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I have a dealer news letter from Ian Castell dated Feb.9 1993 talking VERY Excitedly about some of the New Series VIII products to newly be launched. Lastly listed is "NEW DDAP processor-AURORA VIII launches a new era in automotive sound recreation. Incorperated in a 3 piece design (din size,dash mounted menu driven controller, and trunk mounted central processor unit and power supply) are Two equalizers (one parametric, one graphic) a totally variable 6 way electronic crossover, preset and customizable surround sound fields and delays, compensation for automotive speaker time smears by deploying digital time alignment, and built in noise gate technology. BEST of all Sug…

Anyone have any idea what size of fusing for the new Draconia?

I just want to know if I can run 6 mid drivers from it. I want to cross at 63Hz and 2800hz Each driver would be on a separate channel. Tried contacting ZED Audio through pm never got an answer. Nobody answered me on the group sale either so I hope I get an answer this time.

Does anyone know when Zed started putting in different mosfets in the minilith? I bough a mini but havnt recieved it. Steve told me they changed the fets to higher voltage ones at one point. He told me you cant see the parts unless you remove the clips with special tool. I asked if you could tell date by serial but havnt heard back on that and dont know if I will. I just want the mini to be all it can be.. I dont want to send it to Zed for nothing though. I would think serial # would tell ...anyone know? or anyone with newer version can you tell me what your number is?

I got my zed minilith today. online pdf isnt the clearest. looks like I use unputs 1-4 if I run full range to amp or input 5 if I run mono to amp. my question is I have left and right sub output off deck. that means I use left or right to go into #5 input on amp..right? http://www.zedaudiocorp.com/PDF/ZedManual-RGB.pdf

I am running a PG RSDc 12 off my JBL BPX500.1 and I am just wondering if the minilith would be a step down. powerwise I am sure it would but I wonder if the mini sounds better or has more control of sub. my sub can take lots of power but doesnt need it. its got a efficiency rating of 94

I'm thinking about using one of these babies for my next setup but im a little confused about the power ratings... in the two reviews here: http://www.zedaudiocorp.com/Products/leviathan.html the reviewers say it's rated 500w @ 4ohms 2 channels bridged and tested likewise here its says 600w: http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/ZED-Audio-Leviathan.html i would like to run my 2 sundown subs at 300/per but im not sure if i should go with 1 or 2 due to power ratings. edit: subs are the SD-1 v2's rated at 400w

has anyone encounter leviathan and kronos issues? the amp will protect and pop noise from the time you open you headunit it won't go back to normal unless you turn it off and on again. the other thing is when you go full active. theres a noise coming out from the speakers. i tested all my purchase amp and all 10 of them has the same issues. maybe some advice on what to do or what ae the remedy on this problem. many thanks

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I am sure this is an easy one. I don't even know if it's a dumb question but ... On the ZED Leviathan amp, what is the FLAT button on Channels 5+6? What does it do on and off? I see it has something to do with running channels five and six in low pass, but that's the extent of my knowledge as to what that button does. TIA

I spoke with Steve about what kind of amps he will be making in the future. I am frankly amazed that the #1 complaint from customers about the Old Zeds was price. I mean come on ! I have 2 Gladius, a Deuce, and a Minilith running a 4 way Dynaudio setup fed from the alpine F1 head and processor. It sounds absolutely incredible. My $1200 worth of amps clearly blow away amps from other manufacturers whose product costs 2-5 times a much. I will not mention names but I compared other amps with his with the same head and speakers and the Zeds outperformed or hung with all the high dollar brands. I sent one of his Gladius amps into Car Audio Magazine to be reviewed and the teste…

Performance Auto and Sound - The Girls - The Cars - The Life - ZED Audio - Leviathan

hey guys! new to forum but need some help I have an Autotek 7600 bts grey body and blue label amplifier. I had to have blown something inside this thing because evry time i put in a fuse it blows it. It is more like a dead short. I have had this amp for a long time and absolutely love it and dont really want to throw it in the grave yard. do you guys know maybe what could be wrong with it? Also do you guys know of anyone who would still want to fix this thing. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks T

I am a little unclear as to what exact Lanzar amps were built by Zed Audio. I understand they were the OptiDrive ones but there are several different Optis. Anyone have any info and/or pics? Thanks!

First off is a Leviathan. It's brand new in box, still have the manual and the protective sheet on it. Price is $550 shipped. It is the new one and is gimmick free. I just got it in the mail yesterday but have to sell it to pay for insurance Next I have 4 Boss Audio Havoc REV-665 amps which are handcrafted in the USA by ZED AUDIO. All of them are brand new in box and include the manuals and all the goodies. Here are the stats rated at 12 volts.. Boss Audio Zed Made in USA Havoc REV-665 85wrms x 4 @ 4 ohms at 12 volts 180wrms x 4 @ 2 ohms at 12 volts 190wrms x 2 bridged @ 4 ohms at 12 volts Each one is $200 shipped. These are very powerful amps and gorgeous. Pics:

I have a Gemini viii and an Odin viii .they have been hooked up too 2 10s for bout s week. I have the boxes they came in. What r they worth? Thx

Ok I have an old Vulcan VIII in the garage and was thinking that it is only 4ohm stable bridged then read something about running a larger fuse for 2 ohm. What is the real deal on these? Thanks! David

Just got back from vacation in Mexico and had chance to catch up on my reading, including the new issue of PAS. Having already bought a couple of these amps, based on the first killer review, all I can say now is, Wow, just wow! I am way happy with my Leviathans, esp for the money, and am glad that the guy from PAS was totally impressed too, but not surprised in the least... If you have not seen this, check it out, it is worth the read. Performance Auto and Sound - The Girls - The Cars - The Life - ZED Audio - Leviathan Cheers! Rick

Are the current Nakamichi amplifiers made by Zed?

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Hey guys, I am new to this game and am starting to build my first system. From everything I have read I know I will buying Zed amps for my speakers and subs. My question is how much of an upgrade is the Burr Brown IC's, and is it worth it. All I know is that Burr Brown makes some really good IC's for audio components. Thanks, Arvind

I have this amp and it says 600 watts @ 4 ohms.I know it has more power than this I just dont know how much. If anyone knows the specs on this amp it would be helpful. What ohms is it stable to? What should I fuse this amp at since it has no fuse on it? Does it have an unregulated power supply? Class ? It is an oldschool amp but I would like to run it, just need some info. It was made by ZED audio . I have searched the internet but found limited info. Any help would be appreciated.

help please i just got an esx 75.2,,,the good ones made by zed,,,i have a dual 2 ohm woofer that can obviouslt make a 1 ohm load or 4 ohm load,,,ive downloaded the instructions from the esx website but this little amp is so complex along with the instructions ,,, ireally dont know where to start..all i wanna do is run the amp bridged to push my woofer help please

Two things, we have been doing a lot of old school amplifier upgrading lately and it seems that so many guys do not want the overseas junk but would rather upgrade their older amps. $49 no fault found, $89 to repair and phone estimate on those badly blown amplifiers. We do the whole deal, BB upgrade where possible and if requested, capacitor upgrades, Mosfet and output transistor upgrades and even change the power transformer for better regulation and bottom end "slam". We currently do about 4-6 repairs a day but would like to increase this as so many guys send their amplifiers to shops who mess them up even further. Finally Zed will introduce new amplifiers BUT not…

I talked to Stephen today for a good hour. He was bouncing ideas off me and me back at him. We discussed the new heatsink as well. If he decides to use the idea he told me about, you can call the pharmacist and cancel all your prescriptions for Viaga, Cialis and the like. I promise these amps are going to be so damn sexy you wont need the scripts anymore, heck you might even be able to kick the wife or girlfriend out cause she wont be needed anymore! Seriously though, after what we talked about, these new amps are going to be some of the sexiest amps on planet earth. I wished I could spill the beans but I was asked not to. We appear to be still out about 90 days…