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06-27-2011 02:17 PM
Evil Ryu
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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Originally Posted by Boosted77 View Post
Yeah I own a PA A3000db amp also. I also have an old Xtant1001, and a Zapco Ref750 sitting around. The PA makes the most power, uses an 150 external fuse too. But mine sounds like crap too until I give it the voltage it needs to work properly. My alternator puts out 75 amps in my '86 Mitsubishi Starion, which is not enough to run that amp. I'm getting atleast a 120 amp alternator and upgrading the big 3 also. So to anyone who runs a huge amp on a puny electrical system that comes in most little imports, don't be shocked because the amp sounds like warm piss.
hmm that could have been part of my problem when i was running my ol' hifonics brutus 1500-1600 wrms @ 1ohm to my '05 RE XXX sub.


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Originally Posted by Boosted77 View Post
BAMF. Stands for "Bogus A$$ MOFO."
LOL. they look strikingly similar to the newer rockford fosgate BD amps, too. am i the only one who noticed this?
06-16-2011 01:10 PM
Basscoholic
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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Originally Posted by crucial24 View Post
Had the PA-5500 as well swapped the amp out for a stetsom 2k5 and gained 3db without changing box,sub or anything.
How much did you pay for that stetsom amp?
06-15-2011 04:59 AM
Tremonic
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
Wow first this thread gets brought back from the dead from 2009 and then again a week later. Double resurrection!!!!
06-14-2011 11:13 PM
Boosted77
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
BAMF. Stands for "Bogus A$$ MOFO."
06-14-2011 12:05 PM
crucial24
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
Had the PA-5500 as well swapped the amp out for a stetsom 2k5 and gained 3db without changing box,sub or anything.
06-03-2011 05:17 PM
Basscoholic
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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Originally Posted by Sicaudio View Post
that HiFonics was made by Zed ( Stephen Mantz ) himself and will outlast just about any amp ever made....
Very true,I will never sell it for the same reason.I had the amp sent to him in 2006 for burnt outputs(shorted out) and still spend $240 plus shipping.
But the difference being outsourcing Still nothing will be same again.
06-03-2011 05:10 PM
Sicaudio
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
that HiFonics was made by Zed ( Stephen Mantz ) himself and will outlast just about any amp ever made....
06-03-2011 05:02 PM
Basscoholic
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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Originally Posted by Sicaudio View Post
That Vii amp is 1800 w into a 4 ohm mono or 900 x 2 @ 2 ohms.

doesnt surprise me that 2 of the pa doing 1400 each would outdo it... that is 1000 rms more watts,...

but they are crappy amps ....
For wat I payed for them vs the collosus ($260 for 2 PA amps vs $900 for the hifonics back in 98)I still have wait to see if the $240 was a good investment in the long run.
06-03-2011 04:54 PM
Sicaudio
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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I actually also have the Hifonics collosus VII(yes old school)I did attempt to try it on the 18's but I seem to get more output from these lightweight amp's.
I will get these amps clamped just to see how much they do strapped @4 ohms.

That Vii amp is 1800 w into a 4 ohm mono or 900 x 2 @ 2 ohms.

doesnt surprise me that 2 of the pa doing 1400 each would outdo it... that is 1000 rms more watts,...

but they are crappy amps ....
06-03-2011 04:48 PM
Basscoholic
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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Originally Posted by Sicaudio View Post
the PA amp has 150-200 amps of fusing but only does 1200-1400 watts... it is all about efficiency...the brutus has 160 amps of fusing because it actually does 1600 rms..simple math...
I actually also have the Hifonics collosus VII(yes old school)I did attempt to try it on the 18's but I seem to get more output from these lightweight amp's.
I will get these amps clamped just to see how much they do strapped @4 ohms.
06-03-2011 04:34 PM
Sicaudio
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
the PA amp has 150-200 amps of fusing but only does 1200-1400 watts... it is all about efficiency...the brutus has 160 amps of fusing because it actually does 1600 rms..simple math...
06-03-2011 04:30 PM
Basscoholic
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
I have the power acoustik stax5500/1D and its bassically the same board on that model. I currently have 2 stax5500's strapped together,pushing 2 18" peavey LO-MAX sub's in a 16cf box tuned to 33 Hz. And I'm very impressed on its output(I still got to get it metered)
My build log will be up soon.
02-21-2010 02:03 AM
fastlife
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
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Originally Posted by Boosted77 View Post
Yeah I own a PA A3000db amp also. I also have an old Xtant1001, and a Zapco Ref750 sitting around. The PA makes the most power, uses an 150 external fuse too. But mine sounds like crap too until I give it the voltage it needs to work properly. My alternator puts out 75 amps in my '86 Mitsubishi Starion, which is not enough to run that amp. I'm getting atleast a 120 amp alternator and upgrading the big 3 also. So to anyone who runs a huge amp on a puny electrical system that comes in most little imports, don't be shocked because the amp sounds like warm piss.
i was running a hifonics brutus 1600 on 2 cvr's at .5 ohm. all done on a 60 amp alternator. autozone battery too. haha. . . .my brutus has two 80 amp fuses, its only 1600 watts? thats more amperage than a 3000 watt amp?
01-14-2010 09:53 AM
Boosted77
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
Yeah I own a PA A3000db amp also. I also have an old Xtant1001, and a Zapco Ref750 sitting around. The PA makes the most power, uses an 150 external fuse too. But mine sounds like crap too until I give it the voltage it needs to work properly. My alternator puts out 75 amps in my '86 Mitsubishi Starion, which is not enough to run that amp. I'm getting atleast a 120 amp alternator and upgrading the big 3 also. So to anyone who runs a huge amp on a puny electrical system that comes in most little imports, don't be shocked because the amp sounds like warm piss.
11-23-2009 08:51 PM
bassjunkie1
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
Owned RF, Alpine, Concept CCA1200D, MTX, etc. I am 35 and have been ito car audio since 15, so what do you think??
11-23-2009 01:36 PM
matt.u
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
yea i thought the kenwoods i had were pretty nice until i bought the AQ2200D it sounded so much better on only one 12 and same amount of power as i had with 2 of the same 12's i was amazed.
11-23-2009 01:26 PM
cj407
Re: Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
have you owned a major company's amp yet, ie AQ, sundown, ia, ab, dd, orion, db drive 2k's. you'll notice a major difference in those amps from the PA. believe me i thought 2300rms from the PA A3000db (which is a planet audio design from what i hear) was great...that is until i just hooked up an American Bass VFL-100.1 (1500 rms) and realized that it not only sounds better on the AB but it also is more powerful. PA is cheap power for people with low budgets. but low budget=low power unless you know someone or can get luck with deals.
11-23-2009 12:30 PM
bassjunkie1
Power Acoustik bamf 5500/d.
Well, i have owned this amp since May and am Very impressed by it. I have had no problems what so ever ad it pushed my 2 DB Drive PLW15D4's pretty good in my blazer. 2 thumbs way up for me so far.

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