Earthquake Amps any good?

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

Just as the title states, i know nothing of earthquake amps but i found a good price on one, an earthquake PHD5000W, rated at 3000RMS@ 2ohm. Anyone know if earthquake amps are any good?

Click to read more...

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't use one.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

The older PowerHouse black case ones weren't too bad.Not very effecient but cheap for there day.

 

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

I wouldn't use one.

x2

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

hmm so no one really knows about the PHD models? so far earthquake is sounding like a nono

http://ampguts.realmofexcursion.com/Earthquake_PHD5000W/inside1.jpg

 

[dwman 10+ year member]

the phd amps are ok

the tnt series are alright i guess but do about 1000 watts less than they say lol.

so there abot 150 bucks for a 2000 watt amp that does maybe 1000 watts on a good day

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

The old black powerhouse was the shit but like I said earlier not very effecient.The newer ones have gone down in quality IMO but still produce decent numbers.

 

[HmoobVaj 10+ year member]

I remember they had some back then that were pretty much bullet proof. I believe those were made by Zed but not sure which series.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

I think it was something like that.Kinda like the old lanzar Opti back in the day they were the shit now its just a name.

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

I was actually looking at buying an Earthquake last year sometime and did some research on them. The one you're looking at does not like 1ohm at all but should do rated power at 2ohm. A few competitors had some problems with some catching fire a while back also. There's some good info on termpro about them. I decided against them given the fact that you can find a better quality amp for around the same price tag. Hope this helps.

 

[yunvme666 10+ year member]

i used to use a modded d2 at .7 daily everyone said i couldnt but i never had a problem.... there was alot of d2 and d3 users around here

 

[Pooods 10+ year member]

I remember they had some back then that were pretty much bullet proof. I believe those were made by Zed but not sure which series.

Earthquake was not made by Zed back then. By looking at the design and specs most would think so. I did back then too. But, when I mentioned to Steve Mantz on the phone that he designed the old Earthquakes, he set me straight. He said ES just copied his Zed amps. Not a good subject with Steve from what I gathered.

I don't know who made them, but those old early 90's Earthquakes were good amps. I have several and love them. They are very similar in performance to the old Hifonics amps from that era.

 

[danz24 10+ year member]

my friend had one and it was smoking, literally. We smelled something burning, looked in the trunk and amp had smoke on it.