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I recently picked up one of these to test and find out what all of the buzz was about. This amp promises 3000 watts delivered between 1-2 ohms. Constant power is nothing new, JL Audio has been making amps with this technology since the early 2000's and Rockford Fosgate also has the BDCP series amps with constant power across multiple ohm loads. The big difference is the price. The JL and RF models are expensive and out of the reach of many car audio consumers. This Taramps Smart 3 at the time of the review was well below three hundred dollars and quite an amazing value. I put the amp on my test bench and ran it on my SMD Amp Dyno for almost an hour across multiple loads and easily confirmed the 3000 watt rating was indeed valid between 1, 1.3, 1.6 and 2 ohms. I also performed later tests all the way down to 1/2 ohm and the amp continued to perform at a level very few amps could even handle. I've tested over 250 amplifiers over the past 10 years and only a handful have been able to handle the 1/2 ohm load...quite an amazing feat for a budget amp! There is no free lunch though. In order to get the full power, you will need to provide the amp power from a strong electrical system. At a bare minimum, you'll need an extra battery and at least a 150A alternator for best results. You'll also need 1/0 OFC wiring. Remember, it takes power to make power! Overall this is quite an impressive amp. It performed well with my 6000 watt Massive Audio BOA121 subwoofer (wired to 0.5 ohms) and made it seem like it was going to jump out of the box. The sound quality was good, I didn't notice the weak bass I've experienced before with the HD series Taramps. Again, this amp did not fail to impress me. I'm blown away at the value you are getting. Great job Taramps.