Power Acoustik R1-4000D

BUYER BEWARE

Title state's it all! This amp is not even close to a 1000 watt amp, fails @ 1 ohm and is a complete waist of money. LINKED 2 of these amps together as per the instructions provided with the product and wasn't even able to hurt one 12 inch p3. *rated at 600 watts rms* After 20-30 minutes running the amps got pretty hot and the master amp showed the clipping light lit up. *note i am not sure if that is normal under linked amp operation as this is the first power acoustik amp i have ever linked* Switched the PowerAcoustik amps out with my POLK PA D1000.1 amp, and almost blew the p3 @ 2ohms. The voice coil got hot enough to smell after about 5 minutes. Next got a kicker ZX series 750 watt amp for testing. Plenty of power there as well p3 was getting worked hard and was bottoming out. I definitely do not have a power/ground issue, or a voltage issue *13.3-13.8 volts at amp constantly true 0 gauge ofc wire (with 4 gauge adapter) while idle at normal rpm. Test done with a fluke meter that was calibrated about 2-3 weeks ago* Literature provided shows power ratings provided are at 14.4 volts and are non CEA compliant. I wouldn't recommend this product to an enemy let alone any one I consider a friend. Don't waist your money, there are amps in the 125-175 dollar range that will do a lot better than this over priced paper weight. NOTE : I tested both of the power acoustik amps in 3 different vehicles with 4 gauge OFC, 2 gauge CCA, and a true 0 gauge OFC setup and had the same results. BUYER BEWARE you have been WARNED!!

Great power for the money

Beware of negative reviews on products. DIY installs are almost never done correctly. The other reviewer who linked amps most certainly did not have enough power flow to get anywhere near the RMS capability of the amp. How do I know this? No mention of a 2nd alternator or at least a seriously upgraded alternator was made. I have personally dyno tested this amp on a 250 amp power source with sufficient voltage and was able to get almost 1500 watts RMS. Voltage means little to nothing when it comes to big amps. Amperage is far more important. One sign of an amplifier being capable of this is the fact that there are no fuses in the amp. Reason being the small connective surface of fuses restrict amperage flow too much. Will this amp give you 4000 watts? No. Any amp showing a MAX rating must not be taken seriously. If you want the truth look at the fuses. No fuses is a very good sign of serious power - 1500w RMS or more. Amps overheating are almost never caused by running them correctly. It is usually caused by incorrect settings or use. Does anyone seriously think they don't test these to handle 1-ohm operation?

Disregard negatives

I purchased this amp and have it running on a mofo 122x at 1ohm and i have no problems at all,only thing i might need to do is maybe use 4 or 8 gauge wire for my sub as opposed to the 14 gauge im using now.The performance of this amp is great i have run this amp while vehicle is on of course and had no issues with it getting hot.It must pull some serious power because at night my headlights be dimming whenever the bass drops real low.I have the r4-1000 running to 2 infinity kappa 5x7 and plan to get 6x9 kappas for the rear channel.the 2 amps together are very great for the price and is actually better than expected.As stated in other review you look for the fuses to determine if you will get the power you need ,this amp has no fuses so it has to run pretty close to the 2000 rms it states which is good enough for me.Now if you planning on competing in a bass off somewhere then of course you need to go with higher end amps but if you want great sound without spending alot of money then this amp can meet thoes needs.If someone complains that they blew amp up or that it ran so hot their ride caught fire then im willing to bet they did not install amp properly and they probably used it on the wrong kind of setup.Is this a 4000 watt amp?No but i can assure you will be satisfied if you use this amp correctly .

amp update

I posted review last year on this amp and here it is 2017 and i still have the amp and had no issues.Its still running on a 12in mofo only this time i have sub wired up to 4ohm and i have a 250 h/o alternator. So if anyone claim they got this amp and it blew up on them within 12months they probably did not have it hooked up or set right.Alot of noobs think the gain is a volume knob.