Hifonics Zeus ZRX1216.1D V2 Overview and Amp Dyno

[@BrianKeith2006]

I own this amp and it powers my single 15” Skar SDR in a ported box. It pushes the sub pretty well. Considering buying the sub, amp and box all brand new together for just a little over $300 I can’t complain! I didn’t expect it to blow my ear drums so I’m more than happy with bang for the buck.

[@stereomojo]

@@BrianKeith2006 nice!

[@chrisnunya7171]

600 watts? Hell, that's good enough for me! 😂 I like it & think it looks pretty darn cool too! Great vid bud! 🤘🏻

[@stereomojo]

Thanks Chris! Yeah, it puts out decent power.

[@marcovaldovinos5009]

Keep bringing the videos out I got my popcorn 🍿 😅

[@stereomojo]

@@marcovaldovinos5009 lol! Will do, thanks Marco!

[@undernature2799]

I still have my vii series Zeus and colossus. Extremely good old school amps. The new ones aren't as bad as people say imo. Cool design and the results are not bad for the money Ty sir for sharing, hope you are having a fabulous Sunday 🤞

[@stereomojo]

@@undernature2799 so far so good! I wish the best for you as well. Yeah, those are the kind of amps that I would’ve loved to have back in the day! Super cool that you still have them!

[@Cully-Wully]

I’ll have to agree with that

[@undernature2799]

@stereomojo ty sir. Started out at $1/watt back then. They're mint, but I'd trade them in a flash for the right old school subs. The efficiencies swapped places, now amps are very efficient while the subs went down in efficiency.

[@JasonWW2000]

​@undernature2799 The swap in efficiencies looks like a perfectly normal, natural thing. Back in the day, people had very little power. So you had to make the subs with soft suspension to get them moving. Nowadays we have inexpensive high-powered amps so we can afford to beef up the subs so they can handle a lot of power and produce a lot of output.

[@T.ruH.eroU.nderG.od86]

Glad you finally got your hands on One ❤👍🏾

[@stereomojo]

@@T.ruH.eroU.nderG.od86 yes, thanks Michael!

[@T.ruH.eroU.nderG.od86]

@stereomojo Your Welcome.

[@Special.Purpose.Weapon]

That is one funny looking amp . I do like the lights, but I don't think the light's alone are worth $100. I agree on that bass knob too . Imagine trying to turn it with it being mounted ! Enjoy your Sunday neighbor.

[@stereomojo]

Thanks SPW! Yeah, I thought it was a little odd looking as well. Not ugly, but just a little odd. The lights are cool!

[@BDauto86]

Most of the Hifonics amps do about half of rated or alil more, except the BRX series they usually do pretty well especially dynamic power. It looks like theyre stepping up with the new lineup coming out.

[@stereomojo]

I still need to do a Brutus amp. Thanks!

[@suazzz3070]

I wish there was a second video during the week 😊

[@stereomojo]

@@suazzz3070 I know, right! Lol

[@Jt19702]

D4S has taken over the Car Audio circuit. Beware, JP is killing it!!

[@stereomojo]

True! I love them myself!

[@diegoalta03]

I always wanted to know the final power of these Hifonics, and I've already gotten rid of my curiosity. Friend, I would like you to try some Brazilian amp from the Taramps line or Stepsom 3000 or 2000 monoblocks for subs. Greetings and success to the good channel you have

[@stereomojo]

Yes, I still need to pick up a Stetsom or the Big Boss 3k

[@diegoalta03]

@@stereomojo ok cool I'will wait for him

[@joshuakemp1439]

I had an original zeus very old amp been around for yrs. He v2 is new to me. Definitely lot smaller than the original. Jensen amp from Walmart has the same look and build. Decent amp

[@stereomojo]

An original would be cool!

[@trucavalier]

I’ve never had anything hifonics but a 12” sub that maybe lasted one hour might have to check one out. That’s tiny for HF I’m used to seeing monster sizeeamps

[@stereomojo]

Yeah, amps are getting pretty small these days. You blew a hifonics 12?

[@brockmarquis8511]

That is a sharp amp Joe

[@stereomojo]

@@brockmarquis8511 thanks Brock! You should come to the audio show that we’re hosting on Nov 2nd

[@brockmarquis8511]

@@stereomojo where do I find out more information about it Joe and I will definitely look into it man

[@mattadams7922]

The 1216.1 meams its a 1200 watt amp at 16 volts. Thats how most of the newer Hiphonics are supposedly done

[@stereomojo]

@@mattadams7922 ok, cool. I didn’t realize that about the 16 in the model number. Thanks

[@curbowbass6124]

Wow, the Recoil RED1200-1 actually dyno’s more than rated power for $125 on Amazon. The Welsh Audio WA-2K puts out over 2k at 1 ohm for $150 on eBay.

[@stereomojo]

Yes! I’m a big fan of both of those!

[@JohnWalsh2019]

Thanks Stereo MoJo!

[@stereomojo]

@@JohnWalsh2019 thanks John!

[@chancebales]

First off,I love your videos..if you ever get the chance,it'd be extremely helpful if you could run the ZRX 3216.1d model long story short,I picked one up about 4 years ago for next to nothing,still in the box,never been used and it's just been sitting in a closet..would love to use it in the near future and you know as well as I do that knowing what you're using actually puts out is kind of a must thank you and take care!

[@stereomojo]

@@chancebales thanks Chance! That one would be fun to do!

[@chancebales]

@stereomojo you're welcome and thank you!

[@hotskull4116]

Would be nice if hifonics went back to their roots

[@stereomojo]

True!

[@tatialo37]

Very cool 😎

[@stereomojo]

Thanks!

[@dylanfroese199]

Hey, I’d be interested if you taught how different grounding methods work and rail to rail oscillation when you hook up your battery ground with the signal ground on a skar rp 2000.1d. It could be an awesome review and everyone will get a cool explanation and understanding!

[@carltonbritton2944]

The S. is for speakers !

[@stereomojo]

@@carltonbritton2944 hmmm, could be. Kinda weird, but could be

[@bennyblanco14]

Bro, 10 years before I got back into car audio. My brother was running hifonics 2400.1 zues and I also went around bragging about how I wanted one. So, when I finally decided to get my system, I went with hifonics. I was super disappointed, and amp didn't last long. But that was probably my fault

[@stereomojo]

@@bennyblanco14 that stinks! What did you get afterwards?

[@bennyblanco14]

@stereomojo well, like I said, this was years ago so after, like many others, went all Skar Audio. Ran that for about 3 years but got introduced to SQ so, I sold everything and now I run tru technology, Helix, and audiofrog..hopefully this year I make it out to compete...how about you?

[@migofrmdaa3182]

I wouldn’t buy it personally but for 107 and does 6-700rms is not bad imo

[@stereomojo]

I agree!

[@pumapunkudevelopment3376]

Hey man thanks for listening to my suggestion about playing the other subs. Also where do I go to get that amp for 120

[@stereomojo]

No problem, I should’ve done it already. Which amp?

[@911dott]

Man those Hifonics amps in the 90s had some serious power(Zeus/Brutuz). This is sad.....LOL

[@stereomojo]

I wanted an old one so bad!

[@beemackin2316]

Nice 1

[@stereomojo]

Thanks Bee!

[@barnes29510]

Before I start the video - I ran across an amp that was talked about in an Aussie dyno review called Wudi..... Be back after video. Mojo, could you link your marketplace in an email or here whichever is good for you ( if you don't mind 😁)

[@stereomojo]

Yes, I remember when Big D did the Wudi amp! I’ll see if I can link the marketplace. If not, send me an email to [e-mail]

[@mannythrash508]

I got one powering two audiopipe quad stacks wired down to 1 ohm

[@stereomojo]

Sweet!

[@Cully-Wully]

For real, I’ll stop my bitching. Hopefully I get proved wrong. Because I used to see a lot of these

[@stereomojo]

@@Cully-Wully ha! They definitely need to fix the ratings

[@Mark_5150]

It's too bad that the HiFonics amps are like they used to be, I always wanted one as a kid as well. I've been looking for a Colossus VII or VIII for my build,

[@stereomojo]

@@Mark_5150 that would be cool to pick up an old Colossus!

[@crazyhorseracing6130]

Morning sir.. What size speaker wire do you generally recommend? Thanks!!

[@stereomojo]

I like 10ga in most normal applications. 8ga for high power systems.

[@crazyhorseracing6130]

@@stereomojo I'm running 14ga and I figured that was too small. Thanks for getting back to me!!!

[@stereomojo]

@@crazyhorseracing6130 14ga could be sufficient. How much power are you running?

[@crazyhorseracing6130]

@@stereomojo I'm fixing to find out soon hopefully lol!! You're fixing to do a video on the amp I suggested, the Lanzar Vector vct-2210

[@stereomojo]

@@crazyhorseracing6130 oh, that’s awesome! I’ll shoot that video next Saturday, so it won’t come out until 2 weeks from today. The video that I shot yesterday will come out next Sunday.

[@SeanOMatic]

That's a typical half bridge design. You'll see similar designs on amps like Crescendo S1V2.

[@stereomojo]

@@SeanOMatic thanks Sean! Even the half bridge and have gotten fairly small these days. I’d love to test a Crescendo amp!

[@JayTR_10]

Just go buy a Taramps MD 1200.1 for $159 and get over 1500 RMS at 1 ohm if you want a budget monoblock in this power range.

[@stereomojo]

@@JayTR_10 yes, and there are even better deals than that out there too!

[@sholtodepuma]

Nice name and shame. Sealed all day!

[@stereomojo]

I like sealed sometimes too!

[@Jt19702]

60a fuse equals 600 +/- 20% rms.

[@stereomojo]

Yep, I agree

[@JasonWW2000]

For class D, yeah. Sometimes they will fool you and run a 60A fuse, but it might only pull 40 amps max. Some manufacturers are shady. I tested a very small Rockville amp with a 15A fuse and maxing it out it only drew 9.5A. I'm like, WTH? 😂

[@JasonWW2000]

For class AB amps, multiply the fuse x 8 since it has lower efficiency. 😉

[@Cully-Wully]

Garbage I hate those things they never work like a normal amp

[@stereomojo]

@@Cully-Wully what is it that you dislike the most?

[@Cully-Wully]

@@stereomojoit just seemed like once they were any Ethan 6 months old they just barley produced. I get a lot of people asking for repairs or re-installs

[@Cully-Wully]

Looks decent tbh

[@johnoates3326]

​@Cully-Wully ive had this one for about 1 1/2 years and the only complaint i can say is the hifonics light whnt out on the front so i took it apart and put a new on on it..Its a small amp and i just have it on 2 genius nitro 6 inch subwoofers dual 4 final 1 ohm load...It definty pushed them to there limits

[@chrisdamonsworld]

Test the Hifonics A500.2

[@stereomojo]

Thanks!

[@JasonWW2000]

That looks like half bridge. Nothing really unique inside. I like that the heavy parts are glued down and that there's extra coating on the transformer and inductor wires so they don't vibrate and short out. The outer appearance looks really nice. Still, I would not spend my money on it. Theres too many better ones on the market.

[@stereomojo]

Thanks Jason!

[@BDauto86]

​@@stereomojoyea I agree half bridge. It's pretty well built.

[@RomaVilla]

Do you repair amps by any chance?

[@JasonWW2000]

​@RomaVilla I'm just starting out repairing them so I'm not taking in customers amps. I know a lot of amp repair people, though. Where are you located and what brand of amp?