i am impressed Taramps is increasing their quality... Very happy to see the improvements

Free PIC and Mosfets??? ok Taramps has just risen to my ultimate goto amp!! As for you SAM, no gas no NOS, just plain old kick ass! keep it real bro, you content is just off the charts! why you haven't blown up yet is a complete and utter mystery to me. personally, i consider you among the likes of Rossman, ipad rehab and the likes, with the exception of the frequency ofcourse but still cutting edge repair/consumer advice! much love bro!!!

Holy shit! Every amp review should be like this! Insanely detailed. Wow!

I for one like the more in depth video. On to the rest of the video. As far as amp reviews, I hold yours at #1. You tell me EXACTLY what I need to know. And thought who don't know a whole lot about car audio will still understand what your message is. Very well done Sam. Very well done

I bought the 5K SMART because of this Video and I LOVE IT. Thanks BRO

The only reason I purchased the bass version is because I'm wired to .5 ohms, and so far the amp sounds great! No clipping and the bass sounds smooth and the lower bass sounds incredible! I have 4 12's 1200watts rms each, and with an rca bass knob( too bad taramps didn't provide a bass knob) I can adjust the level to my speakers ability and not overpower them. Btw awesome informative video. You are the best on KZfaq.

Very informative and thorough explanation of the Taramps amplifier lineup. It's great to see back posting videos on KZfaq, it seemed that you took a break for some time.

Awesome video 🤙🏼. I frequently send people to look up your vids for specific, Misconceptions floating around. But on behalf of all nerds I love the long form review videos you do. But I get why they are hard for most to digest.

I bought two smart 5k's so im glad to see good info about them.

The info in this video is priceless. Thank you for explaining these 2 Amps. It saves someone like me tons of money and heartache. I am going to get that smart 5k with a dsp and a bass knob. Bravo Barevids

I have the smart 5bass and after a few weeks with it, i can honestly say it definitely puts out About double what my trinity tas8000.1 8k that was in there previously put out. Absolutely way more power available on bursts & seems to sound just more solid & harder hitting for over 100 bucks less than the trinity. Considered the smart 8 but couldn't really fit it & looking back, the smart 5 amps are actually way closer to doing what most 10k's would do

This channel needs way more subs. Way more likes. Way more shares. Way more thumbs up. That is some very deep technical details. Most amps look pretty on the outside, the insides are what matter.

Your talk about subs excursion limit and comparison of your 10k vs the smart 5k really helped me understand

Wow! this man knows what he's talking about! My respect!!!

As always thank you for your time and knowledge. I hope they come out with a 10 or 12k soon

the gain and other knobs pull out to make tuning easier. much smoother turn. not sure if you knew but i recently found out myself. pretty nice feature as well

Id like to hear your thoughts on the new Taramps smart boss 3k. I bought one and its my new favorite amp i ever ran. Im 43 and remember when 1000 watts cost $1000 if you could find one. These small powerhouse amps like the smart boss 3k just blow my mind. I have it pushing a Resilient Sounds Onyx 12" i reconed. What a combination! I recently subscribed, i like your channel alot, especially the blind amp test with jbl and taramps, taramps should have cut you a check for that one, 😆 im sure it changed alot of peoples opinion of taramps in a good way, it did for me. Thanks for the videos.

i have a rockford T2500.1BDCP and i can say the constant power REALLY changes how the subs behave

Excellent video as always! I learn something every time I watch one of your videos.

Thanks for this. At first when I heard of Taramps, they really weren’t that good. Always seen mosfet failure, but it was mostly user error. I’ve never used one personally, but as I see more about the circuit, I’m starting to like them. Plus, they hooked up our online trainer.

Thanks I needed this now ik for sure I'm getting the smart 5k

Great info! All your videos are awesome Sam. Happy Taramps is listening to recommended improvements.

I have been seriously thinking of buying the smart 5k because of the price point on it. I had a taramps HD 10k for a little while and I didn't have any trouble out of it but just didn't like the full bridge design. I am thinking of buying another taramps product though once this came out. I may end up pulling trigger soon.

The Smart 5k does well on bass but really well on mids too.

These do seem to be getting better in reliability and wattage! Got me curious and I swore I would never run one but that was back when people was abusing them and blowing them out left and right! They now seem like a decent amp for an experienced user who will buy a bigger amp then they even need and run it easier!

Its true, you get what you pay for! But simply full bridge is the best, even if its cheap its still going to great power. My Smart 3 gets pretty hot just at idle with no output, about 50 degrees C on the case, the fans then turn on but never turn back off because it constantly gain heat. But ive had it on for long drives at low volume and never had problems. The Smart 3 gave me a huge power boost without me having to upgrade my electrical, I can hold a little over 1000 watts RMS while holding 14.5V with just a worn old lead acid battery and stock 70amp alt that probably only does 30amp. My previous amp Pioneer GM-D8701 I was having huge voltage drop and could barely hold 600watts and I actually paid more for it!

One of the only channels i watch the entire video.

The rca l and r are parallel. Manual states dual rca input/ output. Just a built in splitter

You rock love all this info. Im at 3k smart going to the smart 5 wasnt sure if i wanted the bass or standard. Thank you for the comparison and the awsome video

Been on my smart3 everyday jammin loud,26 months straight,never skipped a beat,other than the janky smartfans,its a good amp Gonna need another soon,but might go smart5

loved the video. like a the nerdy technical info to help me learn amps better. i will sit there on rewind until i understand what your saying. really liked the powerurs video, would have bought that amp if i didnt purchase a different one at the wrong time. more videos explaining amps. your my favorite youtuber for this.

On a side note, a true mono input should have both Left and Right channels mixed. If using one or the other independently and there is a Bass effect on one of either channels that is not being used, it won’t be heard because that particular left or right plug is not connected. For best musical reproduction, it’s best to have both channels connected to experience all the sound the music is offering.

Thanks for the update. Didn't even know there was a 5k coming out. That's the one I really want. Thanks ✌️

So excited Sam, thank you for new video 👍🎉

Just started investigating Brazilian amps, and there are a number of brands that are Brazilian manufacturers (Peavey for instance) that I did not know until recently. If the amplifier is actually "made" in Brazil (Taramps is) and not just designed there, that is already a plus in my book over Chinese offerings. Also Taramps seem to employ, smartly I think, fans in most of their amplifiers (every amplifier should have a fan I think). However, the fans are not of the same grade of fans like in a computer which run basically silent. And seem to run a bit loud, but I imagine the music will drown out any possible fan noise. But computer quality fans are also known for their longevity of operation, not just how quiet they run. On this end, I cannot say if the fans Taramps use make the grade or not. But, at least they are trying to provide better heat dissipation than their competitors, and "heat" is the biggest problem for any amplifier regarding operation, and challenging its durability and longevity of operation. If you happen to have a cheaper, less efficient Chinese amp, that in the beginning works well, but quits operating in a year or just starts not sounding good (distortion) it is due to heat, and the amps heat sink. That is generally the difference between your "budget" amps and higher quality amps like Rockford Fosgate (proven through time), and who knows maybe Taramps. They seem to be improving their designs and components while keeping their pricing below the competition, and doing a good job keeping them cool. Which should mean good long term performance. It just seems Taramps are more about SPL than sound quality. I could be wrong. (Examples: Rockford Fosgate is known for having some of the lowest distortion - less than 1/10 of a percent distortion, and longest lasting car amplifiers on the market. Rockford is known to Focus specifically on sound quality, not power. Kenwood falls into that category as well. Just fyi.)

Hi Sam, awesome technical breakdown as usual. Funny coincidence as I was eyeing the Smart 5K Bass but ended up buying twin Smart 3 Basses as it was a steal of a deal on Amazon ($300CAD each) and plan to wire each @ 0.7ohm for each 12" DC XL (dual 1.4ohm coils). I was wondering if you can you comment on how the Smart 3K Bass compares to the 5K Bass in regards to any intricacies or is it just a simple upscaling we see here with the Smart 5K bass? Alternatively at the time, I was looking at pair of regular Smart 3s due to the 12.6V rating vs 14.4V but ended up going with the Basses for the 0.5ohm stability for additional safety margin, even though I doubt I would even seeing 0.7 nominal often. Ultimately I plan to run these set to around 1.5-2Kw a piece to allow extra headroom. I'm second-guessing myself a little bit but at the price point I feel like I got a great deal.

Cant wait to get my normal smaRT 5 LOVE MY SMART 3 ITS GOING TO MOVE TO MY MIDS AND HIGHS

Thank you again Sam for another great video nuff respect keep up the good work 🇯🇲 🇺🇸 👍 🙏

This video was very helpful it explained to me on what's amp I wanted to buy this guy broke it down and very easy for me to understand so I'm going with the 5000 Watt bass amp thank you very much bro

Wow this guys knows his stuff!!

Hey Sam I just did a dyno and inspection on this same model on my channel, and noticed the transformer windings are definitely epoxied on mine and are solid in place. Mine should have been first production, as I imagine yours was, so maybe yours just slipped through. Just thought I'd mention it.

Wow! I really like this amp!

Since the crossovers limit the output drastically unless wide open. Let's say I set the crossover FIRST then set the gain which would then overcome the wonky crossovers & not use the ones on the deck? Currently I am using the deck as you suggested but I hate when I need to pull the battery for one thing or another & my HU resets itself thus loosing the crossover settings.

Thank you !!!! I know which one I will buy now (smart 5k Regular)

Believe you can double the 150vmax mosfets in parallel to split the load across them to lower working temperatures & load. They'd have to experiment & see how it effects the circuit if they can't find higher rated mosfets. Shouldn't be different or much board redesign to add in.

Hi Sam. I went ahead and bought the smart 5k. I am very happy with it m and thank u for this video. U helped out alot. I have a question. I'm seeing a lot of comments about people saying that these amps like or set it to 1.8 to 2.0 ac volts rca inputs.. WHY? What happens if I go with 4 or 5 volts ac? What advantages do I get by setting it at those lower voltages? I haven't seen any proof of this or an explanation as to why taramps perform better at 1.8 to 2.0 ac volts of rca input? I hope u see this and have time to explain this .. thank u . U are a badass at what u do and I appreciate the videos.

Missed ya bro. But here you are gracing us with another dope video🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

It makes sense that both the input/output rca terminals are just connected electrically. Basically daisy chained. Internal y-splitter. Basically..

Great presentation 👍 can you make a video with the stetsom amps.

@barevids what is the rail limit ? Like how much output voltage would it take to reach the limits and the amp quiets the sound? Does it matter what ohm your at and what voltage you charge at ? I’m referring the bass version

Running two smart 3 on one B2 XM 18" D1 - i am very pleased with the Performance...

Had 1 of these go up in smoke within 30 seconds... No idea what's up. The other 4 amps in the system work flawlessly.

Thank you so much for this video! You made my mind up for me. I now own a smart 5. Would have just bought the bass version, you know because basshead…….lol

Wow! Hey amigo I'm speechless so much information, very impressive 👏 😀 thank you! now I know which amp to get...ooh and you got yourself a new subscriber 🙂🙂take care bud..

Thank you for the content big man 😀

I have a 3k md on a zxv 15 and it BANGS!

BRO I love your videos thanks for all the info!

Great video dude. Very good info!

Super Sam to the rescue.. I lost my faith in taramps, I use to have the 3k bass and a lot of bass notes were missing and not quite there. But bigger amp big subs more current etc etc. Never ends

Big D sent me.

I just got my smart 5 bass version yesterday in the mail. I had the original smart 3 up until I bought this. So I'm hoping it'll sound good and pure.

Hola amigo saludos desde Mexico.. Crees que le afecte trabajar a 0.8 ohms al smart 5 regular

Was Good To Hear That The Low Pass Filter Went Down To 20Hz. Kinda Not Good To Hear That The High Pass Didn't Really Do Anything. I Really Need That In The Event Something Plays Below Tuning And Excursion Gets Way Out Of Hand.

On my Smart3k, I noticed the crossovers just plain SUCK. So I open them up and used the crossovers built in the head unit. Another thing is I got the same signal no matter if I plugged into the RCA in or out. So yes I just plugged into both and I haven’t had any problems. The only problems I had was the cooling fan quit and the amp got extremely hot. So I sent it back and got a new one. The pots on these amps are horrible, so you have to adjust them very slightly.

I own an hd3000 1 ohm wired at 4ohm to 2 12 inch subs and it bangs, but nice to know about the model difference and I do want to upgrade to 5-8k eventually so thanks for the information

Very good video! 👍🏾 thanks!

Awesome thorough vid 👏

Hey man did I mis the amp mod vid you were doing last I knew you were waiting on some wire. I am subed but haven't heard anything. Love the content. Thank you

I really like your knowledge and ability to explain everything in detail so I can understand everything making me more interested in watching your channel . Also was wondering if your in America and how can I send an amplifier to you for service hypothetically.

enjoy geeking out amp stuff, thanks 4 u and big d wiz videos

So which is better the smart 5k or the smart 5kbass???

Excellent video man

Great detailed video. Thanks

Any update as to the reliability of the bass version? Did they make revisions like on the mosfets that you mentioned? I need a new amp, and my coils are d1.4, so .7 or 2.8 are my options, the way I see it the bass version is my only choice here but the subs a team sundown so it will take just about all the power I can throw at it

I'm curious how these compare to Sundown sia. From what I've read the sia is less finicky with input voltage and I like that it has a bass knob, but there aren't many reviews on them.

Great info! Thank you!!

hello I greet you from Mexico, I see your videos on KZfaq, I would like to know which amplifier to buy a taramps 800x4 or rockville krypton f2. Which one has better sound quality?

Very informative nice video. Thank you for information. 🤛🤛

Love your videos ❤

Comment #2 - And wouldn't it effectively be more "smart-er" if they would pay more attention to the power supply, regarding the effect the input voltage has on power output? Meaning: Same power out, between voltages of say 12.6 and 14.4 volts. Free the output power from being so dependent on input voltage.

apreciate you.. i got the smart 5 bass.. it sounds about he same as my orion hcca 3k

The power supply fets do you think it is safe by them heating up ? I dont want to burn my car up

I like that Taramps smart 5k

Great video

Thanks very informative!!!

My question is bass remote

Great video as always. I have two quick questions. I have a 4k sub at 1ohm. Would you recommend the smart 5 or the powerus 8k? Is the powerus worth 2x the price? Also, when are you coming out with your own amplifier line? You know it would sell and you could call it barepower or something.

Hey Sam. Toward 15min in you were saying the smart 5 would be louder then SBass 5k. But looking at 4x rise dynos the SB5k does more wattage. I understand you are saying because the rail voltages are higher. But if there's more wattage how would it be louder? I definitely like the reliability factor you speak of.

I'd like to see what they do with a reworking of a resistor divider to influence the power supply throttling and achieve a bit more rail voltage.

I would love for you do a video on voice coils in parallel vs series cause to me when multiple woofer is series parallel they just not as loud seems as if the voltage is splitting up too much

That spike is an easy fix. They should use 4 transformers tightly would in a two step voltage amplifier.

I also just took notice to the dual power inputs. I have single 0 AWG power and ground so I'm wondering if its OK to just split that or do I need to go back and actually run 4 separate wires? 🤔

Just bought the smart 5 to run 2 12d4 skar evl subs.

Hi can you tell me if i should set the HPF, LPF AND Gain ON THE 3k BASS AMP like you suggest for the 5K Bass amp ?

What amplifier would you recommend for 2 sundown U v.2 12s? They are dual 2 ohm subs.

Having been inside these Smart amps can you tell if the RCA inputs are connected internally? I've heard it said that they are combined inside therefore using both as inputs won't affect anything.

Great video thanks barevids...

@barevids if you had the amplifier gain set to 3000w at 1ohm when the sub is playing and rises to 4ohm would it be a 2900w output or would it be 2000w because the gain is lower

Boss u must remember some of us are technicians also and don't mind an hr of wave and shapes lol

Where do you suggest buying all the authentic solid state devices and components? Mur1620ct , irf640n mosfet , irf3205, etc...