Phoenix Gold Phorum

Well fellow PG nuts.... I'm thinking about placing an order for the Zen9... I know it's still a number of months out but good things are worth the wait...

Problem is I just don't know much about the Zen9, short of what I've read at the CES debut.

Does the PG Phorum members have more info on this Limited Edition amplifier ?

Thanks !
J

We don't know a lot of details other than the power ratings so far. Internals are still a mystery. I wouldn't be surprised if they are still tweaking with it.

I posed some detailed questions to PG, thought I would share the response provided:

A few answers for you on ZEN9.
•Are any of the channels Class A biased ?
Currently no.

•Which Sanken devices are used ?
Sanken T03P 6011, 160w, 20mHz devices

• Are the rated power figures at 12v or 14v ?
14v. Amplifier will do 5 to 15% more power than its official rating.

•What are the suggested fuse ratings for the amplifier ?
200amps is tentative fuse value

•Are channel pairs bridgeable ?
Yes, each set of channels can be bridged. Except the woofer its is a single channel.

Elites are big battle axes. Great for pure audiophile guys, but not most convenient amplifiers in the world to put in a car. ZEN9 gives you a TON of flexibility, superb SQ and tailored towards a one amp solution with mostly likely a DSP upstream.

Morgan West
PG Product Manager

Ohhh good info. Thanks for sharing.

I'm really debating the Zen9.... looks to be a great solution for an "all-in-one" amplifier...

I've had old school PG, loved them.... I had Elite amplifiers, loved them....

Just heard that they won't be shipping til late June now.

^^^^^that blows donkey balls!!!!

Yes it does. I am not going to wait that long to re-do my install. Time to put some Outlaws to use.

Yep the strike from what I hear. Having trouble getting parts.

There's a strike? What's the union for electronics parts manufacturers?

I'd rather they wait then rush it to market with sub-par parts in it. June is t that far away.

The dock workers strike. It's over now I think but stuff got all backed up.

I was gonna say from the dock workers strike. All importing into and exporting out of the US was put on hold for 4-6months. My company JBS was affected drastically cause 66% of our sales were effected. Espicially since jbs is the sole supplier of grass fed beef for chipoltli, some chains ran out cause all of thier beef comes from australia

ATTENTION ALL ZEN9 hopefuls.

Please PM me with your name, address, telephone# the shop you reserved your ZEN9 with and also provide the number if you requested a specific one and it was verified you are receiving that number.
All reservations I can verify, I will be sending you a little something for your patience.
Thanks!
JC

Yahoo.

Any chance I could still order a Zen9 ?

better be as I have been to my dealer 3 times to try and put money down and they know absolutely diddly about it. When its available?Price? anything really... I have left my number 3 times now in the past 8 months if they did her anything and never did get a call back. Hell if there is a dealer taking orders let me know and I will call him to see if he will take an order....

Will do sir....

Well... after my original post in 2008... I actually have a Zen9...
Going to be incorporating it into my existing install in my 2011 Audi S4....

Please post some photos of the amp if you get a chance. I would be nice to see what one looks like "out in the wild".