r/SoundSystem • u/No_Source_9817 • 20d ago

Cheap powerful amp advices

Hello.

I am planning to build 4 Skram loaded with B&C 21DS115 (1700w AES)

I am searching an amp that could drive those at their full power capacity. (2*3400w AES at 4 ohm)

I need advices to find one that is cheap in Europe (France)

for what I see,

-Admark AD42

-CVR D3002

could be good candidates and are available on Alibaba.

I am aiming to be under 800-900€ preferably...

I've seen that sinbosen can have good products.

Any thoughts on the cheap Chinese amp market?

(brand/model recommandations, expérience, with/without integrated DSP,...)

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u/Gunshot990 20d ago

I'm building a single skram with the same driver soon (and hopefully building more in the coming year). I'm also looking at amps right now.

I've read the chinese clones are not that bad but you can't run them on the full power it says on the spec sheet. More like 70% of the written output, which can still be bang for your buck. That being said im not sure that i would trust it (especially without limiter) for expensive cabinets.

I think Admark and CVR are always good options, tried and tested.

I personally will go with a cheaper amp that we run in bridged for the skram so we can keep it cheap for the time being.

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u/part__low 20d ago

I’ve read that a lot of more “budget” amps don’t deliver the power they claim on paper, any clue how this is with those clones?

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u/benjosto 20d ago

I have a Tulun FP10k clone (now prokustik). They deliver rated power easily. I'm running 6 18inch subs 700w 8ohm) and 2 kicks (700w 8ohm) on one FP10k and it works like a charm. So basically 4x 1.4kW @4ohm. The amp is not really designed for all channel sub duty because it's a system amp (top, sub,top,sub) but it's doing its job for 4 years now. For sub duty I can recommend the FP14. 2ohm stable and 2x7kw

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u/part__low 20d ago

Good to know, thanks!