Rockville DB55 On the Dyno! Most Powerful 5 channel under $200? 

Been using it for 2 years never had an issue with it and still hits hard

Rockville is really taking over the budget amp world. People can say what they want but these amps are impressive to say the least. I took a chance on Rockville 2 years ago by buying one of their amps for my Harley and was impressed. Then got another one for my truck. I have been impressed since. Then I saw dyno's on Rockville amps and thats when I knew I had made the right choice. I have no doubt these amps will last. I had my reservations at first but I could not be happier. Best bang for buck amps ever made. I'm 63 years old and have been a car audio fan since I was 15.That's 48 years. Damn that is a long ass time. Now I'm getting depressed. I gotta go ride my Harley and listen to some rock n roll. One thing I have learned over my years of car audio interest. No matter what I always install small cheap fans to keep ANY amp I install as cool as possible before ever turning them on for the first time. Heat is a killer to ANYTHING and I live by that idea. I have not had an issue with heat in many many years. Better safe than sorry. Damn my Harley is getting hot. lol I'm outta here. Keep cool

I am from Belgium and i bought a couple of Rockville amps because of your video's and because of the price range, even with payed taxes and imports it is a budget gem for me and i also saw the K9 video, so ok bad subwoofer, amazing amps that is all i needed to know.

Been waiting a long time for this video, rocking my db55 for 2 years now

installed one of these a year ago.. its still doing great in a f250 4 door with some aftermarket speakers and 2 10s in a prefab... totally a gem... and your video is still going over CEA numbers. EDIT: the blue rockville LED is violently bright though.

Thank You for being unbiased about the product line unlike some of these “I paid for every amp or sub over a $1000 you get what you pay for” type of guys. I’ve been on both sides of tree in spending a lot on systems to experimenting with low budget systems and I’ve sold and installed a lot of Rockville products over the years and I get next to no complaints about it. Only complaint I ever had was one guy who was a idiot and would’ve destroyed anything that I put in his car because he thinks he can turn up radios and amps to the max volume and gain when he has a system in his vehicles

Lucas is legit!

This is a great deal and a great sounding 5 channel. I do have to say one thing though.....the marine line up looks so much nicer than the car audio line! I do appreciate how Rockville has take their medicine when issues has came up and just hung around and fixed the problems! ****Rockville for the everyday car audio nerd and for President 2020!****

Dam. I've been waiting on a test on one of these for a while now. Thank you

So siked on this!! I've had this amp for 3 years and no issues. Pretty sure it's under tuned as well. Seeing this video makes me feel better about this purchase

Seriously a gem! My only issue with Rockville is when they tried to lie live. Would I buy Rockville sure I would. That amp will be in my boat next year. Been waiting to see a dyno first.

Over 2 years working in Texas heat behind rear seat of f150. Running strong with Kenwood DDX396 Excelon.

Had this amp for 3years burnt mtx subs got some pioneers and the amp is pumping some serious power

I have used this amp in my commuter car for a few months now and it does okay. I have channels 1-4 bridged to my front speakers, and the 5th channel ran at 1 ohm and it hasn't turned off yet surprisingly 😂😂 not bad for the money. I got mine for $100 of a friend.

I just subscribed. I really enjoyed this video and I really like how you speak your mind and say it how it is. There is to much bashing in the car audio community, if Rockville wants to produce a good product for a good price that is good for everybody, even if they fail once or twice on the way its worth it in the end.

These "in-expensive" brands like Rockville, Dual, Boss, etc. are a hit or miss proposition. Some are more miss then hit (Blaupunkt?) but some actually sell a good product at a great price sometimes. This looks like one of those times. How long they last is a mystery. But you can say the same ting about most of the name brands as well. You pay your money and you take your chances. But videos like this are a huge help towards making a good decision.

I have been using one of these for 2.5 years and have had really no issues with it. It did have some issues going into protection mode due to low voltage. There was a 2.5v voltage drop at the battery terminals. Voltage at amp would get down to 10v at amp with volume cranked up and really pushing the sub channel. I have upgraded to a bigger subwoofer amp now, but still use this one for full range. My only complaint would be that it runs hot. I have compared this amp to a JL Audio 5 channel (3x the price) with very little difference in sound quality. Budget gem for sure!

I had a phenom 5 channel powering two sets of Fosgate T series coaxials and a Dayton H.O. 10 and I loved it. Plenty of headroom and respectably clean sound.

I have 3 k9s. 12" 10" and 6.5". They are awesome subs. No issues. Thinking about using this amp in mommas car. Thanks for all you do!

I have had it for at least 2yrs Rockville great budget banger

I bought a DB55 to run my two K9 6.5" V2s that are under my seat. I have not been disappointed.

I have k9 12 s that after 2 years 2000 watts on 2 12s still rocks so all the haters suck!

For the money, these are great amps and actually sound pretty good

Going on my 3rd year with this amp. Could not be happier. Kenwood Excelon DDX396, 4 Polk DB72's 1 Dayton Audio DCS 255 10" Inch sealed enclosure. In a Ford F150

I had this amp. It sounds really good. Noise free. It drived my speakers great. It just so happened to burn up on a 7 hour trip to Atlanta after almost a year in service. I would highly recommend this amp if it wasn't for that. For what I paid for it though, I guess I got my money's worth out of it. Buy this with caution, and try to keep it cool wherever you install at in your vehicle.

I bought 3 of these DB55. The amp sounds great and powered my entire system by itself with 2 Polk audio 6.5's 2 Polk audio 6X9's and 1 12 inch American Bass sub. The only problem I have with this amp is none of them lasted longer than 2 years. The 5 channel that powers the sub always stop working. The last one I bought channel 4 stopped working. Of course I checked the fuses and everything. The amp sounds great and have good power to push my system however in my case they don't last. Just my 2 cents.

My uncle has used this amp in 3 different vehicles it continues to slam definitely a good buy for the money

Rockville rules !!! I had too lol but pretty dam impressive amplifier

I’ve been using my Rockville amp for almost 2 years now and never had any issues with it. Been running it at 1 ohm the whole time. It’s definitely not comparable to some of the top name brands out there but as far as bang for your buck I’ve been impressed with the quality

Been using this amp since January. Have not had any issues with it at all. I do have to crank up the gain and bass boost to really make my sundown audio E-12v.4 hit hard. That bass knob light is VERY bright! Had to put a piece of electrical tape over it it was so blinding.

I've used some Rockville equipment. I was very surprised at the performance because of the price. I bought 2 6.5" pro speakers that were ... $35 dollars, and they outperformed a lot of name-brand speakers and had a great sound. I think it was like a 90s sound, but sounded great. Of course, I had to EQ them down at certain Hz, but isn't that every speaker? --The amps perform very wel for the price. Only questions is quality of sound and durability.

All bias aside, the most bang for your buck I’ve spent on car audio this year was 150$ for a combo bundle- that included a k6 12” sub and a db13 amplifier. Yielded me a 140+ db in the 150$ spl challenge from this year. Just saying....

Dang it did it again! Thought this was going to be the compdb4! I love my compdb5!

Back to back videos. Glad to see you back

Thanks for fixing the audio/music at the end

Ryan coming in hot on this one!

17:30 👍🏾I had a Rockville 4 ch recently installed, the Rockville 1 ch is on the way, and next.👍🏾

These amps are great they do the power the only con is that there is not much sound filtering if you have a ground loop noice it will stay there.

Their k9 subwoofer failure doesn't mean everything else of theirs is also going to fail. It's like how the Samsung phones were blowing up, not all their phones were messing up just that line of devices.

I got the Rockville dB16 8000 Watt Peak/2000w RMS Mono 2 Ohm Amp and it's a BEAST!!!

I have this DB55 amp hooked to, 2 Kicker CS 6×9's front doors, Kicker CS 6.75's, rear deck, my head unit is pushing 4 Kicker CS 3.5's 2 in dash 2 in rear quarter panels, 😳 I have 2×12's Kicker Comp C's in the mail can't wait to Rock my Challenger RT this week.. I had a single Rockville 8" in the center rear deck on the 5th channel turned way low but its starting to rattle, I would highly recommend this amp to anyone that wants good clean sound that's not trying to blow out their windows !!!

Awesome results! Great to see new videos too. Thank you.

Next you need to test the Rockville DB comp5 3500 rms that only cost $350 and has a 400 amp fuse!

I've really been considering a rockville amp for my next build. I just cant see myself slapping a Rockville sticker on my car and being proud of it like I am with my skar and american bass stuff I have now.

I’ve had the Rockville 3200w 5 channel for 3 years and it’s still kicking..

Giveaways?? Love the knowledge! Keep it coming. Thank you!

Well done, nice amp and their equipment isn't too bad, they just need to get rid of those three different ratings and keep it simple.. I've had Rockville in my cars, and done installs with them, decent for what you pay. Im sure the main issue people have with Rockville is that they don't keep it simple and they tend to over belish rating and lied live to people.. Over all this, now we the consumers know how Rock works, they do have decent amps.. I've had awful experience with the sub lines, but surround speakers and amps, I would buy. This amp is definitely a bargain, great video sir.

Rockville got there stuff together I'd buy that for a dollar

Thank you very much and when you mentioned big D now I believe you. An I'm now apart of your RU-vid fan base.

It’s great to see you guys dyno amps and all , but the problem is the prices sky rocket on them immediately afterward . Example: there’s no way in hell im paying 125 for that ignite amp that big d tested, 75 yes I would have paid that. Damn so much for getting cheap Rockville amps!

I can say with confidence the Rockville Phenom Marine Amps are very good. They are set up as SQ Class A/B amps with decent power and sound great (especially combined with a Polk DB+ Coaxial Speaker. This combo will exceed your expectations.). No problems so far with the amps running fine after a couple of years either. The only thing, this Marine class A/B amp does not support a subwoofer very well. So get the 4 or 6 channel, run ya 4 speakers, and 2 tweeters, and each have their dedicated channel. Then run your subwoofer with like a Stinger Class D monoblock and you be rockin' and sounding great. (On paper, nothing touches the Polk DB+ Marine speakers at any price).

Every manufacturer has problems that's what the warranty is for. I?had an Alpine mrp m500 powering a Rockford p2d4 12 that just quit working after 5 months got a replacement and it still works years later.

Just picked one up after watching the video! Can you provide any tuning tips? The manual is pretty basic concerning tuning of the amp.

2 things to upgrade your car stereo over "the other guys and gals". 1) Use Marine quality components. They are built much better, and have to pass certification to get the marine rating. Think of how a boat must handle the chop of the water without a suspension. So Marine Eqpt. is definitely much better put together of all of the brands that make Marine stereo eqpt. It's just about every brands best offerings. 2) Always use a Line Output Converter. Specifically, a Recoil or Kicker LOC. Those are the only 2 I know and seen tested that work as they should, and do not distort your signal, but actually filter and boost your signal. By boosting your signal to your amplifiers they will run cooler/sound better. Best $25 you can spend on your stereo!

I have db13 and it has never gave me any issues and pushes my mofo type x 12s well

The k9 is the only Rockville product that had problems and all there other products are nice.

Best amp youtube channel, thank you!

Like the camera angle with the dyno.

Another great aunt dyno thanks for the knowledge keep up the good work

That amp does look like a gem for a cheap system. Hopefully it holds up over time. I'm still not a fan of Rockville. I have 2 Rockville RW10CA's that have been collecting dust for a while as they easily overheat and go into protect after running for 15-20 minutes at a moderate volume. The only way to prevent that is to place fans directly at the sides as they designed that product with insufficient heatsinking which causes the amp to overheat and go into protect. Even tried them out (individually & together) in 2 different vehicles and on a high amperage 12 volt power supply I have in my workshop. Plus they sound pretty weak even when they do work...

Get em big D! I love my Rockville, they are great for us budget bass heads!

thats good for rockville. they are getting better. maybe rockville sam can do a podcast with 12v talk now

You hit that spot on, I've installed a complete Rockville setup in a 06 xB with 2 K9 12s on a m2 and its still playing the owner had mentioned going to a larger sub amp as those subs seem to take everything that amp gives and never smells a bit, personally I have had a few pair of the RXM64's and they play loud and clear. I know them trying to take on Sundown was a very poor choice making them look very foolish.

I put this Amp in my old work Jeep. Ran Alpine type S 6x9 and 6x9c and a 10 year old Type R 10 inch sub I had laying around. Used the Jeep's stereo as a radio for my work crew at least 35 hrs a week for 2 years blasting the whole time and never had a problem with it. Took everything out when I traded in the Jeep for a new work vehicle. I plan on installing everything into my dad's car for Father's Day

I'm impressed! Great job! I think they built one to prove that they can compete!!

Literally bought the 45 (4 ch) of this last night on Amazon. Crossing my fingers it's OK. I was looking for a wider frequency response and this caught my eye. I'm all about the tweeters

I had a pair of the older blue k6 15's and beat the crap out of them, probably had rated power or a little more to them and they just kept going. Every once in a while they would get hot and smell but let them cool and continued, and I was full tilt every time was driving so they had lots of play time. Only reason I sold them was they didn't fit in my new truck, kinda miss them.. haha

Running 2 Rockvilles 1 running 12 inch solobaric and all my doors I love them for what I paid

Are you sure the second "transformer" on the class D side isn't an output filter inductor? Good video, I'm a little less weary of Rockville amps now. Still not a fan of their three different power ratings but at least one of them is accurate.

OMG! How big a amp are you going to test or how big can you or dare to go. I was grinding my teeth when you went dynamic. I must say that "I think this manufacture found a very big key way to put THE CHINESE market in place" to take back our economy but foremost the quality and legitimacy back in AMERICAS Industry. This is a perfect model example for all American Industrial to follow and although a smaller and slower profit margin, in the long run its a guaranteed WIN/WIN. The American car manufactures found out the hard way. Now, come on and lets all do this!

Hello.. when you tested the Rockville. Does it get really hot so much untouchable.. I got the Rockville krypton f5… it get really hot.. I notice you mentioned all the numbers.. please include the durability when operating for a long period of time if it get really hot… thanks

The problem with Rockville is not their power ratings, it is their QC. My DB55 had a faulty crossover switch and would cut out while driving.

Perfect and for four six by nines and a decent 10 or 12-in sub

I'm look on the rockville amplifier but one I see I would love to see u test it rockville rxm-s6 marine /boat 2600 watt 6 channel

That actually looks like a nice build car audio amplifier. I know they also are in the live production audio as well.

Rockville is OK just bought rockville atom p60 works really well....

Gr8 video and agree with you on this amp thanks for the great video

Hey Ryan, I have a few amps that I've never seen on a dyno. Do you test viewers amps?

Would really like to see the Rockville Phenom series like the 5 channel RXH-F5 tested and reviewed. The Phenom series is supposed to be superior to the dB series amps.

The only issue i see with rockville is the crazy ratings. I know the subs im using are not ever going be 2800 rms subs i doubt that they are the quote 1400 cea rating they gave them but i will say a 2000 watt skar amp is not enough power them to full potential. Thats my current set up with them bridged down to 0.5 ohm

I Had this amp and i was very happy with it. I only used the sub side and it was banning!

specs for it 80x 4 + 300x1 in to 4ohms @ 0.05% THD (it can do

So glad to see you putting out videos. Will this amp go into protect at 1 ohm Dynamic. I tend to run my smaller class Ds at one ohm even when they are only rated at 2 ohms. The mrv M500 loves it and puts out a pretty good punch. This amp would be even sweeter if it could do 800 watts at 1 ohm on the sub Channel

Need to do the phenom series amps

I had 2x K6 subs and they were a great value, and handled more power than the 'CEA' rating. I also had the 5 channel amp from Rockville RXH-F5, and it did a great job too...albeit it running fairly warm. I had to leave my Rockville subs behind in a cross country move, and I went with Skar to replace them...and the Skar subs have not been as good as the Rockville even though they cost more money. I may get rid of the Skar and get a single Rockville Destroyer.

Hi, great video man. Just wondering, how come they was no in rush current measurements in the video while testing the amp?

I'm new to using one amp for my entire system would I be able to run my components at 4ohm on the mids and highs channels and utilize the 500 rms @2ohm on my subwoofers?

Can you run the front and rear 4 channels at 4 ohms and then the sub channel at 2 ohms all at the same time? Never had a 5 channel but it's intriguing

I noticed in big d’s video with the $1000 kicker the serial number is attached the same way

The bottom line here is still that regardless of brand, if it does rated power or more and sounds good, it should be praised, if it doesn't, it should be shamed, period. I don't care if a brand has released noting but pure junk for decades and then finally comes out with a good one, they should be rewarded with higher sales, good reviews, and praise on social media for doing the right thing for a change. Maybe, just maybe, this will push them to continue releasing stuff that doesn't suck. It probably won't work, but at least we tried.

Awesome test gem for sure

I love all my K9s!

I’ve had the DB12 for 5 months and I’ve been using it every day and it doesn’t get really hot like Skar Audio Rp amplifiers

Ryan test the pioneer 6705, never seen the guts of it

Glad there doing rated power

Thanks, I'm getting this for a reg cab ford ranger and should be more than enuff for 4 Rockford 6x8 and a 10in sub with deh7700 pioneer super tuner 2 din and 1/2 din clarion EQ sure as hell going to beat the stock ford radio and paper speakers or should I say 💩

Thank u for honest coverage lol

When will you get the soundigital 2400x4 amp know it's a bit pricey but would really like to see it on the dyno

Can you do a Boss PV3700? It's the direct competitor of Rockville I believe.

Really good deal for the watts it puts out. Doubt I'd swap it for my zapco in one vehicle or the Audison thats in my other though