cut yourself installing like i did, although the blood stain kinda looks kewl! and the hookups for the wires are angled, kinda making it hard to install wires after amp is mounted, but also helps protect the connection so maybe not a con?

5star amp

I have this amp connected to 2 15in Memphis pr. and it sounds good. I had accidently touched the speaker wires together and it turned to protect, after turning it off and back on, it was running perfect.. instead of it being burnt out... it pushes the subs to their maxx. at full power they cant take the amp. great amp for 250 buks!

Great amp!

For the $ you can't beat this amp. Puts out more than its rated power and is very well built. I would reccomend this amp to anyone who wants alot of power and doesnt want to spend a ton of money

del rio tx

BEST DAMMN AMP I EVER HAD..... serious power!!!!!! Ready for competion power. Only bad part is that u gotta raise ur volts n add a vary capacitor which is extra spending up grading. But is all worth it at the end!!!!!! BEST PRICES ONLY ON SONICELECTRONIX!!!!!!!

Lots of power for little money

Have owned this amplifier for a few months and it powers my Kicker L7's with ease. Checked with multimeter and with my setup it is about 90% efficient which is great. Sounds great at all impedance and there are a lot of options as far as wiring and pairing subwoofers to this amp. Would recommend this amplifier for it's quality as well as it's ability to handle huge amounts of power.

AWESOME

HAd these for just two days but it is as loud as you can imagine, powering 2x12 inch Type R and blow tha crap out of them !

Hifonics Brutus BRZ1700.1D Awesome AMP!!

This is definitly the best amp I have owened it puts out great power looks and performs great. I have owned it for about 6 months and I love it. I would definitely buy this again.

good product

I bought 2 SEX D12'' those subs pound very hard iam very happy with them

awesome

I bought this amp to power two 12 inch kicker cvx subs. they totally slam. the amp doesn't even get warm. I upgraded from an old crunch amp that would always cut out. the new brz series packs a lot of punch and is very reliable!

awsome...

This amp is awesome and it works great...

good sale

Good seller fast shiping good description I recommend this seller

Nice Amp

Plenty of bass, bangs hard in my truck. I use it to push my 2 12 inch Alpine Type X's & it's never clipped on me. Very happy with this amp.

excellent amp for the money

I have this amp pushing 2 12" type r in a civic and they pound. Take in mind the amp is at a 2 ohm load so I don't blow the speakers. Can't wait to get new speakers that will handle 1700 watts. I have upgraded battery to a yellow top, high output alt and a capacitor. I added the cap because I fried the alt. For the money u won't find a amp with this much power. I love it. I have had it in for at least 6 months. And I have it cranked up to and from work 40 min. Each way holding up great.

bad amp

Idk sounds good when hooked with 2 kickers cvr 10s but went out after 3 months idk if I should use this again.

LEGIT

i have this hooked up to 2 apline type R 2ohm with 160 amp alt. , stock everything and 0 gauge wiring.The amp does what it says it does, my current reading is 1040 watts since i cant run 14.4 all day and it never gets hot, its crazy how much it can push these subs. now i have a stinger battery, did the big3 and put sound damping material through the trunk, now it SLAMS, i keep a consant 14.6v and now im pusing 1300w all day!!!

Doesn't last past warranty.

I had this amp for 1 year and 25 days. It worked great for this time and put out the power that it was rated at. I didn't mess anything up or overdrive the subs ever and the amp died 25 days outside of warranty. Bad amp, I would not and will not buy again. Save your money and frustration and buy a Kicker or Alpine brand amp.

Awesome mo

This amp pushed alot of power and was pleased with this amp. never had any problems with it what so ever and for the price it's a steal I would recommend this amp to anyone or any hifonics amp to use. These amps push power!!!!!!

Awesome Amp

I've owned pretty much every brand of mono block amp, and as far as the money/ output ratio very nice product!

Amazing performance

I highly recommend the Hifonics Brutus 1700.1. I have it pushing my 12" kicker L7 and it doesn't get hot when turned up all the way. It hasn't skipped a beat and sounds terrific.

Best bang for your buck

I have this powering an RF T2 @ 1200w rms, and it makes it slam! I did my homework before buying this amp, and i can say its the best bang for your buck hands down. I've had it running for about 5 months.

awsome

I bought this amp a couple weeks ago and have it hooked to two brutus square 12's wired down to 2 ohms in my truck. They hit hard and the amp never gets hot. Great amp for the price.

Great Amp

I replaced a RF Prime 1000 with this unit. I would characterize it as turning on a light in a cave. Now I can see!!!! Although I'm running it at 2 ohm, the 1200 watts deliver a much deeper and clearer bass than the Prime did. I've pounded it for several hrs without any ambient temperature problems. It is pushing a pair of Cerwin Vega VMax 10" subs and it hits very accurately. I would caution you to be careful during installation, the heat sink edges are very, very sharp!

Good AMP

I bought this amp to push my 2 Rockford Fosgate 12" T1's, it pushes them very nicely and is overall a good amp. I ould recommend this to anybody for the price you can not beat it but at the same time i had a fosgate T1001bd mono amp and that thing was beast kinda expensive but BEAST.

Awesome value

I highly recommend this product because you are getting good power for the price, the brutus amp is under rated!! Great deal!!

Hifonics 1700

Bought this amp a few weeks ago and installed it. Running my Type R 12's perfect @ 2 ohms. I have the gain about 3/4, and bass boost OFF. My voltage does not drop into the 12 volt range even at full tilt, i love this amp. Stock Bat and alt, and not bad voltage drop. Overall I love this amp.

great value!! great buy, good amp for the price!!

I'm running at 15" Fi sub rated 1500 watt rms. IT pushes it perfect. Whent through a few amps but this one is the best by far for the great price!!

VERY IMPRESSED!!!!!!!!!!!

I HIGHLY REC. buying this amp if you want clear, concise, sound quality,in a powerful class D mono amp! I luv class ab amps bridged for subs, but this amp, is by FAR the BEST class D I've ever used, and b/c I run it 2ohms, not the one ohm stable, even after a few hours of listening, it feels like it was never on!!!!!(very efficient, and the blue logo looks nice, not cheesy, the black edges are SHARP, so be careful, thats my only complaint;-)

Amazing Value, Amazing Product

This amp bumps HARD

Nice!!!!!!!

Just got this amp. Pushing 2 JL audio 10w6 in a 4th order bandpass box firing up through a cut out in my rear deck. I have to admit I was a not skeptical but this amp pushes my subs loud and clean, EVEN AT 1 ohm. NEVER GET'S HOT. TONS OF POWER. I USED TO BE A CLASS D HATER BUT NOT A BAD AMP FOR A BUDGET AMP. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS AMP FOR LOW BUDGET BUT GOOD QUALITY.

Hifonics Brutus

This amp handles. It pushes what is claims to push and stays pretty cool. I like it cause it doesn't drain your battery. Slams my 12" Rockford T2. Highly recommend this amp

I guess its ok

A decent amp. Have it hooked to 2 12" RE Audio SX's. Doesn't seem to put out the power of my old Rockford 1000bd i had them on before. I wouldn't buy this amp again though.

Powerful Well Designed AMP

This amp looks very modern and solid....It has the subsonic filter, lowpass, highpass, you name it.... Lights up a shining blue.......Maxxsonics will help you out too if any problems arise....Wonderful Product

Awesome

I got this amp to run 2 alpine swr 12s..the amp is doing its job.I took it to my shop and the amp will give you 1400 clean watts before clipping..and for the price that rocks! Will be buying another one.

Great Kit

The kit came with everything I needed to install my amp. Easy to use and everything looked great after it was installed. Looked at many other kits, but this one was by far the best value.

great service

I have been pleased with my service. At 1st i ordered the wrong amp and i had no trouble returning it. They have been very helpful.

Awesome amp!

I've been a fan of Maxxsonics for years, so when I rebuilt I decided to pick up this little beast.....I love it! plenty of power, does well over rated power, looks amazing, etc. It was recently replaced due to it just not being big enough for the application I had it in (I.e. needed more power lol) But it is still an amazing amp I would recommend it to anyone!
Only reason I rated it down on ease of use was the stupid angled power/ground inputs, so difficult to get 1/0 into while mounted.
(Also, to everyone talking about heat issues, I ran this amp at a 1 ohm load in 110 degree heat full tilt on low voltage and it never broke a sweat, you were probably clipping =P)

Great amp line

This amp does what it says. Ease of use has been lowered because of sharp edges and strange angle of power terminal; however this angle has been designed for the mounting of the amp. Performance is top notch. I know that some people knock on this Brand; still can't figure out why. I have owned several higher priced amps with the same power rating and get the same performance. I think my brand is Hifonics.

BRZ1700.1D

Fantastic amp. Worked well driving 4 Alpine 12s and also works on just 2 little 10s. Great all around sub amp.

Hifonics Brutus BRZ1700.1D

Overall a good product.

Waaaaay Overrated

I bought this amp from here, great value, definitely ohm stable as promised. I can't see where this amp is actually CEA certified. 1700 watts? I soon after sold the amp and purchased 2 JL 500/1 amps to power my Kicker L7 12's. With just 1 of these amps, my subs were getting more power. Needless to say how both sounded when installed. I would maybe recommend this amp if you have lower class subs, such as Crunch, Boss, Hifonics, Sony, Lanzar, etc etc. However if you have any nicer subs JL w3 & up, Memphis C3 or mojo, Orion HCCA, or anything close to these. Do not try to power them with this "1700" watt amp.

Amazing amp!!!!

I've had this amp for a year and I love it!!!! I have them hooked up to two Hifonics Atlas 12's at 2ohms. It powers them very loudly, clear, and hard! It has great durability, during this past winter i came out to my car and found the amp coverd in frost. I turned it on and it worked fine then i let it thaw and dry and it kept working.

PRO's: Comes with a bass knob, looks great, great build quality product made by maxxsonics!

CON's: goes into protect when revs up an makes a 16volt pulse, 2AWG power and ground terminals.

I would recommend this to any one who want a great amp that produces a loud and clean bass signal.

Great Product! At a Great Price!

This product does exactly what you need it to do. Its easy to you use and has all the connections you need to hook up your amp. Only thing that i would buy that doesn't come with this kit that you might need is a wire crimp and small connections for your speakers.

Bada$$ amplifier!

Pure power boyz! Have tried kicker amps and they just couldn't hang. The Brutus rules over the rest!

so-so

Actually seems to be about 6 gauge wiring, but honestly the power and ground seem really nice, and also are easy to bend and work with especially considering it's cheaper than almost any 8 gauge kit. Fuse holder was also up to par. The RCAs however are junk. They are not anything similar to the ones in the picture and I'm going to have to replace them because even running them down the opposite side of the car from the pwr/ground/turn-on they are still picking up a large amount of noise. That's actually the reason I picked this kit was for the included 4-channel RCAs. Live and learn I guess. Also the turn-on lead was extremely thin, be careful with it.

An amp this inexpensive that puts out rated power? NO PROBLEM!

I have two of these amps powering a pair of Digital Designs supercharged 3512, DVC 4s. I have installed car audio, and designed and built enclosures for over twenty years. The enclosure I designed and built for this set up is 5.05 cuft net with 80 sq in of port area that's 26" deep, which tunes at around 35 hz. The system is in a '09 Silverado Ext. Cab. I chunked the large part of the back seat for the enclosure. I have 2/0 cabling on the "big three" (in my case "big four + two"), two Dura Last gold top 1100 CCA batteries (IMO the best gold top value available at $110 ea.), a stock HD 160 amp alternator, and 1/0 power cables to the amps.
Now for the good stuff. Each sub is presenting a 2 ohm load to it's amp. These amps are rated at 1200 watts @ 2 ohms, and let me tell you, they are both doing that with ease. When I made the initial adjustments to the amps, I set the gains with an output of 49 volts AC (which is the close equivalent to 1200 watts) on a 60 hz test tone. Amp #1 reached rated power at the eleven o'clock position amp #2 reached it at the twelve thirty position. I knew right then that these amps would rock. THESE AMPS TURN MY DD SUBS INSIDE OUT! I've cracked two windshields and had so much roof flex, it would bounce a quarter off the center of the roof on the first hit. I subsequently pulled the entire interior out and laid sound dampener covering every square inch of sheet metal from firewall to back of cab, floor to ceiling, and door to door. Now it takes three to four hits to bounce a quarter off the roof. The subs and amps are running off a Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD head unit. The HU is powering a single set of Kenwood Excelon component 6.5" mids/tweets (for now). Once the subs were broken in, the system was metered with a competition judge's calibrated meter at 149 db, far better than I had hoped for. I'm pleasantly shocked with the performance of the two Brutus 1700's. To be honest, my system build is still in process and I originally purchased the two Brutus amps just for something temporary. Once I had the system completed, I had planned to sell the Hifonics amps and purchase a pair of Rockford Fosgate T-1500 amps to go with my subs, which are conservatively rated at 1500 watts RMS ea., but not now. I love these amps. I bought both of them for less than the price of a single RF T-1500 and they routinely turn my subs inside out. I've run the system extremely hard, at reference volume for 45 minutes and the amps remained cold to the touch. No hiccups, no failures, nothing. I sang the praises of these amps so much, a friend purchased one. He inadvertantly connected the power and ground cables backward and tried to test the amp. He said it sparked a frankenstein spark and he quickly shut the power off. After a sleepless night from thinking he had smoked his new amp, he got up the next morning and wired it correctly and it played without a hitch as if nothing had ever happened. Try that with an RF amp. I had also planned to install a RF T600-4 for my mids/highs but I love these Brutus amps so much, I purchased a Hifonics Zeus zxi150.4 (150 x 4 @ 4 ohms, 300 x 4 @ 2 ohms) to power them. Next up, after installing the Zeus and two new sets of KW Excelon components, I plan to install one more sub spec'd the same as my first two and, of course, another Brutus 1700.
BTW, every single piece for my system (except the subs) came from Sonic. Never a problem with a shipment or a product. As cheesy as it sounds, Sonic is my new home for car audio.

Clean!

I noticed more of a clean sound to my subs. I'm not really a fan of the sharp corners, but hey who is going to be really touching it once it is installed right? The Amp is also decently heavy which i find a good quality in an amp. I'll edit this review once I've owned it a bit longer.

Real power!!!

You order 1700 watts you will get 1700 watts!

good set for not a lot of money

A great 4awg wire set for not a ton of money. good quality and a good fuse block

Buy it!

My bud has two 12" CVR's hooked up to this thing. Not what I would do cause its overkill on the subs, but it sounds great and really knocks. This amp will do everything your looking for so cop it!

powerhorse!

Excellent proformance! POWERHORSE; great power output, durable, option fuction- very usefull, nice looking, blue power light! Well worth the money if your looking for a nice amp to power your sub(s). I used them in my cab with my two 12" L7s. They are pounding.

Amazin amp

This amp is fabolous I just got it today n im from ptown oregon n diz amp looks nice I opened it n saw da inside of diz amp n it iz stuffed with power I luv it.. Going 2 install soon... Post another review after I get it bumpin. Sonic also ship fast and they have great customer service I thank u sonic n im goin 2 keep doin business with u guyz I love Sonic.

BRZ1700

I have this on a pair of rockford fosgate T2 10's and it makes them slam. never gets hot even when i occasionally make the 3 hour drive home from college.

Great Amp

High ouput of power @4 Ohm, really efficient.
doesn't take tooo much power out of the battery.
worth the money.

del rio tx

BEST DAMMN AMP I EVER HAD..... serious power!!!!!! Ready for competion power. Only bad part is that u gotta raise ur volts n add a vary capacitor which is extra spending up grading. But is all worth it at the end!!!!!! BEST PRICES ONLY ON SONICELECTRONIX!!!!!!!

good product

I bought a Hifonics Brutus BRZ1700.1D this amp is very powerfull and even looks good , I am impressed with this amp

Life changing

I must say, I'm impressed. I have spent a total of 2 years searching for the amp that'll beat the cones off a sub, has great cooling efficiency, and the reliability that outlasts any other competitor, and I can safely say that I found all this, and much more last week. Upon arrival (actually, after about 30 minutes of "ooing and ahhing") I hooked up one 15" Rockford Fosgate p1 I had laying around. I was impressed to see that the amp pushed the sub harder than any other amp I've ever seen before, while maintaining great resonance, and no distortion. This past weekend, me and a couple of buddy's combined a total of seven subwoofers [(5) 15" subs and (2) 12" subs] as a little fun side project in my 1999 lincoln navigator. I still can't hear very well to say the least.. but I could if Brutus was amplifying everyday life :D

Poor Quality

First kit I bought from raptor and the Last!

Power / ground cable
-Thick coating 6 ga wire
-bulky hard to run during install

Speaker wire
- neon blue coating looks nice
- CCA & 18GA

RCA Cables
- ugly bulky black ends w neon blue coating
-lots of static from power cable (ran opposite side of rcas)
-Fuse holder is a joke came apart several times

I ended up replacing everything but the power cables but will be doing so in the future

Speaker wire -12ga Hiltron OFC
RCA - streetwire zero noise
Fuse - Scorche 0 ga distribution block 2* 4ga outlets
W/ Tsunami fuses

Spend More

This product does not look like in the pictures

-RCA are all dark neon blue with bulky black plastic plugs
-Speaker wire blue and about 14-16 gauge wire very thin
-Power/Ground cable are about 6 gauge
-Remote wire blue and very thin 18-20 gauge
-Ring terminals ok

I bought this and was unsatisfied cheap looking RCA thin wire that an amp would smoke
I bough hiltron wire 12 ga that's really a 14 ga works perfect
Only liked the blue and white covers
Power/Ground cable ok for use.

SPEND MORE ..YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

this amp is awesome!

I've only owned this amp for 2 days..i have it hooked up to 2 Re Audio SEX 15s DV2 and before this amp i had a Alpine Mrp-500 hooked up and this amp blows the alpine away..by far this is the best amp i've owned. i have it running at 2 ohms and it barely gets warm.

POWERFULL

I bought this amp from a dealer for same online price and i have 2 15" hifinics brutus subs with a 4.8 cf box ported btw and man this amp made my subs shake other car doors next to me. No lie my roof was flexing a half inch. Great true 1700wat amp.

Uh oh

I received the amp yesterday to power my 2 10" eclipse sub woofers. they are supposed to be SVC 4 ohm, so it should wire down to 2 ohms. when i have 1 sub hooked up, it sounds great. when i hook the other up, however, it sounds like crap. barely any bass, and it sounds like the subs are rattling from within. i might just be stupid, but ive been messing with car audio for almost 5 years.

ITS A BEAST

I just got this amp and hooked it up in my PT Cruiser to 2 12" subs with an extra battery and a volt meter. This thing will pound your subs into oblivion. Be careful of the fins though because they will cut you open in a second. For the price, what you get, and the quality of Hifonics, these will be the only amps I buy from this point on. AMAIZING. Cant say as far as durability because I have only had it 10 hrs but it has already been dropped twice. The second time on the frame of the inside of my car and never missed a beat. Thanks SonicElectronix and Hifonics for a great product!!!

GREAT!!!!

Overall this amp is amazing, i have it pushin two 15 kicker cvx. Through the whole town im told i can be heard well over 5 blocks. Only problem i have found is it grounds out a lot just make sure to find a large enough ground that will fix it. Also has quite sharp edges use caution when handling.

excellent

Good, heavy, solid excellent amp. Bumping the heck out of two 6Ohm 10" DVC Audiobahns. Amp is running @ 1.5Ohm Mono and flexing the heck out of those Audiobahns. Love it.

Thank you Sonic Electronix for the excellent customer service and ease of exchange transaction! Great customer service!

Great vallue

I would recommend this kit for regular sound system upgrade.

Hard to beat

I purchased four (that's right four) of these in december to run my FI SP418s. I am running one amp per coil so each sub is seeing 3400 watts. Upon delivery one amp was DOA so I had to send it back but Sonic stepped up and did a great job of getting me the replacement I needed. Im running four BatCap batteries to help with voltage. If anyone wants to see vids my YouTube SN is iPACKgoldDOTS. I rated the features portion of this review low because of one simple thing and that's angled terminals. I'm not a fan of trying to bend 0 gauge wire into a terminal. It's flat out poor R&D. Does it work? Yes. Would be allot easier and better if they were straight? Yes.

Not too bad, but not what was advertised

The power wire has 583 strands that are 0.006" thick, which makes it 7.0 gage. The speaker wire has 50 strands that are 0.006" thick, which works out to 17.6 gauge. Both the power wires and speaker wires are copper clad aluminum, not 100% oxygen free copper.

I'm still going to use it, but am sad that the wire is not all copper.

awsome

Great amp would recommend.

the beast

This amp is a beast my cousin has it pushing 2 1000 watt rms 15" subs and they are way under powered and this thing sounds like its pushing the max. This is a beast, soon when i upgrade this is the one im getting or the 3000 watt one not sure.

Solid Built Enclosure

This enclosure is very solid and made very well. My subs hit clean and low. I forgot HARD as HELL. Wise Choice from My sales rep at Sonic.

Thanks

Hifonics is on the rise

I just got this amp a couple days ago and it seems really well built and it's CEA compliant so it really is pushin at least 1700 watts. I have it hooked to 2 12" atlas's, which i also highly recommend, and for about $500 you can't beat the lows it puts out. I've got friends with L7s and alot more $$ and with my setup i can definitely hang right with them in SPL and beat them in SQ hands down.

powerful AMP right here!

I bought this amp and owned for a good while i decided to go with a bigger amp i was pushing 4 image dynamics with it...i do recomend this amp but yo do need a spare battery!...go with this amp i bet u wont go wrong...

Great product!

I like this product. Great seller! Fast shipping. Happy with my product!

Impressive

Great amp powers my two sundown sa 12's with ease

Smh

It's got thick plastic and not a lot of wire in the middle. This is 8 gauge wire. couldn't use because its too cheap.

worth the money

I've owned a lot of amps mostly mtx and kicker i wouldn't put this in the same class but it is def worth the money. I have mine running a single jl audio 12w7 @3 ohms so in theory it should be pushing aorund 900 watts its beating the guts outta my sub and sending pretty clean signal after a lot of tuning. The filters are kinda cheap and take a little time to get just right so take your time.

Great Amplifier Wiring Kit

This is a great product for wiring 4 channel amplifiers. I used it to wire the amplifier in my 2007 Mustang, and it works fine. The quality is good, and the price is very competitive. I recommend this kit.

damn! bada** amp!

I have had this amp for alomost a year now pushing to 12" Kicker CVX's at 2 ohms in a probox and it absolutely slams! Great amp! I would recommend to anybody, people ask me all the time if I have 15's and I have been told they're louder then 2 15's.

Amazing Amp for the money...

I had the same amp but an older model for over 5 years one day it just went out so I order a replacement this one is even more powerful, Love it... For the money you can't find the same amp in the same class anywhere...

makes my subs beg for mercy!

I had this amp wired up to 2 jbl p1222's and a pioneer 3002d2 (1.33 ohms) and it pushed them to their limit. I used 0 gauge wire with a shuriken skbt60 to supply the power. I would recommend this amp to anyone who needs a lot of power as long as you give the amp enough power.

power power power

Only had it for a week but it pushs the hell out of my 3 ( 12s ). Great power for the money , can't beat it.

best amp ever

This amp is definitely worth the price. If you want to be heard from a mile away get this amp. I have it hooked to two P2 12" Fosgates and nobody can compete with me. Everybody always ask me if I have 2 15's.

great amp hands down

Have this amp pushing my rockford 2011 P3s and got 0 gauge wire running to it and the amp pushing all 1700 watts to the subs at 1ohm. Wow its great never getts hot, stays cool. The only problem is the outputs for the wires face downwards which makes it hard to put 0 guage wire in.

Get what you pay for

It's more of a 8g then 4g and RCA not the greatest.

Great Buy!

This is a great amp for the price! This amp has a lot of power only if you have the right hook up! A kinetic power cell battery you will need because this amp requires a lot of power i would recommend a 2400 kinetic power cell. Great buy! Highly recommended! By the way this amp has never overheated, a little warm, but not really warm!

Perfect for the price!

Not really 4 Gauge as it says, probably 8 realistically. But over all great if you want an 8 Gauge kit for a good price.

Brutus 1700

Everything is good, except for the fact that this amp does not put out anywhere near 1700 clear watts. It might put out around 1300watts before clippage occurs. I have an FI BL 12 and this thing barley moves with the amp pushing its max at 1 ohm.

great deal

I bought this amp about 4 months ago and it works really well. I have it hooked up to two 10" Alpine Type-R's and man do they pound. Over all this is a great amp.

Subs and box

Just as good as any other.

Slump it

This is great gets a little warm never hot to touch.
Have it hooked up to two 12 se dual 2 ohm and it rockz them with ease

Nice Box

My customer was very happy with the cost and quality.

awsome amp, great price

I called Sonic to buy a Powerbass amp to match my Powerbass 3XL 15 inch sub and they reviewed the sub and thought I should buy the Hifonics Brutus 1700. After 6 months I finally got it all together and I could not be happier. The Brutus has more power than the amp I wanted and it pushes my 15 with ease. I would recommend this amp to everyone. If anyone buys this amp please shop sonic for a good stinger battery to run inline with this amp, not just for safety reasons but your cars electrical system can function normally while the bass is bangin away.

wow!

I have had my share of amps I previously owned a Power Acoustik BAMF 4000/1 d which was supposed to be 1 Ohm stable and push up to 2200 watts (bull) That amp caught fire after 6 months on two 12" Type X's. Last weekend I just ordered the amp and came in 4 days later! I hooked it up and i love the illuminant blue Hifonics it looks sweet.. but the amp itself would murder than Power Acoustik at 1/4 gain! This amp pushes way more than it is rated for. I have the subs down to 1 ohm and I have the bass boost at 10dB and the amp tuned to my turbo bass probox which a tuned to 45 hz. Running it half gain. I haven't turned it up past 3/4 yet, I'm kinda scared i might shatter a window or two lol. best amp i have owned, by far! especially for the money!!!

SWEEEEEEEt

It definitely hits, if you are looking for an amp that you know works, this is it. Ive owned it for more than a month and as soon as I got it, I put in and it was AMAZING.

Great amp

Used this amp to power 4 kicker 15" L3 subs for hours and hours and it never cut out. Great amp and the cooling fins are nice and effective. Great reliable amp.

By shem on April 8, 2016 Verified purchase

good deal!

works great!!! i have no complaints and would recommend it!

Not worth it.

This is a terrible kit. The 4-Gauge power wire is way too thick and stiff, so it can't be easily routed. I ended up using an 8-gauge wire instead. Unfortunately I can't return this now since I cut up the wires while trying to install it.

Bangs for the buxs

For the price you pay, wicked deal. Have recommended this one time & time again.

works good

The box sounds great. Does not handle alpine type r very good. Blew the back off it with in two weeks.

Solid Amp

So I had to return the Planet Audio because it was too big and I got this one. The measurements said it should fit (in comparrison to the Planet Audio measurements) but I had to take off the sides that you would normally use to bolt down the Amp (not the heat sinks of course). I've been using it for a few days and it seems to be rock'n those 2 10" DVC 6Ohm subs. I need more time to tweak the Amp settings but I'm liking it thus far. The Amp build seems pretty solid and it's a hefty Amp. I can't really comment on the LED that lights up because it's behind the back seats in my Dodge RAM quad cab. Any how it's getting the job done for sure!

Not bad

Personally I found this kit to be suitable. The rubber coating had a good quality feel to me and all the other parts in the kit performed as I expected. Overall a good value.

Does what i need it to

Nice plenty of length.

Bad a**

This amp is pushing my JL 12 W7 and all have to say is bad a** amp it does all and more!

Dont buy

Dont buy this. It is the cheapest wiring kit you could by. Really an 8 gauge kit.

Not even close to 4 ga.

This is just what you pay for, cheap price, crap quality. Speaker wire could be used as thread. Ok for what you pay for i guess but if you need 4 Ga, dont buy this.

Great Product for Great Price

The box came in great condition and was at a very low price. Great company to buy from. Highly recommended!

poor quality

Fell apart after a month. It can't handle rockford ps3s

Monster of an amp!!

This amp is simply put, a beast. I had it pushing 3 12" kicker cvr's and though the subs weren't the best I've had people would still complain of headaches when they heard my system. All in all that amp did it's job 100%. This thing was pounding these subs to they're max with a one ohm final impedence with the gain set at only about 30%. The amp definately could do more but my little 4 gauge couldn't sustain it. Even thought it was at about 30% it still fried the wire a bit when turned up. Great amp overall cool design never overheated. But just make sure you have adequate wire gauge for and you will be beatin down your block!

Amazing value!

This is an overall great buy, it powers a pair of Kicker CVX subs very accurately and smoothly, I have slammed the bass for hours and jar never had it over heat. Plus the blue illuminated Hifonics always grabs peoples attention.

Good quality

Good quality wiring. I recommend using a gold battery terminal, seems to work much better for me. Wiring is ample, but be sure to run from the front to the back or you may end up short like I did.

Very strong wires

I have these hooked up to my L7 and MTX JH600 and for the price it was worth every penny

Great amp

recommended

its a powerful device
looks great and doing well

buy it again

4ga Wire Problems

This kit looks very nice until you receive it. The 4ga power wire is not sufficently thick enough. I would say the actual wire strand thickness is comparable to 10ga. The RCA's are very good quality as well as the rest of the kit.

Good

Hits good. Glad I bought it,

really good

this amp runs really cool. it's not the beast of all beast but it definitely is every bit of 1700 watts if not more so would definitely recommend it to anybody.

Amazing deal and best bang for your buck

I'd highly recommend this amp. I have it pushing 2 sundown sa 12s and MAN does it perform. It never gets hot and it slams my subs for hours!!

Adequate

Wiring kit was good enough to drive a thirsty 12" Audiobahn.

nice

This box is real nice. Worth the money!

Box

Great box works well sturdy.

Wow!

Paired this up with an Ascendant Audio 12" Chaos for a custom build. Amazing power and clarity! Well worth buying if you're looking for pure power!

great!

Have not had any problems with this kit at all works great! for the price you cant beat it would highly reccomend

True AWG 4G Kit

I bought this kit to hook up my Hifonics ZXi40.4 Amp. It is only 320 Watts RMS so I know I over did it with the wire, but hey I into sound quality. That is exactly what you get with this kit. I believe it is Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) Wire power and ground. Also it is true AWG 4G wire. That being said, it is surprisingly very flexible. I ran it down the driver side door sill, fit perfect. The RCA's are perfect, very good sound quality. Obviously not Monster Cable RCA's, but for sure do the job. Remote wire is your basic 18 gauge wire. The speaker wire was infact true AWG 16G wire and sounds good compared to my Rocket Fish Speaker Wire. I have 4 door speakers in my truck so I had to get extra wire, but that was expected. A plus in this kit is it is for 4 channels so I didn't have to buy extra RCA's. Also the fuse is not cheap, it is very durable and in a hard ABS Plastic casing. The black split loom makes my install look like a proffesional did it. Not trying to brag, but I know my way around car audio so it does look quite nice anyways. Overall this is an awesome kit for the price. I paid more at the time, but like I said it was well worth it. I love Raptor products, they have never let me down.

The Raptor wiring kit.

That product was good quality, and included everthing I needed for the job.

works great !!!

The box work perfect the my sons car he love's the set i got him for xmas :)

Pretty good.

This product was good along with the price. It would of cost me double at my local audio shop:)

Did the job cheaply but not impressive by any means

I ordered the 4 gauge kit actual wire was that of 8 gauge and a lot of insulation. Luckily, I was just getting 4 gauge for overkill being that there was not much wire for power to flow through. Excellent for a single amp that only needs 8 gauge. A large amp. Buy something else!

Decent for the price

It hooked up my 4 channel 360w amp. The wire looks like 4guage until you cut into it. Then it appears to be smaller when you actually see the copper. Its not 8ga small but it definitely has less copper wire than other kits I have used. All the accessories were decent. I used my own RCA's as they are higher quality. Cant beat the price but you could probably pay a little more and get better quality!

Great deal

Great kit. The raptor does what it is supposed to do POWER. Very well.

INSANE VALUE, fuse holder isnt best

The kit in all is an INSANELY great deal. Wires are all excellent quality. Only problem i have with it is that the fuse holder does not hold the fuse very tightly, i had to put a small piece of foil about 1/2"x1/2" folded twice on each side to get the desired fit.

Great Kit Great Price

Everything you need is in this kit. It's super cheap and extremely easy to install. Perfect for the price!

raptor wiring

Pushes my hifonics 1200 Watt monoblock and JL w6. does the job well.

Its a box

Nothing too fancy, keeps my subwoofers in place.

Affordable sound systems

Very pleased. No problems. Everything works great.

Great Box

Holds up great. Looks awesome in my Bronco II. Sounds awesome.

Good buy

I used this with my 1000 watt Hifonics amp for a little while until I upgraded to Kicker wiring. There was definitely a big difference between the two. but for $25 compared to $115? This wire is amazing for the price. I wouldn't use this wire for more than a 600 watt setup, even though it says up to 1500 watts. And another thing, I'm using the 2 RCA's for my 4-channel amp and they seem to be doing pretty good. Would buy this again... if my setup was 600 watts or less..

Good Box

For a sealed box, this box is a good purchase. While the banana clips in the back do often unscrew loose while trying to attach the speaker wires (not completely off, but loose enough to be a pain) the box provides plenty of room and makes my bass rock the whole neighborhood!

is this for real?

I cannot believe how crappy this stuff is I swear if you dropped the power wire it would shatter! all this kit is absolute garbage... pay more and get a better kit! seriously. cause now I have to purchase another kit and throw this all away... sad story but live and learn I guess

Gets the job done

Basic average quality kit. Used it to wire a 4ch Ppi amplifier. Had it for just over six months with no complaints.

Good Box

This is a pretty solid box. It gets the job done. after 6 months of use, some of the carpet is starting to wear away, but they box is still solid and beating hard. The wiring clips come loose constantly however. I epoxy glued them in place to fix the problem. Only complaint.

not to bad

Not bad for the price beat any thing at locale shop.

AWESOME

This combo sounds great! The only thing i would suggest is to use a ported box instead. One thing that i didnt like is that it didnt come with the ABSOLUTE box that it was supposed to come with, i got a cheaper box but like i said its better to go with a ported box instead. The shipping was great. All in all the subs and the amp go perfect with each other................Oh and the HIFONICS letters look sick when they light up!!!

ok

I have my 2 12'' 1500watt Boss Chaos extreme ssubs in the is and the box is hold up to expectations.

expecting better

I bought this box with some kicker 12's and the box was not that great. I mean, its a box, how can u screw up? Well u can apparently. First the glue makes my car smell horrible. The points where the screws go in weren't catching the wood when installing. And the seal off point between the 2 enclosures are vibrating so loud that I have to jam soccer balls and pillows against the top of my trunk to push the box down. Oh and I just installed it 2 weeks ago.

Not as pictured.

Box is OK quality. Could be sealed better. Did not come with polyfill as shown in photos. No logo either. I would of returned it if it was not such a huge item.