[TaylorFade]

Fell in love with this amp when I first saw it. Size, power and Zed design. Had to have it.

I won't get into too much detail since I don't have enough time with it yet, but I will say it sounds fantastic and makes a ton of clean power. Just wanted to share a little "clamp" test I did really quickly on the sub channels.

The AMM-1 accounts for phase angle so this is real power (as opposed to apparent) and only measures up to clipping.

Channels 5+6 bridged to 2 ohms at my resonance.

Not too shabby at 12 ohms reactive.



It's just gorgeous.



Super easy to integrate too. Soldered my speaker wire from the factory HU into RCA and plugged 'er up. Signal sensing means no remote in needed either. Choice of 2, 4 or 6 channel input and bandpass crossovers on 3+4 & 5+6.

I spoke to Mr. Mantz about the amp and why it's since been discontinued. He said people kept breaking off the set screw terminals? How you do that, I'm not sure, but he had to make the board larger to beef those up and while he was in there was going to upgrade some other bits. So keep an eye out for the new and improved model, I suppose.

 

[etroze]

Is this going in the CRX or do you have a side project going?

 

[mathematics]

only thing that sucks about it is the allen head screws they supply for mounting. they round way too easily.

 

[sirbOOm]

...and they felt the need to put their friggin' slogan on the amp. I HATE when amp companies do that. Drives me up a wall. Put the logo on there... done. I don't need your marketing pitch.

 

[mathematics]

extremely minimal difference in real/apparent power when you're talking about a mostly resistive load (minimal inductance). and what's the point of measuring it at 12 ohms?

 

[diy.phil]

Did they "discontinue" just this 6 channel model or the mono one too?

 

[mathematics]

no. they're fairly new.

FPD Amplifiers | Focal Power Digital

Did they "discontinue" just this 6 channel model or the mono one too?

 

[diy.phil]

Yeah we know it's pretty new but the first post says it has been discontinued (surprised me). Also these amps don't show up on the crutchfield website any more other than the mono model.

 

[mathematics]

hmmmm. that would be news to me. let me check...

 

[mathematics]

still shows on both focal sites

 

[TaylorFade]

Is this going in the CRX or do you have a side project going?

This is in my daily. Fiesta ST.

extremely minimal difference in real/apparent power when you're talking about a mostly resistive load (minimal inductance). and what's the point of measuring it at 12 ohms?

Do you happen to know the phase angle associated with this reactive in my app? Because I do. And whether there is a minimal difference or not... It's a difference. If I had posted a voltamp "clamp", someone else would be crying about how inflated it is and it's not accurate and blah blah blah.

The point of 12 ohms is that's my resonance. And I happen to find 12 ohms hilarious.