Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp?

The amp in my 2008 Velodyne DD15 is dead as a door nail.

How good is this old marvel compared to today's offerings?

Worth investing another $500 (to have amp repaired, incl roundtrip shipping, tax, etc)? Or just use as passive sub?

How does it compete to modern subs, for example SBS SB-2000 or SB-3000 (both under $1k pre owned)?

kraftwerkturbo09-22-2023 12:55pm

jgoldrick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 138 posts 09-22-2023 at 10:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I used a Hyped plate amp for my DIY subwoofer. Liked it so much I replaced the plate amp in my B&W subwoofer with a second one
jgoldrick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 138 posts 09-22-2023 at 10:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hypex, not Hyped
mofojo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,242 posts 09-23-2023 at 12:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If wanna go the cheap route buy a used crown xls amp for a couple hundred and run it directly to the woofer is what I did with my old Paradigm Servo15. This will have a crossover and probably sound pretty good. Maybe better ? I wouldn’t spend more than a couple hundred on it. I’m sure the hypex is fine too if you can find a fit for the box. I just sit the Crown on top of the sub.
mofojo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,242 posts 09-23-2023 at 12:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Haha auto correct got me also….. HYPEX. F U Apple.
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