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Old 12-29-2006, 03:27 PM   #1 of 16
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Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


Has anyone had any experience with this amp? Is It a decent amp? Im going to get a new system for my room and have already figured out my subwoofer choices, these are all car audio subwoofer btw. (1) Hifonics Goliath 15 inch,
(2) Fi Btl 12s, or (1) Cerwin Vega Stroker Pro.

As you guys can probably tell Im looking for mainly Spl. My MAX budget for everything is 1500, The CV Stroker I can get on ebay for about 800.

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Old 12-29-2006, 04:53 PM   #2 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


Austin

There is not much discussion of car subs on this section of the Forum... I would be happy to discuss options in the $1500 range that would kick a significant amount of butt...

please send me a Private Message to discuss

Have a Prosperous New Year

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Old 12-29-2006, 06:02 PM   #3 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


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There is not much discussion of car subs on this section of the Forum... I would be happy to discuss options in the $1500 range that would kick a significant amount of butt...

please send me a Private Message to discuss

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Im asking about the amp not the subs.
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Old 12-29-2006, 10:24 PM   #4 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


Hi Austin

It's all tied together...

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Old 12-30-2006, 03:49 PM   #5 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


No idea about that amp. But I can say that it would probably be worth your time to look around the DIY area for a while and look at some of the recommendations that have been given for subwoofer projects. The woofers you're considering all seem to be heavily focused towards car audio applications where cabin gain fills in an extra octave or more. In a home environment you'll be hard pressed to get any decent output at 30Hz or less (especially with the Hifonics or the Fi BTL's). And if you did try to tune them low enough to get 20-30Hz output then applying a 5000 watt amplifier would be the quickest way to turn them into paperweights. IOW, the car audio SPL approach does not translate well to other environments.

If you don't mind really big boxes, you could do this for less money:
A pair of Fi Q18's plus a QSC RMX2450 amplifier (or Behringer EP2500 if you want to save some more $)

Or perhaps you might be a candidate for an infinite baffle subwoofer.
www.infinitelybaffled.com

At any rate, I say slow down and look for some highly successful home theater subwoofer projects before spending a lot of money on something that might not satisfy.
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Old 12-31-2006, 02:39 PM   #6 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


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No idea about that amp. But I can say that it would probably be worth your time to look around the DIY area for a while and look at some of the recommendations that have been given for subwoofer projects. The woofers you're considering all seem to be heavily focused towards car audio applications where cabin gain fills in an extra octave or more. In a home environment you'll be hard pressed to get any decent output at 30Hz or less (especially with the Hifonics or the Fi BTL's). And if you did try to tune them low enough to get 20-30Hz output then applying a 5000 watt amplifier would be the quickest way to turn them into paperweights. IOW, the car audio SPL approach does not translate well to other environments.

If you don't mind really big boxes, you could do this for less money:
A pair of Fi Q18's plus a QSC RMX2450 amplifier (or Behringer EP2500 if you want to save some more $)

Or perhaps you might be a candidate for an infinite baffle subwoofer.


At any rate, I say slow down and look for some highly successful home theater subwoofer projects before spending a lot of money on something that might not satisfy.

Im not totally concerned about getting low sq stuff like that, I just want it VERY loud. The Hifonics will take 5000 watts daily, and if I get a Btl 18 Ill only use 1 channel of the amp and give it 2500 w rms, which is perfect for that sub. I would do the same for the CV Stroker Pro. I wouldnt mind a really big box being that itll be in a room. Sorry if im being ignorant but thats what im looking for.
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Old 01-01-2007, 03:36 PM   #7 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


If you're really just after SPL at the expense of low end extension then I would still recommend a different route - pro audio subs and speakers. But at any rate you certainly don't have to apologize to me.
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Old 01-01-2007, 04:36 PM   #8 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


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If you're really just after SPL at the expense of low end extension then I would still recommend a different route - pro audio subs and speakers. But at any rate you certainly don't have to apologize to me.

Can you give me some links so I can read up on these pro audio subs? And Im not looking for speakers just subwoofers.
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Old 01-01-2007, 05:03 PM   #9 of 16
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Re: Phonic XP5000 Dj Pro Amplifier


Subs aren’t too demanding, at least not in the same way the main speakers are. If it’s got enough power for you and the price is right, go for it. The only concern in the home environment is that many pro amps have noisy fans, so look out for that.

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