Audiobahn A18001D Amplifiers

Audiobahn A18001D Amplifiers 

DESCRIPTION

1 CHANNEL HIGH OUTPUT CLASS D AMPLIFIER

USER REVIEWS

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[Jul 01, 2008]
Noodles
Model Reviewed: Audiobahn 1800D

Strength:

Longevity

Weakness:

It's Audiobahn, so it's overrated, and if you get a "bad amp" (cuz they made a lot of them) it will blow your subs at the first deep note.

This 1800D has been pounding my subs for over 5 YEARS!! Now, many subs have blown over the years, but this amp is still kickin. I had the 2200 FlameQ series, and it sucked. Talk about draining power! Run a dual battery system in parallel and you won't need anything else. I suggest 2 12's on this amp, and use the Audiobahn 4 channel chrome amp for the highs and mids.

Similar Products Used:

Listed above

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Oct 07, 2004]
JROCK
Model Reviewed: a18001d

Strength:

D Class, draws less current than my hc class. Never gets hot. Cool blue illumination.

Weakness:

Can't handle a big load. Burns up in less than a year! Hits hard but doesn't sound good.

I bought this amp to originally power 3 aw1200x's. It hit, but not as hard as it should. I then put it on 4 12w3's and it blew up. This amp it trash. Good power, but unreliable! Go with the High Current class Audiobahn amps. I now run an a2200hcx and it is much cleaner and much louder!

Similar Products Used:

Audiobahn A2200HCX, Orion "THE BEAST", US Amps DE3000

OVERALL
RATING
2
VALUE
RATING
2
[Jul 26, 2004]
customsound79
Model Reviewed: A18001DT

Strength:

Beautiful amp. Remote bass boost knob. Volt and signal meter. Cooling fans

Weakness:

Way, way too overrated. Power hungry. Sloppy at high volume. There are better amps out there for the money. Just remember you could buy a JL Audio, Rockford, or PPI 500w amp cheaper and still have a better amp

I have used many Audiobahn product but this is the only amp. First off let me say that 1800w into 1ohm is false. Mabey if you bench test it with 24v you could get that out of it. The first thing I noticed is how easily it clips. If it weren't for the remote bass knob, I'd never be happy with the output. I ran two of the Flame Q subs in parallel down to 1 ohm with two 1 farads caps off of an Alpine CDA-9811 HU. It never gets hot or complains, but mabey actually delivers 800 sloppy watts at 1 ohm while devouring every bit of juice it can. I just got a new JL 1000/1 and it spanks the cra* out of audiobahn and is fully capable of destroying my "1000w RMS" Flame Q's and It's only rated at 1000w at 1.5-4 ohms and uses alot less DC. I was pretty dissapointed with audiobahn though I love their high end components.

Similar Products Used:

Sony Xplod - yes I would compare the two, JL Audio, Infinity Kappa, Kenwood Excelon, Alpine, Orion

OVERALL
RATING
2
VALUE
RATING
2
[Oct 01, 2003]
irideforme
Model Reviewed: AudioBahn 1800d

Strength:

It is one ohm stable, big, burly, power, the price I got it for (310) it is not worth anything over 500. Just look around

Weakness:

The speaker wire terminals on the amp are kinda cheesy (just not made well you know) you need a really small allen to fit it. Why the hell don't they just use the spring loaded push terminals you find on good subs?

This thing weighs about 40 pounds, so that might tell you something. It has plenty of clean power, although I have never read an actuall review that tested it's rating, but I would go with it. I have had it running 4 12's in my boat, it could really hurt em if you wanted too. Now I'm running two tens and it actually sounds better. (due to box location)

Similar Products Used:

MTX (better than fosgate in my esperience) but they both run hot. This AudioBahn doesn't, most likely because the fan runs whenever you turn it on.

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Apr 05, 2003]
niksem
Model Reviewed: 2002 Audiobahn A18001dq

Strength:

-very clean -powerfull -looks great

Weakness:

- draws quite a bit of power (rated at 150amps)

I am running a 2400w 18" Treo SSX sub on it. The amp sounds REALLY good and pounds as hell at 1 ohm. I am running it in a minivan and I have my roof flexing (you can tell). The best amp I have ever used. I have a 165 amp alternator and a 1100 c.amps Optima battery under the hood. All 1/0 wiring, no CAP. When it hits, you can tell that light are dimming a little bit, but it is not that bad; however, noticable. I am thinking about adding a cap or upgrading alternator wiring.

Similar Products Used:

Concept 2400W amp -- sucks, a lot of noise and less powerful than Audiobahn.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Mar 26, 2003]
KELVIN MATEO
Model Reviewed: 2002

Strength:

EVERYTHING LOOKS,SHINE,POWER,AND NAME.....

Weakness:

NONE

THIS AMP IS GREAT I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT GUY WAS TALKIN ABOUT.THIS IS THE BEST AMP I EVER HAD I GOT IT BANGING 3 AUDIOBAHN 10 AND IT IS THE BAST IN MY HOOD....

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Nov 01, 2002]
Joe
Model Reviewed: 2002 a18001dq

Strength:

Huge amount of power. Great Looks. Nice adjustments. Remote bass knob.

Weakness:

I have blown about 4 fuses when playing really loud but that maybe because im only running a 50 amp inline fuse.

This is an awsome sub. I have this sub running at 1.5 ohm's and it has an unbelieveable amount of power. This is the best amp for the money anywhere. 1800 watts RMS for an amp for only $470. WOW!!!

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jul 26, 2002]
AUDIOBAHNIC
Model Reviewed: 02

Strength:

its got it all , just dont be like old guy and put more than a 1 ohm load on it. Its only 1 ohm stable , SO ONLY RUN 1 OHM OR LESS ON IT. IT WILL LAST

Weakness:

none

Dont listen to that guy, im sure he was driving a very low impedance load on it . like 1/2 ohm. Ive installed these amps and they are very very very good class D amps. I would put them up against any digital amp out there. I used to think the MTX 81000D was the best but it lacks the looks and the featues of this amp, Audiobahn has excelent coustomer service and MTX is amoung the wrost in the industry. So I would recomend this amp for features, looks, sound, preformance and the name.

Similar Products Used:

lanzar vibe 1200D Lanzar optidrive 1000.1D cadence a7 mtx 81000D Rockford BD1500.1

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Nov 19, 2001]
paul
Model Reviewed: 1996 eagle talon

Strength:

looks maybe, its an opinion.

Weakness:

everything. would give this amp 0 stars but i cant do that

this amp is junk. i blew one up in 2 days and i got another one 2 weeks later and that one broke in 3 hours. i thought it could be my wiring but my wiring was perfect. audiobahn is not proving a good name to me at all. they are showing they dont spend any time on constructing or designing tehir amps. their name is almost as good as jensen to me now

Similar Products Used:

rockford 800a2, alpine 1507.

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[Jun 30, 2001]
Ryan
Model Reviewed: 2001 A18001D

Strength:

-Can't beat it's power
-Never cuts out
-Looks Great

Weakness:

None

It's the best amp I have ever heard. It's amazingly powerful and looks great too. I have it hooked up to two 12" Audiobahn ALUM12 subwoofers with an Audiobahn ACAP1 capacitor in a '91 4Runner and I think it sound excellent. When I turn the volume upabout half way, everyone tells me they can hear me coming blocks away and I usually have the bass on my head unit turned all the way down!

Similar Products Used:

I'd put it up against any amplifier out there.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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