Ecousitcs G,B,U List
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Platinum Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 13723 Registered: Jul-05 | Do you think we could come up with a New Good Bad, Ugly, list of our own??? It may be a stretch but if we can come together to promote Chadeweezy on ca.com i know we can do this.. I would like everyones input...Thanx |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Http://illuzonemu.serv..., ^^^Sick Game Post Number: 7709 Registered: Feb-06 | hahah their now flaming chad really hardcore at ca http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4175584 |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana 2 DD3515s, 2... Post Number: 5914 Registered: Mar-04 |  |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sThe kids like my rhyme... Post Number: 3902 Registered: Feb-06 | Chauncey I think it's a good idea, man. Comprise what you think then we will give you our input on what we can change and such. People with more listening/user experience on a wider range of products would be pretty helpful, haha. |
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Silver Member Username: KaerfplSpencerport, NY USA Post Number: 818 Registered: Jun-06 | didn't someone already make a list like this awhile back? |
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Gold Member Username: Snarl2004Digital Design 9515, Massive Audi... Post Number: 2058 Registered: Dec-06 | https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/products/articles/329117.html |
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Silver Member Username: KaerfplSpencerport, NY USA Post Number: 821 Registered: Jun-06 | ^^^That's exactly the one I was thinking about. Good find Snarl! |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 13211 Registered: Jun-06 | Lil rob, it's making you look retarded. Stop please. |
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Platinum Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 13727 Registered: Jul-05 | That list is g.a.y...We need our own..I will make an example of what i was thinking... |
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Silver Member Username: Texas_bassHouston, TX Post Number: 618 Registered: Nov-05 | that list needs to be updated |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6048 Registered: Jul-06 | Oh god here we f*cking go........ why would you bring this up. It's only going to turn into a huge argument. And it were actually going to get done, no offense to Chauncey but I don't trust anyone here to be in charge of it. |
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Gold Member Username: Naledge503Http://www.LowDownForu... Post Number: 2987 Registered: Jun-06 | ^^^lol. Do you ever say anything positive? |
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Silver Member Username: Texas_bassHouston, TX Post Number: 619 Registered: Nov-05 | just put chauncey in charge of it since brought it up and probably had more sytems than anyone on here |
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Gold Member Username: Naledge503Http://www.LowDownForu... Post Number: 2988 Registered: Jun-06 | ^^Experience > "what I heard" |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17902 Registered: Oct-05 | "what i heard" ftmfw!!! hahahahaha. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6049 Registered: Jul-06 | He's also a opinionated as most of us......... so no. MAYBE if we put someone like Yanks in charge we could possibly make this work. |
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Gold Member Username: Naledge503Http://www.LowDownForu... Post Number: 2989 Registered: Jun-06 | hahaha let me rephrase that so it doesn't get so misconstrued. Experience > "I heard through the grapevine" |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 2583 Registered: Mar-06 | All of this is IMO Diamond HEX Components - Great all around comps FI SSD - Very loud, lack sq SI BM - Good SQ, lack SPL ED Nine.1/2/2x/4 amps - Great all around amps Panasonic CQ7003 - Great all around indash Phase linear UV8 - Lacks SQ, get what you pay for (cheap) Kicker ZX series amps (1500/350) - great functionality, underrated Kicker PKD1 (hyperflex wire) - can't be beat for price/etc. Tc-3000 (review soon to come  ) |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sThe kids like my rhyme... Post Number: 3940 Registered: Feb-06 | M.S. you seriously don't say anything positive. I mean I may be a pr!ck, but at least I'm upbeat about it. The list needs updated bad and if you think so highly of yourself why don't you do th honors? You might wanna consider TC Sounds on the list of good subs. Eh, f*ck it. Its fine without it. While were at it we'll leave off Stereo Integrity, Sundown, Atomic, JBL subs, Cactus Sounds, Adassa, and SoundSplinter. See why it needs some updating now? |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6050 Registered: Jul-06 | I didn't say I was the right person to do it either. Yes it needs updating but eveyone will never agree on everything. Thats why if this is going to get done, somebody non-biased needs to compile it. |
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Gold Member Username: Loc_outSanta Ana, Ca Resonant Eng... Post Number: 1678 Registered: Feb-05 | Let's up date the list. |
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Gold Member Username: Loc_outSanta Ana, Ca Resonant Eng... Post Number: 1679 Registered: Feb-05 | Let's update the list. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17905 Registered: Oct-05 | lets not and say we did. lol. |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 2585 Registered: Mar-06 | i think it's a damn good idea to update the list. even if their are some disputed items, it'd still be good to add some |
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Silver Member Username: Gavbo211JL Audio 10w3v2, IL US Post Number: 821 Registered: Jan-05 | i'm sure the guy that made the orginal list was biased in some way too. and with only three catergories, good bad and ugly, biased opinions really won't matter that much. even if someone thinks a certain brand is the best, the catergories are so broad it doesn't matter that much. say someone thinks TC Sounds is best, and they'll fight to the death about it. Well it doesn't really matter does it? because everyone agrees that TC Sounds should take a spot on the "good" section of the list. see what i'm saying? update FTW. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17908 Registered: Oct-05 | well the good bad and the ugly list doesn't say which is best so no argument there. |
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Silver Member Username: Gavbo211JL Audio 10w3v2, IL US Post Number: 822 Registered: Jan-05 | ^^way to sum up what i was trying to say in one sentence chad.. getting to the point FTW.. lol. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17910 Registered: Oct-05 | hahahaha. actually i misread your post. for some reason i thought you were trying to say that people will fight over which is best. |
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Gold Member Username: ZacdavisBeloit, Wi Post Number: 1553 Registered: Dec-03 | The list would need more categories. Value Sound Quality Strictly SPL For SPL heres some, in random order... SPL: RE Cactus Sounds Digital Designs Atomic RD Audio American Bass Kicker Bad: American Pro Boss Legacy ACT American Pro Coby Crunch Cyclone Digital Audio DUB Mag Audio Nitro Phonics Digital Profile Pyle Pyramid Q Power Sherwood Sound Storm Volfenhag Xplore |
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Silver Member Username: Gavbo211JL Audio 10w3v2, IL US Post Number: 823 Registered: Jan-05 | haha.. naw. i was trying to say it really shouldnt matter if people are biased. i just couldn't figure out how to do it so rambled like an idiot.. lol. anyway, to the point.. a new list is order! |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan1315 MAG USA Post Number: 8246 Registered: Jul-06 | Would we do it for subs, amps, speakers, etc? Would we just do it for certain pieces of the system? How would we handle controversey? Some people say Pioneer makes great Hu's while some people say they make bad Hu's because of the whole alt whine issue. With Fi, some people will say great while some will say put them on the so-so list because of the tinsel slap. It's a good idea to update it a little; it will just be difficult and time consuming. There's a lot to look at |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 167 Registered: Aug-06 | Bad American HiFi (Rockwood) American Pro Audiobahn (speakers and subwoofers) Audiovox Automobile Becker Boss DHD Dual JDL Jensen Kenwood (speakers and amplifiers) Kingwood Kole Kraco Kronik LA Sound Legacy Lightining Audio MA Audio Optimus (Radio Shack) Power Acoustik Profile Pyle Pyramid Rockwood SAS Bazooka (amplifiers) Sherwood Sony (anything by Sony except the older Mobile ES line) Sound Storm (owned by BOSS Audio) Sparkomatic SPL Audio Thump Ultimate Sounds Volfenhag Questionable Blaupunkt (Bosch) Aiwa Crunch Elemental Designs (eD) Harmon-Kardon (current, Phoenix Gold owned) Hollywood Infinity (amplifiers, reference components) Kenwood (head units) Kicker Solobaric (L5, L7, Solo-X square subs) Lanzar Lightning Audio Matsui Onyx Mobile Audio Panasonic Phoenix Gold (anything after the mid 1990s) Pioneer (amplifiers) SAS Bazooka (bass tubes) Soundstream (current Power Acoustik owned products) Visonik Good Adire Audio a/d/s (present DEI owned items) Alpine Altec Lansing Alumapro Ample Audio Audiobahn (amplifiers) Audio Development Audiomobile Autotek Avionixx Boston Acoustics Bravox Cadence (current amplifier products) CD Technologies (CDT) Cerwin Vega (subs) Clarion (head units) Coustic Crossfire Crystal Directed (DEI) Earthquake Eaton Elevation Audio Helix Hifonics Illusion Infinity JBL (amplifiers) JVC Digifine Kicker (excluding square solobaric speakers) Lunar Memphis Audio MTX Orion (current DEI products) Phoenix Gold (older 1990s amplifiers, subwoofers) Pioneer (subwoofers) Planet Audio (amplifiers, owned by BOSS Audio) Polk Audio Rockford Fosgate Soundstream (older pre-Power Acoustik amplifiers) US Acoustics Viper Highly Recommended a/d/s (older 1980s, early 90s pre-ADST products) Alpine (old "6 green preset buttons" head units) Alpine F#1status Arc Audio Ascendant Audio Audax Audiocontrol Brax/Helix Butler Audio Diamond Audio Digital Designs (DD) DLS DynAudio Eclipse (Fujitsu Ten) Esoteric Audio/Streetwires Focal Harrison Labs Image Dynamics (ID) Infinity Kappa/Kappa Perfect components Iraggi Alternators JL Audio KEF Kar components Kove LCY Luxman MB Quart McIntosh Laboratories MMATS Morel Nakamichi (tape transports) Ohio Generator Orion (older SX, GX, HCCA, GS, and XTR lines) OZ Audio Pioneer Premiere (head units) Precision Power (PPI) Rainbow Resonant Engineering (RE) Rockford Fosgate (older 1980s and early 1990s products) ScanSpeak SEAS Sinfoni Stinger Treo TRU Technology US Amps Vifa Wrangler Alternators Xtant Zapco This is the equipment-specific section: Head units ---------------------- Highly Recommended Alpine Clarion ProAudio Eclipse JVC Arsenal Pioneer Premier Sony Mobile ES (from the early 1990's only, rare) Good Clarion JVC Nakamichi Panasonic MXE Pioneer Questionable Blaupunkt Kenwood Panasonic Avoid Audiovox Boss Dual Jensen Sanyo Sony Amplifiers ---------------------- Highly Recommended Arc Audio Audison Brax Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Good Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Questionable Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Avoid Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag Main Speakers ---------------------- Highly Recommended Adire Audio Alpine (F1 Status components) Arc Audio Beyma Boston Acoustics Bravox (component sets) CD Technologies (CDT) Diamond Audio DLS Dyn Audio Eclipse Focal HI-VI Research Illusion Audio Image Dynamics Infinity (Kappa Perfect series) JL Audio (XR components) JL ZR component line LPG Max-Fidelity MB Quart Morel Rainbow Resonant Engineering Scan-Speak Seas Vifa Visatron Good Alpine Boston Acoustics (lower model lines) Bravox (coaxials) Cerwin Vega Crystal Earthquake Fusion Infinity (Kappa and Reference series) JBL Kicker Memphis Audio Pioneer Polk Audio Rockford Fosgate Questionable Planet Audio Avoid Audiobahn Boss Crunch Dual Jensen Powerbase/Powerbass Sony Subwoofers ---------------------- Highly Recommended Adire Audio Alpine (Type-X series) Alumapro Arc Audio Ascendant Audio Boston Acoustics Crystal Diamond Audio Digital Designs (DD) DLS Dyn Audio Earthquake Eclipse Elevation Audio Focal Funky Pups <---- This being in the highly recommended section is a joke, in case anyone doesn't know. Image Dynamics Inhuman Audio JL Audio Kicker (CompVR series) MB Quart Memphis (Mojo series) MMats OZ Audio Rainbow Resonant Engineering Treo Good Alpine (Type-R or S series) Bravox CD Technologies (CDT) Cerwin Vega Concept Earthquake Fi Audio Fusion Infinity (Kappa series and up) MTX Audio (8000's and up) Onyx Audio Phoenix Gold Pioneer Polk Audio Rockford Fosgate Xtant Questionable Coustic Elemental Designs HiFonics SoundStream Avoid Alphasonik Alpine (Type-E series) Audiobahn Autotek Bazooka Boss Crunch Dual Jensen Kenwood Lightning Audio MTX (6000's and under) Pioneer (lower models) Planet Audio Power Acoustik Pyle Sony Volfenhag Wiring ----------- Highly Recommended Audiopipe Audison Connect Hooker Audio Knukonceptz JL Interconnects Streetwires Tsunami Good Directed Kicker Phoenix Digital Raptor Scosche Questionable American Bass Audiobahn (RCA cables didn't last long) MA Audio Avoid (none placed here yet) Batteries --------------- Highly Recommended Deka Interstate Kinetic Northstar Optima Stinger Good Die Hard (sold by Sears) Duralast Eagle Picher Everstart (Maxx battery only) Exstatic Scosche Tsunami Questionable (none placed here yet) Avoid (none placed here yet) Alternators ------------------- Highly Recommended (none placed here yet) Good Excessive Amperage H/O alternators Iraggi Alternators Motor City Reman Ohio Generator Questionable (none placed here yet) Avoid (none placed here yet) Dash Kits/Install Accessories --------------------------------------------- Highly Recommended Metra Good American International Scosche Questionable Scosche (the ones found at Wal-Mart only) Avoid (none placed here yet) I say we all take a look at the list(ABOVE), and individually make posts of where brands should be listed where possible. In cases where certain brands are not on the list, suggestions are made regarding where it should be placed... The order of the brands is not important as the category it is placed in. or even better.. Lets just determine the categories and place the brands there. My suggestion of categories; 1. Head units High quality Entry level Questionable Not recommended 2. Processors High Quality Entry level Questionable Not recommended 3. Amplifiers High quality SQ:- Spl:- Entry level Questionable Not recommended 4. Subwoofers High quality SQ:- SQL:- SPL:- Entry level Questionable Not recommended 5. Wiring Good quality Entry level Poor quality 6.Components High quality Entry level Questionable Not recommended 7. Batteries High quality Entry level Not recommended 8. Alternators High quality Good Not recommended 9. Wiring Kits Good Budjet Not recommended 10. DC power supplies Good Budjet Not recommended I say we post our suggestions and ask Paul or Chauncey to draft/modify the list.... i.e if its okay with him.. I probably would be flamed for this post, but it was worth a try....lol Great Idea Chauncey!! |
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Silver Member Username: Surferdude9371Im BTL Bumpin Post Number: 580 Registered: Mar-07 | sony doesnt make good subs i heard sum guy hit 300dbs with 2 xplodes  |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 3434 Registered: Dec-06 | Great job Sean, I have a few issues with it but considering the sheer numbers of items it is not bad at all. Pioneer Premier and Pioneer hu's are identical in matching models. No TC/AP in highly recommended subs. Orion HCCA (new, designed by TC) are some of the best subs on the planet. Keeker wiring is extremely nice stuff. Crystal comps and Fi subs should be in H.R. That's all I have without taking an hour. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 168 Registered: Aug-06 | lol, i hope the others would chime in..... |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 13248 Registered: Jun-06 | I didn't see SI listed anywhere and to me FI should be listed in the recommended section. Visonik wasn't in the avoid section of subs? This list does need fixing. And I am in no way an authority in this. Choose someone else lol. |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Http://illuzonemu.serv..., ^^^Sick Game Post Number: 7716 Registered: Feb-06 | ma audio,power acoustiks, audiobahns kenwood and lighting audio should be in questionable not in bad |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 169 Registered: Aug-06 | These are my suggestions for High Quality amps(  represents the brands i've added) Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 170 Registered: Aug-06 | lets work with this category first then we prob. would go to subs... We really need someone capable... to make the decision... Who knows we me get a category designated to this stuff... |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 171 Registered: Aug-06 | This list could potentially eliminate some really dumb questions noobs ask.. But then again, i guess they do have every reason to ask the questions they ask...lol.... come on lets work together... |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 172 Registered: Aug-06 | Good/orEntry level amps Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 13254 Registered: Jun-06 | M.S., Mat Dope, Juliob, Marc, Optidriven, among others for the amps.... |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 173 Registered: Aug-06 | Final two categories Questionable Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 174 Registered: Aug-06 | Where does the following go AudioQ amp Incriminator audio amp Entry level/ good? |
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Silver Member Username: BudlingCali USofA Post Number: 346 Registered: May-06 | Premier HUs are backed by a 2year warranty others are not. Just thought I would inform. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 175 Registered: Aug-06 | Kicker warhorse, where does that go? |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan1315 MAG USA Post Number: 8248 Registered: Jul-06 | I would go Good on both AQ and IA. |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 3359 Registered: Mar-06 | where would this list be kept? daily bumps? OT section with bumps? maybe a sticky over at CA? Nice idea, but with out stickies it is hard to find. Whats wrong with, "is this Sony 10,000,000 watt max amp good?" makes for good reading. When I spend my cash on stuff, I like to research it from several sources. It is a good list to refer to, but asking questions after is good too. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 177 Registered: Aug-06 | Good/orEntry level amps AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake JBL Kicker Incriminator audio MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics ANYONE ELSE !!! |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17920 Registered: Oct-05 | "Premier HUs are backed by a 2year warranty others are not. Just thought I would inform." yep. i would recomend pioneer hu's all day long. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan1315 MAG USA Post Number: 8251 Registered: Jul-06 | Actually, I retract my last post. I'd put IA in High Quality. I don't know enough about AQ. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 178 Registered: Aug-06 | Any seconds to yanks recommendation....? |
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Silver Member Username: BudlingCali USofA Post Number: 348 Registered: May-06 | And the buttons are colored different between maching models. Somethin else im not thinkin of right now. Not tryin to pick on ya Brad. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 180 Registered: Aug-06 | Well Guys thanks for the input.... We sure covered a lot of ground compared to the last post of this nature.... |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sThe kids like my rhyme... Post Number: 3947 Registered: Feb-06 | i second IA beings high quality... you still didn't add TC/AP or Orion new HCCA... you also missed SoundSplinter for subs and Adassa for amps |
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Silver Member Username: BudlingCali USofA Post Number: 349 Registered: May-06 | I didnt see elemental designs either or digital designs in amp sec. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 182 Registered: Aug-06 | High Quality amps Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) Incriminator Audio JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Good/orEntry level amps Adassa AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Questionable Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 183 Registered: Aug-06 | where do u suggest they go Woofer? |
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Silver Member Username: SkaUSA Post Number: 322 Registered: Jan-08 | where would Sundown be placed in the amp section? i saw one guy add it, but idk where he added it too... LOL |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 5827 Registered: Feb-06 | where's zed at? should be definately in the highly recommend. can't believe you forgot zed audio. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 184 Registered: Aug-06 | High Quality amps Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Digital Design Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) Incriminator Audio JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sifoni Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Good/orEntry level amps Adassa AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Clarion Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake Elemental Designs JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Questionable Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Silver Member Username: SkaUSA Post Number: 323 Registered: Jan-08 | Thanks Sean |
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Silver Member Username: SkaUSA Post Number: 324 Registered: Jan-08 | Shouldn't Kicker amps be on HQ? i thought they were good quality amps? |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 186 Registered: Aug-06 | hey CT Mike, im only human....thanks for pointing it out....lol High Quality amps Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Digital Design Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) Incriminator Audio JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sifoni Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Zed audio Good/orEntry level amps Adassa AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Clarion Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake Elemental Designs JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Questionable Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 187 Registered: Aug-06 | I sure thats debatable.....(my opinion only) |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 188 Registered: Aug-06 | HQ or Good for the kicker? 5 votes are needed, |
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Silver Member Username: SkaUSA Post Number: 328 Registered: Jan-08 | i was just wondering, lol, EVERY other list its on HQ list  just givin you a hard time |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 190 Registered: Aug-06 | HQ or Good for the kicker? 5 votes are needed |
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Silver Member Username: SkaUSA Post Number: 331 Registered: Jan-08 | HQ |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 192 Registered: Aug-06 | I guess we'll leave this list open for another 10 hrs, then we'll move to subs.... Yarns.....lol  |
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Silver Member Username: SkaUSA Post Number: 332 Registered: Jan-08 | lol |
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Platinum Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 13732 Registered: Jul-05 | Good on the Kicker Kx and ZX...the SX HQ BTW THANKS SEAN for stepping to the plate and starting to get this list organized.. |
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Gold Member Username: BasssquaredKansas Post Number: 2013 Registered: Nov-06 | I really dont think Elemental designs is entry level at all |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 193 Registered: Aug-06 | 1/5, i'll save that for the record.. BTW have you had prior experience with a kicker? What would you compare it too? lol Dont get me wrong im not stomping on kicker..I just want you to justify, since some persons have mixed opinions on them..... I've heard that they have good build quality and are underrated..But what about quality and efficiency..... Can they be put in the same class as say mmats, jl or alpine... |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 194 Registered: Aug-06 | No prob Chauncey...i got ur back... Okay, so 2 votes that kicker is HQ. Ray..explain...think out loud....lol |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 195 Registered: Aug-06 | lets look at it this way, im practising for chad's 20,000 post lol |
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Gold Member Username: ZacdavisBeloit, Wi Post Number: 1559 Registered: Dec-03 | Way off!!! Adassa MTX Rockford Power series Diamond Kicker ...are all High Quality amps!!! As for the "avoid" list, I agree. btw, Xtant, Mtx, and Coustic are all Mitek amplifiers. Crunch and Hifonics are both Maxxsonics. Directed, Orion, PPi and A/D/S are all DEI. And what about one of thee best amplifiers out there, it isnt even listed. They're designed AND built by hand in the USA and come with a 3 year warranty, MMATS :D Another one to add to the high quality would be Cactus Sounds. |
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Gold Member Username: BasssquaredKansas Post Number: 2015 Registered: Nov-06 | Zac where do you think ED goes? |
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Silver Member Username: BudlingCali USofA Post Number: 350 Registered: May-06 | hq |
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Gold Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 5828 Registered: Feb-06 | i'd put ed amps in as good. they do rated power and then some. decent build quality it seems, not to many bad things i've read about there amps. customer service (past anyways) questionable, but as far as their amps go there good. rayray, where would you put the ed amps and why? |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 197 Registered: Aug-06 | 3/5 votes places kicker in HQ Yes ctmike, ed was placed in good/entry level category... As to Zac's suggestion... "Way off!!! Adassa MTX Rockford Power series Diamond Kicker ...are all High Quality amps!!! " any different opinions..... Seems there's different opinions on where ED goes...Can we get some input on that brand....They were spoken of very often on this forum( 2007)...but can they be compared with DLS, sifoni and Mcintosh just to name a few..... High Quality amps Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Cactus Sound Digital Design Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) Incriminator Audio JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio Kicker McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sifoni Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Zed audio Good/orEntry level amps Adassa AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Clarion Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake Elemental Designs JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Questionable Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17942 Registered: Oct-05 | rather than questionable section, how about a budget section. those amps in the questionable section make decent budget setups exception to a few. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 198 Registered: Aug-06 | good suggestion High Quality amps Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Cactus Sound Digital Design Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) Incriminator Audio JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio Kicker McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sifoni Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Zed audio Good/orEntry level amps Adassa AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Clarion Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake Elemental Designs JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Budjet/Questionable (category is yet to be decided) Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid (Category is yet to be decided) Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindWEST COAST RD AUDIO Post Number: 17949 Registered: Oct-05 | you left out mmats. one of the best built amps like zac said. |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 199 Registered: Aug-06 | Done.... anyone can have a go at reproducing the list... I'd preferred if u say..."Mmats was omitted"... since im not obligated to edit the list.. . lol High Quality amps Alpine (pdx series) Arc Audio Audison Brax Cactus Sound Digital Design Eclipse Esoteric Audio Elevation Audio Genesis Harrison Labs Helix Image Dynamics (im being totally biased here) Incriminator Audio JBL (Crown made models) JL Audio Kicker McIntosh Laboratories Memphis Audio MMats Orion (pre-DEI) PPI Art series Rockford Fosgate (early 90s, Punch and Power series) RD audio Sifoni Sundown audio Treo Tru US Amps Xtant Zapco Zed audio Good/orEntry level amps Adassa AudioQ Alpine Autotek Avionixx Cadence Clarion Concept Crossfire Diamond Audio Directed (DEI) Earthquake Elemental Designs JBL Kicker MA Audio MTX Audio Phoenix Gold Planet Audio Rockford Fosgate (Power and Punch series) SoundStream US Acoustics Budjet/Questionable (category is yet to be decided) Alphasonik Audiobahn Cerwin Vega Coustic HiFonics Lanzar Lightning Audio Power Acoustik Tsunami Not recommended/avoid (Category is yet to be decided) Bazooka Crunch Jensen Legacy Optimus Pyle Pyramid Sony Visonik Volfenhag |
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Gold Member Username: JkidderGunshine , State Flawda Post Number: 3180 Registered: Nov-05 | adassa and atomic should be in HQ amps... you have rd and cactus sounds there. adassa/atomic/rd/cactus same thing... plus the older rd amp i had was not HIGH quality. also add celestra |
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Gold Member Username: Loc_outSanta Ana, Ca Resonant Eng... Post Number: 1686 Registered: Feb-05 | you left out mmats for speaker |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 200 Registered: Aug-06 | Its not an easy decision, since for some mainstream companies,their products may not be the best performance-wise..As is a well known fact, some companies build (So-called) new and improved models, which are only a cosmetic upgrade... Take for example take the Jl audio slash series.. I've tried the new slash series v2.. and the cooling is not so much better the v1. To prevent excessive heat build up, i wire my subs for a 4 ohm config. So JK32SHO, what do u suggest we do with RD... Is its placing subjected to your unfortunate misfortune of having a not so high quality amp... I think the others will chime .... Have a go at editing the list... |
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Silver Member Username: TreezPost Number: 201 Registered: Aug-06 | Lowlife we're still on amps...lol |
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Gold Member Username: Loc_outSanta Ana, Ca Resonant Eng... Post Number: 1687 Registered: Feb-05 | Its not my fault your are moving slow Yanks would have been done by now. j/k. |
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Gold Member Username: BasssquaredKansas Post Number: 2017 Registered: Nov-06 | I'm just saying i would take an Elemental Designs amp over a memphis or "elevation audio" anyday |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan1315 MAG USA Post Number: 8255 Registered: Jul-06 | "Its not my fault your are moving slow Yanks would have been done by now. j/k." Lol. I actually thought about this list about 2 months ago. I started to add stuff and change stuff but it became quite a haul and I quit....after 10 minutes lol. |
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