The amp is a piece or shall I say a large piece of $#!T, Sony, well i dont really care for the subs, and a custom box like that can be found on alot of websites ive noticed.
i have the black round 12 inch subs and they sound great! clearer and louder than 2 of my buddies fosgate 12's
I have 2 Fosgate 10's! The P2's and they are under powered and sound beautiful! I use to have P. Miller bazooka's and they were sweet. My friend had a 4 channel Legacy amp, big POS! it was horrible! Sounded terrible we threw that one away it was so bad. I persoally am not a big fan of sony I think they sound too distorted at a high volume. save up and get some Alpines or Rockfords. I'm savin up for another amp the p3001 and I'm going to hook one sub up to each amp and listen to my masterpiece
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my friend just put in some 6x9 xplods in his truck and i think they sound decent. but then again im a complete idiot when it comes to speakers so dont listen to me, not kidding, im an idiot...
my friend just put in some 6x9 xplods in his truck and i think they sound decent. but then again im a complete idiot when it comes to speakers so dont listen to me, not kidding, im an idiot...
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junk, i wasted money on the "high end" Xplodes (even they know they suck, why else would the be called xplode?) an i ripped em out and threw them in the dumpster, i have polks now along with a profile 400W amp and a MA audio sub that Blows, i had a mtx 10" sub that was somewhat decent, i want some RFs
junk, i wasted money on the "high end" Xplodes (even they know they suck, why else would the be called xplode?) an i ripped em out and threw them in the dumpster, i have polks now along with a profile 400W amp and a MA audio sub that Blows, i had a mtx 10" sub that was somewhat decent, i want some RFs
Want to repeat what you did with the Sonys? If so then yes, jump on the RF band wagon.
junk, i wasted money on the "high end" Xplodes (even they know they suck, why else would the be called xplode?) an i ripped em out and threw them in the dumpster, i have polks now along with a profile 400W amp and a MA audio sub that Blows, i had a mtx 10" sub that was somewhat decent, i want some RFs
You can really do a lot better then RF for the same money.
RF's are some of the best from what i understand. If they're just as bad as sony then what do you guys suggest and why?
Where did you get that information. The only place that will tell you RF is some of the best is a retailer that does not carry anything higher end and really want your business (A place like Best buy) or a person that purchased their equipment from a retailer like previously mentioned. RF is not bad, thier older amps were bullitproof and incredibly underrated. Their new products are full of marketing hype and very little solid engineering. Look at the boards of the above amps in seights post, can you see then difference.
I will not tell you RF is bad, its not. The primary thing I will try to convey is that you can do much much better for the money. If you don't believe me, just remeber your spending your own money, I'm just trying to help you. I don't sell car audio, I merely listen to a variety of brands, have installed a number of stereo's, and really enjoy music. If you like what you buy thats great, but I have better for less dough!
i appreciate the advice, i really do. if there is something better for the money when it comes to stereos i wanna know what brands come to mind. RF is a huge brand around here along with kicker. i hear all the time of RF winning car stereo competitions and a couple friends say there is nothing better because they're so underrated. list the brands that you all feel is better quality/performance for about the same price...
My third post down is where you'll see some links to the comparison of a couple different 500 watt amps. And the difference is un-mistakable. The thread Information/FAQ/Initiation is where you will find a comprehensive list of + brands.
Prepare to bring a new game to where-ever you live, you'll blow away what almost everyone has if you do a good install and get some good equipment in there.
I disagree. RF DEFINITLY made bullit proof amps back in the days of the punch 45-74-100 and after that the definitly had some problems with quality and reliability, as well as SQ in years after that. In the last 2-3 years I have seen them make a heck of a turn around in all of these areas and I can once again say that I could own some RF. Again there is always better out there but if you like it there is NOTHING wrong with it....
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RF's are some of the best from what i understand. If they're just as bad as sony then what do you guys suggest and why?
Where did you get that information. The only place that will tell you RF is some of the best is a retailer that does not carry anything higher end and really want your business (A place like Best buy) or a person that purchased their equipment from a retailer like previously mentioned. RF is not bad, thier older amps were bullitproof and incredibly underrated. Their new products are full of marketing hype and very little solid engineering. Look at the boards of the above amps in seights post, can you see then difference.
I will not tell you RF is bad, its not. The primary thing I will try to convey is that you can do much much better for the money. If you don't believe me, just remeber your spending your own money, I'm just trying to help you. I don't sell car audio, I merely listen to a variety of brands, have installed a number of stereo's, and really enjoy music. If you like what you buy thats great, but I have better for less dough!
I will agree, old, old, old Rockford was reliable and great equipment. Times have changed and sadly other companies have shown that the primary car audio industry is a marketing game anymore, and to keep their big name and status they had to take the same move. Sadly.
I disagree. RF DEFINITLY made bullit proof amps back in the days of the punch 45-74-100 and after that the definitly had some problems with quality and reliability, as well as SQ in years after that. In the last 2-3 years I have seen them make a heck of a turn around in all of these areas and I can once again say that I could own some RF. Again there is always better out there but if you like it there is NOTHING wrong with it....
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ORIGINAL: PReal
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ORIGINAL: joshua029
RF's are some of the best from what i understand. If they're just as bad as sony then what do you guys suggest and why?
Where did you get that information. The only place that will tell you RF is some of the best is a retailer that does not carry anything higher end and really want your business (A place like Best buy) or a person that purchased their equipment from a retailer like previously mentioned. RF is not bad, thier older amps were bullitproof and incredibly underrated. Their new products are full of marketing hype and very little solid engineering. Look at the boards of the above amps in seights post, can you see then difference.
I will not tell you RF is bad, its not. The primary thing I will try to convey is that you can do much much better for the money. If you don't believe me, just remeber your spending your own money, I'm just trying to help you. I don't sell car audio, I merely listen to a variety of brands, have installed a number of stereo's, and really enjoy music. If you like what you buy thats great, but I have better for less dough!
See above. We are all on the same page here. I really like the look of thier new products, but its not something I can't get from a lot of other brands for less dough.
I was close to buying one of the 25-to-life amps a while back and still would if I came across the right deal. As for quality they had an article up a while back compairing the new 25-to-life against the original amps and the new ones killed them. Will they last as long? dunno.......
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