Are generic brand works the same as brand name for car stereos?
i can completely see your deal on not wanting to spend hundreds of dollars on stereo equipment.... the amp may or may not be a good idea, but i definitely wouldn't buy a non-name brand sub, you will blow it in a heartbeat. but to be honest, I'm pretty sure that all the "non name brand" companies are owned by the name brand companies, but I'm not into the whole business world so don't hold me to that, i just know that name brand products seem to hold up better and have better warranties.... good luck
What are some good car amplifiers?
Most are functionally equivalent, and you'll find that almost all have spec sheets that appear to be nearly the same for any given configuration and power rating. And most sound the same, in fact, many car audio enthusiasts argue relentlessly as to whether the amplifier brand matters at all for a given power output.In price bands, at the low end, most are made by a handful of firms, and marketed under dozens of different brand names like Boss, Soundstorm, Lanzar, Hitron, Planet Audio, etc. Most are rebadged core mainboards and/or cases.In the midrange, with many good products, are companies like Epsilon, which markets Soundstream, Precision Power, and others like Maxxsonics that market MB Quart, Hifonics and others, as well as Harman, who sells JBL and Infinity. All these are highly competent products with decent support and warranties.At the higher end (and its unclear what that means beside cost), are companies like ZED, Arc Audio, Gladen, Hertz, etc. I've either used, or am currently using amps from all these categories, and candidly, other than cost, the only serious differentiator is support when the thing breaks. Its true that the ZED Leviathan III I'm using in one of my cars has a prodigious presence, but it doesn't sound "better" than the PPI 900.4 I'm using in another car, or the Boss 5 channel in yet another car.Finally, you can find nearly identical (in other words, identical circuit boards and components) amps sold under completely different brand names at wildly different price points. The PPI 900.4 cost $189, NVX had the identical unit selling for $249, Hertz HDP4 cost $600 and Polk PA D4000.4 cost $249. They are all IDENTICAL except branding and packaging.
Is Jensen a good car audio brand?
Jensen makes fine products. They are owned by Voxx, (formerly audiovox), which also owns Klipsch, Advent, Audio Research, Jamo, Energy and a ton of other well known brands. I've used several recent model Jensen head units, and will likely install one of their VX7020s in another car we have. They give great value for the money, and the software is actually pretty straightforward and easy to use. I have a high end Kenwood (over $1K) and Pioneer (about the same) currently installed in a couple of our cars, and candidly, they don't do anything special that the Jensens don't do for 30% of the price. Its also worth noting that if you call tech support at Voxx, a real person answers and helps you.If you look at the customer feedback on their units on well known car audio sellers like Crutchfield, you'll see almost 100% positive reviews for their latest units.
What are some good car amplifiers?
Most are functionally equivalent, and you'll find that almost all have spec sheets that appear to be nearly the same for any given configuration and power rating. And most sound the same, in fact, many car audio enthusiasts argue relentlessly as to whether the amplifier brand matters at all for a given power output.In price bands, at the low end, most are made by a handful of firms, and marketed under dozens of different brand names like Boss, Soundstorm, Lanzar, Hitron, Planet Audio, etc. Most are rebadged core mainboards and/or cases.In the midrange, with many good products, are companies like Epsilon, which markets Soundstream, Precision Power, and others like Maxxsonics that market MB Quart, Hifonics and others, as well as Harman, who sells JBL and Infinity. All these are highly competent products with decent support and warranties.At the higher end (and its unclear what that means beside cost), are companies like ZED, Arc Audio, Gladen, Hertz, etc. I've either used, or am currently using amps from all these categories, and candidly, other than cost, the only serious differentiator is support when the thing breaks. Its true that the ZED Leviathan III I'm using in one of my cars has a prodigious presence, but it doesn't sound "better" than the PPI 900.4 I'm using in another car, or the Boss 5 channel in yet another car.Finally, you can find nearly identical (in other words, identical circuit boards and components) amps sold under completely different brand names at wildly different price points. The PPI 900.4 cost $189, NVX had the identical unit selling for $249, Hertz HDP4 cost $600 and Polk PA D4000.4 cost $249. They are all IDENTICAL except branding and packaging.
Name brand car amps are overrated?
you are partly right. Peak or max power ratings are nothing but marketing b.s.Always go by the watts rms ratings. Here is the problem, most of the off brand companies lie about their ratings. I have seen a boss audio "1150 watts rms" amplifier bench tested at a car audio shop. It made less than 250 watts rms. The same day we also connected a pair of pyramid "1400 watt " each 15 inch subs to a rockford fosgate 600.1bd (600 rms). They were both dead before the first song ended. there are some good deals in car audio. Stuff that does what it says for less money. Audioque cadence the newer hifonics ( the older stuff did about 85% of rated) power accoustik is decent quality but only produces about half of the power it is rated for.
Can you put two different brand subs in the same box?
sure it's possible, but it's never something that's recommended. Non identical subs tend to do unusual things when you try to run them together. Since there will be slight differences in their performance the way they interact with the air around them can lead to poor sound quality. There's really no considerable risk of damage. It's just that your audio experience probably won't be good. It's even worse if the box they're in isn't divided. It's comparable to running mismatched tires and/or wheels on your car.
What is the top 3 namebrand amps and top name brand subwoofers in order thanks?
kicker and kicker audio bahn and yeah but over all kicker
Ever heard of addictive audio? do they make good amps and subs?
did a little research it looks like a pretty bad off brand company, they have a website that has been down for months and was expected to be back up by june, they use facebook as their primary website now, products look cheap and easily breakable
How good are Sony Xplod amplifiers?
I’ve had experience with a number of car amplifiers, radios and speakers, and the thing is that it’s a completely different world to hi fi, which I’m passionate about. Having said that, it’s a very valid question to ask of a hi fi amplifier in terms of sound quality, but when it comes to car amplifiers, it’s more a question of reliability and cost.I had my reservations about Sony Xplod when they first started out, but when it came time to buy car speakers for my wife, the Xplod’s were definitely the best, and best bang for buck. The same thing when I built a system for a friend - the Sony Xplod 5 1/4″ two-ways I installed were and still are fantastic. Good quality. I would expect the amplifiers to follow suit.I’ve heard Xplod systems, and they’re as good as anything else. It all depends on the installation - the amplifiers do the job they were designed to do. I still have an old Sanyo amplifier in my car, and the system I built for my friend (which I refer to above) still uses the old amplifier I put in (I don’t know what make it is - American or something). So these amplifiers and others friends have been using have been working for over 10 years. So see what fits your budget - basically you can’t go wrong with a Sony, or any other well-known brand amplifier.One thing I do really like about the Xplod amplifiers is that Sony lists the RMS rating clearly. RMS is a good value to use to compare with other amplifiers. What I don’t like about Xplod is the look generally. The amplifiers look really cool, but the other stuff doesn’t look great to me. I had an old Xplod radio, and it worked well, but it didn’t look nice at all to me.