That's why there's a real FR Series High-Current, Fast-Recovery power amp inside every PPM(tm) Series Powered Mixer.

It's designed to run all night into brutally-low impedances and sound clean even when driven hard. We start with a massive toroid transformer and two unusually large storage capacitors with 720 joules of energy storage capacity. In fact, the PPM power supply is so robust that it can run on as little as 80 volts at the end of a long, skinny extension cord during a brown-out.

Then we add our Fast Recovery circuitry that reduces latching distortion so PPM Series mixers sound good even when driven well into clipping. We also included an SCR crowbar circuit for speaker protection. Visit a Mackie Dealer and run a side-by-side comparison with our competition. You'll be amazed by how much louder and cleaner PPM Powered mixers sound -- even when driving huge PA cabinets.