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what is your favorite LE PG amp?

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after a recent post it made me think it could be fun to see which le amp is the phorum phavorite?

While I love the Octane LE that I own, I have always admired the old ms1000s but even liked the aniversary edition....
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I would say the frank for me as i owned one/sold it and always want it back
i own the octane le like it but it doesn't hold the same love for me
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Reactor (or ZX950) for me. It's attainable, usable, and all the power and crossover you could ever need.
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For me it would be

1. ZX950
2. OCTANE
3. REACTOR
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I would have to say the Route 66. I remember walking into my local shop and seeing the 66 on the board and my jaw just dropped. I so wanted one, but it wasnt in my budget.... so I settled :roll: :lol: ... for an M50 and this was in 1990-91 or so. In town here it was PG and RF, the SPL, and SQ battles were AWESOME, but the company that really appealed to me, 'cause lets face it, back then PG and RF were the titans, was PG, because of the SQ and POWER they put out, and then if these qualities werent enough, you could walk into the local PG shop and stare in awe at the '66 in all its glory, and then go across town to the RF dealer and all they had was RF with the unrenowned power and only decent SQ, which is a great offering but they had no LE's to offer.Actually, the most kick ass LE I seen was at Beamriders in Langley, which is just outside of Vancouver, B.C and they sold PG and JBL :hurr: My first time in that store I remember walking through the door and seeing an FAS mounted up on the wall in behind the cash register...I listened to some PG goodness,(amp wise) and fell in love with the PG awesomeness pushing a pair of JBL, 12 INCH GT's, that was the day I fell in love with PG... all because of the FAS, catching my attention, and me asking WHO THE FUCK MAKES THAT MONSTROSITY, and it was love at first sight and listen.

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For me it's a toss up between the Outlaw and the Reactor. I think both are just plain sexy...
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Outlaw/Bandit - just for the looks

Roadster66 - its the only one I have ever actually owned

Frank - because I have always always always wanted one...
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I too likes the Outlaw/Bandit combo...........
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not sure if it counts, because i dont think pg actually made them, but the offroads are my holy grail
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Post by Pillow »

x2 MFan's thoughts.

The Route 66 just seems to be the fondest memory of PG for me. Clean and functional.

Would I actually buy one today? No. I just cannot imagine actually using it on an install.

Realistically, I like the ZX950. Modern performance and packed with features, but yet old schoolish at the same time. Then again I still think the ZX450 is a killer amp that has little competition even today.
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Bfowler wrote:not sure if it counts, because i dont think pg actually made them, but the offroads are my holy grail
the offroads?
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NewOldStock wrote:
Bfowler wrote:not sure if it counts, because i dont think pg actually made them, but the offroads are my holy grail
the offroads?
Yeah, only 2 made. Ti-editions. Stroked owns them now...
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For me it has always been the Frank Amp'n Stein...

In the 90's, I had never heard of neither the MS1000 or th3 SOFAS - but now I love both of them MORE than the Frank itself. -even though the Frank is still an icon to me...
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Hmm, I would have to say that for power and functionality the reactor.....however, it is big and cumbersome....not something I would ever install and I own one....

for sheer aesthetics, the outlaw....they look like and amp should...big sink...lots of area and the blue and nickel just do it for me.....but the power is lacking for my style of systems. I've installed and run em and beleive them to be great for highs but are worthless for modern low frequency drivers. I don't think I've run less then 1200 rms to subs for a long long time....
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FAS/SOFAS
REACTOR
OUTLAW/BANDIT
ROADSTER
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NewOldStock wrote:
Bfowler wrote:not sure if it counts, because i dont think pg actually made them, but the offroads are my holy grail
the offroads?
i can't find pics now. two ti600.2's back to back in a custom case that has "offroad" cut into it
my ex-girlfriend said "its car audio or me"
i've had tougher choices at a soda machine...
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the ti offroads....did tristan sell those....man they are pretty bad ass...would like to see the internals.....are they like the ti amps....all surface mount components....as an aspiring techie....I hate the ti amps....smd failures suck...I should post some pics of the nasty shit that they do to board and how much of a bitch it is to fix toasted traces on them....
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bogart wrote:the ti offroads....did tristan sell those....man they are pretty bad ass...would like to see the internals.....are they like the ti amps....all surface mount components....as an aspiring techie....I hate the ti amps....smd failures suck...I should post some pics of the nasty shit that they do to board and how much of a bitch it is to fix toasted traces on them....
i'm 90% sure they are bone stock 600.2's that someone put in their own (badass) case
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there you go, offroads
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nice itchy
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great, now im gonna have to try and sleep on my back
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The one i´m going to pickup at my post office today. 8) The one i wanted since 2000 but couldn´t afford it back then. :( The one Phoenix Gold never introduced to the european market, so u had to order it directly if u knew about it. :roll: The one that will never ever leave me again. :mrgreen:
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ZX950. Same as the reactor but without the rusting problems.
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Frank Amp'n Stein !!!

I have and always love the M series amps
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