deciding between these two amps

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Jun 29, 2005 | 05:28 PM

turnstylez18

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k im thinking of either getting any of these two amps...the reason why these r my choices because i know someone that can get me these for cheap...

JBL GTO601.1

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...27&catid=20103

or RF P6001BD
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...53&catid=20103

Which would u choose? pls give reason if u can...i would like to know which last longer, sq, better overall..etc?...i will be powering one 12w3 with either amp and in the future upgrading the sub to a w6..
thanks

Jun 29, 2005 | 06:29 PM

iLLlegal

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well i'd go with the JBL myself. i think it looks sweet and i have herd good things about jbl. and well to be honist im not a fan of RF so my vote is for the JBL.

Jun 30, 2005 | 06:27 PM

bluetroll

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my last mono amp was a JBL... it blew up... i got another amp... the JBL is a piece of crap, sound quality sucks and it doesn't even have a subsonic filter... and these new ones look sooo frickin rice.

i never had the chance to play around with any RF amps... but i'm sure they're better than JBL.. i hope.

if you plan on upgrading to a W6 later on... step up and get something better... using a JBL amp with a w6 is a complete waste.

[ June 30, 2005, 07:28 PM: Message edited by: bluetroll ]

Jun 30, 2005 | 06:30 PM

Drew

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I'd personally save a couple hundred cash and pick up one of these amps

http://www.canadiancaraudio.com/ubb/...c;f=2;t=008245
http://www.canadiancaraudio.com/ubb/...c;f=2;t=008237

Jun 30, 2005 | 08:46 PM

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Yeah, I would pay less and get my amp! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Much cheaper and much better!

Shawn

Jun 30, 2005 | 08:49 PM

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But...if not, of those two take the JBL. Those series of RF were kinda iffy in my opinion. JBL makes a good solid amp. I have ran them in the past and would not hesitate to run them again.

Shawn

Jun 30, 2005 | 10:46 PM

turnstylez18

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u think what bluetroll is saying true? cuz i dont want to get the wrong thing...im only limited to bestbuy or futureshop cuz someone i know works there...
i really would like to power a w6 in the future with the amp i get

Jul 1, 2005 | 06:28 AM

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I ran a powervalve 600.1 and loved the thing. I had absolutely no problems with it and would get one again no questions asked. There are better out there, but not for the price of most JBL amps. I have no personal experience with the new ones, but who knows....everyone makes faulty products once in a while. Maybe JBL had a bad batch, or maybe it was just misused (more than likely).

I have seen people blow up amps by misuses before, and it will happen again. What else do you have to pick from? I would def. do the jbl over that RF. Now the new T series Rockford, that is a different amp in itself!

Shawn

Jul 1, 2005 | 10:09 AM

bluetroll

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i agree... it may have been me who blew up the amp... but

the truth is... the sound quality produced from the JBL amp... well the bp600.1 i used to have was not very good... once i upgraded to a ppi pcx1250... i noticed a HUGE difference.... i used to have a 12w3...

but i just upgraded to a 12w6...

trust me... if you run a 12w6 off a jbl amp.... it's a total waste...