Why the hype for old school amps?

[camry_tuner 10+ year member]

the amps were put out in an era where it was for the love, not the money

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Many old school items were just overbuilt. They went the extra mile that in reality didn't make much real world difference. They just did it to flex their engineering prowess. This made cost of production high though. Old school phoenix gold was so overbuilt it was almost silly.

 

[explorer2 10+ year member]

You can still get some newer amps that are made the same way, but be prepared to spend $$$$, the old ones even hold their value well.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

You can still get some newer amps that are made the same way, but be prepared to spend $$$$, the old ones even hold their value well.

Yes, there are a select few companies that build this way, Tru and Zapco just to name 2 off my head. It is amazing how well the old ones keep their value. Even the old Power1000 by RF commands over 1k on Ebay. It is almost sickening.

 

[f1refly 10+ year member]

I like my Hifonics Andromeda 125XII. ;-)

 

[B_Campbell 10+ year member]

Thank god for Zapco, TRU, and Zed.

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

06/04/99 Quality/Power...

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

HCCA 275R, no? As big as that thing is, it still pales compared to the XTR 2250 or the 2100HCCA. The PS MS and MPS series make it look like a flyweight as far as being overbuilt.

 

[SonnyD 10+ year member]

I'm not sure about holding the value part.....I've seen a couple of Xtant 4180c going for the 150-200 range. I paid in the 800.00 range for mine in 96...and wouldn't think of selling it for that kind of money.....unfortunately it's not going to have the power to run the Pro-Fi Kicks when I get them, so I'll just put it off in the closet somewhere, and dig it out from time to time to enjoy it's beauty!

Regards Sonny

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I've been thinking about putting the Hifonics Isis in my signature on Ebay...I figure it should bring about $300....I dunno...I bought it new in 92 for $800....

 

[ax600 10+ year member]

I've been thinking about putting the Hifonics Isis in my signature on Ebay...I figure it should bring about $300....I dunno...I bought it new in 92 for $800....

That was the competition amp to have back in the 90's. I wanted one bad, but I ran a ppi pro mos 50 instead. The audio shop I was dealing with had the pro mos in stock. Nice amp buy the way.

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

HCCA 275R, no? As big as that thing is, it still pales compared to the XTR 2250 or the 2100HCCA. The PS MS and MPS series make it look like a flyweight as far as being overbuilt.

XTR 1200

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

That was the competition amp to have back in the 90's. I wanted one bad, but I ran a ppi pro mos 50 instead. The audio shop I was dealing with had the pro mos in stock. Nice amp buy the way.

Thanks...I use to run a pair of MTX Terminator 225's back in the day....Then I went with MTX Terminator 250 with a massive passive crossover network...The Terminators were pretty much the same amp as the PPI Pro Mos....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif But gotta love the old PPI art series //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SonnyD 10+ year member]

Man, I loved the Pro Mos!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif ........great amps. I ran PPI for years before the Xtant. IN my truck I had an A404 Bridged on 2 JL 10's in a JL Stealth box, and a A600 on 3 way Quarts in the doors. Sounded pretty good for a little Mazda truck.

Regards Sonny

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I'm not sure about holding the value part.....I've seen a couple of Xtant 4180c going for the 150-200 range. I paid in the 800.00 range for mine in 96...and wouldn't think of selling it for that kind of money.....unfortunately it's not going to have the power to run the Pro-Fi Kicks when I get them, so I'll just put it off in the closet somewhere, and dig it out from time to time to enjoy it's beauty!Regards Sonny

I am talking about serious models from the infancy days. To me old school stops at around 92. Companies who made great products after that weren't "founders".