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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

why did he pick the username chinny? i thought that lame *** raper was chingy?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

anybody heard of phaze audio?

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

i honestly can't see spending $1400 on rims.

For me, it would definitely have to depend on the vehicle.

It seems like a ton of money, and wheels are so cheap these days. For those looking just to upgrade for aesthetics (probably the vast majority) ... I like how you can find a set of wheels with tires for under $1000 - depending on size.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

And the 17" version weighs nearly 25lbs / wheel!

Did ya wind up washing the ride yesterday?

Boy, I wish. It's a nice day out today, but it's 8:21AM and I'm sitting in my office trying to play 'keep up,' not even 'get ahead.'

Yes I did and then ended up going to work for awhile and resulted in being a wasted effort (the car washing) as the parking lot at the restaurant I work at is a dirt/gravel combo that isn't particularly clean car-friendly.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i'll just roll with my pontiac hub caps

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Don't worry, I have a knack for washing cars and having it rain right when I'm about to dry it off. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

anybody heard of phaze audio?

You bet.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

i'll just roll with my pontiac hub caps

What kinda Pontiac do you drive, TeeBone?

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

What kinda Pontiac do you drive, TeeBone?

96 bonneville

is phaze any good? thinking about buying a set of mids

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

The introduction of the original Tube Driver 1500 in 1996 began a new era of tube-driven amplification for cars. Shortly after the first production models were shipped, a group of veteran mobile sound professionals from Rockford Fosgate, PPI and others, joined to form a new company named Phaze Audio. At this time, Butler Audio was approached with the idea that it would produce the TubeDriver amplifiers and Phaze Audio would market and sell them. Butler Audio initially granted Phaze Audio an exclusive license for marketing and distribution of the Butler Audio line of TubeDriver amplifiers. In the late fall of 1997, Phaze Audio was also granted a manufacturing license to produce TubeDriver amplifiers.
In 1998, Phaze Audio saw a great opportunity for accelerated market expansion and purchased Precision Power, Inc. (PPI). After the acquisition, Phaze Audio/PPI decided to re-design the original Butler Audio TubeDriver amplifiers. In 1999, PPI came out with a line of amplifiers with tubes bearing the trademark "TubeDriver"; however, they are not BK Butler/Butler Audio designs and do not share in his original patented technology.

Phaze Audio/PPI was purchased in late 1999, temporarly ending all further TubeDriver brand production and sales. Shortly after this, in early 2000, BK Butler reclaimed all of his rights pertaining to TubeDriver. With a clean slate, BK Butler began an all-new design that would ultimately incorporate his newly discovered Tube Driver BLUE thermionic technology. Often working 18-hour days in his personal lab, it's estimated that no fewer than 100 different prototype versions of this new technology were rigorously investigated and thoroughly tested.

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

96 bonneville

I bet that's a comfortable ridin' sonofagun, eh?

Pontiac got mentioned and it made me think of a buddy of mine who I've known since we were 5 years old. Anyone ever heard of Indian Guides? (The YMCA's version of Cub Scouts, I suppose, only you're divided up into various Indian tribes rather than scout troops) At any rate - this guy and I met in Indian Guides when we were little.

Well, in November of 1968 said friend's father made a new car purchase at the Pontiac dealer for the princely sum of $2,716 and change. In the summer of 1991 when my buddy turned 18 he was given this vehicle as a graduation gift. As all it did was pass from father to son it is still classified (for car show purposes) as a one owner vehicle.

The car in question? (and yes, it is a stunning piece of automotive beauty, in my humble opinion) A 1969 Pontiac GTO, numbers matching 389 v8 with the Tri-Power setup (Pontiac's nomenclature for a three 2bbl carb setup) with an automatic, still has the tube-type AM radio in the dash and less than 80,000 miles on the clock. Not a bad ride for free just for graduating high school, eh? Yes, my friend (his name is Robert) still has the car and has refused offers of 50K to sell it.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

all i gather from that is they make amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

Well im in the hunt for anther amp, got the 2400d in and it was beat to hell so i sent it back i think i might just get a opti2000 from lanzar

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

I haven't messed with anything new from Phaze.

Just read a few reviews.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

the 2 reviews i did get were pretty good but there is hardly anything written on them in this forum. seller wants $50 shipped for the pair