PPi 356cs first impression

[herrrerrera 10+ year member]

i was debating getting the PPI or ID. after reading this thread PPI seams like they would suit me best. can anyone suggest a good amp to power these?

 

[jasonjs 10+ year member]

if you dont like them shoot them this way.

 

[Juice0723 10+ year member]

Just installed my ppi's today. They sound very good. Still need to do some tweaking. Have them on the Jbl gto75.4ii. Only in stereo though. Not bridged because I think the rear channels are blown.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

Just installed my ppi's today. They sound very good. Still need to do some tweaking. Have them on the Jbl gto75.4ii. Only in stereo though. Not bridged because I think the rear channels are blown.

so your feeding them only 75w a piece ?

Thats about half what they want

 

[Juice0723 10+ year member]

The amp does 104watts rms @4ohm each channel. 284watts rms bridged @4ohm. No sound at all coming out of the rear channels.

I might just hook up my Phoenix Gold M44 again. Probably see more power then this amp bridged.

The PG sounds not that loud though until I pretty much turn the gain all the way up. But the gain on the amp is 0.2-2V. I have a 5V going to it. Wonder why it sounds low because it should sound loud at low gain.

so your feeding them only 75w a piece ?Thats about half what they want

 

[valond]

So who has these in stock? I went to place an order at sonicelectronix and now they are on backorder.

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

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[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Ok I made few tweaks and changes lately. First i got a brand new nakamitchi pa4100 amp to power them bridged at 4ohm. that's an underrated 350 watt @ 12.8v per canal. Nice amp there

And i also put the tweeter attenuator on the crossover to -3db. First thing i notice, i wasn't even pushing them hard. The tweeter was pushed to its limit already. Now that it's more laid back, i can push to volume and gain so much higher without even stressing the comps set or the amp. Midbass is now pretty much insane (makes coins move in the hashtray) and since i'm without subs since a month i'm cutting them at 63hz. They do get that low with authority.

I'm thinking of modding my doors to make another set fit. They are that good. Honestly i love them even better than when i first got them.

 

[Juice0723 10+ year member]

yeah I was surprized that they were shaking my door panels up front. I had to cross them over at like 125hz or maybe higher until it didn't sound as bad. The rattles made it sound bad. But I'm not to sure if I should put some sound deadening on the door because I have a 5yr warranty on my car. Might void it I think.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Reason why i'm buying my car. My door are very well deadened and sealed... that make a huge difference. It seems like the window mechanic still make some rattle sound when i'm pushing the mid some more... something i gotta fix soon. Midbass is definitevly over the Id ctx65cs set.

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

I recently bridged the PPIs off my big belle giving them 230 watts a piece. They really sound great with the extra power. I was thinking about setting the tweeters to -3 as they can get a little harsh at the higher volumes. The mids sound very good however.

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

try it and try some eq'ing. I like the tweeter a little more laid back now... with not cuts at all

 

[Bass911 10+ year member]

All you guys that can't find these PPI's, I might be selling mines. I have 2 sets. I should know if I'm selling by Saturday.

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

try it and try some eq'ing. I like the tweeter a little more laid back now... with not cuts at all

I gave it a shot and at -3 the tweeters just sounded flat. Probably give it another try and eq a little.