Your Top Ten
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Your Top Ten
I was looking at Onlinecarstereo.Com - Wholesale Car Audio/Stereo Deals At Bargain Prices
(where I purchased my amp) and I now understand why soooo many noobs get confused with decent name brands vs crap. There are so many out there.
So I figured I'd make a list of my favorite / top ten brand names I'd recommend. (This is not a thread to start flammin people, just to get people to see brands out there that people trust)
In no particular order...
Top Ten Brands I'd recommend
Alpine - Recommend for Subs / Amps / Components
JL Audio - Recommend for Subs / Amps / Components
Diamond Audio - Recommend for Subs
Audio Control - Recommend for Line drivers
Kenwood - Recommend their entire line of products
MB Quart - Recommend for Components.
Memphis Audio - Recommend for Amps / Subs / Components
Sound Stream - Recommend for Amps / Subs / Capacitors
Crossfire - Recommend for Amps / Subs
Xtant - Recommend for Amps
Top Ten Brands I'd never recommend
Clarion
Blaupunkt
Dual
Lightning Audio
Pioneer (Not a dig at the quality, just has never met my expectations)
Kicker (Not a dig at the quality, just has never met my expectations)
Pyle Car Audio
Pyramid Car Audio
Legacy
Sherwood
Whats your top 10?
(where I purchased my amp) and I now understand why soooo many noobs get confused with decent name brands vs crap. There are so many out there.
So I figured I'd make a list of my favorite / top ten brand names I'd recommend. (This is not a thread to start flammin people, just to get people to see brands out there that people trust)
In no particular order...
Top Ten Brands I'd recommend
Alpine - Recommend for Subs / Amps / Components
JL Audio - Recommend for Subs / Amps / Components
Diamond Audio - Recommend for Subs
Audio Control - Recommend for Line drivers
Kenwood - Recommend their entire line of products
MB Quart - Recommend for Components.
Memphis Audio - Recommend for Amps / Subs / Components
Sound Stream - Recommend for Amps / Subs / Capacitors
Crossfire - Recommend for Amps / Subs
Xtant - Recommend for Amps
Top Ten Brands I'd never recommend
Clarion
Blaupunkt
Dual
Lightning Audio
Pioneer (Not a dig at the quality, just has never met my expectations)
Kicker (Not a dig at the quality, just has never met my expectations)
Pyle Car Audio
Pyramid Car Audio
Legacy
Sherwood
Whats your top 10?
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why in god's name would you put clarion and pioneer in the same bin as dual?
for me, i'd have to say alpine or pioneer for HU's (and someone is going to come out of the woodwork screaming about eclipse... but i've never owned one, so i don't know), elemental designs or image dynamics for subs, DLS for everything else. i realize that's not ten, but i can't even think of 5 other brands i like as much as those.
for me, i'd have to say alpine or pioneer for HU's (and someone is going to come out of the woodwork screaming about eclipse... but i've never owned one, so i don't know), elemental designs or image dynamics for subs, DLS for everything else. i realize that's not ten, but i can't even think of 5 other brands i like as much as those.
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Why in gods name can't you read? I just wouldn't recommend them (same with kicker and pio). Both Clarion & Blaupunkt for me just don't cut it when it comes to style and button location.
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where does eminance land?
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good:
eclipse
kicker
jl
boston acoustics
polk (some)
alpine
eclipse
kicker
jl
boston acoustics
polk (some)
alpine
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Different brands excel in different categories obviously, so it's hard to say.
Clarion and Pioneer do make great decks though, perhaps some of the best. Lightning Audio makes decent "budget" stuff. Alpine is good, although nothing special.
Clarion and Pioneer do make great decks though, perhaps some of the best. Lightning Audio makes decent "budget" stuff. Alpine is good, although nothing special.
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Clarion
Alpine
JL
ED
Rainbow
Focal
ID
DLS
Morel
ARC
ten I wouldnt buy I'm leaving out dual etc
Pioneer - Most of thier stuff always looks like an early 90s gm interior
Kicker - too radical of a design for me
audiobahn - yuck
xtant - eh I've never liked the sound of thier stuff
RF - I dont trust it anymore, looks great but quality is a question mark
Eclipse - still leery since equits days
Sony - boo yuck
Blaupunkt - my parents spent some money on a blaupnkt deck once, it was garbage. It worked, but the controls were all counterintuative.
lightning audio - I wouldnt buy it.
Kenwood - I dont know about that
Clarion
Alpine
JL
ED
Rainbow
Focal
ID
DLS
Morel
ARC
ten I wouldnt buy I'm leaving out dual etc
Pioneer - Most of thier stuff always looks like an early 90s gm interior
Kicker - too radical of a design for me
audiobahn - yuck
xtant - eh I've never liked the sound of thier stuff
RF - I dont trust it anymore, looks great but quality is a question mark
Eclipse - still leery since equits days
Sony - boo yuck
Blaupunkt - my parents spent some money on a blaupnkt deck once, it was garbage. It worked, but the controls were all counterintuative.
lightning audio - I wouldnt buy it.
Kenwood - I dont know about that
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I have always had great experinces with
Pioneer
Kenwood
Eclipse
and now Distinct Audio (cheap shameless plug for Toby) but they are sounding great
Pioneer
Kenwood
Eclipse
and now Distinct Audio (cheap shameless plug for Toby) but they are sounding great
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a couple of my favs.
fosgate
re audio (kinda going downwards)
adire audio
oz audio
eD
boston acoustics (new stuff is amazing)
rainbow
CDT is pretty good
I kinda like knu konceptz for wiring.
oh and of course jensen
just kidding on the jensen
fosgate
re audio (kinda going downwards)
adire audio
oz audio
eD
boston acoustics (new stuff is amazing)
rainbow
CDT is pretty good
I kinda like knu konceptz for wiring.
oh and of course jensen
just kidding on the jensen
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.... clarion? FOSGATE? kenwood?
you guys got some funny ideas of good brands.
you guys got some funny ideas of good brands.
