STINGER Audio MT-1000.1M 1000 Watt Monoblock Marine Audio Amplifier

Works good, nice and compact

I've owned several amps over the years.. Fosgate, MTX, Alpine, Kenwood etc etc. & even cheaper ones like Dual, Pyle, Jenson etc..' feeding woofers from sizes 15's, 12's,10's.. Pushing Multiple subs. That said, yes.. I've had my fair share of playtime with amps to know a few things about them. This little Stinger amp is a solid banger. Feels good in the hand, has some heft to it. The finish glossy not matte & branding "logo" isn't obnoxious... Kinda gives it an "ol skool" visual feel to it.. Fitting for a brand that's been in the game many years. To hold it in your hands, it feels quality.. Much like an older Fosgate punch amp...hefty. It doesn't feel cheap. All connection points seem solid. Screws are smooth, Allen keys come with it for post screws As for crossover ease of use. It's pretty standard, "Ron Popeil" (set it & forget it).. The bass knob is nice. Not to big or small, not plasticy & cheap feeling. You'll need to put it together if you want to use the mounting plate, if not.. It would integrate into a switchboard or dash slot very nicely or can be easily hidden. The amount of sound this Stinger can power for such a compact unit is pretty impressive. Really good signal from amp to woofer. Currently I pushing a DS18 ZR8.2D Elite Z... BUT I had it also hooked up to an NVX 8V3. Both subs are duel 2ohm & have wired to 4ohm in both cases.. I'm pretty impressed with how hard both subs hit with this little amp at just 4ohm.. Especially for only pushing a single 8 & how well the amp is feeding them. To be blunt, you wouldn't think it's only pushing an single 8in sub.. I'm going to hook it up to my set of Kappa 10's set at 2ohm & see what this lil banger can do. If it pushes them like I'm hoping it can, I'm going to wire them to 1ohm & see if the power ratings translate to woofers not just specs. So far it can push deep long rumble bass & also be tuned up to around 80Hz to cover the bass spectrum strong & hard.. no crackle or distortion. (provided its properly tuned).. Being it's a marine amp meant be splashed at (I also got it cuz it's white not just another black amp) so it's "water-proofed" which is coincidentally a nice touch being I live in the PNW & things stay pretty damp for long periods & all that moisture in the air can mess with electronic things.. I have no doubt if this Brand keeps putting out quality like they have with this amp series.. These things could get really popular.

I love this amp! It’s perfect an so easy to install. My husband talked me through installing it as he was out of town working. You should see the looks this 44 y o woman gets driving around listening to Purge! It does cut out now & then when it’s and especially hot day …but it’s not often and believe me; I drive around 2000 miles every other week so I’m in it a lot and he listening to it a lot

Very good monoblock for the price, looking good and feels solid, my first thoughts that they are precise, powerful enough for the price and really good deal, hope that will last long.. Also the output quality of the sub is really good, very soft and nice bass, the mono connected to 350RMS 4ohm sub and they sound really good and powerful but i hope to sound it in 2 or 1 ohm to feal the real power of the monoblock (audio from my mic sound bad compared to the real sound*)

The terminal quality is decent. The positive terminal does really tighten as it should. No issue with negative and remote terminal. Besides that it’s works well.