TLEJ Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Well, my intentions with this thread is to construct a list of audio brands based on quality and price. There are many brands out there, and having a good list of brands with labels would hopefully help out with what suits peoples needs. With that said, here are some key pointers I think I should put out. 1. This is NOT meant to degrade any brands or companies in any way. We all know in you get what you pay for in the audio world. 2. All of this list will be made from personal experiences, and we all have different opinions. But in some cases, we all can agree certain brands easily out-perform others. 3. I will Photoshop all of the brands logos into small emblems to put beside each brand for easier identification. 4. This is SOLELY judged on GENERAL quality, and price. By general, I don't mean comparing two top-of-the-line amps or subs, and saying who is better. But on the other hand, they are "top-of-the-line" for a reason. 'This' is the general comparison we are going for. 5. Please no arguing in this thread. If you must justify with an individual on why one brand should not be categorized as this or that, please do it in a PM. 6. If this thread somehow manages to roll out of control, only then the brands be judged on only price. 7. I have listed some brands to start things off based on what I have heard of them. Every brand is subject to move to a different section later on. 8. There is no specific quality order. These are ordered alphabetically for each sub-category. 9. This is only for SUBS and AMPS to begin. Wires, alts, batteries, headunits might be possibly added later if this thread goes smoothly. SUBWOOFERS High Price | Outstanding Quality (These are the top-of-the-line woofers that slam.) Ascendant Audio DC Audio Digital Designs Fi Audio Sundown Audio TC Sounds T3 Audio Medium Price | Average Quality (Best "Bang for the Buck") Alpine Kicker RE Audio Obsidian Audio SKAR Audio Cheap Price | Low Quality (These are the bottom line woofers that serve for minimum output.) Boss Audio Lanzar Pyle Sony AMPLIFIERS High Price | Outstanding Quality (These are the top-of-the-line amps that push hard.) American Bass VFL Series DC Audio Digital Designs Rockford Fosgate Sundown Audio Medium Price | Average Quality (Best "Bang for the Buck") Audiopipe Audioque Crescendo DB Drive Hifonics Maxxsonics MB Quart SoundStream Cheap Price | Low Quality (These are the bottom line amps that are generally way overrated.) Boss Audio Lanzar Pyle Sony Now, there are many other brands out there! Please list away and which category you think they belong in. But PLEASE remember the rules. Everyone has different opinions, and this list won't be the "PERFECT" guide to go by. Just a generalization. It is NOT finished yet. Edited December 24, 2011 by TLEJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardboardcat15 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Audiopipe in the medium category (for amps). EDIT: Also, MB Quart (since they've been bought out by maxxsonics). EDIT2: And obviously, Sundown/DC/T3/TC sounds/DD in High price for woofers and amps, respectively. Also, soundstream might go in in high/average? I'm leaning more towards High price, average quality. Edited December 24, 2011 by Cardboardcat15 Quote My Channel on YouTube. Check it out for cinematic-style Car Audio videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcSMhtT-rpopJbdybubDgnQ New 2014 Scion TC 4th Wall Build https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217173-2014-tc-4th-order-build-3-fi-sp4-15s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLEJ Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 MB Quart for amps? Subs? Both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardboardcat15 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 MB Quart for amps? Subs? Both? Sorry, forgot that. I haven't had experience with their woofers, but the amps are solid to my knowledge/use. Got a 125.4 and couldn't be happier. Quote My Channel on YouTube. Check it out for cinematic-style Car Audio videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcSMhtT-rpopJbdybubDgnQ New 2014 Scion TC 4th Wall Build https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217173-2014-tc-4th-order-build-3-fi-sp4-15s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipCan'tBass Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Db drive makes very good amps for the price, at least their highs amps. I have no experience with their sub-stage products. So.. Medium price average quality? Edited December 24, 2011 by KipCan'tBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardboardcat15 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Guess i Shoulda made it clear lol, TC sounds and T3 don't make amps, at least to my knowledge. Might wanna take them off amps. Quote My Channel on YouTube. Check it out for cinematic-style Car Audio videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcSMhtT-rpopJbdybubDgnQ New 2014 Scion TC 4th Wall Build https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/217173-2014-tc-4th-order-build-3-fi-sp4-15s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 AA/Fi for subs- high price and outstanding quality Skar and obsidian audio subs- medium price Rockford for amps- high price outstanding quality Audioque, Maxxsonics (MB, Hifonics, etc) and Crescendo amps - Medium price Quote On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLEJ Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Fixed!, and adding those now. It says I can't add any more images.. Possibly a mod can fix that? That'd be great! EDIT: Took out a category causing confusion. Edited December 24, 2011 by TLEJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) American bass VFL series for high price/outstanding quality amps Power Acoustik for cheap quality on both subs and amps Edited December 24, 2011 by SnowDrifter Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudBimmer Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 there was this type of thread before that got locked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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