ZPA0.5...

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:05 am

I am soooooo stoked! I just purchased a mint ZPA0.5 at a smoking deal, $410 to my door! YEEEEHAAAAAAAA!!! Anything special I should know about this beast? I was also thinking in the long run I might have to find a ZPA0 .3 to match, although the wiring/line driver upgrade must come first... I am reading the owners manual and it recommends 2 gauge to run a ZPA0.5 and two ZPA0.3's. I figured I would be needing 1/0 anyway, what do you guys think?

Post by **Rold Gold** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:28 am

Still gonna fix the other amp?????? Then you'd need another woofer!!!!!!

Fatii · Post by **Fatii** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:23 am

u gonna need ALOT of current!
Forget cap´s and shit like that... wrangler generator <-- googel!
a basscube will be nice to..

nutxo · Post by **nutxo** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:09 am

Very nice. I had a zpa03 once for about 20 minutes

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:25 am

nutxo wrote:Very nice. I had a zpa03 once for about 20 minutes

What happened?

Post by **smgreen20** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:25 pm

Power hungry bitches they are so feed them well. I have 2 of them both in white, a ZPA0.3 and a ZPA0.5 The 0.3 I did the mod to, but the 0.5 is untouched.

I;m currently using the 0.5 to run my sub and the 0.3 will be wall art. She still works like day she was made I'm just running active now to my comps so I swapped out the 0.3 to use a ZX450v2

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:33 pm

smgreen20 wrote:Power hungry bitches they are so feed them well. I have 2 of them both in white, a ZPA0.3 and a ZPA0.5 The 0.3 I did the mod to, but the 0.5 is untouched.

I;m currently using the 0.5 to run my sub and the 0.3 will be wall art. She still works like day she was made I'm just running active now to my comps so I swapped out the 0.3 to use a ZX450v2

The mod to? What is that?

nutxo · Post by **nutxo** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:48 pm

flogger11 wrote:
nutxo wrote:Very nice. I had a zpa03 once for about 20 minutes
What happened?

I saw one at a price I knew someone here would love . I picked it up locally and sold it for what I paid for it.

170 bucks.

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:49 pm

nutxo wrote:
flogger11 wrote:
nutxo wrote:Very nice. I had a zpa03 once for about 20 minutes
What happened?
I saw one at a price I knew someone here would love . I picked it up locally and sold it for what I paid for it.

170 bucks.

Let me know if you find another! LOL!

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:32 pm

The ZPA0.5 manual says 2 gauge is enough to power two 0.3's and a single 0.5. How can this be? I figure at max you could see a 160 amp draw from all three amps, how can 2 gauge handle this kind of power? I am leaning towards 1/0 all the way back, then 4 gauge to the amps as I plan on adding a 0.3 in the long run... opinions?

flogger11 · Post by **flogger11** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:37 pm

smgreen20 wrote:Power hungry bitches they are so feed them well. I have 2 of them both in white, a ZPA0.3 and a ZPA0.5 The 0.3 I did the mod to, but the 0.5 is untouched.

I;m currently using the 0.5 to run my sub and the 0.3 will be wall art. She still works like day she was made I'm just running active now to my comps so I swapped out the 0.3 to use a ZX450v2

I was planning on adding a 0.3 to run my fronts, I assume you prefer the sound with the ZX-450 active on your comps since you didnt go back to your 0.3? Can you give me a short review on the differences in the sound between the two setups? I have the capabilities to run an active setup on my comps and am very curious!

nutxo · Post by **nutxo** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:49 pm

nutxo wrote:
flogger11 wrote:
nutxo wrote:Very nice. I had a zpa03 once for about 20 minutes
What happened?
I saw one at a price I knew someone here would love . I picked it up locally and sold it for what I paid for it.

170 bucks.

Im a believer in karma ( or a bastardized version ) Hopefully someday when I need something Ill get that kind of deal.

Fatii · Post by **Fatii** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:09 am

flogger11 wrote:
smgreen20 wrote:Power hungry bitches they are so feed them well. I have 2 of them both in white, a ZPA0.3 and a ZPA0.5 The 0.3 I did the mod to, but the 0.5 is untouched.

I;m currently using the 0.5 to run my sub and the 0.3 will be wall art. She still works like day she was made I'm just running active now to my comps so I swapped out the 0.3 to use a ZX450v2
The mod to? What is that?

this is the mod to make it powerful in 2ohm, like 4 and 1..
Prepare for heat! if u do this!
http://phoenixphorum.com/zpa-running-12 ... ight=diode

did u have a lpl44?

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