HAHAHA yesterday i saw an ad on craigslist for a 1500d for 125 DOLLARS! im like damn ok so i called em up and picked it up that hour? as far as im concerned it totally CRUSHES the mtx i had (im using the directed at 2 ohms so im getting 800 out of it just like the mtx) theres a huge difference in how loud my ib3's get now! i cant wait to get the fiQ and hook it up with this badass amp at and get 1200 rms to it from this bad boy.
Directed is built by DEI, who also own, and build on the experience garnered by, Orion, Precision Power, a/d/s, and Viper. All of these companies have been at the top of their fields for audio. The Directed amps are really just Viper amps with a different case. Same guts. Very good amplifiers.