Pics of the new Arc SE amplifiers

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:54 pm

Team ID, in all their special connections, have acquired some of the upcoming Zeff Signature Edition amplifiers:

Here is an album with the amps all by themselves:
http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/gallery ... temId=8513

And a pic of them in the amp rack of Lee Byerly's car:
http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/gallery ... temId=8641
http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/gallery ... temId=8643
http://www.imagedynamicsusa.com/gallery ... temId=8645

Justin from Detroit1 · Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:43 pm

I'm gonna miss selling them lol

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:50 pm

I'm wondering what kind of magic tricks Robert Zeff put into these

. Especially considering that this is the pinnacle of his work, which says a lot considering how good the Zapco Studios, Zapco C2K, and Arc XXKs are. I knew the day was coming that Arc would surpass Zapco, it was pretty much inevitable with Zeff going to Arc.

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:04 pm

i got to see one and hold one. they have a few tricks up their sleeves on those amps.

Justin from Detroit1 · Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:13 pm

too bad any normal joe can't afford these. I was offered the show car price of 30% below cost, and I still couldn't lol.

Team AI · Post by **Team AI** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:15 pm

I have never dealt with ARC audio but from what I have heard they are crazy bad. Have been totally rethinking a lot of things since I joined here cause I can't find equipment like this in my area, it's all JL Audiobauhn and like that. Would really like to break away from the mold around here and show people that there is so much more out here.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:21 pm

ARC makes excellent stuff. I wish they still carried Rainbow

Justin from Detroit1 · Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:24 pm

Jonathan wrote:ARC makes excellent stuff. I wish they still carried Rainbow

Christ I wish ANYONE in America carried Rainbow. Now that Alumapro stopped distributing, it is going to be tough to get.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:27 pm

The high end car audio market is dwindling in the US, though, I could see how it'd be hard to carry someone like Rainbow. Especially considering the increasing material and labor cost in Germany, Rainbow just can't quite compete in the value department when you factor in asian built crap saturating the market.

Justin from Detroit1 · Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:45 pm

Thats because people don't care about high end products. You wouldn't believe the looks I get when people ask what I have and I tell them Rainbow components. They think just becuase it isn't Kicker or Kenwood or any other mass produced crap, that it isn't good. Sad the way car audio is going.

When I ran my shop, I saw it first hand. I don't have a shop anymore. Why? I carried Rainbow, ARC, Elevation, and a few other high end companies. Cutomers came in and asked for Kenwood and Pioneer ALL OF THE TIME. I would tell them I don't carry that, but I have products much better, but they don't care. They just want the cheap mass produced crap that everyone has heard of.