ELITE AMPLIFIER OWNER’S MANUAL
Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS ELITE.1 INTRODUCTION: Thank you for purchasing a Phoenix Gold Elite amplifier, we are confident it will be the finest amplifier you have ever owned. The Elite amplifiers feature only the highest grade of audio components such as Burr Brown op-amps, Monolithic signal capacitors, and dual-package Sanken output transistors. The result is unparalleled sonic performance in a mobile audio amplifier.
INTERNAL BREAKDOWN Dual Heatsink MOSFET Clamp Mid to Low Level 100w Output Device Competitor’s “High End” 125w Output Device The power supply is loaded with 16 units of IRF-3205 high current/speed MOSFETs. They are clamped to the heatsink using precision aluminum extrusions for dual heatsinking and lower power supply operating temperatures. Legendary Phoenix Gold massive dual unregulated power supplies are built for dynamic headroom and to drive low 1 ohm impedance loads.
Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual ELITE.1 FUNCTIONS ELITE.2 FUNCTIONS INPUT INPUT LEVEL Connect preamp signal cables from the head unit to these terminals. Used to reach maximum amplifier power with a wide variety of headunits. Connect preamp signal cables from the head unit to these terminals. 200mV to 8v is the input voltage range. LP CROSSOVER FREQUENCY SUBSONIC CROSSOVER FREQUENCY FAN Controls the lowpass crossover point for the speaker outputs.
Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual ELITE.4 FUNCTIONS FRONT AND REAR INPUTS REMOTE LEVEL CONTROL Connect preamp signal cables from headunit to these inputs. The front and rear inputs must be used, if only the front input is used then the rear speaker outputs will have no output signal. This port is for connecting the subwoofer remote level control. This is not a bass boost, it controls the level of the low pass signal of rear channels only.
Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual Elite Amplifier Owner’s Manual LINKING OR STRAPPING TWO ELITE.1s SYSTEM TUNING Strapping or linking two amplifiers allows you to deliver a ton of power into a single voice coil commonly used in SPL competitions. The example below shows two Elite.1s delivering a total of 6,400 watts RMS into a single 2 ohm voice coil. 1. Install all system fuses. 13. Reduce the headunit’s volume to a comfortable level. • DO NOT STRAP AMPLIFIERS INTO A 1 OHM LOAD.
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