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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 07:25 PM
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What are your favorite old school amps?

Only rule is that it must have been out 10 years ago or longer.

My favorites:
-Phoenix Gold ZPA0.5
-Phoenix Gold ZPA0.3
-PPI a606 art series
-PPI a404 art series
-Orion HCCA 250r
Old Apr 3, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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The Alpine 3545. As it is, I am about to put three 3554s into my Flex.

Close runner up are the Rockford BBQ amps, PG theme amps, and I always wanted a KLW Broadway..
Old Apr 3, 2013 | 05:16 PM
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I had one of these puppies then it decided to go up in smoke. Before I could get it fixed someone decided to break into my car and take it.

Bastards.




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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 11:39 AM
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These two. Currently in use in my car.





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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Nagamitsu
These two. Currently in use in my car.


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now those are some cool old school art series amps.
Old Apr 5, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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Those aren't Art series. They're just plain ol' sweet ProMos. All white PPI amps had the graphics. The Art series were the next generation that had the finless heatsinks. My favourites are the black Art series - they had the circuit board pattern engraved in the top of the heat sink.
Old Apr 8, 2013 | 11:20 AM
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I love these amps. The 2 channel, I owned one when they first came out (ran my whole audio system at the time), and am 99.9% sure this one is the one I used to own. Still has sticker on bottom from local shop that would have most likely came into possession with it when I sold off my system.

2 channel powers my subs, 4 channel is bridged as well but powers my front speakers. These amps love to be pushed to the limit. I need to add some additional front end speakers to put more load on the 4 channel.

I did not compete back then, (I have not yet currently, but want to) but these were dubbed "cheater" amps. As you'd enter into a lower category due to them being 25 watt, but the actual output was huge due to the amount of load you put on them. I bet they'd hold ground against some of the newer stuff these days.
Old Apr 8, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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Original Soundstream Reference 500 and 300's. Also a set of 10" Soundstream velvet hammers

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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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take your pick and there all for sale
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mclsound
take your pick and there all for sale
thats an awesome collection. Why are they all for sale?

BTW I will have a ZPA0.5 for sale soon, and a PPI PC2350.

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