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Started by Blown Vl# · 18 Dec 2009 · 5 replies

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Blown Vl#Archived member
hows it goin? i got a amp off a mate today for free as he has updated and he said he brought it about 5-6 years ago lol! anyway i was wondering if it was any good? as i got no book with it and i have never heard of the brand before? even tho its 5-6 year old can it handle my modern audio equipment? is there any down sides to the older audio equipment to the modern stuff? i got it free so i really cant complain. here is what i could find on the net about its specs some of it makes sense to me lol, ill put some pics up of it too. Its a PPI4240, brand name is precision power 4-Way Variable Crossover with RCA Outputs QBASS™ Bass Boost Balanced Differential Input Circuit Speaker Lead High Level Inputs High Voltage Input Capability Gold Plated RCA, Speaker and Power Connectors Mixed Mono/Stereo Operation Power Bandwidth:. . . . . . . . . . 7Hz to 80kHz Signal to Noise Ratio: . . . . . . . 105 dB Total Harmonic Distortion: . . . . .05% Input Sensitivity: . . . . . . . . . . . 100mV to 12V Input Impedance: . . . . . . . . . . 10k Ohms Load Impedance (Stereo): . . . 2 Ohms to 8 Ohms Load Impedance (Bridge): . . . 4 Ohms to 8 Ohms Supply Voltage: . . . . . . . . . . . 10V to 15V Damping Factor:. . . . . . . . . . . >300 Slew Rate: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >45V/μs QBASS™ Equalization: . . . . . Up to +12db Boost @ 40Hz 30W x 4 Channels @ 4 Ohms 60W x 4 Channels @ 2 Ohms 120W x 2 Channels @ 4 Ohms Bridged Front Variable 12db/Octave FULL/HPF/LPF 20-5kHz Rear Variable 12db/Octave FULL/HPF/LPF 20-5kHz Selectable FULL/HPF/LPF RCA Output chrome strip in the middle Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ADICTIVArchived member
great score mate!! PPI is good gear man.. that amp would be great for running fronts and rears (splits, 6x9s)...... not really enough power for subs. don't worry bout new gear old gear, it got rcas input and thats all that matters. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Blown Vl#Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by ADICTIV great score mate!! PPI is good gear man.. that amp would be great for running fronts and rears (splits, 6x9s)...... not really enough power for subs. don't worry bout new gear old gear, it got rcas input and thats all that matters. really! i thought it was just some cheap old thing since just gave it to me, i didnt even ask what he paid for it haha. But I know it came out of ute but i think its older then 6 years cause i was looking at the back and was looking at some service stickers, I didnt know amps had to be serviced? anyway i found 2 service stickers one back in 2003 and one back in 2001 so i rang him and asked him when he got and he said when he got his first car 9-10 years (he said its a 1999 model amp) ago lol but i took out the 2 fuses and they are very corroaded but not blown but ill replace them anyway , yeah thats what i was planing on doing with it just running splits and 6x9's or just 6's off it but i dont know what i wanna go with yet and then have a mono block for my subs when i get some. But i found this review on some website about PPI cause i wanted to find more out about them. it said: Precision Power (or simply PPI as it is known throughout the industry) was famous for stunning amplifiers during the nineties. Shooting to fame with the release of the ‘Art’ series amplifiers, then backing this achievement up with the ‘Powerclass’ range of amplifiers, it seemed PPI could do no wrong. Soon after, it began delving into the speaker and subwoofer market. Now these components were very well designed and constructed from quality materials but didn’t quite receive the glowing reception the amplifiers did. And so for years PPI has dealt with having a reputation for producing brilliant amplifiers but speakers that struggle to match. Well this latest offering from the American giant might just change all that. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ADICTIVArchived member
amps dont need to be serviced man... those stickers mean that the amp has been repaired probly. might have had fuse issues or something?? dont let that worry you ive had $1000+ alpine amps repaired.. means nothing. actually shows that the amp was worth something otherwise you wouldnt bother repairing it youd replaceit, if cheap and nasty. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SK8NVL09Archived member
Im work for gcr, its a good amp. use it
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pro747Archived member
if u need a monoblock i got an awesome rockford t1500-1bd for sale makes 1800+rms at 1ohm chasing 950 for it rrp 1400 never used only tested Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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