what's comparable to the ppi art amps?

havieri23 · 21st April 2008, 08:52 PM

is there anything nowadays that's AT LEAST as good as the ppi art amps? i hear alot of good things about those amps. and also been hearing alot about alpine pdx amps. what's the scoop on those?

ppia600 · 22nd April 2008, 01:21 AM

Everyone has differing opinion on amps, but any of the early ppi that were american made are excellent, even the sedonas were great amps. I have three ppi art amps in my car, you can probably guess I think they are the cat's meow. Look at the s/n ratios, channel seperation and distortion levels and judge for yourself.

jpruden · 22nd April 2008, 05:07 PM

Those PPI amps were the shiznit... I had a 1200 and a 600.2 running in my car back in the day and it was beyond awesome.

Comparable amps? Maybe the a/d/s/ PQ20/PQ10/PH15 series? Of course, the PPIs had WAY more power output per channel, but the a/d/s/ amps were very nice.

I *really* like my McIntosh MC440... the background noise levels are non-existent and it's as accurate as it can be.

Current amps? Not so sure. I'm stuck in the '80s and '90s for the most part. The last modern amp I heard that I liked was an Audison. Of course, YMMV as I've got a hearing loss from my time in the Service.

21st April 2008, 08:52 PM	#1
havieri23 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pa	what's comparable to the ppi art amps? is there anything nowadays that's AT LEAST as good as the ppi art amps? i hear alot of good things about those amps. and also been hearing alot about alpine pdx amps. what's the scoop on those?

22nd April 2008, 01:21 AM	#2
ppia600 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Louis y ana	Everyone has differing opinion on amps, but any of the early ppi that were american made are excellent, even the sedonas were great amps. I have three ppi art amps in my car, you can probably guess I think they are the cat's meow. Look at the s/n ratios, channel seperation and distortion levels and judge for yourself. __________________ Don't worry... you can always turn the gain down!

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22nd April 2008, 05:07 PM	#3
jpruden diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Those PPI amps were the shiznit... I had a 1200 and a 600.2 running in my car back in the day and it was beyond awesome. Comparable amps? Maybe the a/d/s/ PQ20/PQ10/PH15 series? Of course, the PPIs had WAY more power output per channel, but the a/d/s/ amps were very nice. I really like my McIntosh MC440... the background noise levels are non-existent and it's as accurate as it can be. Current amps? Not so sure. I'm stuck in the '80s and '90s for the most part. The last modern amp I heard that I liked was an Audison. Of course, YMMV as I've got a hearing loss from my time in the Service.

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