My Car Amplifier collection, Rockford Fosgate, Massive Audio, Coustic, Stereo Limited, Cadence
I just wanted to make a video of my current Car amplifier collection. I enjoy repairing / testing car amps, so I guess I have a bunch. To name a few of the amps in the video; There are two Rockford Fosgate Punch 800a2′s, 1 brand new in the box, the other used / repaired. 1 Rockford Fosgate Punch 120a2, 1 Rockford Fosgate Punch 300S, MA AUDIO MA2601HX High Current MONO amp, Cadence Z9000, Coustic 600SE, MASSIVE Audio PA50, MTX 6500D & many more! Then theres the Phoenix Gold look alikes! The white & gold amps are Precision Audio THUMP series. I have had many other amps that I have sold, such as 2 Rockford Fosgate POWER 550S amps, a JL AUDIO 1000/1, a JL AUDIO 250/1 & a few others. Man I just love car audio, have since I was little, loved hearing cars bangin down the street!
do you buy amplifiers?
i got about 6 non working amps im trying to get rif of
drotimes4, I sometimes buy broken amps if the price is right & if it is something I may be interested in possibly repairing. What brand & model amps you got & what do you want for them?
Juiceb0x420, I hear ya, I love them 800a2′s for sure, a solid 800 to 1000 watts of POWER! On them 4 15′s I’ll bet it sounded pretty nice.
PLANET AUDIO VX1400D, crossfire cfa602, hilfonics titan tx1505d, sony xm-1002hx . 75 $ for all 4
drotimes4, Are the amplifiers complete, meaning are they missing ANY parts inside or out, has anyone tried repairing them before, is the physical condition of the 4 of them decent. Just wanted to get some more info on them as I am curious if anyone has made any repair attepts at all.
Damn that is nice!! I have two Kicker amps one class D amd a regular two channel class A/B. ZR240 and DX700.
Say I’ll trade you my 240 your 120a2??
Kskate91, Thanks! I have not had any kicker amps yet, but I am sure they perform to there rated specs. Your ZR240 is probably better then the PUNCH 120a2, why would you want to trade? I like the 120a2 I have so I will probably keep it for now, but it is not very powerful, only does about 120 watts maybe slightly more, but not much. Mine is unfortunately in terrible condition, I did repair a burnt trace in it to get it functional, it does work well now, just dont put out enough power.
I know, I just wanted to see what your response would be. And yes my 240 is pretty powerfull the thing i like about all kicker ZR series amps is that they are stable for 2 ohm bridged. But i never ran mine in that way only kept it at 4 ohm stereo mode. I’m currently bidding on a punch 160.4 amp. Supposely only 2 channels work and the other two don’t but i’ll see what i can do if i win. Really nice amp collection tho.
Dont get me wrong, the 120a2 is a very nice sounding amp, it just lacks the power. Yeah, its nice that those Kicker amps are stable into 2-Ohms bridged; my CVR12s are the 2-Ohm model, so that would be a good combination. I have really been thinking about starting to part with most of my amps, not sure yet, but they just sit in boxes & I dont really need that many, keep my big ones & maybe sell most of the rest, I dont know yet. I hope you win the 160.4 if its not over already. 621-ELECTRONICS
Hey, just curious how much power did that 800a2 do? Your new new one?
Kskate91, the new 800a2 I have according to its birth sheet does 1028 watts RMS @ 4 ohm bridged. I love these amps myself; they can put out a lot of clean power, thats for sure. There nice powerful older amps you can get for a decent price these days. Rockford amps will put the hurt on a lot of these amps out there; Ill bet there new amps are sweet too. I have had a few different RF amps & they have always done what they were suppose to. 621ELECTRONICS
Hey i have a question? What is the difference between a Punch 55.2 and a Punch 100z2? they both put out 100 watts each when bridged?? i bough some punch 55′s from ebay and a punch 100z2. Now the thing i dont get is a 100z2 has a similar power rating as a RF punch 100a2, punch 120a2, punch 150a2, punch 160, a2 according to the manual it does 160 at 4 ohms bridged at a certain battery boltage. I’ve read some good and bad reveiws mostly good and a couple bad ones.
kskate91, the dynamic power is rated with the IHF-202 standard, its the maximum rated output with 1% distortion & sometimes a slightly higher battery voltage. The 100z2 for example is rated at 100 watts RMS with 0.10% THD. Then its rated at 160 watts maximum RMS at 1% THD which is significantly higher distortion levels, although 1% is consider just below what the ear can detect. The 55.2 model number is what each channel puts out; the 100z2 model is the bridged power. Actually very similar amps.
Yeah, i just got it today in the mail and went ahead and hooked it up to a single 10 inch sub and wow it sounded amazing just like the 55.2. I actually saw no difference in the two. But im gonna use the 55.2 on highs and and the 100z2 on bass. I have another punch 55 but it needs some repairing to be done.
Sounds like you have a nice amp collection as well! Yeah, 100 watts RMS will get most subs moving, maybe not super hard, but will still bump!
Yeah i just bought a dual 2 ohm VC Kicker 05CVR10 10 inch woofer. Which amp will push it the best? 55 or 100z2? Not looking to break windows but just want some bump and of course to enjoy in the car.
Sweet! That sub should sound good. I would use the 55.2 for the woofer, according to the specs it does do the most power, although not a lot more, it does do more & at a slightly lower battery voltage. Should add some nice bass. I have been thinking on what to put in the car here after I installed the head unit & the highs amp & bostons. Was thinking about running the RF 10 I have free air in the rear deck, but I don’t know, there is no bass as of now, don’t realy have room for a box right now.
Okay, how about a Punch 40.2? Do you think this one is gonna be just as powerful as the Punch 55.2?. I’ve never owned this line before and nows its my first time.
kskate921, The specs on the PUNCH 40.2 show its rated at 20 x 2 watts RMS @ 4-ohms & 80 x 1 watts RMS bridged @ 4-ohms, so it will likely not be quite as powerful when testing as the 55.2, maybe not a huge difference, but may be noticeable, especially on a sub. Will you notice a difference, I dont know, but either way it should do good. Cool little amp!
Yeah im going to try it out bridged when i receive it in the mail. But im mostlikly going to put it on vocal speakers.
Okay i now i got a Punch 225.2 and holy cow!!!! this thing is dangerous!!! it jacked up my rockford Punch DVC 12, i mean literaly jacked it all up. ripped the cone away from the rubber srround. I was very disapointed by that but damn this amp owns anything you hook it up to. I got this one from ebay for $35 shipped. Supposebly was not working but worked fine for me.
So my collection and obsession for RF amps is building. I currently have (1) Punch 150a2 (2)Punch 55.2′s (1) Punch 40.2 (1 Punch 225.2) and one (Punch 160.4) Man these things are crazyyyyy!! Holy Cow!!
@kskate91,You got a nice collection going on over there! You got more RF then me, I only have (1) 120a2) (1) 300S) & (2) 800a2s), I did have 2 POWER 550S amps (which I have videos of) but sold them a couple years back after I repaired them, nice amps though. I hear ya on the obsession, only I enjoy getting all kinds of amps & testing them out, really enjoy RF though, of course I dont know what to do with all this stuff, just dont have room for it, the obsessions can get out of hand quick!lol
@kskate91,Dang, sorry to hear about your Punch DVC!lol! Maybe it can be repaired yet. Yeah the bigger RF amps do put out quite a bit of power. If you have never used an 800a2 I think you would really be happy if you ever get one! The 225.2 I think does around 450rms bridged & likely 600+rms since its older, which is still quite a bit. Then theres even bigger older ones like, 1000a2 1100a2 which are straight vicious! Better get some good subs for them for sure.
i had one of those mtx termnator 280 i saw. great little amp. i got acouple of ol skool amps to. a pp400.4, punch transanna 400.4, 2nd generations alpine v12, kenwood amp that blac and silver thats says 600w max on top. i have more but to many to name.