Called Sphere Is a Cylinder Shipped in a triangular pyramid Love everything about this!🔺🔴
@byronn.28855 ай бұрын
😂
@tadlockje5 ай бұрын
lol, I commented above before reading. I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed.
@wal25 ай бұрын
I may have to change the title 👈🤯
@jasonjackson3295 ай бұрын
Thought I was the only one that caught that
@douro205 ай бұрын
Triangular prism
@SnubBarracuda5 ай бұрын
That thing looks like it could air up your suspension bags too. lol
@WolfmanDude5 ай бұрын
The design was really ahead of its time for the late 90s. This is such a mid 2000s design. The only thing missing is plexiglass and blue LEDs :D
@cracklingice5 ай бұрын
That Sherwood unit got my interest. Back in the day I used to run the Circuit City home theater receivers they contracted from Sherwood and those things were beasts for the price. I had no idea they did any car audio stuff.
@volvo095 ай бұрын
Wow! What a unique amp for the collection...
@kaboom46795 ай бұрын
It has a distinct " orphan source " aura about it for sure . Very creative and unique design , and not to shabby in terms of performance .
@volvo095 ай бұрын
Yeah it would suit a radiation symbol sticker on there quite well
@wal25 ай бұрын
I was afraid it would be stopped in transit
@TheDudeRc5 ай бұрын
Holy cow! I havent even thought about that amp since before my joints made noise when I move! LOL I never got to play with one but remember one sitting in the display case where i worked back in 1999.
@legendsofcaraudiobradnewso84245 ай бұрын
Crazy! How did i never run into one of those!!! LOL
@StickySli5 ай бұрын
This amp looks super high quality. It even has NCC (Nippon Chemi-Con) Japanese capacitors!
@pinsandscrews64595 ай бұрын
Brings back memories. Saw a couple of builds with these amps mounted under the rear deck lid, powering upgraded 6x9 3-ways mounted in the deck lid as stock replacements. there was also build that had a pair of Bazooka Tubes with a pair of the Sphere's mounted to the outside of the Tubes. This was in an 80's Nissan Sentra Wagon.
@tct9mm1515 ай бұрын
I had one of those old Sherwood 70x70 boat anchors. lol
@jbarzee00015 ай бұрын
I love the old stuff! It’s like a Time Machine. I’ve got a couple old amps that are just laying around, not sure if they are still working but I’d love to send them to you to add to your collection.
@wal25 ай бұрын
Please send me email WillistonAudio (at) gmail dot com
@jbarzee00015 ай бұрын
@@wal2 will do!
@user-pg8db8yj3e5 ай бұрын
Thats very different , never seen one before and surprised at how well it did on the dyno , pretty cool. Thanks for the video.
@wal25 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@KeyboardBuster5 ай бұрын
I like the Star Trek TNG flavored font they used. The amp has a distinct Starfleet look about it. All it needs is some Starfleet logos and GNDN labels.
@floydwilliams33215 ай бұрын
That would be cool to have a bunch of them❤❤❤
@621ELECTRONICS5 ай бұрын
This would run some front door speakers very nicely. Got to give credit to the people that put in the design work of this, looks pretty well made / put together overall.
@godzillasballs5 ай бұрын
Really nice amp. Thank you for reviewing it!
@sittdogg5 ай бұрын
I like it. Well built! They can do some full bridge amps similar design that would do 2-3k!
@AllboroLCD5 ай бұрын
That thing is just downright cool as hell, never cease to amaze Big D! Def the most obscure amp ive seen here yet. I really hope to see an old school Adcom or Carver Mag Field amp make it to the channel in the future.
@optimusprimer43925 ай бұрын
I'm not going to lie I love the amp even if it only has 10 watts
@joetiano4005 ай бұрын
Lol😊.. that Sherwood 70+70 was my first amp purchase..it sent several sets of afs kricket domax 3 6x9s back for warranty
@normanturner54795 ай бұрын
I have a few of these running in my current set up, and they sound great.🎉🎉🎉
@RWL20125 ай бұрын
can you do a video?
@d775430205 ай бұрын
Back when companies actually thought outside the box on amplifier design and didn't just keep putting the same amplifier over and over in the same case with a different name
@arubberroomwithrats5 ай бұрын
back when companies focused on tacky design instead of focusing on improving power or efficiency
@quevicular5 ай бұрын
It looks just like a capacitor. Cool design
@watchvideos91045 ай бұрын
I had one of these powering 2 6X9 in a ol Sckool Square body Ford , and it was dam good
@calvinevans83055 ай бұрын
This is the one I really wanted to see. It looks like the capacitor i put on my system back in the day. Lol
@volvo095 ай бұрын
Yeah, looks VERY capacitor designed. Cap and amp next to each other would make for a clean and unique install, especially in a visible space.
@vincentrusso43325 ай бұрын
W O W... I thought I'd seen about everything, Leave it to Big D to pull out the Unicorn design of amps.. - Surry Virginia
@paulb4uk5 ай бұрын
Looks great unique design .
@thebreakbarrelshow5 ай бұрын
Back in the day , didn't they make an " NOS" sub woofer tube or amp ?
@volvo095 ай бұрын
Yeah, he has shown a sub designed to look like a nitrous bottle in the past, even had a round VU meter standing in for the tank pressure gauge.
@thomaspepera27115 ай бұрын
Bazooka had one that looked like a Nitrous tube.
@wal25 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZOsnZx4oZySfKM
@luckyjinx94745 ай бұрын
They made a powered and unpowered model.
@thebreakbarrelshow5 ай бұрын
@wal2 ahhhh there it is.. Thanks guys !
@thomasl36195 ай бұрын
Would love to see a test of the old Sanyo PA6100. Those were great amps back in the day!
@poopool_Q5 ай бұрын
I've never seen this. This is super dope
@89G5 ай бұрын
That is most definitely unique! Looks like they were trying for the "Bazooka" look.
@volvo095 ай бұрын
Or a capacitor...? Throw a bazooka tube and a capacitor in your trunk and you've got an all cylindrical setup... Haha
@89G5 ай бұрын
@@volvo09 hahahaha, true!
@P-J-W-7775 ай бұрын
I forgot about the American Graffiti. They were pushing the design trying to be different than everyone else. I would be cool to see someone making much more powerful amps in the same kind of enclosure.
@markrandolph50465 ай бұрын
WOW. incredible so tiny that many watts 👍
@douro205 ай бұрын
There isn't much known about American Graffiti except that they were once a sub-brand of Zapco.
@707caballo5 ай бұрын
Talk about opening a time capsule. That is a neat guts layout.
@RobertL785 ай бұрын
2 of those bridged pushing 2 Bazooka subs would be a great looking setup.
@bobdodge31715 ай бұрын
On top of a bazooka like a scope. Lol
@smokeyou8125 ай бұрын
I think Pyramid should have come out with cylinder shaped amp called square and put it in a hexagon shaped box....mind blown.😂 🧠 💣 With the design of that amp, 3 or 4 of these would look awesome in a old build paired with inverted 04-06 RF punches that had the Grey magnetic covers. One of my favorite punch designs. I've got about 11 of them.
@oynamalan5 ай бұрын
Aweome design.
@suazzz30705 ай бұрын
Cool amp
@thelegendarywasdgamer97245 ай бұрын
And it has a fan dam that's nice
@92naza5 ай бұрын
Gorgeous!
@Turbo1602ti5 ай бұрын
I want 2 of those 😳
@sleepyboytx5 ай бұрын
Now I'm curious about how other American Graffitti amp stack up.
@T_Burd_755 ай бұрын
The design of this amp would pair nicely with a bass tube.
@jasonnelson66245 ай бұрын
Infiniti kappa 255a their 5 channel amp was just like this. It to slide in an enclosed aluminum heat sink except it wasn't a sphere or tube shape. It was still a pain to slide such a long board in and out. Plus the hassle of screwing the clamps holding the mosfets to the case.
@EvenStevensss5 ай бұрын
Hey Big D...!!?? Have you ever tested the brand PowerAmper? They were a Florida company, but they didn't advertise enough or get their products out to the people! They were very proud stating all of there car audio was made by military specs!!
@Bassotronics5 ай бұрын
I had an amplifier just like that but it was Octagonal instead of completely round. I wish I never sold it. It's hard to find and Unique.
@wayneholderbee17345 ай бұрын
Man I'd like to find me one. This is just too cool 😎
@luckyjinx94745 ай бұрын
I've been waiting to see you review this one.
@brian60295 ай бұрын
Nice amp. Great to see something different. 😎👍👍
@shawnk45175 ай бұрын
Love it!
@floydwilliams33215 ай бұрын
That is cool man
@gilbertw53705 ай бұрын
Great to match with your killer Capacitor back in the day 😂
@bruth61385 ай бұрын
Interesting. Honestly looks like an old Zapco board. I wonder who made these.
@krishanramsammy43495 ай бұрын
Crazy stuff lol id love me one of those as i love all things weird 😂the ratings r spectacular ❤
@beemackin23165 ай бұрын
Nice 1
@Pulverrostmannen5 ай бұрын
it almost looks like the 2Farad capacitor I had in my car back in the days
@endall395 ай бұрын
Super cool amp! I don’t remember these at all. Had me immediately thinking about what a cool looking install you could have with a rack of 4 of these in an active system. Did they make other amps in this line, like a bass amp?
@wal25 ай бұрын
Yes like 5 different models including a 1000W sub amp. Never seen one tho
@barrackb03255 ай бұрын
Oh snap. Had the same Sherwin Vega amp. Was stolen out of my car. Lived in Bradenton Fl
@Jt197025 ай бұрын
My Father In law has a pair of these amps in his Chevy S10
@jaguarracingus5 ай бұрын
D....iirc...you can run this in 3 channel mode. (st& bridged at the same time for those who didn't know). jensen also had a 4channel w/bbe that could be run in 6 channel mode.
@johnpolaski61265 ай бұрын
I like it
@nunyabizznizz73265 ай бұрын
a pleasant surprise.......
@w00tah15 ай бұрын
If you look at that Car Audio and Electronics guide, it says that the design was patented. Whether or not that patent expired, was sold off, what have you, who knows. But that might partially explain why no one else has done it, they weren't legally able to.
@marcdich5 ай бұрын
You know it’s kind of cool they made something like that. It’s too bad they don’t make stuff like that no more I can think of a few applications where that would look cool in a vehicle instead of the typical old box style amps that we have today and want to sell it let me know I’d definitely buy it from you, be great for my kids and highs
@morpheusdesigns36045 ай бұрын
Sold a lot of graffiti sound back in the day I think they changed their name over to American Graffiti later but never seen this apm in person only in magazines
@waylonmurphy57725 ай бұрын
It's nice when you get what you pay for and more sometimes
@Pittsburgh-4125 ай бұрын
Definitely the most difficult amp to ever see the guts 😂
@alfredocalimquim757823 күн бұрын
Hi, can you please old school the pioneer kp-500 car stereo? Thanks!
@segasteve36985 ай бұрын
Why was the box triangle shaped? *Because you can't put a round peg into a square hole!* 😂
@TonnyCassidy5 ай бұрын
Damn, based on the test date, the amp is almost same age as me
@michaelparker56405 ай бұрын
Simple ✌️
@joshdobson27375 ай бұрын
This might look good in an old blue hotrod?
@1ohmwrecker5 ай бұрын
Have you seen this amp yet? Power Acoustik MOFO1-10KD It looks interesting 🤔 it's only $167.00 🤷♂️
@sysierius5 ай бұрын
You can put that amp next to your condensator
@davetelling5 ай бұрын
So, what is that big toroid doing? Is that a boost converter or voltage stabilizer of some kind?
@modhappy5 ай бұрын
I have a quick question for you sir, How are these decades old amplifiers able to perform when electrical components like capacitors can dry up and go bad over time?
@EcSsAwS5 ай бұрын
I seen one of these back in around 2003. It came into the audio shop I was working at. At first glance I thought it was a capacitor Ended up not buying/trading for it Cool piece tho
@SparkedEd5 ай бұрын
Yeah Boiii
@echelonrank39275 ай бұрын
sphere sphere. this a a cylinder damit !
@PrydeWater9015 ай бұрын
WAL is the amplifier authority.
@AdamWaffen5 ай бұрын
“back in the day” they made a tube amp using two cans and a string.
@tadlockje5 ай бұрын
A cylindrical amp, named Sphere, in a trigonal prism shaped box. I'm getting a math headache.
@wal25 ай бұрын
🤣👍
@calvinevans83055 ай бұрын
Wow, is that thing made from old military surplus materials? Lol It looks durable.
@wal25 ай бұрын
It’s built like a tank 😝
@jonnieallen50235 ай бұрын
Why do you turn to voltage back up after you just turned it down to the rated voltage?
@gaborradu12755 ай бұрын
New kind of tube amplifier
@wal25 ай бұрын
It’s like totally tubular 🤣
@joesshows67935 ай бұрын
The line in/out are backwards?
@socksumi5 ай бұрын
How these technical measures correlate to what our ears hear is anyone's guess.
@VEC7ORlt5 ай бұрын
The word you are looking for that case is extruded, its an extruded aluminum case. Very unique, very cool amp, these days you can probably fit a 1kw amp in there.
@VEC7ORlt5 ай бұрын
Hot dayum, the thickness of that extrusion is quite something, that is a VERY meaty one.
@BigEightiesNewWave5 ай бұрын
Does it bump DOE?
@wallheadkdir5 ай бұрын
Are you going to sell the sphere amp?
@GregorySmith-hw8gf5 ай бұрын
You're not getting on any airplanes with that doo hickey. LMAO 🤣 You gotta do the Sherwood next.
@wal25 ай бұрын
I was wondering if it would even make it with UPS
@RobertSmith-nx6tw5 ай бұрын
I knew that was a Rockwood amp, mfs bumped hard back in the 90's and so did thump
@BrianRRenfro5 ай бұрын
I remember seeing these when I was a "Too cool" 20 something and thought there was no way I was buying something from a company named after a movie like American Graffiti! I mean as a mid 40s man now I like that movie but at that age it was super lame. I have no idea what their intentions WERE with the name but my mind instantly went there and thought, "Yeah I guess this is an amp company for my grandpa and his 50s car loving ass!" I can only assume other people may have too and it probably didn't help sales.
@74midwestbass745 ай бұрын
👍👍
@conniewaynewalters64145 ай бұрын
Yes it looked like a nos bottle think just a sub ,could be wrong though
@joecool71655 ай бұрын
How much I would like to buy this for my trailer I’m on eBay we could do the sale there or whatever you would like
@dyslectische5 ай бұрын
Lol. He is a holdl on amps lol. Dont think you gone have it lol
@wal25 ай бұрын
Send me email WillistonAudio (at) gmail 👌
@pocketPliers5 ай бұрын
Wasn't American graffiti just a division of audiovox?
@andreasu.35465 ай бұрын
Paint it red and it might pass as a fire extinguisher.