It was brand new out of the box.
Weak on power and would thermal if I had my heater on full in the Winter.
Ran it for a little over a year before I got rid of it.
I had Kenwood amps prior that hit harder than it.
This is not me calling you wrong, it was just my personal experience with the A275.
And I bought it for it's price because said Kenwood didn't like my Pacs.
Bret
PPI-ART COLLECTOR
Bret, Which A275 do you have experience with? In posts above you can see I show two different styles. The white Special Edition has screw type speaker terminals while the Blue Special Edition has speaker lead wires hard-wired in the familiar PPI colors. I want to know which one served to underwhelm you back in late eighties. My experience is the units with wire leads perform marveously while those copy-brands with terminal strips function closer to the old Sedona line.
Bret, Which A275 do you have experience with? In posts above you can see I show two different styles. The white Special Edition has screw type speaker terminals while the Blue Special Edition has speaker lead wires hard-wired in the familiar PPI colors. I want to know which one served to underwhelm you back in late eighties. My experience is the units with wire leads perform marveously while those copy-brands with terminal strips function closer to the old Sedona line.
No problem.
It was a brand new out of the box blue anodized model.
Had it driving my subs.
Going to a Rockford Fosgate 150 was the best move ever.
The 150 also complimented my RF Mosfet 45 I had running the front stage.
Bret
PPI-ART COLLECTOR
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No problem.
It was a brand new out of the box blue anodized model.
Had it driving my subs.
Going to a Rockford Fosgate 150 was the best move ever.
The 150 also complimented my RF Mosfet 45 I had running the front stage.
Bret
PPI-ART COLLECTOR
Yeah, the RF may be nice, but this here's PPI thread. Here's my delima - I'm finishing up install on my 54 Chevy with all PPI amplifiers. I will post pics soonest that I finish it. (Now that I'm over 100 posts, I can say I'm most confident not to screw up picture posting.).... anyways, I have a 15" DVC sub and it's dual 4 ohm. I have installed two of the blue A275 Special Editions to drive the single sub. I expect 300watts on one coil plus 300 watts other coil = total 600. Not yet run it as I'm simply laying out which amps rest where in space available. My next choice is to replace the two Special Editions with Two of the MTX MTA 250. But they only displace 200 watts into 4 ohms. So should I run the two SE amps or two Terminators?
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Yeah, the RF may be nice, but this here's PPI thread. Here's my delima - I'm finishing up install on my 54 Chevy with all PPI amplifiers. I will post pics soonest that I finish it. (Now that I'm over 100 posts, I can say I'm most confident not to screw up picture posting.).... anyways, I have a 15" DVC sub and it's dual 4 ohm. I have installed two of the blue A275 Special Editions to drive the single sub. I expect 300watts on one coil plus 300 watts other coil = total 600. Not yet run it as I'm simply laying out which amps rest where in space available. My next choice is to replace the two Special Editions with Two of the MTX MTA 250. But they only displace 200 watts into 4 ohms. So should I run the two SE amps or two Terminators?
While the SE'S sound great are they actually rated at 300 into a 4 ohm mono configuration I was thinking those were less than that but I could be wrong.
I'm at work but was intrigued with this post... I think you need to define what your goal is.... eg-- in the yellow viper I have a ProArt 50 running 2 -10's, front components and some rear fill speakers... and it sounds great and hits hard--- you could run an MTX in mono at 2 ohms and hit 400 watts and either run the other speakers off the other amp or run mixed mono off of just one MTX...the crossovers and Pre amps you are going to use may help the decision... that's my $.02 .... Keith
I've got this on the old school show off thread as well 😁 PPI Sedona APA-100IQX this was suppose to be non working but after testing it works great I guess an added bonus. Warranty seal hasn't been tampered with either for what I gave for it I don't think I done to bad
Yeah, the RF may be nice, but this here's PPI thread. Here's my delima - I'm finishing up install on my 54 Chevy with all PPI amplifiers. I will post pics soonest that I finish it. (Now that I'm over 100 posts, I can say I'm most confident not to screw up picture posting.).... anyways, I have a 15" DVC sub and it's dual 4 ohm. I have installed two of the blue A275 Special Editions to drive the single sub. I expect 300watts on one coil plus 300 watts other coil = total 600. Not yet run it as I'm simply laying out which amps rest where in space available. My next choice is to replace the two Special Editions with Two of the MTX MTA 250. But they only displace 200 watts into 4 ohms. So should I run the two SE amps or two Terminators?
True.....just stating what I replaced it with.
Here's a stupid question, why would you run 2 se amps when you own dozens of Arts and a number of A1200s to use?
Makes zero sense.
Here's a stupid question, why would you run 2 se amps when you own dozens of Arts and a number of A1200s to use?
Makes zero sense.
Bret
PPI-ART COLLECTOR
Great question. I want to root for the underdog & this car will use the lesser known brand. I'm intrigued how the other companies contracted PPI to build the amps and then some other name was written on the heatsink. GS Designs , Sansui, Crutchfield, Pyramid, Lanzar, SE and one-offs. The two that intrigue me the most are MTX Terminators and JL Audio. Did you know JL audio first amp was encasing PPI guts !!! I have a few and JL called them their REFERENCE Line.!! I always smile when someone digs up them old MTX ads from 1987 that proclaim : "Buy our American Made superior product that plays down to 1 ohm. - Why ? Because MTX is the only company light years ahead of everybody else." Ha.. scammers they were... I have 6 of those red MTX and they would look killer in my old 54 Chevy. I've just never ran two amplifiers into a DVC sub before and don't know how that will work out.
Great question. I want to root for the underdog & this car will use the lesser known brand. I'm intrigued how the other companies contracted PPI to build the amps and then some other name was written on the heatsink. GS Designs , Sansui, Crutchfield, Pyramid, Lanzar, SE and one-offs. The two that intrigue me the most are MTX Terminators and JL Audio. Did you know JL audio first amp was encasing PPI guts !!! I have a few and JL called them their REFERENCE Line.!! I always smile when someone digs up them old MTX ads from 1987 that proclaim : "Buy our American Made superior product that plays down to 1 ohm. - Why ? Because MTX is the only company light years ahead of everybody else." Ha.. scammers they were... I have 6 of those red MTX and they would look killer in my old 54 Chevy. I've just never ran two amplifiers into a DVC sub before and don't know how that will work out.
Wow!!! 6, those things have insane output power I've only got 1 MTA-250 and it's a beast
Wow!!! 6, those things have insane output power I've only got 1 MTA-250 and it's a beast
I own 4 MTX Terminators and tried to buy yours but someone is too stubborn to let go of it !!!
Another nice gentlemen on DIYMA let me purchase his two MTA 250s. So my dilema begins.... Run 4 MTA 250s plus 2 SE A275s or rip that out and make it all 6 MTX Terminators. I understand that as high current models, they don't put out but 200 watts into 4 ohm mono.- which is the way I'm running them. Instead of Mr. Bolt at the Olympics, my Terminators will be strolling easy street. I had one repaired recently and they suggest to baby it and not operate at 1ohm. Either 2ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono. Even though they have nice large heatsink, apparantly that isn't enough to sustain long play time at low ohm. I have a Alumapro 15farad cap feeding them all, so they should be happy with nice flow of juice.
I own 4 MTX Terminators and tried to buy yours but someone is too stubborn to let go of it !!!
Another nice gentlemen on DIYMA let me purchase his two MTA 250s. So my dilema begins.... Run 4 MTA 250s plus 2 SE A275s or rip that out and make it all 6 MTX Terminators. I understand that as high current models, they don't put out but 200 watts into 4 ohm mono.- which is the way I'm running them. Instead of Mr. Bolt at the Olympics, my Terminators will be strolling easy street. I had one repaired recently and they suggest to baby it and not operate at 1ohm. Either 2ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono. Even though they have nice large heatsink, apparantly that isn't enough to sustain long play time at low ohm. I have a Alumapro 15farad cap feeding them all, so they should be happy with nice flow of juice.
I didn't know who that was that sent me that email lol for some reason your user name didn't show up all I got was the message, well a mystery solved now lol
I own 4 MTX Terminators and tried to buy yours but someone is too stubborn to let go of it !!!
Another nice gentlemen on DIYMA let me purchase his two MTA 250s. So my dilema begins.... Run 4 MTA 250s plus 2 SE A275s or rip that out and make it all 6 MTX Terminators. I understand that as high current models, they don't put out but 200 watts into 4 ohm mono.- which is the way I'm running them. Instead of Mr. Bolt at the Olympics, my Terminators will be strolling easy street. I had one repaired recently and they suggest to baby it and not operate at 1ohm. Either 2ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono. Even though they have nice large heatsink, apparantly that isn't enough to sustain long play time at low ohm. I have a Alumapro 15farad cap feeding them all, so they should be happy with nice flow of juice.
I used to have the White Terminators and also the Red Terminators from MTX, i ran them @1ohm all the time and never an issue.
So for what it's worth....
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I used to have the White Terminators and also the Red Terminators from MTX, i ran them @1ohm all the time and never an issue.
So for what it's worth....
Yes sir, the Terminators are same as PPI ProMos and they should be fine at 1ohm, but as 20 plus years have passed, I'm tender on the subject and prefer to baby them at 2ohm. I just simply love the hugeass fins on the Terminators. Only thing is Orion also filled their guts into the same frame and called it the Blue Thunder. Ha. ha, them turds at MTX - did they ever build their own stuff? See the early picture I took when I only had 3 MTA250s that had to share the board with ucky blue slug.
Only thing is Orion also filled their guts into the same frame and called it the Blue Thunder. Ha. ha, them turds at MTX - did they ever build their own stuff? See the early picture I took when I only had 3 MTA250s that had to share the board with ucky blue slug.
Let me know if you ever want to get rid of the BTA 2100. I know they are not PPI like the MTA's, but I still like the old Blue Thunder gear.
"I say stay long enough to repay all who caused strife." Layne Staley
This is about as rare as it gets for a Sedona. The 500iQX brand new, never installed, and in the rarer black color. The iQX was the top model and these amps were anything but entry level.
"I say stay long enough to repay all who caused strife." Layne Staley
[QUOTE=MACS;1697804]This is about as rare as it gets for a Sedona. The 500iQX brand new, never installed, and in the rarer black color. These amps were anything but entry level.
Don't feel bad. Not many people have . Not sure how many they made, but I can count on one hand how many I've personally seen. MSRP on this little jewel was $999.00
As far as I know they were all painted power Class dark gray. I keep hoping to land a chrome one some day to match all of my 15th Anniversary amps .
"I say stay long enough to repay all who caused strife." Layne Staley
Here's my delima - I'm finishing up install on my 54 Chevy with all PPI amplifiers. I will post pics soonest that I finish it. (Now that I'm over 100 posts, I can say I'm most confident not to screw up picture posting.).... anyways, I have a 15" DVC 
See the early picture I took when I only had 3 MTA250s that had to share the board with ucky blue slug.
. Not sure how many they made, but I can count on one hand how many I've personally seen. MSRP on this little jewel was $999.00 
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