Dude I've been binging you videos, love stuff like this! Gives me inspiration, thanks for the vid 👌. Oh and crazy cool collection as well, four thumbs up!
Thanks man. Means a lot coming from the original old school CZcamsr. Your the reason I got back into car audio. I’ve been a fan since you used to have Rockford amps on a turntable
I have found PPI Heaven... Your collection has made my day! I used to work for Sound Advice in Miami, FL back in the day and sold many, and I had an A-404 and an A-200 in my old Mazda, sadly they were stolen from me... I would love to have some PPI's back in my life. :D
Fantastic collection. Don't know Keith's situation but, for me space to store all this stuff (especially subs) is the real issue. Love the old black ProMos and black Art stuff. I've been searching for a 2300m/am forever. All the ones I find are in rough shape. Same for a ProMos 425 in black. The PCX amps are no joke either. Still run mine too. Thanks again for the tour!
I was really partial to the black amps. However the art has really grown on me and it's so distinctly 90's I might be more nostalgic to the white amps. My damn camera wouldn't focus on anything. I got another video I shot of his Kenwood head unit collection and a couple of amps I know you will like. Right from your heyday. Luckily that was shot with an I phone. Plus I picked up a bunch of amps recently and a new phone yesterday that makes the image less shaky. Thanks for watching man.
I had a 4125 in my regular cab 1997 F150. Barely fit above the box lol. Never got around to hooking up the front channels before I had to sell it. Thing was a beast on two JL 10W3V2.
Candy, Candy, Candy!!... Wow! Had awesome system up to 6 10s in '88 with a single 2075M series, doing the whole system w passive xovers, in a vw rabbit Had he TEAC portable cd player. (wish i knew now also, burnt :( the amp ohm load way low, could have done beter power hookup, etc...lol) Quite a collection, Awesome!
I've owned lots of amps from various manufacturers and still think the PC450 from 1997 was the best sounding 4 channel amp I've owned. (until the MMATS Hifi 4250 I have currently) Bought the PowerClass 450 used in 2000 for a hundo. Sold it in 2020 for a hundo (still in nearly new condition) to a friend.
Been a while since I've seen amps with power wires extending out of the amp assembly. I had a beautiful purple anodized unregulated linear power amp that I literally just gave away. Wish I had it back just for it's aesthetic properties alone.
that is the most comprehensive collection I've seen to date of the PPI brand and back in the 1990s I only seen like five of those amps even back then nice job thanks for posting
It's an amazing collection. It started with an A200.2. I think he said that was 11 years ago. I started collecting because I wanted to do a system in 2014 with all the stuff I couldn't afford back in the day. Next thing I know I can barely get around my bedroom because there's amps and subs everywhere. It's an addiction.🤣
@@brentb5303 Yep - I did the same thing. My first "real" amp was an '89 blue stripe Autotek 7050 on an M&M Godfather 15. I collected up all the Autotek amps that I couldn't afford back in the day and had them refurbished by Steven Mantz before installing them in my 4 Runner. Something about those old school amps that just get me.
Yea it's really amazing to see them all together. He's worked really hard to piece this collection together. He spent several hours getting them out so I could film them. Thanks for watching
If you ever decided to rid yourself of the PCX's, I'd damn near kill to have them. I'm trying to build my first SQ setup and remember having an old PPI amp on 10w6v1 triplets and I stab myself with a spoon every day I think about getting rid of all of it.
I also have two unused phase shifters . I never finished the car system i was planning due to life getting in the way . Not sure why i bought two at the time , I believe you only need one per system ? Does that sound correct ? Could you see a reason why you would put two of them in a system? Thanks
I will be selling a "SUPER RARE" PPI ART SERIES WIND BREAKER JACKET it was worn at the 1995 IASCA Nationals, i used it to tune my install on Greg Cassis Typoon, taking offers it is a XL Windbreaker near mint condion.
It was pretty awesome to get it all out and look at it. Keith was really gracious to spend the entire day letting me check out this awesome collection.
@@psementalist Not all the old school stuff lasted but these old PPI amps were built like tanks. Not much produced today has the same quality because it has to be priced so low to be competitive. Even the more expensive stuff like the Mosconi amp I own are as nice as the stuff Rockford Fosgate, Orion, or PPI were making in Arizona back in the 80's and 90's.
I just recently purchased 2 precision power pro 12s with four ohm coils, i’ve been waiting almost 30 years to buy. Does anyone have an A1200.2 in black or white that they want to sell?
I believe I have a black A1200 in storage. It's way too big for anything I'll ever power. Thought about using it to power an IDMAX, but it would be too much for my needs.
Hey I have a pcx2200 and I can’t find anything on the internet about them. I need help tuning my amp man I would be forever great full for any help you can offer
1) He’s one of the few in the hobby that does run his old school gear. 2) He wasn’t born into money. Everything you see here was earned one hour at a time. 3) He has salvaged so many from being thrown out or destroyed. You wouldn’t believe how some of these amps looked when he got them. He spends the time to clean them up and will spend the money to have them fixed bringing them back to operational status. 4) Thanks for watching
@@brentb5303 If I'm understanding it correctly, the user manual indicates that AM is for *Adaptive Mosfet,* a feature of the switching power supply which modifies the power supply should the amp sense a load less than 2 Ohms, but greater than 1.5 Ohms, below which the current/thermal protection kicks in and powers down the amp. The M series manual does not say what the M stands for.. I assume it would be a Mosfet switching power supply without the feature that adapts to loads < 2 but >1.5 Ohms.
@@nodaysback8390 I bet that is it. They referred to the power supply circuitry on the Art series as AM II and the Art .2 as AM III. They even used the term for the Power Series and called it AM IV circuitry protection. I never noticed any of that. Thanks for the information man. I always wondered if they didn't just change the designation to appear as if they were updating the series. They didn't do a very good job marketing the updates. I had heard that the difference between the A and A.2 was an updated power supply section but that is all I had heard.
The Plus series was made by Precision Power for Lanzar in 1990. There were only 2 amps. The 100 & 200. Since the time he did this video I’ve acquired the 200 also. On a side note the Plus series were the only amplifiers PPI built back in the day that were .5ohm stable.
@@bgnPrinceton up until 1991 PPI built private label amps for around a dozen different brands. Lanzar, MTX, Sansui, G&S, Crutchfield, Power, JL Audio, and Red Rocker are all brands with amps built by PPI at some point.
@@63flip83 Did they start out like Zed Audio, making amps for other companies before putting out their own brand (I don't think Zed ever did that), or were they building others' along with their own?
@@bgnPrinceton They built their own along side the private label amps. The Crutchfield were the first. It was a big part of their business until 91. It ended before the release of the art series in 92.
Sorry Rob I didn’t see your post when you made it 6 months ago. I’m not sure which models the guy has to screen print from but there’s a guy who was re doing old Rockford Fosgate amps but has started to also work on PPI. I will find out for you and let you know.
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I enjoyed working at pi from 1989 to 1994. I screen printed most of those amps. Was a fun place to work at.
That’s awesome. Yea, you were at ground zero during the golden age. I would have to imagine there was some fun at work.
Did you get a company discount, and if so, what was the percentage
PPI a600.2 ❤
Pyles were the first subs i ran in late 80s early 90s. Never had a problem with them. Ive never seen those Pyle XS before. Thats cool
Great old amps... love old school PPI. had a few 2 channels 👍😎 monsters for the time 👹
Dude I've been binging you videos, love stuff like this! Gives me inspiration, thanks for the vid 👌. Oh and crazy cool collection as well, four thumbs up!
Thanks man. Means a lot coming from the original old school CZcamsr. Your the reason I got back into car audio. I’ve been a fan since you used to have Rockford amps on a turntable
I have found PPI Heaven... Your collection has made my day! I used to work for Sound Advice in Miami, FL back in the day and sold many, and I had an A-404 and an A-200 in my old Mazda, sadly they were stolen from me... I would love to have some PPI's back in my life. :D
I have some old PPI PC 2600 and PC 4600..if you want to buy I want to sell it to you for decent price....
I had a Crutchfield amp in the early 90s and i was told it was made by PPI. It was a rough textured finish painted gray.
Great collection sold most of my old amps but my son just started getting into it so he now runs one of my old ax400 4channels
PCX still awesome looking! Huge but awesome 😎 , GREAT collection I still have my pro mos and 114 eq ♥️old PPI
Fantastic collection. Don't know Keith's situation but, for me space to store all this stuff (especially subs) is the real issue.
Love the old black ProMos and black Art stuff. I've been searching for a 2300m/am forever. All the ones I find are in rough shape. Same for a ProMos 425 in black.
The PCX amps are no joke either. Still run mine too.
Thanks again for the tour!
I was really partial to the black amps. However the art has really grown on me and it's so distinctly 90's I might be more nostalgic to the white amps. My damn camera wouldn't focus on anything. I got another video I shot of his Kenwood head unit collection and a couple of amps I know you will like. Right from your heyday. Luckily that was shot with an I phone. Plus I picked up a bunch of amps recently and a new phone yesterday that makes the image less shaky. Thanks for watching man.
@@brentb5303 hey, I understand. We're not pro's, just enthusiasts. I enjoyed the video a lot and you know I always try to check out anything you post.
I had a 4125 in my regular cab 1997 F150. Barely fit above the box lol. Never got around to hooking up the front channels before I had to sell it. Thing was a beast on two JL 10W3V2.
Candy, Candy, Candy!!... Wow! Had awesome system up to 6 10s in '88 with a single 2075M series, doing the whole system w passive xovers, in a vw rabbit Had he TEAC portable cd player. (wish i knew now also, burnt :( the amp ohm load way low, could have done beter power hookup, etc...lol) Quite a collection, Awesome!
I've owned lots of amps from various manufacturers and still think the PC450 from 1997 was the best sounding 4 channel amp I've owned.
(until the MMATS Hifi 4250 I have currently)
Bought the PowerClass 450 used in 2000 for a hundo. Sold it in 2020 for a hundo (still in nearly new condition) to a friend.
I liked the clean white simplicity of the Sedona's.
Nice collection. Kinda reminds me of the car audio room at Sensuous Sounds in Tampa, Fla. in 1992.
Been a while since I've seen amps with power wires extending out of the amp assembly.
I had a beautiful purple anodized unregulated linear power amp that I literally just gave away.
Wish I had it back just for it's aesthetic properties alone.
Loved PPI back in the day. I still have PPI-2300M 2x300 in pristine condition. If anyone is interested in it please let me know!
Still have it?
Please show an actual car with these old school amplifiers, that would be a fantastic Trip to Nostalgia going back in infancy of car audio days.
Really incredible ppi collection
Keith is so modest. I kept telling him it was incredible. Just recently he finally admitted that it was pretty impressive.
that is the most comprehensive collection I've seen to date of the PPI brand and back in the 1990s I only seen like five of those amps even back then nice job thanks for posting
Great Collection!!! I have a PPI 445 that’s in very good condition, maybe you’d want to add to collection.
I thought I got a bit bad by the old school audio bug and then I see this. I wish I had a collection that was that extensive.
It's an amazing collection. It started with an A200.2. I think he said that was 11 years ago. I started collecting because I wanted to do a system in 2014 with all the stuff I couldn't afford back in the day. Next thing I know I can barely get around my bedroom because there's amps and subs everywhere. It's an addiction.🤣
@@brentb5303 Yep - I did the same thing. My first "real" amp was an '89 blue stripe Autotek 7050 on an M&M Godfather 15. I collected up all the Autotek amps that I couldn't afford back in the day and had them refurbished by Steven Mantz before installing them in my 4 Runner. Something about those old school amps that just get me.
Wow what a cool collection .
Yea it's really amazing to see them all together. He's worked really hard to piece this collection together. He spent several hours getting them out so I could film them. Thanks for watching
Wow 🤩
If you ever decided to rid yourself of the PCX's, I'd damn near kill to have them. I'm trying to build my first SQ setup and remember having an old PPI amp on 10w6v1 triplets and I stab myself with a spoon every day I think about getting rid of all of it.
Bet you do not have any Vega series old school Cerwin Vega or Profile Amps!!!!
Nice
I also have two unused phase shifters . I never finished the car system i was planning due to life getting in the way .
Not sure why i bought two at the time , I believe you only need one per system ? Does that sound correct ? Could you see a reason why you would put two of them in a system?
Thanks
My uncle used to run the power drivers he had 8 10 power drivers the Pro Plus series only the Rockford Fosgate 1000
Nice! I'm sure that shook the whole block.
I will be selling a "SUPER RARE" PPI ART SERIES WIND BREAKER JACKET it was worn at the 1995 IASCA Nationals, i used it to tune my install on Greg Cassis Typoon, taking offers it is a XL Windbreaker near mint condion.
Very very nice👍
It was pretty awesome to get it all out and look at it. Keith was really gracious to spend the entire day letting me check out this awesome collection.
Bravo very nice amps
They really are. All of them still in working order.
@@brentb5303 You know I've been told that most old school amps work better than any brand new amp
@@psementalist Not all the old school stuff lasted but these old PPI amps were built like tanks. Not much produced today has the same quality because it has to be priced so low to be competitive. Even the more expensive stuff like the Mosconi amp I own are as nice as the stuff Rockford Fosgate, Orion, or PPI were making in Arizona back in the 80's and 90's.
It would be nice to see ppi do some real good shit nowadays...looks like they jus got some cheap shit out now
I have one of the white ones that is a 500 w
Which one sounds the best?
I got the 2400
Does he wanna sell those 2 Sedona series?
Sick- get help!
I just recently purchased 2 precision power pro 12s with four ohm coils, i’ve been waiting almost 30 years to buy. Does anyone have an A1200.2 in black or white that they want to sell?
I believe I have a black A1200 in storage. It's way too big for anything I'll ever power. Thought about using it to power an IDMAX, but it would be too much for my needs.
Didn’t they make one of their amps to be water cooled ?
The art series with the triangle and circle built into the sides of the amp was made to be water cooled.
Hey I have a pcx2200 and I can’t find anything on the internet about them. I need help tuning my amp man I would be forever great full for any help you can offer
Do u have a qbass remote to sell?
This is such a waste of money and time. Just playing that collection is a thing of beauty. Great job.
1) He’s one of the few in the hobby that does run his old school gear. 2) He wasn’t born into money. Everything you see here was earned one hour at a time. 3) He has salvaged so many from being thrown out or destroyed. You wouldn’t believe how some of these amps looked when he got them. He spends the time to clean them up and will spend the money to have them fixed bringing them back to operational status. 4) Thanks for watching
What is the difference betwn the M-Series amps and the AM-Series amps?
Good question, I will see what I can find out.
@@brentb5303 If I'm understanding it correctly, the user manual indicates that AM is for *Adaptive Mosfet,* a feature of the switching power supply which modifies the power supply should the amp sense a load less than 2 Ohms, but greater than 1.5 Ohms, below which the current/thermal protection kicks in and powers down the amp.
The M series manual does not say what the M stands for.. I assume it would be a Mosfet switching power supply without the feature that adapts to loads < 2 but >1.5 Ohms.
@@nodaysback8390 I bet that is it. They referred to the power supply circuitry on the Art series as AM II and the Art .2 as AM III. They even used the term for the Power Series and called it AM IV circuitry protection. I never noticed any of that. Thanks for the information man. I always wondered if they didn't just change the designation to appear as if they were updating the series. They didn't do a very good job marketing the updates. I had heard that the difference between the A and A.2 was an updated power supply section but that is all I had heard.
@@brentb5303 🍻
What is the story with the Lanzar being included in a PPI collection?
The Plus series was made by Precision Power for Lanzar in 1990. There were only 2 amps. The 100 & 200. Since the time he did this video I’ve acquired the 200 also. On a side note the Plus series were the only amplifiers PPI built back in the day that were .5ohm stable.
@@63flip83 Wow, that's interesting. Never would have guessed the bigger names made products for competitors.
@@bgnPrinceton up until 1991 PPI built private label amps for around a dozen different brands. Lanzar, MTX, Sansui, G&S, Crutchfield, Power, JL Audio, and Red Rocker are all brands with amps built by PPI at some point.
@@63flip83 Did they start out like Zed Audio, making amps for other companies before putting out their own brand (I don't think Zed ever did that), or were they building others' along with their own?
@@bgnPrinceton They built their own along side the private label amps. The Crutchfield were the first. It was a big part of their business until 91. It ended before the release of the art series in 92.
anybody selling decals for these amps
Sorry Rob I didn’t see your post when you made it 6 months ago. I’m not sure which models the guy has to screen print from but there’s a guy who was re doing old Rockford Fosgate amps but has started to also work on PPI. I will find out for you and let you know.