Chip Foose Does Car Audio? Arc Audio FD2200 Amplifier

[@johnoates3326]

Arc audio is known for making solid equipment..They are right there with diamond audio and JL..Been around for a good while..

[@Carl_Jr]

There seems to be a lot of hate towards Chip Foose in the comment section for some reason. They say, wherever there's hate there's jealousy. Personally, I love the amplifier design but then again I grew up in that era and I was extremely passionate towards radical car designs like this and hot rodding itself, so I guess I can relate more to the overall theme that this amplifier represents.

[@wal]

Not sure why anyone would hate talent, but in doing so, absolutely shows jealousy

[@Jboost412]

For vehicle builds & designs he’s a legend but not exactly for audio guess that’s why this is the first time I noticed he did these 😆

[@shawnk4517]

1yr 9months and the amps have been trouble free 🤘

[@Tyan_Nahts]

Nice build on the CRV man, that shit is clean and doesnt look to interfere with dd use.

[@shawnk4517]

@@Tyan_Nahts thank you

[@raymo6795]

I have had amps for 20 years that were/are trouble free...I currently have amps that are near 40 years old that are in perfect working order. You will get your money's worth out of these amps, eventually they will break and be tossed in the bin

[@shawnk4517]

@@raymo6795 😆 I have been repairing, restoring & modding old school amplifiers for a living over the last 15 plus years. Many of them featured here on Big D’s channel. My post wasn’t intended to boast by any means. Simply stating how long the system has been up & running for. 👍

[@Tyan_Nahts]

@@raymo6795 Weird and unprompted flex. So you have amps from the mid 80s that are still in use in your vehicles?

[@Slane583]

My favorite episode of OverHaulin was the one where they kept Foose in the dark about the project they were doing and got his vintage square body Chevy pickup painted up and looking pretty for him. Chip was crying like a baby at the reveal. :)

[@ikelo1]

I remember these from back in the day. I had a few Arc amps, but sold them and replaced them with the Clairion amps that had the same Zeff designed boards. Those were a steal back then. I had three of the APX1000.2 amps in my system at that time.

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

who else does the big dummy math in their head after seeing the fuse? 🙋‍♂

[@dextermorgan1]

Me!

[@philipeli1192]

yep

[@christopherkerr2254]

I have !!!!! Multiple times . Thank goodness for fuses

[@joshwilliams9248]

Mandatory 😂

[@RyanBassForLife]

​@@91CavGT5I'm guessing because it's a 40amp fuse this amp is going to be about 400 continuous rms watts.

[@anya3027]

4:45 The dude that did the manual : "measure once is enough" 😂

[@volvo09]

The special edition Foose component set and subwoofers look awesome.

[@adivarso8175]

I still have my old Arc audio 1500dr and it works!

[@bennyblanco14]

I have that exact amp aswell

[@djsurg71reynaga4]

3 yrs I purchase Arc Audio X2 2500.1 I love it , never had an issue, clean raw power very good S.Q very low distortion ..

[@paulgood2218]

Have not watched whole video yet. But it's arc audio. It's good stuff

[@MrBetaTube]

It's a Zapco Z220 with a bumped up power supply. Arco audio was a tire place. Mr. Demitrias ( spelling ) is the owner. Google Zapco Ford Torino. That's his ride.

[@jdizzle3740]

You know your Zapco equipment....I'm impressed....

[@calvinevans8305]

AJ was the reason to catch every episode.

[@plark7323]

Yessss whomever bagged her the real winner 🏆 🥇

[@o0Donuts0o]

The end-caps are also the shape of the Arc Audio logo. Nice touch.

[@josephsaucedo8691]

Chip foose definitely one of the best custom car builders out there he knows how to make clean suddel changes that flow very well his line of custom rims are awesome but on the pricey side. his friend that use to paint paint all of his car was one of the best painters ever mike lavaliey he was none for the true flames were the paint looked like real 🔥 unfortunately he passed away. I actually have met chip foose about 10 years ago wich was awesome i did realize that he really short till i met him and im not really tall . if i had to guess id say he's around 5,3=5,5 hes really mellow dude .💯👍✌️

[@dtcolipapaify]

I recently had my system installed…they recommended Arc Audio(first experience with them)2016 Tacoma double cab…ArcAudio X2-1200.6 amplifier…2 Arc Audio A10 subwoofers(sealed box)…I did a road-trip to test the system…I’m impressed with Arc Audio by how it handled the high volume with no issues…(90 degree weather..windows down)…my system also includes Focal’s Flax speakers and Digital Design signal processor(factory head unit)…overall really impressed with how clear the sound is at extremely high levels…big difference between a clear sound and loud sound…Car audio came a long way from 80’-90’s…I had a Nakamichi cassette deck…Hifonics amp and subwoofers in the bed…😂

[@BluemanArthur]

Those were great amps. Used many of them. Nothing Arc makes isn’t great

[@tadda6282]

I'd be real interested in seeing an Arc 4000SE tested. I had a couple of those and they were some awesome amps for their time.

[@cm1752]

The shape of the amp reminds me of old school Rodek's from Zed Audio.

[@joeyjustin6895]

LOVE THE END WHERE YOU LET THE SONG KEEP PLAYING AWHILE. GOOD VIDEO

[@joseg3003]

I had one, zero issues and sounded amazing

[@tatialo37]

Looks like the ppi amps of 90's!

[@johnstarks5323]

12:16 I did see these on sale from the same site U got it from. I passed up on this because they had the P.G. Xenon on sale too and the P.G. does have the sanken transistors.

[@Bassotronics]

Did rated and a lil more. Can't argue with that! 👍

[@mikeazeka1753]

Nice review Big D! BTW, aluminum curved end caps would be much, much more expensive than the plastic ones due to the shape and multiple steps during manufacture. The curved heat sinks are extruded, so they're not overly expensive compared to more common shapes, but metal end caps require many more steps compared to plastic ones for limited production runs.

[@wal]

oh no doubt, but the plastic sure doesn't add to any high end appeal

[@frankpaul3204]

Arc audio are very high quality amplifiers. The output are STMicroelectronics semiconductors are also quality parts. They are not clones like the others in the market.

[@glencalhoun9544]

The difference in lengths is you measuring to the end caps and them measuring to the mounting ears. Prob center to center.

[@GoFastJames]

Back then was not much on the Foose design amps but was happy he went with arc to work with. Im more for the Signature Edition by Robert Zeff and or the old zapco amps Zeff made. For me Zeff was the go to when comes to SQ and power. Same time many really good amps made back then and if any thing still better than a lot of new ones, unless you really need crazy power.

[@jdizzle3740]

You had me at Zeff designed....lol....man I miss my old Zapco gear...

[@tophatjimmy77]

I worked for an Arc Audio dealer back in 2002. Their Arc Series subs were rebranded Image dynamics IDQs. The CXL amps used the same boards as Clarion. They had an entry level line called Kar. These were then later rebranded as Foose. They're Chinese crap.

[@somenamelessdude8095]

Its looks really good like a hotrod. Not many people drive thier hotrod at 100mph constantly, they look and sound good, cruising.

[@locotrucker46]

I love it when an amp does the rated power and then some. 😂

[@jp1087]

Can't go wrong with Arc if you're looking for good SQ at a reasonable price. I had two of the KAR Extreme 12s on a KAR1000V1 in an S-10 Blazer. It sounded amazing.

[@brian6029]

Nice work man. I've always wondered about these then forgot about em till now.

[@wtfobiden]

Arc Audio The Brand Professionals Use

[@cedoman1]

YES!!! it sound just as good as the XXK series if not better!

[@wolfthornhawkridge5705]

If ARC audio brings back a limited run of the XEQ I’ll pick one up.

[@paulgarcia6257]

Sold arc audio for years thru dow electronics as my distributor. Great sq amps and subs and mids and highs. But they got way too pricey for what they offered. Subs are good but can’t handle power of today and are priced like they can. Amps and dsp are really good. But they thought since they put stuff in foose rides they over priced everything….

[@DanielStahler-m8f]

I had the 12" sub in a truck box hooked to a JL 500/1 slash amp. Sounded good

[@DanielStahler-m8f]

I also had the Arc audio flatline 12. That subwoofer was amazing. If you happen to come across one, get it.

[@only126db]

Buddy of mine had Focal drivers Arc and Buttler amps... sounded clean

[@drunkenbass6128]

I've been looking at these amps for so long now, debating on getting one

[@Trojanmangaming]

i had 3 of the 10 inch subs from foose. they pounded

[@z1berzerker]

Pretty decent 👌 lil amp... glad to see Savard as a sponsor, Ironically I am in town 😀

[@wal]

Will and Lucas are amazing people and I'm very happy to work with them. There are a lot of good subwoofers out there, but supporting SAVARD is important to me as they make fantastic products and they are honest, hard working people. The kind I like to spend my hard earned money supporting

[@enlightenCA]

I always think man those elac speakers sound good. Then I'm like wait a minute that sound is coming from my speakers.

[@dextermorgan1]

Lol What kind of speakers do you have?

[@enlightenCA]

@@dextermorgan1 JBL 6's

[@adeoliver]

lol I do the same thing.

[@Venomized95]

I do

[@wal]

yeah man it's the tough part where you are listening to a recording of speakers, compressed via editing, compressed again on KZbin, then decompressed on your side and played back through your speakers. I always listen with my home AV setup and the playback quality is pretty impressive from this entire process

[@bennyblanco14]

I love Arc Audio, they are hands down far better than almost any brand out there. They have some of the cleanest amps that put out the lowest distortion but idk WTF they were thinking when they made these amps lmao they are some of the ugliest designs. I have seen a few on ebay for around 200. I had no doubt that they would do rated power but if you want to hear this amp work at its best, DONT MAX IT OUT TO THE RATED POWER YOU SEE IN THE VIDEO

[@minus3dbintheteens60]

why? does it have a rising distortion curve?

[@bennyblanco14]

@minus3dbintheteens60 when arc audio puts out its RMS ratings. It's never at 1% distortion but half. When an amp puts out more power than rated, distortion also rises like 3rd and 5th harmonic. For example, it could have risen higher and is audible. I know many people here, including myself, at one point used to think that if an amp does more than rated power, it has to be good? Wrong? It's rated at its best performance.

[@midnight-xpress1136]

Honestly just a late 90's early 2000 fad of collaboration to try and reinvigorate declining sales.

[@Warg666]

Is it me or the Angle Mr Williston at 4:45 in? The tape measure looks a bit short from the end.

[@tct9mm151]

Foose was a huge player in the car world back then!

[@Tyan_Nahts]

I know right? Im surprised there werent Foose gas stations popping up.

[@wal]

I really like his wheels and was going to get some for my 37 Ford but the sizes didn't work out

[@takafumiarisawa70]

Can't get behind the design to be honest,, it almost looks like Chip forgot he had to design the case of an amp and got a glimpse of the upcoming PS3 and said "That's pretty cool actually" and based his design on it.

[@bigdogbrodavepresents6178]

Harkens back to Planet Audio amps... Hmmmm Smart idea to include 2 inserts. BDBD 2024

[@takafumiarisawa70]

@@bigdogbrodavepresents6178 Ohhh yuck yeah you just unlocked some memories ahah.

[@electronbolt6550]

Hey, can you do a summary of how amplifiers became more powerful over the years.? Like what in the design made them better like the type of feta Etc.

[@midnightsuncreations]

I just scored a used FD600.1 mono block for $140 on the ‘bay… Rated at 620w at 2ohms and 600w at 1 ohm, which is kind of strange. It has an incredible >3345 Damping factor rating, which is the highest publish DF rating I’ve ever seen, not sure that equates to anything audible though, interesting… Should push my SI HT18v3 to Xmax pretty well though : )

[@bayramoglumurathan925]

Good sound, good music.Thanks.

[@johncameron4172]

Is there any way you could do some more 4 channel amp videos? Most cars and trucks have speakers in the doors and/or side panels for 4 total speakers.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Great video as always Big D, appreciate you man! Pretty soon you'll be able to generate your own AI test tracks 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great week sir!

[@RyanBassForLife]

Nice amplifier for mids and highs.

[@jasa_3s_bossphilbert824]

Would love to see the kicker zx2500.1 2011 model on your dyno 😊

[@xsivemotorsports]

looks like PPI from the same era

[@stablemods9646]

Hey Williston I have a 2013 audi a6 3.0t and my factory sub starting to blow I hear a lot of vibration and rattling. If never done a free air in a car before so I was wondering what would you recommend for a replacement..it is still running the factory bose amp and the factory subwoofer is a 10 inch

[@johnvangennip1163]

Now we have to see a Boyd/orion amp

[@jarvislarson6864]

Orion deserves better than Boyd....Troy trepanier is better to represent orion

[@Carl_Jr]

​@@jarvislarson6864 since you seem to be such a big Troy Fanboy you should already know, Troy was sponsored by Orion back in the '90s.

[@Jboost412]

Can we get a 420 😆 in most all places in America you can 🤣 good video today bro I’m glad to learn he made Amps I just never heard of them…..we’ve used foose wheels on allot of old school builds from our shop even though they cost Uber money for a 17-18” wheel at said time but they were crazy popular until 2015-2017ish

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

Dopes gonna fiend

[@tommyw.7850]

Does anyone know, are the ones from WooferETC for sale now newly manufactured or are they new old stock? Are they all 19ish years old?

[@sikone7336]

Hey big d do you know any of the specs of an old eclipse 33250? I’ve looked everywhere trying to find the specs on it and can’t find much on it. Old fosgate dsm collector here.

[@420dportkid]

Are you going to slamology this year?

[@minus3dbintheteens60]

👇 ARC SE owners club

[@kencreten7308]

You mean, Chip Foose, the guy who can do a paint job that takes a month in a few days?

[@kevinschaffer4155]

Who do u use ro recap and or repair amps I have 2 Gen 1 excelon amps I want fixed

[@deadmangreedo]

Hey I got two kicker comp 10s and I was wondering if you could recommend a budget friendly amp?

[@elcomandante9299]

Try out the Soundigital 35000.1 EVOX...

[@2011joser]

The look of the amp is broken up by the cheap looking font of the arc audio logo. Met Chip at a car show when he was repping these, he was a real nice guy.

[@sharjeelusman2496]

hey willy how ru doing bro ,please i request you to make dyno for Sundown SDX1200.1 on ur link which u gave before i buyed i need to know its power on your call i buyed that amp so please need to see its video,did i make a good decision to buy that amp thanks

[@BluemanArthur]

My SE 4000 cost $2700 for very good reason

[@minus3dbintheteens60]

I paid $650 AUD for my 2300SE (about $400 USD) on eBay Australia

[@bobbybyrkett7751]

Yea boi

[@ehrenkrause9861]

I remember when I saw these amps came out that I was like here we go a name slapped on a POS. Well slap me silly let's find out..... Edit, well be damned for PPI clone looking amplifier my one of those typical slap a name on it and hope for the best. Good job for Chip Foose

[@andrewland843]

Chip foose is a legend

[@Jboost412]

Absolutely….but not for car audio

[@andrewland843]

@@Jboost412 😂

[@allanfloyd4579]

I like your videos. For the price of that amplifier, I would get the Rockville KRYPTON-T2

[@FrozenPaint]

Please don't. So many Rockville amps are horribly low quality. Single sided, low grade PCBs with hardly any copper. They're cheap for a reason. I was wildly disappointed by the first one to cross my repair bench. If you're on a budget, buy something second hand by one of the brands that consistently makes good stuff. Rockford, Alpine, Kicker, JBL, JL, etc. You know the ones.

[@luisillo1987]

I had an Arc audio Se 4000. Great amp till I blew it up.

[@stevedennison9684]

Would you be interested in making a trade? I have 2 pg m25'S AND 2 PG M50's All still working Recapped

[@keitoferguson2010]

The design of that amp looks like the old thunder bird

[@TheGodofSEO]

Okay. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@royworthington3781]

Get yourself at least 1 of these

[@vasili1207]

Could anyone suggest a good budget 15" sub in the £1 to £200 range 😂

[@johnoates3326]

American bass XO series

[@vasili1207]

@@johnoates3326 thanks for suggestion.. just looked it up and only available in states ... to the uk delivery is £170 plus 20% tax that before purchase lol... thank you anyways I will see if anyone stocks it in uk or Europe I didn't dig too deep

[@johnoates3326]

@@vasili1207 nothing beats building your own lord of bass on eBay will get u everything u need...Hope that helps too..Love building subs personally!

[@cybolynx]

This amp reminds me of my ps3...

[@bondovwvw]

Backwards compatible

[@bondovwvw]

Backwards compatible

[@thelastmelon6458]

Hi, I've got a question about amps. I'm looking for an amp with specific specifications to power a sub in my Hybrid. My head unit is a Sony DSX GS80 which already draws 180 watts rms and pulls a max of 15 amps. The Sony powers all my door speakers but I want a second small amp to power one 8 inch JBL STAGE 82am. I'm going off of crutchfields recommendation that I shouldn't exceed 350 watts rms or 30 amps total draw from my 12v battery. Me already using up half of that with my head unit lies my dilemma for finding an amp that wont fry the electricals on my car. Is there any amp you could recommend that might fit the need of not exceeding around 150 watts rms as well as being usable with a 15 amp fuse?

[@elcomandante9299]

Try the DOWN4SOUND 10.4 Motha freakin beast of an amp..

[@scubasteve06]

I AM……GASOLINE……and MATCHES !!!!

[@frederickcrossley8303]

Looks like he ppi power class amp

[@tedtrotz8145]

gonna watch for the big D tax to manifest on this one.

[@joeyholthusen6495]

Guessing 400 watts about...

[@P2Feener305]

🤣😂 I wouldn’t use his amps if it was given to me

[@The300ZXGuru]

no i am not getting a foose amp lol im a loyal JL Audio or Focal etc

[@joesshows6793]

Typical 90s style

[@jarvislarson6864]

Chip Foose.....pfffttttt! Generic boyd Coddington...overrated pinstriper he is nothing compared to Troy trepanier (rad rides by troy)

[@bigdogbrodavepresents6178]

Once had to cut the FLOOR out of a Boyd car here in Hawaii. To get to the BATTERY. once there we could energize the system and OPEN THE DOORS... Once we made a removable Battery Box, that car went back to Japan. Needed Frame notched too... 3 inches of travel was not enough. BDBD/2024

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

It's arc audio so of course it does rated. But otherwise it's not really special

[@wal]

Foose Designs!

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

@wal just another man I can respect his abilities, but he's no carrol shelby

[@popeye2674]

Looks like a rodek amp

[@CBIRBIGS]

Looks like my old fat PS4.

[@raymo6795]

Sort of a marketing gimmick. I guess they are cheap enough, but just another Asian made amp, similar to the Maxxsonics "West Coast Custom amps". However, ARC still does make their "CXLR" amps in the USA, by hand, like back in the day...a rare American made survivor. Not cheap, but I would consider buying one, as well as "TRU", "Linear Power" and "MMATS" still has a line made in FLA. and a few other (very few) American made amps.

[@raymo6795]

@@SeanOMatic …..maybe, but unlikely. Zeff probably has a team of competent designers. As does Maxsonics. The magic of Zapco and early Arc are long gone. These are run of the mill amps. However, the CXLR are likely a source of pride and a bridge to the past when quality and design was more important than profit. These are probably decent amps, just not what I am interested in. But I would be interested in the CXLR amps.

[@raymo6795]

@@SeanOMatic ….like so many other legacy brands. The “ Blackbird “ would be of interest if it were made in America…I don’t believe it is. But I have no doubt it is a fine amplifier, but at that price, I will find an American made alternative, perhaps European. I currently use AudioTech Fischer/ Helix/ BRAX/ Match because they are German made and integrate into my German vehicles easily….. I would not dream of a Maxxsonics product, although, they probably are decent and use tried and true designs for those on a budget.

[@raymo6795]

@@SeanOMatic I have 2 DSPMatch amps (PP86,8channel and a PP62 6 channel). I miss tuning an amp by ear, with a small screwdriver. I am an Apple guy. I had to buy a laptop for the DSP tuning and figure out all that shit. I have become disenchanted with the DSP craze. My best systems did not have DSP. The DSP systems are installed in my Audis. But I also have a 97 M3. That has a Pioneer head unit ,a Helix C4 and a Helix C1 with Micro Precision speakers, and a Brax 10" sub. All processing is done through HU. It is my favorite system of all my cars. I am not terribly enamored with the DSP trend., But I hate to mess with new cars electronics, and the Match/DSP systems are an easy upgrade without cutting into fibre optics and the like.

[@Djayrichierich2]

Looks like old rodek

[@bobdodge3171]

Foose was just heat sink

[@Terkinstein]

HAHAHA BASS they said it was a fad, that'll teach 'em.

[@kosheronlynobacon1542]

😂

[@raymo6795]

....not a future collectors item

[@wal]

I've seen much less interesting things become crazily sought after....quoting Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber "So you're saying there's a chance" 🤣