Zen9 Questions

[J.Wright]

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

[Weaklink]

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.

[J.Wright]

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

[vwdude]

Ohhh good info. Thanks for sharing.

[J.Wright]

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....

[oilworker]

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

[knightrider358]

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

[oilworker]

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

[Weaklink]

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

[vwdude]

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.

[Weaklink]

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

[knightrider358]

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

[caraudiotech]

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

[Drock]

Yahoo.

[J.Wright]

Any chance I could still order a Zen9 ?

[ttocs]

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....

[J.Wright]

Will do sir....

[J.Wright]

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....

[Eric D]

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".