Just got my PPI 355CS compnents today

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John, there is slim pickins in the world of 5 channel amps.

I liked the Kappa, but apparently 2 for 2 have died in my knowledge.

I LOVE the Memphis "Baby Belle", but it is seriously overpriced. The JL 6600 (not the slash series) is a pile of crap, 1 power supply for all 6 channels, same for the old Phoenix Gold XS series 6 channel. The 500/1 is an absolute winner, but again, more moolah than 2 comparable amps.

Oh yeah, the Alpine PHX or whatevern What a pile of shit. Worst SQ I have ever heard from those hacks, all of that series is grainy, noisy and underpowered.

I would LOVE to see a nice quality (Chinese, of course) 5 channel. 2 ohm stable, 300ish watts RMS on sub, 50WX4 RMS on highs, with excellent crossovers, variable Q and all that, and a price point around $350, like it should be. Maybe even the ability to master/slave the bass side so you can add to it is you wanna!

OH YEAH, I forgot. Back in the early 90's, there was a Blaupunkt amp, the BPA5350, actually was made by Zapco for its first run. If you can find one of those (GFL), you have a winner.

I just did a search for the old 5350. The only mention of it was from me, on R3V, back in 2007. I apparently never change.

Luke

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I got to pairs of them. I can't wait to get out there and get em in my car. They look like very high quality for sure. I can't believe the price! It's like they made a mistake and we are taking advantage of it.

Luke, can you recommend a good/cheep 5 ch amp to power these and one of your (future) subs?

John

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I hope you're patient as it could take some time. I don't want to do the install until I get an alarm system up & running. Then I'll pull wires when I swap carpets out. And make a back-plate for Luke's sub enclosure. etc, etc, etc.

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Please keep this post updated Im interested in how these go in the kicks.

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Holy heavy!! I'm really, really impressed with everything I've seen so far. Heavy magnets, stout frames, nice tweets, and crossovers that are built to last a lifetime. I'm planning on making stand-off spacers to move them back off the kick panel just a bit for cone excursion. Hopefully my old Phoenix Gold Tantrum 600.4 will do them justice.

Luke (if you're reading this), that 600.4 has a "LPL" controller input. Any idea if I can use any brand remote pot to mount in my dash as a sub-level controller? Or do I have to use a Phoenix Gold unit?