Cyclones are pretty neat. How did you happen to own those yet not know what they are? As said, they can move some pretty good air at low frequencies. I remember a PG demo truck around 1997 that was I believe a Ford crew cab 4x4. It had 4 of those in the rear seat area and it rumbled pretty well. Cyclones were fairly expensive back in the day and as I recall they were reported to output the same as 3 -12" subs for 1 Cyclone.
I think shinju was being sarcastic. They're rare, but not that rare.
The truck mentioned above had a bunch of ZPA amps powering it all too. The Cyclones aren't that powerful, esp not 3 to 1. They had great output for the power they took. And play lower then any other sub out there. They require a lot of air space, 2.5-3 cf. You can expect to pay $200 or so for a nonworking one and $350 for one that does. They retailed $850 back in '97.
I think shinju was being sarcastic. They're rare, but not that rare.
The truck mentioned above had a bunch of ZPA amps powering it all too. The Cyclones aren't that powerful, esp not 3 to 1. They had great output for the power they took. And play lower then any other sub out there. They require a lot of air space, 2.5-3 cf. You can expect to pay $200 or so for a nonworking one and $350 for one that does. They retailed $850 back in '97.
This, all of it.
All my gear is sold. Sony XES, Pioneer Premier, ODR etc. All gone.
All I have left is 1 Sony ES XM2000R
I am going to be using these in an install, I was going to sell them due to fustration on how slow things were going for my second install but I found some new motivation so these are going in!
Also take everything you know about how a sub sounds and toss it out the window these are not anything like you have heard before and the 3 to 1 out put is a little much but they will out do 2 normal 12" subs at 20 hertz! heh
These Cyclones need to be mixed with a really strong front stage to sound right, By themselves they honestly sound like poo but with a nice 3 way front stage you blend them in, The whole purpose of the Cyclone is to get your bass to seem like its coming from the front of your car.
I got alot of work ahead of me on this current built using all Old school amps (Phoenix Gold M series) HU CDA-7998, Audiocontrol processing and more! DLS Ultimate 6.5/tweet set and a pair of Skylon 8" midbass drivers.
All of this is going in a 1997 Eclipse!
2012 IASCA West Coast Amateur 1st place SQC
2012 IASCA National Amatuer 2nd place SQC
These are Phoenix Gold subwoofers. Yeah, really! Of couse they don't look like "real" speakers, but they DO move air, and at frequencies and decibels comparable to a good subwoofer. The round sprial thing oscilates back and forth like a cracked-out washing machine, and that's what moves the air. Supposedly they were pretty good, but I've never seen any live and in person.
So how did you get these? Were they a good deal? Hook 'em up and tell us about how they sound!
Also wanted to correct, it's not the spirals that rotate, but the "paddles" that are grayish looking in the pic, are what move.
Couple of wind tunnels, not sure what they do but they look neat!
Phoenix Gold Cyclones, as others have mentioned. They were supposed to be ultra-low frequency transducers, and needed something like a minimum of 3 cubic feet, not including displacement. I saw a system with one of those, and regular 10s to span the frequency range between the Cyclone and the midbasses.
I still think it'd be cool to build a box that looks like an actual washing machine
EIGHT XM2000R amps?? Wow, that is probably a significant portion of the entire amount they made! Anybody know how many of those were actually made? Dang nice amp.
I hooked up my Alpine 7288 pull-out changer cassette deck last night and my JDM-market 3348 DIN-size electronic eq. They both worked! I bought the 7288 at a swap meet 6 years ago at least and it fired right up playing the cassette that somebody had left in it LOL And it remmbered the last radio station it was set to! It hasn't had power to it in the entire time I've owned it let alone who knows how long before that so I'm stunned it remembered the radio station presets.
Since there are a lot of Clarion love lately, I would like to add this little gem of an amp. Im guessing it was made in the early 80s?
I recently replaced all of the power supply caps. I will probably replace all of the caps and apply new thermal paste when I have a chance. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened this up about 10 years ago when I bought it.
I also managed to find a suitable RCA/remote din connector as well as the speakerwire harness. So far it works like a champ!
Cutra has the 1300A version for sale on eBay. The 1300A was my first real amp. Got it in '86. I've been trying to NOT buy Leo's, but as the days run out and the price comes down it keeps getting harder.
Cutra has the 1300A version for sale on eBay. The 1300A was my first real amp. Got it in '86. I've been trying to NOT buy Leo's, but as the days run out and the price comes down it keeps getting harder.
Cutra has the 1300A version for sale on eBay. The 1300A was my first real amp. Got it in '86. I've been trying to NOT buy Leo's, but as the days run out and the price comes down it keeps getting harder.
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If it was $40 total I would be all over it. $20 shipping from Canadia.
$60.00 bucks will break your bank?
Then trade you for something.
$60.00 bucks will break your bank?
Then trade you for something.
Well of course it won't break the bank, but I have to limit myself somewhere. I already have WAY more stuff than I could ever need... or use. I would never use that amp. It would be a nostalgia purchase. Another one in a long line of nostalgia purchases.
That being said... what are you looking for to trade?
I just got these gems back from Dr. Fosgate for repair. I had to make new plexiglass windows for these...im rethinking the shade of tint though.
These belong to a buddy of mine but I will try to convince him that he doesnt need them in his install
Over 40k of rail capacitance each, not bad for a 150w amp
I just got these gems back from Dr. Fosgate for repair. I had to make new plexiglass windows for these...im rethinking the shade of tint though.
These belong to a buddy of mine but I will try to convince him that he doesnt need them in his install
Over 40k of rail capacitance each, not bad for a 150w amp
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These are another amp collection id like to try but have not. Im wondering how they would stack up against the old SOundStream amps. I have to admit. Carver, Phoenix Gold and all there other odd (AudioSource etc etc) Brands made some very popular gear.
These are another amp collection id like to try but have not. Im wondering how they would stack up against the old SOundStream amps. I have to admit. Carver, Phoenix Gold and all there other odd (AudioSource etc etc) Brands made some very popular gear.
Hard to say man. I've owned PPI, Soundstream, Orion, US Amps, Adcom (which I sooooo much regret selling) etc...
They all have their own place in my heart but in the end I couldnt afford to sit on all those amps. I ended up keeping my PG gear because they have been so reliable to me and my first real amp was an M44. I cant give my opinion and not sound bias since I have their logo under my user name. I will respectfully decline to answer your question
Oh well, I've moved past collecting old amps...time to keep what I have and move forward
Lots of posts today in this thread and some nice equipment shown, I’ll add to today’s posts. I knew I had these somewhere around the house, just couldn’t find them. Moved a tool box that’s been there forever… presto!
15” Wave Mod mats with Autosound2000 ANN network. These things have been hiding from me for 16+ years. even found the original quality check list.
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Yeah it was the "one off" version....it was probably made before I was born
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