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mikesEK

04-17-2007, 11:46 PM

i'm NOT really wanting to sell my amps...I collect these puppies (most are broken) and I figure
some of you dudes might get a kick out of what I've got in my collection

car guys come to my house and go ape shit over them,,and some ppl (not car guys) see them and they look at me weird and I know they're thinking """this dude is really strange ,he has amplifiers for cars on his wall"" but hey I'm crazy like that ask anyone who knows me:taun:

feel free to comment ,,,,,there is one amp in my collection that will only be reconized by true old school caraudio nut jobs:screwy: ...DAVE dont you chime in just yet I want to see who else can name it

gixxermike

04-17-2007, 11:53 PM

Nice collection ...I could of sent you a few about a month ago but i threw them all away ..I had a couple working Punch 45's from back in the day that were trashed too..I have been doing custom install for 14 yrs just think of the cool stuff i collected over the years :lmfao:

mikesEK

04-18-2007, 12:07 AM

:2up: why would you even bring that up you bastard:2up: ...you should be punished for THROWING AWAY old school amps ..thats just not right ...any chance we can find em...or are they LONG GONE?????
Nice collection ...I could of sent you a few about a month ago but i threw them all away ..I had a couple working Punch 45's from back in the day that were trashed too..I have been doing custom install for 14 yrs just think of the cool stuff i collected over the years :lmfao:

mikesEK

04-18-2007, 12:10 AM

more yes more

mikesEK

04-18-2007, 12:14 AM

my amps are in nice shape ,,but the camera is picking up dust I guess,,cause I'm looking at them right now and my Hafler look perfect

ohhhhh...you guys notice anything strange about the hallmark on the left side of the HAFLER...i call my self a Caraudio junkie and when I got this I was thinking it was weird ,then David set me straight on the deal ...are any of you guys familuar with this amp????

mikesEK

04-18-2007, 12:19 AM

and mo pics

Hektik

04-18-2007, 12:27 AM

damn man i recognize a few of those and ive also have owned a few.. brings back a few memories....pretty sweet collection you have there.....+1

mikesEK

04-18-2007, 02:29 AM

thanks dude ...I just learned what rep points are ,,,and now i want them!!!!

joecoolfreak

04-19-2007, 11:30 AM

Something in there looks a bit familiar. These pics were taken today....these are currently very operational and I use them everyday in my dd:

Doppelgänger

04-19-2007, 11:54 AM

old school PPI ams were the shit!!!

I got a Alpine V12 from like... 98 lol.

Doppelgänger

04-19-2007, 11:57 AM

mikesEK

04-19-2007, 12:00 PM

that PPI ...GOOD SHIT!!!
that sereis one ,Fosgate you got is a fuckin piece ..I remember them well ,its kinda old school ,but get rid of it!!!

Something in there looks a bit familiar. These pics were taken today....these are currently very operational and I use them everyday in my dd:

Doppelgänger

04-19-2007, 12:03 PM

i remember the flat face PPI subs... now those were teh SHIT if you had them.

When i had my Mazda mini-truck, i had a Pyramid Gold 800w amp and 3 RF Punch XLC's... twas the bomb-diggity!

joecoolfreak

04-19-2007, 12:08 PM

that PPI ...GOOD SHIT!!!
that sereis one ,Fosgate you got is a fuckin piece ..I remember them well ,its kinda old school ,but get rid of it!!!

No need to fix what isn't broken...may not be the best, but as long as it works, it isn't getting replaced.

redgst97

04-20-2007, 12:00 AM

A few months ago, I have 2 PPI flat 12" subs, but the guy I bought them from blew his 2, and I sold them back to him....
I have a (circa 1995) Soundstream Reference 405 in the basement, along with an original Tube Driver amp.

In my Eclipse, I am using a Clarion 9255 radio....circa 1995. They dont make them like that any longer...

con

04-20-2007, 12:35 AM

quite a collection.......

mikesEK

04-20-2007, 10:52 AM

those old school SoundStream where pretty decent ,but I will say I have seen more NOT working than I seen working

B18c1Turboed

04-20-2007, 03:58 PM

PRICES!!!

Member31410

04-20-2007, 04:44 PM

Nice. That red Orion model is pretty well known. I was a US Amps guy back then. I had a VLX-400 and two 50HC's but I sold them. I still have my two first US Amps, a 442 and US200, laying around.

David88vert

04-20-2007, 04:59 PM

David Hafler Co. was bought by Rockford Corp back in 1987. That amp was produced after the purchase; hence, the old RF logo on the side.

FAHHQUE700

04-20-2007, 06:05 PM

I have 2 Orion 97.3's I was thinking about using one of them.

mikesEK

04-20-2007, 11:48 PM

:thinking:I'm not familuar,,,educate me!!!! ...and post a pic if you can
I have 2 Orion 97.3's I was thinking about using one of them.

sirkus

04-21-2007, 12:28 AM

You've got quite a nice collection of amps.. I've never really owned but 2 or 3 of them. I remember my first one and I still have it, still works too. Hifonics MARS 1600watt. Come with a huge ass book telling me configurations for best sounds and oms that match the subs... I'm not even sure what year it was made.

I know when I show it to people they are always going "I WANT IT BLA BLA BLA" So I'm going to hold on to it for a while..

Had it since 2000 and I bought it from my brother for 300 bucks then. Here's a few pics

mikesEK

04-21-2007, 03:00 AM

yep this is just before HiFonics went overseas and turned to shit

I cant say this enough ...if you want the best amps out there ,,make sure it says made in USA,,, but man these days even some of the oversea's shit aint soo bad ,take JLaudio for example

sirkus

04-21-2007, 04:46 AM

David88vert

04-21-2007, 07:44 AM

I used to sell HiFonics. Ran Series 7's (Jupiter and Thor) in one of my old cars. Used to have HiFonics Vulcan Gen 2. That was a common ground amp. Even the guys at HiFonics weren't familiar with it anymore - and that was back in 1995.

mikesEK

04-25-2007, 10:48 PM

dave......wanna buy a 225HCCA??:lmfao:

for the record ppl ...the HCCA belongs to Dave!!!

Spyder

04-25-2007, 11:10 PM

Nice collection of old shit... I myself still run some realllllly old gear, unfortunatly alot of the stuff I have had over the years has been stolen... I had a Pheonix Hold Outlaw Bandit Limited edition... #1465(i think)... this was stolen some years ago :(

i still use some old RF 200's lol.. and a modified MMats D300HC.. meh, memories.

mikesEK

04-25-2007, 11:17 PM

bet you hatted to see that go ,,,you know Phoenix is in the Gunius book of world record for the most expensive car audio amplifier?

Spyder

04-25-2007, 11:19 PM

bet you hatted to see that go ,,,you know Phoenix is in the Gunius book of world record for the most expensive car audio amplifier?

The one that they only made a few of? the... ehh.. damn I cant remember the name, it came with an alternator and wiring.. and installation if I remember correctly it was like 250K or something stupid lol..

GTScoob

04-25-2007, 11:30 PM

That orion HCCA is the shit. Is that the one that is stable down to 1/4 ohm, maybe 1/2 ohm?

mikesEK

04-26-2007, 12:10 AM

YEP THATS THE ONE!!!!!!!:lmfao:
The one that they only made a few of? the... ehh.. damn I cant remember the name, it came with an alternator and wiring.. and installation if I remember correctly it was like 250K or something stupid lol..

mikesEK

04-26-2007, 12:12 AM

½ohm!!! but ppl dont understand ,,,it was never meant to run full time like that!! on for a few minutes at a time!!
That orion HCCA is the shit. Is that the one that is stable down to 1/4 ohm, maybe 1/2 ohm?

SRCRX

04-26-2007, 11:57 PM

nice, I have used some of those amps in the past!!
Does the Rockford still work??

David88vert

04-27-2007, 07:23 AM

dave......wanna buy a 225HCCA??:lmfao:

for the record ppl ...the HCCA belongs to Dave!!!

I got that amp just for you - it's yours.

redmond420

05-04-2007, 11:51 PM

i miss my old orion subs and amp they kicked so much ass. oh well i will deal with my infinitys.

mikesEK

05-11-2007, 12:42 AM

you'll only hold it agianst me later,,,,it's YOURS!!!:lmfao:
I got that amp just for you - it's yours.

David88vert

05-11-2007, 07:22 AM

Nah, you've already hooked me up with lots of equipment over the years.

scttydb411

05-11-2007, 09:07 PM

i've owned quite a few of those as well...brings back memories.

some a$$hole decided to liberate my 2 hcca 225 from my car a week after moving to atl. they were the original ones that used brg modules and crx modules instead of push button bridging. it was nice competing in the 1-100 watt class and killing everyone...it would play for a while on 1ohm mono before thermaling off.

i still have the brg floating in my garage somewhere. the crx modules are still being used on the replacement sx amps.

mikesEK

05-13-2007, 01:25 PM

I could be wrong but the HCCA dont have a PROTECT mode ,,,,and its called the BRG-400 if I remember right
i've owned quite a few of those as well...brings back memories.

some a$$hole decided to liberate my 2 hcca 225 from my car a week after moving to atl. they were the original ones that used brg modules and crx modules instead of push button bridging. it was nice competing in the 1-100 watt class and killing everyone...it would play for a while on 1ohm mono before thermaling off.

i still have the brg floating in my garage somewhere. the crx modules are still being used on the replacement sx amps.

David88vert

05-13-2007, 09:00 PM

The really old HCCAs didn't have thermal circuitry, but the newer ones like the one I gave you had several protection circuits.

RandomGuy

05-14-2007, 09:18 PM

so how much do you want for it? Cash in hand

Ol' Gregg

05-17-2007, 11:15 AM

i just sold a old 600/4. love those amps!

scttydb411

05-18-2007, 06:46 PM

I could be wrong but the HCCA dont have a PROTECT mode ,,,,and its called the BRG-400 if I remember right

brg is the bridging module
crx is the crossover module

i don't know if they didn't advertise it or what, but mine would actually shut down until they cooled a little and they were the old style hcca with the original planet and star logo.

j225

09-12-2007, 11:45 PM

kul

RISKYB

09-17-2007, 02:00 PM

bringing back memories,i havent seen some of these in years

deady

09-17-2007, 04:02 PM

awesome thread. One of my co-workers ( @ Mobile Electronics in Newnan) has the personalized tag on his Ram " XTR " He had the tag several years ago on a show truck, and has just kept up with the tag... there were a couple of xtr woofers in a for sale thread here on IA not too long ago.

TyroneBiggum

10-23-2007, 12:49 PM

That precision power amp is the most 80's thing I have ever seen! lol

Allstar3.8T

10-24-2007, 01:05 PM

I still have a PPI Ax606.2 in flat black, my bro in law uses, awesome old full system amp. I somewhere have a PPI 5075 w/ RCM1000 and a couple of Orion small black series 228s I believe. I sold a lil while back a bunch of old HiFonics amps, Thor, zues, and odin. Heat sinks on those thing were 1/2 long or more.....funny lookin now.

Civic_H2b

11-08-2007, 11:19 AM

Damn you got alot of amp..:screwy: wanna sell it j/k.. nice collection:goodjob:

Pedal

11-08-2007, 05:43 PM

David88vert

11-08-2007, 07:37 PM

i dont see any old SoundStream love on that wall. and i am not talking about the newer SoundStream S H I T, i have a Referance 300 that i still use in my civic i bought it new in 1996. and the bastard has only ever blown one fuse in the back of it one time. on the other had it has distroyed 2 or 3 alternators.

I've got a couple of extremely old Soundstreams here. Little ones, and way older than the Reference series.
Mike, you should raid Hippie's garage. Lots of old amps stuck away in there. I have his old Phoenix Gold ZX250 here at the house.

BTLFED

11-08-2007, 07:43 PM

Something in there looks a bit familiar. These pics were taken today....these are currently very operational and I use them everyday in my dd:

A PPI Art Series!! Holy CRAP that's old, but they were bad ass! :goodjob:

Jaimecbr900

11-22-2007, 10:29 AM

I have a pair of 250 HCCA's and an old school Alpine 3554. I also have somewhere an ultra old school Alpine 3521, Coustic 100A, my boy has an old school Proton amp that was underwater yet still works, and I think I also have an old school Hifonics amp somewhere too.

Old school amps rock. :goodjob:

Hell, until just recently, I had some old Fosgate 8 inch, 8 ohm, Mid bass door speakers. The damn magnet was as big as the cone on those.

The_ CaneCorso

11-22-2007, 12:54 PM

I had a calf. amp 1200WT XL AMP. It was over 3 feet tall.

patrick4588

11-22-2007, 09:21 PM

ive got an audiobahn flame series amp on my wall along with a pioneer and an old ass pyramid

Tech5

11-23-2007, 01:17 AM

wow thats crazy, it must be just a faze where we collect some random ****t, an do crazy things with them!

AnthonyF

11-23-2007, 08:03 AM

Something in there looks a bit familiar. These pics were taken today....these are currently very operational and I use them everyday in my dd:

i was waiting for Joecoolfreak to post his amps. he love thst vintage shiot.

JCF- How do u like texas so far??

joecoolfreak

11-23-2007, 10:59 AM

i was waiting for Joecoolfreak to post his amps. he love thst vintage shiot.

JCF- How do u like texas so far??

You were waiting for me to post them? lol I posted them back in April. I do love my vintage stuff though. They still run like new too. I love Texas so far. The house is almost done being built and that's going to make it even better. Thanks for asking. How have you been?

AnthonyF

11-23-2007, 01:07 PM

You were waiting for me to post them? lol I posted them back in April. I do love my vintage stuff though. They still run like new too. I love Texas so far. The house is almost done being built and that's going to make it even better. Thanks for asking. How have you been?

well, i was waitin for you to show off ur stuff in here. i dont see u on here that much. but id udnerstand why.

not too shabby. tryin to stay out of trouble. and keep my computers running. lolol

AnthonyF

11-23-2007, 01:13 PM

I had a calf. amp 1200WT XL AMP. It was over 3 feet tall.tall or long?:thinking:

joecoolfreak

11-23-2007, 05:27 PM

well, i was waitin for you to show off ur stuff in here. i dont see u on here that much. but id udnerstand why.

not too shabby. tryin to stay out of trouble. and keep my computers running. lolol

Yeah, I stay out of trouble for the most part. I never posted that much to begin with, was always a bit of a lurker, but come back here from time to time to keep up with everyone. Quit visiting all those porn sites and your computer will stay running fine ;-)

mikesEK

11-25-2007, 04:36 AM

if its a phase....well its a phase i've been into for awhile ,it taken me apprx 5-7years to collect all these
i was waiting for Joecoolfreak to post his amps. he love thst vintage shiot.

JCF- How do u like texas so far??

k4rr

11-25-2007, 04:56 AM

Dude you gotta see the OGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Rockford amp that I got!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will get you some pics later today!!

I always loved the PPI art series BTW

ryanh300

11-25-2007, 05:14 AM

I have an old BOSS amp that you can have that doesn't work anymore.

Brown Man

11-26-2007, 01:59 PM

wow, thats alot of amps

jorge095

11-29-2007, 01:25 AM

owned a few of those back in the day

JDM-95-Hatch

12-02-2007, 10:26 PM

they don't make amps like they used to.... best amps i ever owned were a old school rockford Power 1000, and the older punch 150's, with the orion XTR subs

MC Hammer

12-03-2007, 08:18 AM

rf= ftw =]

bigodom1

01-26-2008, 02:20 AM

i got some older xtants in the closet of unknown condition

yerrow

04-02-2008, 10:55 PM

how 'bout vintage subs?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/yerrow/SSspl001.jpg

mikesEK

04-03-2008, 02:05 AM

and look to be in great shape...gotta love that
how 'bout vintage subs?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/yerrow/SSspl001.jpg

SOHC MONSTER

04-06-2008, 05:20 PM

I am a HUGE fan of the Orion HCCA series! I was going to say I was highly dispointed to not see a PPI ART series but then I scrolled down...Lol. However, I did not see a PPI powerclass amp up there or an old school Zapco amp with the impossibly hard to find plug in terminals...........

_Christian_

04-06-2008, 05:34 PM

Nice collection! I used to have the 225 hcca. If $ didn't get tight I would have never sold it.

mikesEK

04-07-2008, 12:27 AM

not to rub it in yer face ,but I own 2 currently and one is minty:taun:
Nice collection! I used to have the 225 hcca. If $ didn't get tight I would have never sold it.

BlknbluRX7

06-02-2008, 06:51 PM

the amp collection is cool .....ask about his gay shoe collection!

mikesEK

06-02-2008, 07:46 PM

eat cack mofo.......my shoes are twice as ill as my amps

green91

06-02-2008, 07:58 PM

Nice collection, ive got an OLD set of image dynamics dvc 10" subs that ive moved from 3 vehicles now alongside an oldschool RF 500w @ 4ohm punch amp. Its hard to beat old equipment with true power ratings.

mikesEK

06-03-2008, 12:16 AM

just scooped up a Zapco 1000 apprx 10-12 years old

Ol' Gregg

06-03-2008, 03:54 PM

pure sex!

DieselNuts

06-03-2008, 04:07 PM

Ive got a burned out Rockford Fosgate amp you can have if you want it.

mikesEK

06-03-2008, 05:31 PM

I'll take it! I'm around the MOG area ,,,,where you at?

ash7

06-03-2008, 05:52 PM

car guys come to my house and go ape **** over them,,and some ppl (not car guys) see them and they look at me weird and I know they're thinking """this dude is really strange ,he has amplifiers for cars on his wall"" but hey I'm crazy like that ask anyone who knows me:taun:

it's alright, i collect valve covers lol :goodjob:

-jonathan

DieselNuts

06-03-2008, 06:08 PM

I'll take it! I'm around the MOG area ,,,,where you at?
Actually, Ill be at wild wing in suwanee tonight @ 8pm. You wanna meet there? I live in Snellville, so this would be best for me.

Scotsman

06-03-2008, 06:19 PM

just scooped up a Zapco 1000 apprx 10-12 years olddo you just collect them or can you work on em , if you can please pm me , sweet collection BTW

mikesEK

06-04-2008, 04:38 PM

nope dont go in them just collect them

I've been messing with caraudio for like 12-14 years retail/personally
call this dude he's the best at repair Scott at,,,,,,,,,,SH!T I just switched phones I'll post up number tomorrow

scott 770-356-2178

Gorilla Eg!

06-06-2008, 02:48 AM

maybe its just me....but collecting old broken amps seems kind of pointless....then again im sure there is some nutjob collecting old socks out there....LOL

Ol' Gregg

06-06-2008, 03:09 AM

i heart art amps!

nisman787

06-07-2008, 03:51 PM

rodek god walked earth win those were made strong amp I would love to have very nice

Black4DrEK

07-03-2008, 12:19 AM

maybe its just me....but collecting old broken amps seems kind of pointless....then again im sure there is some nutjob collecting old socks out there....LOL

^LOL. nice collection mayne

mikesEK

08-14-2008, 01:51 PM

it is just you:2up: eat a cack
maybe its just me....but collecting old broken amps seems kind of pointless....then again im sure there is some nutjob collecting old socks out there....LOL

hydroshutter

08-14-2008, 02:12 PM

Are any of those for sale?

David88vert

08-14-2008, 07:39 PM

What did the title say???

Ronsam2006

08-14-2008, 07:53 PM

Damn very nice collection...

hydroshutter

08-15-2008, 09:40 AM

What did the title say???

Well, no ****. :lmfao:

I know what the title says.

hydroshutter

08-15-2008, 09:41 AM

double post

GGPIS3

08-15-2008, 03:36 PM

old school PPI ams were the ****!!!

.

quoted for the truth! old school PPI amps were the TRUTH! those amps with kicker comps were the SHIEET!

mikesEK

05-07-2009, 10:28 PM

bump old schooool thread............lol

hondachik

05-07-2009, 10:31 PM

how much those going for?

lol. i keed.

mikesEK

05-09-2009, 05:59 AM

how much those going for?

lol. i keed.

cute;)

Goinfasterthanu

08-19-2009, 11:20 PM

Damn mike .... you need to be back at the shop so you can keep getting old school amps... Hit me up sometime...

Its jeremy in case you havent figured it out...

Big Baller

08-20-2009, 12:32 AM

Nice thread, love the art series stuff. Had some of that, also had a big PPI 21400(I think that was the model). Some Phoenix Gold TI Series Stuff. I always like the Sound Stream Davinci Stuff/

Also you are all weak because no one brought up the XTANT stuff, that shit was always cool looking.

Formally...

08-20-2009, 09:35 AM

Where are all the old Hifonics from the early 90's. I remember when some Hifonics amps and Orion XTR's were the shit.

88NaCivic

08-20-2009, 01:11 PM

Orion XTR's that what I had back in the DAY Wish I still had it!!
Sold that years ago

dimsumboy

09-22-2009, 01:46 AM

hmm... i didn't see any old linear power, autotek, and the mtx terminator (red, the copy of the orion hcca amps), those were fun amps too back in the late 80's early 90's

Member31410

09-22-2009, 08:33 AM

These are my US Amps I bought back in 1995 (or was it 1996 :thinking: )... old school logo FTW!

http://i35.tinypic.com/33kgplf.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/b5qzw1.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/2dse5w0.jpg

This is my brother's stash of PPI Art Series. The A1200.2 is mint while the rest are still BNIB.

http://i35.tinypic.com/3536wq0.jpg