Are ZEN9’s still a thing

[ExBasshead]

Hi All!

I was recently offered a ZEN9 PG amp through a friend of mine and while I have been in car audio over 15 years (not the side that would need 8 A/b channels) and am aware of most products in the market, the ZEN9 was not one I was familiar with. So after some searching (yes I have read everything in this forum regarding the history of the amp) I do recognise it’s significance and “on paper” it looks to be a magnificent piece of work.

Due to the limited supply of these on the market I have not seen any reviews or any feedback from users of these. As I understand most went to dealers and key customers, some ended up in high-level installs.

While I am not really looking to install the amp or use it (I got out of the car audio business a couple of years ago) but it seems like a great collector item.

Am I wrong? The price I am getting is better than those I have found on past second-hand transactions. Not a huge difference but seems to make sense on a limited edition amp of that design.

[ttocs]

if you can pick it up for a nice price it is a nice amp. I have one but the sub channel needs some work and I have not got it repaired yet to try it out. But now it is a big sob, you will be dedicating some space for it if you do use it

[ExBasshead]

if you can pick it up for a nice price it is a nice amp. I have one but the sub channel needs some work and I have not got it repaired yet to try it out. But now it is a big sob, you will be dedicating some space for it if you do use it

Hey, thanks for the reply in my thread, I was almost thinking this place is done for.

So off all the people, I think you have more info on these amps than anyone - I just got back from my trip to get the amp (it took way longer as our schedules were conflicting ) - and I actually have two ZEN9’s

The first one is #022 in a wooden box and factory package. This is the one we initially discussed and the one I saw pictures of beforehand. The second amp is #067 and it was a factory sealed box, but no wooden box (the packaging is smaller since it’s just the amp) the number on the amp matches the number on the factory cardboard box (#67 out of 121).

I got a quick hookup and listen test at a local audio shop to make sure everything was in good working order (I also picked up some BNIB x200.4’s and TI3 2000.1’s) . The ZEN9 sounds amazing! The difference is very noticeable vs an x200.4 and soundstream TRA960. Very much on par with a genesis a-class dual mono that the shop had. At least in the given circumstance.

I am also down to sell both of these for the right price (my deal was a relationship builder for other business )

Also on the Ti3 2000.1 mono - those never made it to the market it seems?

[ttocs]

there isn't much traffic here, but there are some people that still pop in and out from time to time.

[mithatcann]

if you can pick it up for a nice price it is a nice amp. I have one but the sub channel needs some work and I have not got it repaired yet to try it out. But now it is a big sob, you will be dedicating some space for it if you do use it

I read a post on a forum where a user mentioned that he used to work at a dealer that sold Phoenix Gold amplifiers. He said that the Ti3 1600 version was recalled at some point and sent for repair due to a production-related issue, and then later put back on sale. He also mentioned that after he left, that shop stopped selling PG and started selling Ground Zero instead, and he personally recommended GZ in terms of component quality.

Does your amplifier’s subwoofer channel have a similar issue? Is it a design/manufacturing flaw from the beginning, or were you referring to a problem that occurred later and was then repaired?

[ttocs]

not sure if it was abuse or what caused it but you can see a fet let some smoke out of it .