Bring back the 1990 or 1991 punch 150 back those amps were a monster. On 15 inch woofers

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

I can’t say enough how much I appreciate you schooling me on everything, speaker and Amp. 🙏🏽👍🏽

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.

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

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!!!

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.

Old Precision Power is what I crave lol

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!

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!

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

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.

Thank you. You;re the first person that speaks on that Power Amp! They the truth!!!

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.

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

my close friend had a old T1000 RF on 4 12" Kicker L7s in sealed enclosures. that was some crazy clean loud bass

Hell ya i have Rockford Fosgate 1000 watts with 2 12" subs in my 2011 kia optima love the way it sounds with this amp.

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.

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!

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.

Can you do a video explaining wires and possibly show a visual of your setup for the novices like myself

Same amp I have, I feel blessed .. powerful and clean sound

That 1500 Fosgate hurt my head for 3 days lol. Threw the Skar 2k away!

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👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

Been running a jl 300/4 and 500/1 slash amps for 15 years. Had a set of rockford powers too. My 2 favorites

I agree 100%. I had a Kicker kxa 1200.1. The Rockford Fosgate prime 1200.1 is a big difference in sound quality! 💯

I have a power bd1001 and a power 550x from about 19 years ago and they both still pound!

Still rocking my JL Audio HD600/4 and HD750/1 that I bought brand new back in 2011. Those two amps have been in 3 cars since then.

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.

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

Always good content with 100% facts

Lol you is crazy that’s love big brother thanks for the good information

Phoenix Gold was one of the tops also. They are expensive.....back in the day when they was Good.

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!

U just earned a subscriber sir. 💯

Lol you and them damn 15’s … much love bro .. keep dropping gems 💎

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👍🤘🏻

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

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

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.

Four words; Rockford Punch 800a2(1999), Three 10” Rockford DVC’s, Sealed Box, Heaven :)

I have a Punch 100@2 it's 21yrs old and still plays good. That's quality. When it comes to amplifiers I will only buy fosgate, kicker or Jl period.

0:27 When mentioning Arizona back in the 90's, don't forget to mention Phoenix Gold amps as well.

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 .

Yes sir still till this day I have my Punch 40 and Punch 150 and they still play good

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!

I did a 142.0 db on the term lab using a punch 401s on two Memphis PR-15 subs in a sealed box

Jl make some awesome amps lol I had a jl 250 on a old solorbaric 15, thing use to hit a little 😄

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..

love mine too brother got 2 t1500 1dbcp🔥🔥🔥🔥

🙌🙌🙌I had a 1997 punch 200.2 amp with 2 kicker competition C12 back in the days 🙌🙌🙌🙌😁😁😁

Mine lasted years. When it needed repair, they fix it by replacing the whole board the same day they get it ❤.

I love my rockford fosgate t2000.1bd. But my mtx ta92001 amp is just a beast.

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 ❤️

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.

I have always used rockford amps for all my woofers they put the power down and clean... There worth every penny

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

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.

I have Fostgate in every car and speakers I love it and will never switch

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

i agreed with you on JL and Rockford. How do you feel about orion amps?

Could you do a video on efficiency? Boxes, amps, subs?

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 had the r2 500/4 amp. very musical clean great amp cant say enough

Quality is consistency. 250 prime on 2 12s sealed box 3cubes hit hard as hell. When u right u right.

I have two T1000s and they are beasts

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.

I agree rockford been around for a long time. I only buy rockford amps. It takes out the gest work. You get what u pay for.

I love my old school mtx amps

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.

Been using my Fostgate prime 4 channel for 6 years ! Soon to be replaced by a Crescendo s4

Audio Control for me. Super clean SQ.

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 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.

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.

What do you think about MMATS amplifiers?

right a good box will make a huge difference .i got the kicker 300.1 and sounds like 800 watts lol hard hitting bass more then people with 1,000 watt amp thats not hookup right. if amp has 8 gauge power wire input u use a 4 gauge. better to be safe and upgrade to bigger wires wont hurt.

What the better choice brotha. Half bridge Korean or full bridge Brazilian? Shopping to get away from smart3

I had a prime 500 and damn that amp is a champ🔊 miss it

Nothing better than old school us amps and Xtant amps.

I’ve had my Memphis 16-PRX1000.1 +7years running @1ohm no issues… HIFONICS son of Zeus +18 years, have changed a few melted fuses though. Granted: RF/JL do sell “cleaner” watts at a premium.

Got the xplod up on the wall. Had one. it was tough

Question. If I wire 2 dual 4ohm subs to 2ohm and run separate leads for both of my subs to my mono block amp is it a 1ohm final load?

I have the fosgate T-1500bdc on two kicker comp Qs (not L7) 12”s on 2ohms…my wire is JL Audio 4gage oxygen free cable hooked up to a optimum battery and my system shuts off when playing loud also I have a boss 8fared capacitor…I’ve taken it to multiple shops and they check the power voltage and everything seems to run at 14v…any ideas why my system keeps cutting off? Do I really need a 0gage?. Thanks

Audio control is good.

PUNCH 200 IS A BEAST!!

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.

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

Which Fosgate could I pair up with a single Db Drive Wdx G5 10”?

Have you ever heard of Mosconi amplifiers? Also, if you have what are your opinion of them, I find them to be nothing like any amp I have heard. :)

I'm running a Rockford Fosgate1500 to one 12inch Massive Audio Hippo 2000rms

What would be the best tune settings for my T1500 running 2 12" P3s in the ported pre fab enclosure?

I'm debating on getting a alpine M60 or a fosgate 750.1

Totally agree with you man. Clean power is where it's at! Had a 85 civic hatchback with only 300 watts and did 132db. Plenty loud enough and clean. 1 sound stream mc140 4channel 35x4 1 sound stream d100 for bass, And 1 punch 45 for my center channel, Alpine head and equalizer..... Miss that system!!! Oh yeah, ran 2 10inch subs with the d100!

I need help i just brought the Rockford fosgate T2500 but im not sure what kind of subwoofers i can use i was thinking about the t2 but i need a big box but my car is a nissan Altima coupe

What is your thoughts of Kicker audio? Old school or newer ones?

Rockford Fosgate power all day everyday 👍🏽💪🏽😎

I just got a fosgate p1000x1bd. And I have to turn my gain almost all the way up to get the best sound. Why is that??? I never had to do that with other Amps I had. Like my prime 750.1 or skar rp800.1..

Review the T1 or T2 fosgate subs 😎

Nice that's what I got a 4 channel and a 2 channel