Whats the WORST brand?
05-07-2004, 01:31 PM
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Whats the WORST brand?
Im thinking Road Gear from walmart. Haha
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pyramind, kraco, rockwood, audiovox (had bought one of these at a parts store before i knew any better), etc....
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Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
05-12-2004, 09:20 PM
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Originally posted by tamatt27
Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
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I love the brands that Jc Whitney sells. 
99% of it is all crap; and I love the subs that don't even have brand names on them!
99% of it is all crap; and I love the subs that don't even have brand names on them!
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Originally posted by tamatt27
Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
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I think there is no worst brand.
No best brand.
Each brand's reputation depends on the person who uses it.
Since there is no one all mighty authority that knows the best and worst.. there will always be people who love Pyramid and despise infinity.
Perhaps a more accurate question would have been.. what is the most hated and most loved brand of the people here.
In my case, I like Pioneer and Rockford.
Reason, excellent bang for your buck.
I also like infinity and JBL and JL.
Tis what I get for being a car audio nut :P
No best brand.
Each brand's reputation depends on the person who uses it.
Since there is no one all mighty authority that knows the best and worst.. there will always be people who love Pyramid and despise infinity.
Perhaps a more accurate question would have been.. what is the most hated and most loved brand of the people here.
In my case, I like Pioneer and Rockford.
Reason, excellent bang for your buck.
I also like infinity and JBL and JL.
Tis what I get for being a car audio nut :P
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I think the largest most hated brand lately has been Sony's Xplode Car Audio line.
I think the largest most hated brand lately has been Sony's Xplode Car Audio line.
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Originally posted by tamatt27
Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
Another vote for ROAD GEAR!!! I can't believe someone stole that piece of **** out of my car! The damn Steppenwolf CD in the player was worth more than the deck!
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Hey that reminds me; I should replace my Steppenwolf tape with a CD one of these days... I wonder where the hell that tape is, anyway?
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Im gonna have to say Mobile Authority...I bought one of those subs off ebay before I knew anything...It was soo horrible...Worse then road gear, or lightning audio!!!
05-15-2004, 07:53 PM
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lightning audio shouldnt be anywhere near this conversation, it isnt great, but it sure as hell isnt sony.
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i still say lightning audio is okay.
the 30$ coaxials from wal mart on head unit power sound a HELL of alot better than alot of other speakers that cost significantly more.
that doesnt mean i'm using them in my car, but they are OK. for the price, they are great.
kenwood makes good head units, and okay coax/components, the subs are overrated to match the overrated amps.
the 30$ coaxials from wal mart on head unit power sound a HELL of alot better than alot of other speakers that cost significantly more.
that doesnt mean i'm using them in my car, but they are OK. for the price, they are great.
kenwood makes good head units, and okay coax/components, the subs are overrated to match the overrated amps.
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Originally posted by 2.73's Suck
I hate sony everything anyway,
I hate sony everything anyway,
There are a LOT of bad brands, to many to list and new ones every other day.
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Originally posted by tpiroc
Definately Rampage, Pyle, & Pyramid.
Definately Rampage, Pyle, & Pyramid.
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Originally posted by NEEDAZ
Sony makes some of the best cameras in mass market and has for quite some time. Great 8mm/ Hi8/ digi8/ MiniDV/ and digital still cameras, they ROCK. Excellent quality and reliability. Their audio equipment is garbage, but not every thing they make is.
There are a LOT of bad brands, to many to list and new ones every other day.
Sony makes some of the best cameras in mass market and has for quite some time. Great 8mm/ Hi8/ digi8/ MiniDV/ and digital still cameras, they ROCK. Excellent quality and reliability. Their audio equipment is garbage, but not every thing they make is.
There are a LOT of bad brands, to many to list and new ones every other day.
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you think kenwoods bad? what about there head units?
you think kenwoods bad? what about there head units?
05-18-2004, 04:31 PM
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im surprised nobody said Legacy.........that stuff sucks
im surprised nobody said Legacy.........that stuff sucks
05-18-2004, 07:58 PM
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And even worse than Boss: their subsidiary company Soundstorm Laboratories. Let me tell you how crappy my headunit is.
CDs have skipped in this thing since day one. But now? Hell if I take a turn hard enough, I end up in silence for a few seconds as that POS HU tries to remember what it was doing. The radio reception is bad. I'm not even sure why or how that's possible, but I had a weaker signal than the pile of crap cassette deck that was in the first car I put it in. Yes I checked the antenna cable. Twice. Cause I couldn't believe it. It also has the $h1ttiest amplifier I've ever heard. It starts distorting the signal at 70% of its gain. Believe me, it's pretty quiet; it should not distort anything at that low of a volume. SSL's stand-alone amps are pretty lame, too. They sound pretty good, but not good enough for their function, IMO. I had one that liked to overheat all the time, too, and it was sitting out in the open where my back seat used to be. Never again.
CDs have skipped in this thing since day one. But now? Hell if I take a turn hard enough, I end up in silence for a few seconds as that POS HU tries to remember what it was doing. The radio reception is bad. I'm not even sure why or how that's possible, but I had a weaker signal than the pile of crap cassette deck that was in the first car I put it in. Yes I checked the antenna cable. Twice. Cause I couldn't believe it. It also has the $h1ttiest amplifier I've ever heard. It starts distorting the signal at 70% of its gain. Believe me, it's pretty quiet; it should not distort anything at that low of a volume. SSL's stand-alone amps are pretty lame, too. They sound pretty good, but not good enough for their function, IMO. I had one that liked to overheat all the time, too, and it was sitting out in the open where my back seat used to be. Never again.
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Originally posted by AmorgetRS
I think the largest most hated brand lately has been Sony's Xplode Car Audio line.
I think the largest most hated brand lately has been Sony's Xplode Car Audio line.
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no im not my homie has that so called 2800 watt lagcy amp hooked up to 2 L7s....lets just say it gives me a good massage.
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Legacy Amps are allright...Nothing compared to higher quality stuff, but still allright...You just got to remember that they dont push what they say. Mine says 1400 watts, But I got it bench tested and it only push 897 watts...But as long as your not going competition they can serve you well...The crossovers etc on the amp work very well.
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no im not my homie has that so called 2800 watt lagcy amp hooked up to 2 L7s....lets just say it gives me a good massage.
no im not my homie has that so called 2800 watt lagcy amp hooked up to 2 L7s....lets just say it gives me a good massage.
Regardless of what Legacy amp it is, the power rating would be grossly over-rated, and the distortion level would be high.
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Originally posted by iansane
That sucks, I've got a sony harddrive head unit, sony 1000watt xplode amp and 2 sony xplod 12's. But then again, all that for under $200 is fine by me. I'm no audio guru so I just like something that fills the notes.
That sucks, I've got a sony harddrive head unit, sony 1000watt xplode amp and 2 sony xplod 12's. But then again, all that for under $200 is fine by me. I'm no audio guru so I just like something that fills the notes.
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I have to agree that sony head units suck but my amp and woofers are alot better then anything I hear around RI and MA. Im not looking for top quality. Just some extra bass.
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Originally posted by blaze1
no im not my homie has that so called 2800 watt lagcy amp hooked up to 2 L7s....lets just say it gives me a good massage.
no im not my homie has that so called 2800 watt lagcy amp hooked up to 2 L7s....lets just say it gives me a good massage.
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I have an older sony headunit not explode series and i love it i also love fosgate stuff. The only lightning audio stuff i use is the wiring.
Worst i say go to anythign sold at a store that also sells shoes,clothes and groceries and pretty much all big name parts stores.
Worst i say go to anythign sold at a store that also sells shoes,clothes and groceries and pretty much all big name parts stores.
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Originally posted by aaron7
What a waste of good subs
Regardless of what Legacy amp it is, the power rating would be grossly over-rated, and the distortion level would be high.
What a waste of good subs
Regardless of what Legacy amp it is, the power rating would be grossly over-rated, and the distortion level would be high.
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All I gotta say is if your turning your amp or head unit so loud that it starts to distort then your prolly gonna be deaf sometime in the future. I almost never turn my alpine deck past 20. Still sounds awesome and my sony subs dont distort at the volume Im listening to. Ive never really turned it high enough for them to sound bad. But Im not trying to win a comp. either. My friend has a legacy 2800 or whatever it is. (2400 max supposably) and it sounds good. No distorting at decent volumes. So in conclusion my point is people who buy sony, legacy, hell even lightning audio arent looking for competition equipment. Just decent bass. I wish you guys would stop bashing sony so much.
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heh well we know some good brands are kicker, eclipse, polk, alpine, audiobahn, etc...... you dont see any show cars with power acousticks or legacy.....
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How could I forget this brand? I have this in my van... got it at a junkyard (that's what big toolboxes are for lol)
Doesn't get very loud... distorts my Infinity speakers (also from a parts yard) but it doesn't skip! And the faceplate comes off!! Cool!!
I thought it was broken at first... as the cd wasn't sucked in when I put it in the slot... but it turns out, it snaps in like a tape
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We got one like in our van, Where the cd clicks in and the release just presses it out...I bought it like 4 years ago at Circuit City for $50, Its made by KOSS, lol, What high quality brand is yours?
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power acoustiks is the number 1 under rated trash audio, they put out good stuff. Just dont buy a HU or speakers from them thats all. Sony stuff is a rip off. The only good quality sony is the higher price items but still the lower quality pioneer,alpine,jl,jbl,and etc will always be better then the high price sony stuff.