Yea its the old school amp made in the US. I have it pushing my 2 JL 10W7 rated at 500watts 3 ohms svc each bridged down to 1.5 ohms. The amp was pushing the subs but it got pretty hot but the good thing is that it didnt shut down on me. Is there something wrong with the amp or is this how it is? I only played it for 10-15 mins. Also when i turned the volume to halfway the bass started to sound distorted. Is that my amps fault or my subs?