PG Ryval A4.50

champ05 · Post by **champ05** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:43 pm

Does anyone know the PG Ryval A4.50 and its behaviour on the front system?
I've planned to drive my front active with an A4.50 and kicker + sub with an outlaw. But i don't know if the A4.50 sounds clean or not. It has the name Phoenix Gold in the name, but in my eyes it's no real PG. An ZX or SA amp would maybe better, but my budget said no :/

So, does anyone have any experience with the A4.50?

Post by **Bfowler** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:47 pm

it was a revision of the octane-r amps to compete in Europe at a lower price point. in my eyes it is not real PG either.

IMO you would be better off finding a used XS2300, tantrum 300.2, or ti400.2 for similar money.

champ05 · Post by **champ05** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:24 pm

But i wanna use the front full active, so i need 4 channels.
Then we are at least on a XS4300, Tantrum 400.4 or TI 500.4

But those amps aren't cheap :/
Maybe i'll try the A4.50 for the first time. Maybe i have some luck and find a better one in the meantime. And i id**t bought the A4.50. Ok, it was a very cheap dead stock. Only 70€ and 2 years warranty, thought i can't make much wrong^^

marko · Post by **marko** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:30 pm

is this the early "bbg" style amp of the newer ones?

Post by **Bfowler** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:42 am

the a series are the bbg style ones

marko · Post by **marko** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:46 am

i have some like this, not bad amps at all for what they cost!

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:05 am

Just get a new Ryval V754, it is a monster compared to that other thing, sounds sweet, has several times the engineering put into it, and looks 100X better IMHO.

champ05 · Post by **champ05** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:22 am

There is no BBG on it, but its an old version.

And imho, i don't care about the look. The amp should only work the way i like it^^

But the most important thing, was it a bad buy or not? :/
Or maybe i should decide it at my own, when i build it in.

Post by **Bfowler** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:37 am

depends what you paid for it

its a fine amp. it will make its rated power (50x4) and be a reliable amp

marko · Post by **marko** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:04 am

champ05 wrote:There is no BBG on it, but its an old version.

And imho, i don't care about the look. The amp should only work the way i like it^^

But the most important thing, was it a bad buy or not? :/
Or maybe i should decide it at my own, when i build it in.

yeah, same style of amps i have sitting here, only pg made them for BBG in the uk at the time, the BBG sign lights up blue and looks quite nice