Precision Power PC2600.2?

[ingeo 10+ year member]

Hello everyone.

I have a set of the Focal Polyglass 165 v2 Slim's (PDF Specs) and I am looking for a better amp to drive them.

A buddy recommended a PPI Arts series amplifer but they are hard to come by. I was wondering if the Precision Power PC2600.2 would be a good choice to drive these speakers.

Any help would be apperciated

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[ingeo 10+ year member]

Whoops it appears this is an amp for subs.

Any PPI gurus recommend any other amps to drive those Focals?

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

those amps are just as reliable. pretty underrated amps at that. i don't see any problem with it.

 

[blue 10+ year member]

Hello everyone.
I have a set of the Focal Polyglass 165 v2 Slim's (PDF Specs) and I am looking for a better amp to drive them.

A buddy recommended a PPI Arts series amplifer but they are hard to come by. I was wondering if the Precision Power PC2600.2 would be a good choice to drive these speakers.

Any help would be apperciated

OK ... I'm a little bit confused .... Are you definitely wanting to go with PPI ?

If so here are my thoughts after using PPI for many years ....

I used the Art series for about 4 years. In my opinion they are overrated. they are clean amps , but lack authoratative mid-bass. I would only use them for tweeters personally.

The Powerclass Series I used for about 4 years also. They are better amps IMO ..... My ONLY complaint about them , was they could be slightly bright sounding. I remedied by using either Monster Cable 400 series ICs or Vampire Wire SC4 ICs and 10 guage speaker wire. This helped smooth them out fairly well , this and a good EQ.

Focals are notorius for being bright , with a hard to tame and often harsh sounding tweeter. Personally I would look at a different amp to use on Focal speakers.

Good luck with whatever route you go !

 

[ingeo 10+ year member]

Blue: I am open to any amp recommendations. The local stereo shop recommended an Audiosen AMP but it retails for about $800 CDN and I am not wanting to spend that much.

The goal of the new amp is to get the best sound I can out of my Focals without breaking the bank.

 

[blue 10+ year member]

Blue: I am open to any amp recommendations. The local stereo shop recommended an Audiosen AMP but it retails for about $800 CDN and I am not wanting to spend that much.
The goal of the new amp is to get the best sound I can out of my Focals without breaking the bank.

I simply LOVE my Arc Audio XXK amps , and they would match up very well with your Focals , as i find them to be VERY neutral and warm sounding amps. Check your PMs for a hint on where to buy the Arc amps at a great price .....

 

[disturbed_cbr 10+ year member]

Blue your a BAD A** That viper is awesome MY DREAM CAR!!! Nice car though man! As for the amps i have a Precision Power PCX 250 running my comps. The wattage is minimal but it gets the job done and works fine!

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

Ingeo, just to address one point in your post. The 2600.2 is a 2 channel amp. There is no reason that it should be classified as a sub amp. Many have used them on subs because they are strong enough to handle the task but they run just as well in stereo.