Orion or PPI ?

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Topic: Orion or PPI ?

Posted By: jaxman
Subject: Orion or PPI ?
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 4:57 AM

If you would have to choose between Orion and PPI amps what would you choose ?
anybody any experience with this 2 DEI brands ?

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Posted By: supradude
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 5:31 AM

I have used Orion for years. Very good amps. Never owned PPI, but heard several of them. I would say they are both good quality and power.

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Posted By: chucksnee
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 8:44 AM

Not sure about PPI, but i know Orion had and still make quality amps.

So just from experience i would say Orion! Esppically the old HCCA225!! posted_image

Posted By: Francious70
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 2:30 PM

I've never heard any Orion amps, but I own a PPI. I love the amp and dont have any complaints about it. Orion and PPI are owned by the same company arn't they?? If they are, you can expect that they both will be great amps.

Paul

Posted By: archemedes
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 3:16 PM

both are good amps, never had any problems with either

Posted By: dedlyjedly
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 3:46 PM

orion and ppi are not only owned by the same company, directed electronics, they come out of the same production facilities.

we're talking nearly identical product with two different nameplates, like a chevy tahor vs. a gmc yukon.

unfortunately neither company really compares to the forces they once were, but should be fairly well built equipment knowing dei.

damn the conglomerates like rockford and dei!!! buying up all the good names like mb quart, orion, viper, every other alarm you can think of, and then whoring out mediocre equipment under this premium label.

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Posted By: jaxman
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 4:19 PM

I know they are ok amps but the main question was , what is better from this 2 ?
What is good and what is bad .. or which is better ..

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Posted By: supradude
Date Posted: December 15, 2004 at 6:58 PM

Since you put it that way, I lean toward the Orion. I've owned 4 different models of them, and they are all great. I have even ran some of them at a lower ohm load than I should have, and they would get a little warm, but never hurt them. I still would say the PPI are good amps though.

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Posted By: jaxman
Date Posted: December 16, 2004 at 1:28 AM

Thank you for the input guys.
I can see Orion and PPI are not to known brands around here and I KNOW for sure that they were once.

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