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Old 08-02-2003, 10:55 AM
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damn you derek! twisting my words!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 08-02-2003, 12:48 PM
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Originally posted by Westec:
For years and years, Kenwood, Pioneer etc. have been using the lighting strike theory of amplifier rating. Spike the amp will a huge spike the voltage and measure the output for a split second. RF and US manufacturers are just trying to level the field...in retail you always get that goof who says his 1000 watt MEI, is better than the RF or whatever. The truth is listen to it...
I assume you're unfamiliar with the Pioneer Premier PRS series Definitely no lightning strike theory, there ...
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Old 08-02-2003, 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by Wade:


It kinda reminds me of the old streetwires vs. PG wiring ads, or the what sucks? from SS [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
LOL, i still have one of those SS what sucks T shirts. i loved those ads.
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Old 08-03-2003, 06:14 PM
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Hmmmm....not huge on the campain but take a look....everyone is talking about it and knows the 9500's are available
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Old 08-03-2003, 06:39 PM
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I think it is a refreshing change for a company to have the ***** to compare their products objectively against another's

Then again I run MTX amps. You may now bash me.
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Old 08-03-2003, 07:12 PM
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What they should really compare is which amplifier is uglier?
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Old 08-04-2003, 01:43 PM
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When A customer goes into a store, unless educated it is very difficult for him to subjectivly shop for products. Rockford has had a reputation for building excellent quality products for years. The name brand is powerfull. When a customer looks at a number rated on the amplifiers that 900watts, when it is actually 300 watts it is not helping him properly make his decision. Nothing wrong with rating the amp at 300 watts.

I guess the point is that this theory of marketing is not helping us make proper decisions when buying our car audio stuff, and Name brand gets into play way too much.

When the 9500 comes out make your own opinions. Dont say the JL will easily be a better sounding sub when knowone has even heard the 9500 to even make an opinion.

I just see those adds as a side by side comparison of value.
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Old 08-04-2003, 02:35 PM
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Originally posted by tweek:
I think it is a refreshing change for a company to have the ***** to compare their products objectively against another's

Then again I run MTX amps. You may now bash me.
yep.. great refreshing change to compare non-relavent specs, instead of actually comparing test results! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 08-04-2003, 08:25 PM
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Originally posted by tweek:

I think it is a refreshing change for a company to have the ***** to compare their products objectively against another's

There's nothing wrong with doing head to head comparisons at all. If you're going to make a statement like "MTX Audio's new Thunder9500 Subwoofer smokes JL's W7!" then you should compare ALL the data and prove it rather than be misleading and just picking and choosing the features they feel like. For example they sstate that the W7 is more complex to mount. This is true but we did it to make use of wasted space on a speaker. By doing so, we can have more cone area (Sd) and a larger surround that allows long excursion.

To make a long story short, comparisons are fanastic and very useful to everyone if you do one in a truthful way comparing every spec and feature. If you choose to do it any other way then you are intentionally misleading customers and most likely trying to cover up short comings.

Just my $0.02

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