i'm new here and i have a little question

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:09 am

hey guys

what's up?

i'm william and i'm from holland i came across this forum while i was looking for some specs of my recently bought phoenix gold ZX 450 amp.

i will putt my car on display in another section

to the point.

i have just baught a phoenix gold ZX 450 triple darlington and i was wondering what your opinion is about this amplifier...
cuz i could not find the info i wanted on the dutch forums

some pics

i've just finished reading the manual and with all of the specs in it..
but i want to know how it really performs

so your opinions and tips are welcome

thnx

will

Mastiff · Post by **Mastiff** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:23 am

It’s the biggest POS! I can’t believe you wasted your money on that pile o shit! Everyone lets point at him while we laugh ahh haa haha ………

Seriously though it’s a great amp if it wasn’t abused. The biggest point of failure in that series would be the capacitors. As with age they deteriorate and leak electrolytic fluid on the board and cause shorts and other bad things like burnt holes in the main board ect..

In short replace the caps right from the start and it should give you years of service.

Btw I see you are a DUB man you shall fit in well here.

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:33 am

ok well the guy who sold it 2 me (and i know i should believe him right away) told me that he was the first owner and only used it in his showcar.. wich i've seen a couple of times and i now for a fact that this car did not come out a lot so the amp is in a mint condition

it looks like that 2 but we will see haha

ow and i'm a dub man alright.. i eat, sleep and live VW hahah

you should check out my other topic

http://phoenixphorum.com/post21677.html#21677

ow and damn you for making fun of me hahahahaha

vin78 · Post by **vin78** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:52 am

That's a great amp, the black one that you have is pretty rare too.

That amp highly underrated, it'll probably run your entire system.

As Mastiff mentioned, the input caps really should be replaced, they tend to leak due to old age.

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:04 am

ok so really something to keep in mind

i was actually thinking to get another amplifier

my ideal setup would be 1 amp for my subs and onde for my component set and my coaxial speakers (also octane R)

but we'll see

but is ist really as powerfull as they say??

Mastiff · Post by **Mastiff** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:08 am

yes...but replace your caps!

Post by **stipud** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:11 pm

Dag Wil,

Er zijn ook wat Nederlanders hier

Ik kom ook in een week naar Nederland toe om mijn familie te bezoeken.

Mooi auto en versterker joh!

vin78 · Post by **vin78** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:46 pm

wil-editionone wrote:
i was actually thinking to get another amplifier

If you ever decide to sell it, let me know

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:17 am

vin78 wrote:
wil-editionone wrote:
i was actually thinking to get another amplifier

If you ever decide to sell it, let me know

hahahaha no i mean getting another alongside to power my compo's

but if i do.. i'll let you know

stipud wrote:Dag Wil,

Er zijn ook wat Nederlanders hier

Ik kom ook in een week naar Nederland toe om mijn familie te bezoeken.

Mooi auto en versterker joh!

hey man ja beter.. ik zag ook al een belg hier maar dus ook een nederlander.. woon jij in de V.S. begrijp ik dat goed?

ow en bedankt

Post by **stipud** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:44 am

wil-editionone wrote:hey man ja beter.. ik zag ook al een belg hier maar dus ook een nederlander.. woon jij in de V.S. begrijp ik dat goed?

ow en bedankt

Nee, ik ben Canadees, maar mijn vader en zijn hele familie zijn Nederlanders. Ik ga daar dus vaak heen, want ik heb ook twee paspoorten

Nu in het Engels zo dat anderen verstaan kunnen...

That amplifier is quite strong. You can run your front composet off of the front channels, and run your subwoofer bridged on the rear. Leave the rear coaxials powered off of your headunit, and you will have a nicely balanced setup with a surprising amount of bass, especially if you buy an LPL, which lets you adjust the volume of the subwoofer from the front.

I actually power my entire stereo off of the very same amplifier. With the right subwoofers and proper power wiring, you can have enough power to flex the windows, while powering your front components. Rear fill needs to be very quiet (I turn it off if there are no back passengers), so it goes perfectly off of the headunit.

http://photo.stipud.com/v/saab/stereo/
http://phoenixphorum.com/stipud-s-saab-9-5-vt316.html

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:25 am

haha oow ok butt i agree that we should continue in english haha

well think i'll try that then.. my subs bridged on the rear and so on...

the guy who sold it to me told me it was a high end amplifier.. but i did'nt realize i would be this great hahaha

we'll see.. i'm thinking of doing the wiring all over with a new set and see if i can get the a nice and think main power wire so i'll have enough power to feed the amp

i'll also be installing a powercap or condensator i don't know how you guys call it ....

it's a 10 farad high end powercap and it looks nice to

so we'll see waht happens when i hook it all up

Post by **stipud** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:49 am

Make sure you run at LEAST 4 gauge wire to the amplifier. I run 2 gauge into mine.

wil-editionone · Post by **wil-editionone** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:02 am

ok thnx for the tip