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[Old_Slapper]

Eh....aesthetics matter. They're beautiful amps and they put out rated power. Keep in mind how much money people put into the design of their trunks.

They started to look really good in the mid 90's. The Art series really made them big. As for power, meeting rated power was close. Not like the other brands which blew their ratings out of the water. This is why you mainly only saw PPI amps in the unlimited class and the Orion and Fosgate were big in the limited classes. I had a couple art series amps. Mostly because they were THE amps to have in the late 90's. I only sold them because I was offered a lot more than what I paid for them. Speaking of PPI amps, I still have quite a few of those power and speaker plugs in my toolbox. I also still have a box of assorted SIPs for the Xtant X-series amplifiers.

 

[Michael Peterson]

Out of all honesty, I have no idea why we were so hard up for the PPI stuff. They didn't put out the same power as the competition and they offered nothing really great. I guess it's because of all the ads they put out and people they sponsored, like the Alma Gates Bronco.

Marketing, marketing, marketing

 

[Michael Peterson]

I've still got one in the attic collecting dust

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

Oof. The mighty sure fell.

 

[BP1Fanatic]

Hilarious, we're grilling right now.

 

[Old_Slapper]

Oof. The mighty sure fell.
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I would have not believed you if you wouldn't have shown the picture.

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Oof. The mighty sure fell.
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Either they are calling out Rockford Fosgate's George Foreman amps or are hip to today's vernacular saying "Let 'em cook!"

 

[Robert1999]

Anyone remember EQ/boosters?
Anyone use one?
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Actually these radio shack realistic boosters rocked!! They were rated a 8 ohms and when you hooked them to 4 ohm pioneer 3 or 4 way 6x9 they screamed. We used these in the mid 80's to build our first systems. They also had 15" woofers for $49.99 each. My friend had 2 in a box with a coustic 380 bridged at 300 watts rms in his mustang and it boomed!!

 

[Robert1999]

Anyone remember EQ/boosters?
Anyone use one?
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Actually these radio shack realistic boosters rocked!! They were rated a 8 ohms and when you hooked them to 4 ohm pioneer 3 or 4 way 6x9 they screamed. We used these in the mid 80's to build our first systems. They also had 15" woofers for $49.99 each. My friend had 2 in a box with a coustic 380 bridged at 300 watts rms in his mustang and it boomed!!

Sry for the double post I was trying to quote and get the pic in but I dont think I can. Now I cant figure out how to delete one.

 

[Robert1999]

I have this and its for sale if interested, in box Hafler 6 channel amp HIGH END FOSGATE!! Box is date coded 1991 someone plz buy it needs to go to a collector.

 

[Robert1999]

I love the old ads I have a bunch if someone wants me to post.

These need to go to a collector also not fully functional so cheap. If you have the sony 1/2 din 11 band eq its an awesome double din setup!!

 

[Robert1999]

WOW!!!
A deck with an EQ right on the face. That would be a nice touch on today's units.

There is a you tube vid that part slides out its sic!!

 

[Robert1999]

No cutting of the rear deck required!

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Had these back in the day under my front seat pointing forward ! I think they call it front stage imaging now LOL 1988 was awesome!!

 

[Robert1999]

Old School unCool
Pyramid type crap!

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My first speaker box was a pyramid with 4 - 10" I got from a pawn shop for $150 in 1987. I wired them in parallel down to 1.8 or 1.9 ohms. My Majestic 300hd bridged would pump them until the thermal protection would cut off. The amp was so hot you could hold your hand on it. As soon as it cooled down it would play again. Not bad for a broke kid in high school .

 

[Robert1999]

I just looked it up and it appears Crutchfied sold that model for $499 back in 1985 when it was new. That would have been pretty cool back then.

Link to Crutchfield page on some history, scroll down a bit to see that Pioneer CD player.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-b8IAWjnkTKq/learn/car-stereos-greatest-hits.html

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I loved crutchfield before the internet they were the bible!! They made good amps too.

 

[Robert1999]

Still got the Crown with 8 JBL's!

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Wow 8- 12" clamshells wired out of phase that is NICE!!

 

[Robert1999]

OK gang, who had one (or two). Who'll ADMIT to having one? lol

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I had a self powered 8" in my S10 single cab, it fit behind the seat perfect and sounded pretty good!!

 

[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

I love the old ads I have a bunch if someone wants me to post.

Please do; it's what the thread is all about!

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[RobGMN 5,000+ posts]

Found some dealer chum in a box of memories from my shop.
The late great Tom Hoover.

No matter how it shows in my photo timeline, the site wants the second photo to rotate 90°.
Maybe from popping the 'chute on the car...

 

[BP1Fanatic]

My first speaker box was a pyramid with 4 - 10" I got from a pawn shop for $150 in 1987. I wired them in parallel down to 1.8 or 1.9 ohms. My Majestic 300hd bridged would pump them until the thermal protection would cut off. The amp was so hot you could hold your hand on it. As soon as it cooled down it would play again. Not bad for a broke kid in high school .

I had 2 of these in my 1981 Honda Civic Sedan. I did a BP4 1st, but I tuned it too low (45hz) for the port volume. Then, I built a BR enclosure tuned to 35hz. The wife ended up blowing both of them, 1 at a time, in a single sealed enclosure in front of the passenger taillight of her 1995 Dodge Neon Sport Sedan with a 2.4L DOHC swap.