brand listings

This is a copy of the list ...... pls make comments in this thread as to what you think about this list, things me missed, etc ... We can use this format or change it up to something a little different, whatever makes it more usable.

I will make the changes and put it in a sticky, then lock it .... so all can read but the file won't be so large with all the additional posts.

NOT RECCOMENDED
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Boss
DHD
Dual
Jensen
Legacy
Optimus (Radio Shack)
Lightning Audio (lower end models)
Pyle
Pyramid
Sony
Soundstorm
Thump
Verge
Volfenhag


AVERAGE
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Bazooka
X-site
MA Audio Visonik Cliff Designs (Anaba Group) (Execpt for high end amps)
Low end Alpine***********************
Kenwood
Lightning Audio (high end)
Pioneer (minus high end head units and premier series)
Lanzar
Audiobahn
Crunch
MTX (minus amps)
Panasonic
Rockford Fosgate
Blaupunkt
Kicker (subs)
Alpine (low end subs and speakers)
Polk
Audiopipe
Concept
Cerwin Vega
Infinity
Alphasonik
Digital Audio
JVC


GOOD
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Autotek
Hifonics (for the price)**********************
MTX (amps)
Profile(price is AWSOME)*********************
Pioneer premier and high end HU’s
Ma Audio, Visonik, and Cliff Designs high end amps (especially for SPL applications)
Phoenix Gold**********************
Directed********************
Orion******************
PPI
Viper
Alpine (higher end subs and speakers, lower end head units)******************
Kicker amps
Avionixx*********************
Alumapro
Audiomobile
Boston
Clarion
Crystal
Crossfire
Earthquake
JBL**********************
Memphis
Soundstream***********************
MB Quart***********************


HIGHLY RECCOMENDED
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Alpine (higher model head units)***********************
Cadence********************
Eclipse*********************
JL Audio********************
Elemental Designs********************
Helix
a/d/s
Adire Audio**************************
Arc Audio
Brax
CDT************************
Diamond
DD*********************
Focal (borderline good/highly recommended)
Image Dynamics*********************
Kove (borderline good/highly recommended)
McIntosh
Cadence***************************
MMATS*********************
Morel
OZ Audio
PPI (old stuff before they were directed)
RE Audio (resonant engineering)************************
US Amps**************************
Zapco
Linear Power
Incriminator Audio*************************
Ascendant Audio***************************
Stereo Integrity ***********************
Sound Splinter*********************
Audioque
Xtant
Tru Technology
TC Sounds
Rainbow


************** means that this is a brand we talk good of freqently on this board and is within most people's price range. A lot of these products will be reccomended.

no arguments here

not sure if there are any companies missing from the list or not, I have a reasonable sized list of companies on my site here (http://www.resnet.trinity.edu/areynol1/audiolinks.htm). They aren't ranked or anything, but you might be able to see if your list is missing anything.

NOT RECOMMENDED:
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Boss
DHD
Dual
Jensen
Legacy
Optimus (Radio Shack)
Lightning Audio (lower end models)
Pyle
Pyramid
Sony
Soundstorm
Thump
Verge
Volfenhag


AVERAGE:
-------------------------------------------
Bazooka
X-site
MA Audio Visonik Cliff Designs (Anaba Group) (Execpt for high end amps)
Low end Alpine
Kenwood
Lightning Audio (high end)
Pioneer (minus high end head units and premier series)
Lanzar
Audiobahn
Crunch
MTX (minus amps)
Panasonic
Rockford Fosgate
Blaupunkt
Kicker (subs)
Alpine (low end subs and speakers)
Polk
Audiopipe
Concept
Cerwin Vega
Infinity
Alphasonik
Digital Audio
JVC


GOOD:
-------------------------------------------
Autotek
Hifonics (for the price)
MTX (amps)
Profile (price is AWESOME)
Pioneer premier and high end HU’s
Ma Audio, Visonik, and Cliff Designs high end amps (especially for SPL applications)
Phoenix Gold
Directed
Orion
PPI
Viper
Alpine (higher end subs and speakers, lower end head units)
Kicker amps
Avionixx
Alumapro
Audiomobile
Boston
Clarion
Crystal
Crossfire
Earthquake
JBL
Memphis
Soundstream
MB Quart


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
-------------------------------------------
Alpine (higher model head units)
Cadence
Eclipse
JL Audio
Elemental Designs
Helix
a/d/s
Adire Audio
Arc Audio
Brax
CDT
Diamond
DD
Focal
Image Dynamics
Kove (borderline good/highly recommended)
McIntosh
MMATS
Morel
OZ Audio
PPI (old stuff before they were directed)
RE Audio (resonant engineering)
US Amps
Zapco
Linear Power
Incriminator Audio
Ascendant Audio
Stereo Integrity
Sound Splinter
Audioque
Xtant
Tru Technology
TC Sounds
Rainbow


BOLD means that this is a brand we talk good of frequently on this board and is within most people's price range. A lot of these products will be recommended.

i think im leaning toward this list^^ because i liek the bold companies rather than all the stars.. the stars are a little too much flash in my opinion.

diceman.. edit your post and chance the spelling of awesome next to profile amps..

Works for me.....when i made that list I left out stuff most people will never hear of but i can ad if you want all brands on there.

done... any other companies/spelling mistakes/changes?

It's in my sig on a site I put up.

I formatted all the text and alphabetized it all. The way it's setup is so you don't have to look at all the brands at once, just in the sections you want to look at. Eliminates scrolling.

yeah.. but dude its like 2 seconds worth of scrolling.. come on how lazy do we have to be haha.. and i think this way would be more informative because a noob will see all brands at once and know where they lie on the list.. rather than only clicking on highly recommended and still saying.. hey is sony good?

besides is seems easier just to post it.. no links.. no 3rd party sites that might not always be there.. etc

It's my site, my hosting through my cable ISP. It will always be there and ensure longevity. Besides, it was just a solution until Paul stickied a thread for this.

Didn't cross reference all of them, but here is a link that might include some other brands. How do you all feel about this list?

http://www.clubknowledge.com/Car_Audio_FAQ/?t11

no Mark Levinson?
I always thought that Mark Levinson was a good company. But the problem is.. its on Lexus :D.

It's my site, my hosting through my cable ISP. It will always be there and ensure longevity. Besides, it was just a solution until Paul stickied a thread for this.

no dotn get me wrong i like what you did.. and its cool that its in your sig but i was just saying for the sticky its prolly best we use this list

that list isn't very good...... WHERE THE HELL IS RE???? but they got some stuff on there screwed up

RE is on there.....

I've looked at it like 5 times and can't seem to find RE so I must be blind and WHO THE HELL puts JVC up there among the elite??

nevermind I thought you were talking about the one actually posted in this thread, not the link

wtf is with JVC in the highest category on that link?

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
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Focal (borderline good/highly recommended)
Image Dynamics
Kove (borderline good/highly recommended)
McIntosh
MMATS
Morel
OZ Audio
PPI (old stuff before they were directed)
RE Audio (resonant engineering
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.

There it is :)

JVC Digifine is rated so highly for its incredible build quality and numbers. The regular JVC is a good bang for the buck, but I've found the Digifine line to be exceptional.

We were talking about the link..... put it in good but it is def. not great

Bump to keep it active...

Are we happy with it now? I added a few missing things, and put "JVC (Digifine line)" in the good section.

fuck JVC and their digiline

:lol2:

Who's the crackhead that has the little "(borderline good/highly recommended)" next to focal...are you stupid. They make some of the best SQ speakers and woofers in the world...

nG

ok... no need to call names... I know nothing, I'm just doing what you guys say... I'll scrap the Digifine crap, and erase the (boardline...) from Focal.

ok... no need to call names... I know nothing, I'm just doing what you guys say... I'll scrap the Digifine crap, and erase the (boardline...) from Focal.

;) No insult intended...Focal is just great CLEAN SQ! peace

NG

;) No insult intended...Focal is just great CLEAN SQ! peace

NG

only the top lines, the med-low lines are moderate at best. I was pretty disappointed with my polyglass and the access are even worse

There it is :)

JVC Digifine is rated so highly for its incredible build quality and numbers. The regular JVC is a good bang for the buck, but I've found the Digifine line to be exceptional.
I 2nd the Digifine from JVC or well at least the KDSH99. I've had this piece since it was first released and loved every minute of it. It has so many parameters that you can adjust for the sound you need. It really is a rock solid head unit. It is definately better than most of the Eclipse units I sell for 2 to 3x's the money.

That was me crackwhore......just cuz of what sr20 said..... I had heard from a fair amount of problems out of the lower lines.

only the top lines, the med-low lines are moderate at best. I was pretty disappointed with my polyglass and the access are even worse

This is true, I guess they should be noted as such...but High End Focal is great! peace

NG

Focal midranges do not have good midbass response, a midbass driver is pretty much a requirement. I have had a set of focal polykevlars for quite a while now - maybe 8 years.

so do we want to sticky this and lock it? I can email/IM the code I used to make my formatting if you'd like, PaulD. Or I can just post a new thread with it. Just let me know!

bumped so I can find it

Bump, Likewise. I move to get this thread stickied.

it's part of the newbie post now