Amen..I love my T2500bdcp..that shit bangs. My amp has never cut off on me. I'm installing a prime 500.1 and 300.4 in my wife's SUV this week. I'm team Fosgate
Hey Darrian ...T2500bdcp is a very good amplifier. i also use this amp thanks to Mr Steve Mead show how strong this amp is.the price for it yes i will buy 2 one for more power ..... have a awesome day
Just seeing this video, man I can agree been around a lot enthusiasts in my circle that were heavy on fosgate amps. I had a few very nice ones generations dating back to early 90’s models. I remember a real nice high end dealer up her here in Detroit back in the day early mid 90’s sold ppi, RF and JL audio .i did notice they always paired JLs with the Fosgate amps, this was back before I remember JL audio even had amps. Appreciate the videos good stuff bro
He really is because I want one my rf 1500.1bd might have bit the dust so I wanted the new rockford but it's mad expensive it'd actually on sale for 699. It might be worth it because I was gonna end up getting those cookie cutter amps
Love seeing someone my age schooling the younger generation! We default had the best area of car audio, you had to understand all the math to make it work right and sound good!
I switched from Skar sk v2 1500W amp to a Jl Audio RD 1500w . It definitely makes a difference to buy a high quality amp. It never runs hot and hits harder.
@@tarriouscarr2503 decent amp that runs hot. I had mine for less than a month and it went dead on me. They sent me another one but it’s sitting in the box unused. My JL Audio is a waaayyy better amp.
I have Skar in my car but I know my JL Slash 500/1 is the best amp I have ever owned and going back in my car soon as I get another JL Audio 10W3v3-2!#JLAudio🔊❤️
Back in the 93/94 i had an Alpine 7803s, Audio Control Epicenter, Audio Control ESP-2, Audio Control EQL, a PPI OMX-432 in dash 4 way elect. x-over, a PPI A-100, a PPI A404, a PPI A-600, Boston Acoustics Pro 6.2 comp. set in kick panels, JL Audio 6W-1's in the front doors, and 4- JL Audio 10W-1's. I had a single JL 15W-5 in there before i switched to the 10's, which were louder. All this was in an 86 4 dr Ford Escort. All the amps and sig. processors were mounted on the back of the back seat. It wasnt the loudest, but it sounded excellent when loud though.
The Fosgate bdcp amplifiers and audio control amplifiers are two that I will always recommend. You have amps that make the same power at 1&2ohm that helps with impedance rise a lot. Both great amplifiers
Couldn't be more true. I have a Fosgate Power series T10001bd and a JL Audio 300/4 that I bought it 2006 and have been running in my daily drivers ever since. They have outlasted 2 of my vehicles and still sound as good as when I bought them 18 years ago. Fosgate and JL are the real deal.
The difference from these JL, Rockford, Infinity high quality amps is their technology. You get clean power and sound quality producing music to its best ability they always make their equipment realiable to last for many years without fail. Many people don’t understand that a proper installation is critical sealing your door speakers and using quality products etc.
I highly recommend using stinger fast rings and foil lined butyl rubber mats when installing aftermarket speakers so you get the most from the speakers you bought whether it’s Infinity Kappa or Focal Utopias.
@@davidperry4013 facts I use speaker foam baffles and use wether seal foam strips to seal the doors with sound deadening making sure the speaker and the door create a seal that’s how you get your bang for your buck! Most shops leave the doors as speaker boxes and it the bass lacks.
Facts! I'm still rocking my first JL Audio HD600/4 and HD750/1 that I bought back in 2011. Those two amps are currently in my JL Audio C7 system. A bit too much power for them C7s but clean Power using 4/0 for my BIG 3 and Yes sealing the doors well with sound Deadener is Absolutely a BIG deal for door speakers to have that nice Midbass Punch out the doors. I'm using Knu Konceptz 100 mill Deadener and Soundshield Deadener on top of that on my doors and on most of my flex. 😎👊
@@junballs6576 speaker wise Rockford uses metal dome tweeters so they will be very bright and loud. Alpines focus more on midrange and punchy bass with their silk dome tweeter. But for Rockford I would say their T1 components have balanced SQL
Rockford Fosgate, JL Audio, & Audio Control makes the cleanest sounding car audio amplifiers money can buy. I personally think Audio Control makes the best sounding car amplifiers with the lowest distortion.
@@tariqmcintosh5588 Man, I forgot all about Kicker. They certainly deserve to be in the list too, being one of the four original pioneers of car audio from the late 1970's.
My bass hasn't sound the same since they stole my 3 Rockford amps power 1050s power 500.2 , r400.4 xm3 xover! It hit low and clean in my astro, also had the big t1000
2 Punch 45s. 1 OEQ1. 2 CV 18s in 7th order. 2 5 1/4 RF component sets. 4 6s for midbass. Ran this setup in a 84 Ford Fairmont 4 door. Ran both channels bridged for a 2ohm load. CAN and IASCA I could hit 138db on music. At Rolling Thunder I hit around 140db in SPL. With a stock alternator and 2 deepcycle batts. It was crushing. 1988-1993 in 0-100 watt class. Fukuda. Clark. Speakerworks. The JL Audio boys in Miramar. Manville. Dan Jobin with LINEAR then KICKER when they went by Stillwater Designs. Glad to know somebody is keeping the old school beats pounding. RF quality from the late 80s early 90s was way ahead of its time. Thanks.
What's up man..enjoy the videos, your honesty shines through. I felt the same way about fosgate til I came across D'Amore Engineering amps. This guy Tony D'Amore left fosgate as their biggest designer & engineer after many years. I replaced 2 of my fosgate amps & won't be looking back. CLEAN, quality, underrated power (like fosgate) & less expensive. Got their 1000watt to a JL 12w6, sounds NICE..check them out. (Doesn't get too hot either) Took your recommendation on the kicker L78 Q-class for a different ride, going to power it with D'Amore Engineering 750wtt. Keep putting out videos!
Yeah but those D'amore's get insanely expensive too. They have the much more affordable ones too but the A1500.2 is $8200 dollars!!! That is doing 3,000 dynamically and 2,000 RMS into 2 ohms. It probably sounds like a Beethoven symphony but still that's way too rich for me lol thats almost what my car itself is worth, but you are right D'amore is fantastic in every category
I have been FANATICAL about Rockford mono amps since way back in 2002 when I bought the 1000.bd!!! They were so much more expensive than the other amps of comparable output, but I knew that wasn't by accident, I knew there was a reason. I had it powering a single Kicker CVR 18 in a V-Tech box that was made for a 15 inch sub so it protruded a half inch or so on either side. I am telling you it was so unbelievably loud, and I didn't have a HO alternator or big 3, I only had 4 gauge cca wire too!!! Every system I have had since I am trying to get as loud and I am falling quite short. But anyways, RF Power series monoblock amps are second to none and I have been in love with them since!!!
I have been building my own car stereos since 94 and own 6 Rockford Fosgate amplifiers. My newest is the same 1200-1D Prime as yours. The rest are Trans Ana ara.. 40i, 200a4, 400a4 and 3002 andf a Punch 301M. Today these are still all used daily. They are in my pickup, my wifes car and 3 of our 4 kids cars. I have been die hard Rockford Fosgate since 94 and there's no way in HELL I would ever go anywhere else!
My dad was into audio (not super big into it, but definitely into it) back in the 70's 80's and 90's and he always went with Rockford if/when he could afford it, he gave me my first truck which I still have to this day and it's had about 4 different Rockford systems in it, getting better and better each time, and now I'm fixing to put the best system in it yet, 4 P3 12's on a T1500-bdcp and Rockford components all the way around...I'm so excited to get it all done and crank it for the first time...Rockford for life!!!
My r-1200 was the best amp I've ever owned...had a T1 10" on it in a custom box and it hit so low and hard people would seriously think I had like 2 15's or something it was nuts
Rockford Fosgate was my favorite audio system brand too. My first system was two 12's P1 1,000W subs with a 2400W 4 channel amp from Best Buy in 2003. Had bought Fostgate car speakers too. Upgraded to P2 subs and had the same amps all they way too 2010. Got into a car accident and sold the whole system.
This a old video of yours I ran across MB, I can admit I always rocked Fosgate amps since I was younger in my 20's. My older cousin put me onto RF amps and he was killing people with his system. He had the terminator POWER MOSFET 1000, and his still works. Im in my 40's now and I still have my punch 800A2. Had this amp since 2002. Bought it used in good condition at that time and it hits hard. U right about the 1 gauge power wire too. Amp never cut off and I lived in the south at that time. Hot. New RF amps IDK. Im good with my old school. RF
I had a Punch 45 on 4 Pioneer IMPP 10s in the 90s.... let's just say everybody in the house knew when I was down the street from the house! 😂😂. Now that I'm older, I'm down to 1 American Bass DX 12 with a Punch 360a. I love the older Punch amps. I'm thinking of trying the new stuff, but I hear people complain about the quality being different from back in the day.
I'm old school too bruh! My first set up was a Punch 150 on 2 Punch 15's at 2ohms & a Punch 30 on the two Sony 3way 6x9's & two 4" Altecs with a XV1 crossover & two 3" Sony's in the dash running off the Sony radio on a pumped up Alternator with a Interstate truck battery all in a Toyota Tercel 2 door hatchback & that lil muh fuh would mess with your heart beat if you sat in the back! Like you said, Clean watts & the woofers we're in a sealed box that was cut to the size of the whole cargo area. Don't know how but my homeboys guessed the right formula for that box while we were get full off that Old English 800 & them good Boe Weeds🤣🤣🤣 Bump'n👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Still beating 2x hx2 12s and 2 200ix dsm and 4080 dsm today. Had them since new. They never fail and can beat the hell out of em. Currently have 14 dsm amps all in pristine condition. Been collecting old dsm amps for over 30 years. Wouldn’t spend my money on any other brand of car audio👍🤘🏻
ya, they get HOT because they work. I've had all kinds of amps, and RF amps, exp. Punch and Power, are excellent amps, sound great, always make more than rated, and the dynamic power and range is better than any other amps I've had. That dynamic power really matters. Many amps don't do well dynamically or against impedance rise.
I agree, I have the RF P1000X1BD. 1383 RMS @1 ohm. Had it for 3-4 years never a problem and it has the C.L.E.A.N system. It's not just the wattage you also gotta look at the THD and such. They always under rate they're amps.
because of of you i looked into more why things cost what they cost in car audio and started to see what was really going on, this skar 1500 is going in the trash got a RF t1500 on the way I'm hoping for that clean bass I been craving turns outs you get what you pay will share my thoughts later
I have been meaning to try out JL amps but Rockford Fosgate has been too good to me. I'm pushing 40 years old and have only owned two of RF's amps. The first one was 20 years old and sold it to someone that loves vintage amps and the second one is 15 years old and is the amp I currently use. I will probably hand this second one to my son for his own car and see how long it lasts without selling it. They're no joke and don't break even if you mistreat them every once in a while.
He is telling the truth I used to run punch 45 75 and 150 back in the 90s the ones with the wires that came out of them they had miniature fuses that would blow when they got hot but never fried the amplifiers they cost money but true to the game
Im Putting a system together for the first time since 1988 . Back then I had Yamaha ypa 1000 and ypa 700 for a total of 380 watts . Two 15 inch pyle pro subs were 4 ohm . 380 watts was as fu*king loud as I would ever want !!!! I ll never forget those class AB amps ....at least Thats what I think they were . I'm skeptical about this new rockford class D amp prime thats rated for 1200 W into 1 ohm while only being 1/3 the size of those old amps . Damping factor on the old amps were 500 + so I hope these new class D amps will impress .
Brother I love all your videos and I will continue to watch them. Punch 45 and Punch 150 was my first amps. But since I changed to Alpine I don't think I'll use another amp unless it's a linear power
Very informative video,I’m running JL 300.4 and 1200.1 the pure sexy evil black ones with 2 W7s in fourth order enclosure plexiglass and center port with a mechman 240 under the hood and stinger AGM up front and XS Power AGM in the rear also have a epicenter back there and 5 farad cap does this set up lack anything or need anything?2/0 ofc still learning so asking and checking.Maryland showing ❤️
Running 2 new alpine typex 12s on a brand new RF 2500 bdcp. Like you said $!@# second guessing. Had orion,jl,and the new PG ti 1300.1.... all hi end gear, RF all day long.....thats why I don't need a base knob...... lol
Man you ain't lying.. my little 1200 prime surprise me every time I hook it to something.. it's just an entry level amp.. but it's the biggest prime and contains alot of the big amp tech. big Wizz did a video on it.. 82% efficiency on a cheap amp is crazy
So True, my old school 2004 RF Prime runs +500w @ 2ohm sounds much better on my new Type R than my new TXP1.3500D which gets its "claimed" RMS of 700W @ 2ohms and then some, these models just came out back in 2020 or 21 I think. So, the 500W from RF may be underpowering, but the 2ohm control and a RF amp sound so much better and don't seem any quieter with less power. I also have a Planet Audio BBD 1.2500D ( I know planet audio lol mostly junk) which actually gets ~1100W @ 1ohm but that is still far from its "claimed" RMS and not as clean as the RF Prime or Soundstream. I only have it because it was free and I swapped a couple bad mosfets and it was good, so why not have an extra 1k amp sitting around just in case the full bridge decides to tank. Anyways love the vids and the knowledge you share!
Got 2 Type R 12' and a bd1001 best joint ever. In the cool weather no problem. Hot summer sometimes it will protect, but ac to the back and comes back in a sec. And it's 13 or so years old. RF!
Good videos. There are basically 2 camps of class D amps these days. Companies like RF, Kicker, JL, Audio Control that are actually designing amps then others that just re-brand old class D Korean circuits. Nothing wrong with that, but very few companies are really doing anything new.
I'd still have my RF (I think 2005ish model) amp 600.1D if someone didn't steal it years ago.. Think I remember seeing it back in like 05 at my local car audio shop for 499$ new, but I knew I couldn't afford it but got lucky bc a good buddy was selling his whole system to pay fines and stuff.. I loved that amp so much outta all the amps I've ever had, I told my self I'd never sell it, period. But someone knew it was worth a couple hundred so they caught me slipping.... Most likely heard my truck bumping and knew it wasn't cheap.. Funny thing about it tho, I still got the bass knob somewhere, I always held on to it..
This man speakin the truth. Most of them amps on the market are cookie cutter korean made boards. Fosgate puts the time, money, and engineering into their own boards. I’ve got a Fosgate T1000-1bdcp waiting for my two Image Dynamics IDQ12v4 subs to arrive. Had a baby Prime 500 pushing two JBL subs in an older car. Sounded amazing for the wattage.
@@rexnhogz that ain't bad but I stay half way across the country l live in Mississippi. By the way I have a mtx 75.4 it ran good for a few weeks now it's going in and out of protect mode that's way I'm looking for another amp
summer of 1994 was my first experience with Fosgates Punch series amps and speakers. i had a 1967 Bug. 4-12s and double stacked 6x9s in the doors. when it came time for my son. he went Fasgate as well. JLA makes a damn good speaker. iv had JLA with a Fosgate amp pushing them. when u put 15+ hard years on a system, i don't care the name, its saying something about that product.
My Fosgate 1100@2 amplifier was my last one in 1999 and still have it running every day. In the Desert it will shut down My son has a praying amp his amp shuts down too in the summer can't hang with the 110° plus bumping all day. Even my friends Orion amps shut down. In Santa Fe when I work there my amplifier don't shut down but in Albuquerque it will ⁉️ That's all I've ever used Fosgate from the 1987 and the punch 200 and punch 60 with punch 40 I still got it will shut down in the summer. Thay do get hot 🔥 and shut down in the desert.
Get off the spec sheet and get out in the field. JL Audio makes great stuff but Fosgate is right there if not even better. Fosgate tech knows amps inside and out. I would rate Fosgate 1st in amps and JL Audio 1st in Subs. Put them together and you have a force multiplier!!
@@MainsOnPointAerials I'll still take Rovkford over JL Audio for both power and sound quality when it comes to an amp. New JL stuff is made in China and if you compare the power series of Rockford to JL Audio I think the winner for efficient, stable, clean power and sound quality goes to Rockford.
Love you content I have a 2006CLS 500 need a head 7:58 unit for I have two T2500 fosgates amps but I’m only going to use one need a head unit. If you can that be nice.
I have a Rockford 750-1 prime paired to a sundown audio sa8-v3 d4 in a .9 cf ported box sub up port back in my suburban. Way more than enough for my needs plus i still have more than enough room to throw everything in the back.
@@suaverp2170 everything is about 3/4 to max and my subsonic filter is about 25 hz I do have the bass knob so I can still turn it down when I need to. Setting on my head unit is all bass down.
Well I and my brother have had problems with our bd1500's cutting off. We both got 0 gauge wire oxygen free with 2 batteries. But I'm still a Punch man,been had them since the 90's.
Did you ever fix that problem? Mine cut off after about 5-10 minutes on any volume. I got everything hooked up right I know the spade remote turn on connector bent a little bit I done had my Amp looked at like 4 times everyone says it stays on but they didn't put the amp in real life situations just on the bench
I am looking at some of your videos about boxes. I have an serious question. Can you build an box for an under the seat box for rear seat on an 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 with 2 12s. JL Audio W6 on JL Audio 600/1v2
You do alot of Subwoofer Videos and i knopw thats because thats what you usually build for. But you ever think of doing Mids? 6.5's and 6x9s? As a builder also I have suprised customers with the bass they can get from a properly built enclosure with 6x9s in it.
