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@mkp3824

4 ай бұрын

They used to be a higher quality company.

Shit. I just realized 2001 was 23 years ago. Thanks a lot, Doug.

@Leonard-hk1nf

4 ай бұрын

Sadly I am reminded every time I look in the mirror ! Lol

@91CavGT5

4 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing!!! We’re getting old!!!

@houseofpain3580

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember when two old school 6x9's bumped Def Leopard 🎉

bet this sounds better than most blaupunk amps made in 2024.

@JasonWW2000

4 ай бұрын

Keep in mind Blaupunkt went out of business a long time ago and the name was purchased. So current products are not related at all to the old company.

@YRR_J

4 ай бұрын

Blaupunkt/Velocity in the early 2000's seemed to have pretty good overall vision and nice performance/features to price -ratio. Got a Bremen MP74 head unit that I found from a thrift store for like 5 or 10 euros. It had a failed front panel mechanism. When I came back home with it, I noticed a single SMD -component just dangling around at the very edge of the PCB. Managed to solder it back on and fix the mechanism. I guess it has been in my car for about 10 years now. I guess it's near the highest end head units that Blaupunkt made. I got no experience from the newer (last known good?) models. Few gripes: -Menu structure is a bit iffy because it doesn't have a clear back/return option, as it mostly just goes back to the main screen -Volume adjustment has some really big jumps at certain levels, even with a scale of 0-50 -AUX in needs some serious level and many portable devices can't be played loud -Hissing issues and a bit low voltage on pre-outs -The volume knob is a bit rough to turn with it's straight edge and hard plastic, though it won't turn to icky stuff like many rubberized things out there -Blue led behind power/mute button is a bit irritating at times -CD eject doesn't push the disc out as much as I'd like -If you insert the CD a bit too late, the front panel will try to close itself when the CD is still loading and will cause a jam or at least scratches on the CD - Just stumbled upon a Blaupunkt MP 68A, an 8-channel DSP amplifier with all kinds of connectivity. It has some Audison vibes (with the DRC) and it looks way too high quality to be a "modern Blaupunkt", seeing what they've been marketing lately. Looks like it was made for Far East markets in 2018 or so. Cool concept, as it's spec'd at 8 x 80W 4 ohms and it has one pair of extra line outputs though they seem to be shared with the amp channels 7/8.

This is the most Apple iMac looking amp I have ever seen.

@dim3loflow12

4 ай бұрын

Jajajaja cierto brother de echo tiene el aspecto de aero de Mac y Windows 7

When you just show that G&l trading company I had a heart attack I have been getting all of my car audio and my EVs from this place since I was a young kid I remember George he was the freaking man this is only 5 minutes away from my house Douglas Ave Rhode Island Wow wow wow

@almartinelli5054

4 ай бұрын

That was the spot for beepers back in the day. Olneyville. There were rumours that he would hire kids to go steal the stuff he sold back and the people would come back in and he would sell him their own stuff back.

@almartinelli5054

4 ай бұрын

They carried the nice era of hifonics as well, the Mantz era. Those Zed Audio amps were amazing sounding.

It's amazing what you can do on a budget these days. We were spending so much back in the 90's and into the early aughts compared to today. $625 in today's money would get you so much more than we got back then. Great review, sir! Can't believe that iMac styling was so pervasive then. haha. I had my USAmps 700T repaired back in 2006ish, and my guy noted back then it was pretty rough to get your hands on the chip, too. Can't imagine what you'd have to do these days.

What a collection! So much cool stuffs. So many amps over the years I wish I didnt sell but then I would lose half my garage too! LOL

Had 2 of these amps in my 2000 Ford Focus one was pushing a 12 inch Earthquake sub the other was pushing front and rear MB Quart 6 1/2 inch components they sounded amazing really miss that setup....

@randommkeyz5029

4 ай бұрын

MB quart you have some damn good taste

Back in 2010-2012 or so there was a very popular little Lepai (LP-2020 A+) branded amp (home audio) sold through parts express that used a tripath chip. It was 25 watts per channel but home audio enthusiasts loved it for its unique audio characteristics that they attributed to the tripath chip. I bought 3 back in the day and still use them daily. Does anyone remember these and what is the similarities in the tripath chips? To this day I see these Lepai’s are sought after as the chip availability ran out years ago.

I have 3 of the Blaupunkt amps, new old stock, I bought them quite a while ago. PA2150s and PA4100. The project I wanted to use them in never got to completion so I have them sitting on a shelf somewhere. I had 4 of the amps and as you mentioned, they do have problems that arise, the 1 that failed, I never could determine what happened. But what's great about the amps is if you have a stock electrical system or a smaller alternator (read 1.5L - 2.0L engines) and want decent power without killing your electrical system. These amps give a lot of power for their size. I think ICEPower and the like carried the concepts further, essentially the Tripath are variable frequency Class-D designs so they could operate across 20-20Khz as opposed to the tradition Class D of the time which were geared for subwoofer amps.

I remember when these came out. Also what flaws they had in terms of EMi .Worked for Blaupunkt for 5+ years

in today's standards tgis is outdated but that looks fancy for the 2000s, transparent everything was the thing back then, this looks like the apple pc from the era, I'm not a fan of that but I remember having an atomic purple GameBoy color... I liked that one

Back when Blaupunkt was innovative, intriguing, and worth it! I would have loved to have a couple of these back then for the 2 Blaupunkt 10s I was running.

@Cronson82

4 ай бұрын

Blaupunkt was always my favorite lesser known/not as common car audio brand. They made so much wild stuff. DVC 6x9 coaxials. Translucent speakers. And their head units were really great looking with that oversized, less bezel design. They were such a cool company. Shame they're no longer the same today.

@donaldhastyjr4066

4 ай бұрын

@@Cronson82 So true! I had those 6x9 you spoke of, and those things got down for some 6x9s!! I had a couple dvc 10s that came in that colorful shipping box they had, and their amps were badass to me because of the bbe that they used. It is very very sad to see so many great companies that were on top of the game then, junk now!

Wow, I actually had one of those back in the day! It was a great little amp for the money! I ran 2 Orion XTR 12"s on it. It supplied the boom in a tiny package!

Ran this exact model with the grey color insert for over 10 years with 2 Kenwood blue tornado 12’s with no issues. They made solid gear back then. Their head units were simple and had great clarity from this era too.

What a funky little amp! Great video, as always!

nice review, always good to see the inside, gives agood idea of the quality and build . good stuff thanks

Totally performed better than i expected!! Never wanted this brand- amps or deck- Great review 👏

This is a really cool video. I’m not an amp expert and I’ve never heard of a class T amp. But now I have something to read on a Thursday night

I had forgotten all about the Tripath amps. I can remember a few different manufacturers were using them at about the time I temporarily got out of car audio. It’s good to now know the reason why they aren’t around anymore! Thanks Big D!!

I had a 4 channel hooked up to 4 6.5s that where also a clear blue cone in a 91 civic hatch with blue interior.....I WAS PIMP!!

Ultimate DB drags 1999. This amp, 2 Blaupunkt 12's. Band pass ported through rear deck of 93 cavalier. 136.x db measured at windshield. 149- watt class. I did squeeze a few more caps inside. Edited. I found the remote volume dial. If you want it.

Awwww man! this tickled the beanbag!

I remember seeing those Blaupunkt amps in Crutchfield, always wanted one because it looked so cool. it was way out of my budget, which was $0 at the time lol

Damn would like to see that pump that savard 8s box ! Cool little amp reminds me of the old Mac that came in clear with color backs , ahh the golden days

Everything seemed to have that iMac look back then. Computers, stereos, TV’s, etc.

I have and still use the 12inch transparent sub that was part of this amp range.

I had one of these they were really good amp

Great review on a very unique amp! At the time, the iMac - similar in appearance - was popular and it was unheard of to have a plastic shell on a car amp, since traditional AB Amps ran so hot. This was very cool at the time. Did you happen to run the Flir on the amp? Did it get 🔥 at all? Real shame about that second channel. Note also that Tripath was not Texas Instruments back then. TI bought their technology out after the company failed. Several generations later, Tripath technology is used in something like 90% to 95% of new amplifiers. Too bad about Tripath. A great product doesn't guarantee success. Again, awesome vid. I've wondered about 🔵this amp🔵 for over two decades!

@RichardJohnson-GW

4 ай бұрын

It's amazing how those original iMacs inspired so many different designs in other industries. This is one of the better looking inspirations.

These were maybe the first widely available tripath full range amps and definitely the first to be plastic instead of aluminum or steel.

Gosh I feel old now. Lol, but seriously, fun test and parts for some models get hard to find. Could be tougher though my dad had to find a special part for a reel to reel player a handful of years ago. Luckily he found it so it may not be impossible.

You mean once upon a time Blaupunkt did rated power? Lol I'm still hurt over the amp I bought a few years ago that didn't even do half.. ughhh live and learn and these amp dynos have been huge in my research. Your work is appreciated..

Laughed when I saw they Mellow Yellow Zero can. We have like taste

I had that exact same amp in 2004 in a chevy cavalier. It was running 2 8" pbx extreme subs in a 3 1/2 csft box. And i hit 148 bd. I also took the power connecter and pulled out the screw and little piece of metal and soldered 6 ga welding ofc wire to the connecter and it worked alot better did the same to the speaker terminal wuth 12 ga. I loved that set up i was one of the first to get good spl from 8" subs and impressed alot of ppl un erie pa

@user-tu6fq1yd8i

4 ай бұрын

I also ran it at 1ohm bridged and never had an issue with going into protect or ever getting hot.

@poopool_Q

4 ай бұрын

Damn. 148db on 2 8s is pretty dope. This lil amp pushing 600+ wrms back then is dope too

Given the single din internals and connections i wouldn't ve surprised if these were also installed as OEM in BMWs or similar but were possibly rejected due to failure rate so the put them in a case to get rid of all the excess stock.

Would love to see a similar amp on the market today. Similar in terms of shape and size. The single din mounting would be useful in my car. A style of mounting is being phased out in newer cars but I'm surprised it didn't catch on more before. With today's component size and the ability to shove a lot of power into a small space... Just ended up being the wrong decade

No kidding! i know that place well. I am from Rhode island.

Awesome awesome awesome! Love the older obscure stuff. Are you familiar with the American brand, Butler audio? REAL tube powered gear for car audio. A model or two from those guys would make some good episodes!

Very 00's looking with the see through case and colored plastic. Everything from computers, personal stereos, alarm clocks, portable TV's, etc would often have that styling... I was never a fan of it, but it dosent look bad on this amp.

@eustahijelifetips

4 ай бұрын

Its called frutiger aero and im all for that style!

I was hoping for a SQ test because that's where I had major issues w a PA4100 I had back in the day. It was the worst sounding amp of any kind I'd heard, and exchanging it didn't help. And that 2nd one failed under warranty and that 3rd one also wasn't any better. I know Tripaths can sound good; I had a Topping TP30 Tripath mini desktop amp that sounded great, so I assume it was a Blaupunkt problem or with that early Tripath chip.

I wanted one of these really bad when they came out..

Could you do another test, load one of the channels to the resistors?

Thanks

This brand was very decent back in the day, not sure when the good years ended though.

@wal2

4 ай бұрын

I was never a big fan as I thought they were overpriced for the features and power. This one is really unique though, just too bad it had issues with one of the channels.

@JasonWW2000

4 ай бұрын

Probably 2009, that's when the original company was sold. The second owner went bankrupt in 2015. The name is still being used by another company today, though.

Ever test the old RF series 1 amp? If I remember they had plastic case?

I had one of these from new for a few weeks until the smoke that made it work escaped.

Hey, no problem, Miller. Let the mayor go, we'll even throw in a Blaupunkt.

Passat 😍on box 😎😎😎german style 😎🤣

back when blaupunkt actually made good stuff, and didnt become a generic low budget brand :(

9/10 came back with this problem . they where class shi-t

I cal that the serie fast and furious amps. Really in 2001 the first movie come out in that day . And a lot off amps and subwoofer. And even games change a lot .

I would like to see you use the recommended power and ground terminals as suggested by the manufacturer as they seemed to have specked the amplifier at that gauge cable. Then for comparison purposes, you can try testing with your oversize cable to see whether it would make a significant difference in performance. If not, then I would suggest people use the recommended gauge cable from the manufacturer as the increase in wire size brings about little to no performance gain as far as short cable runs are concerned.

@JasonWW2000

4 ай бұрын

Smaller cables equals more voltage loss. Nothing too complicated.

1. Bummed that you were unable to do a sound quality test because the problems with the amp chip. 2. Now I want to know why my little tri-path home amps from back in the day can only muster 20x2?!

Class-T had pretty good signal to noise ratio.

Tripath was the technology of the future until all the chips started failing lol

Amp Dyno Requst for the Audio Pipe APHF 8000 H2 Full Bridge Mono Block.

For when apple sold car amps for your Mac.😅

👍👍

Ive never seen tripath module like that

How was class tripathy so special?

Remote gain but No remote turn on? Is it auto sence on the rca ?

@RWL2012

4 ай бұрын

the remote terminal is in the middle of the speaker terminals

Wheres the remote turn on? (On - Off connection)

@RWL2012

4 ай бұрын

in the middle of the speaker terminals

this time frame is right on the edge before Blaupunkt went to the chinese IP graveyard.

Johnny Ive must have had input in design

I remember these amps and thought they were too plasticky and viewed them as cheesy no way I'd buy one so ugly it hurt to look at them.

You could match your amp color with your fruit series iMAC colors...This was back when Blau was legitimate...

Not bad for a defective amp!

Wheres the remote signal ? 🤔 Am im missing something ? 🙄

@JasonWW2000

4 ай бұрын

The speaker output terminal has five connectors. The two on the left and right are for the speakers and the middle one is the remote turn on.

@Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude

4 ай бұрын

@@JasonWW2000 thank you for clearing that up, your knowledge is greatly appreciated 🔊💨bass in your face🤯

DEOXIT THAT SOCKETed tripath amp chip.

40 Amps so like 480 to 576 watts

Plastic top looks odd, gain remote 20 years ago cool.

I remember these old ugly amps,popular,cheap.

i think Blaupunk now is not as good before.

Looks like a rejected PS design.😆

Looks like a failed video game console from the 90's. 😂

Sad, how far Blaupunkt has fallen in such a short period of time. Or course, a LOT of the standards of the 80s-90s have become the laughing stocks of the game. Soundstream is another one, that used to be the cream of the crop. Now? Yeah….no.

What jew talkn about Willis ton ? I pity da fu hu dont like class T amps Blaupunkt was a heavy hitter back in the 80's-90's oem in many German car brands with amazing SQ head units & features Their after market single dins were named after popular cities I use to go recycling at junk yards for Blaupunkt head units & cd changers Its amazing what you can fit in cargo pants pockets 😬😁

This amp seems to be a smattering of poorly executed good ideas.