Kicker! They to have seemed to always have some sort of Rival between themWho is RFs main competition?
Kicker! They to have seemed to always have some sort of Rival between themWho is RFs main competition?
Actually enclosing the coil to force air past it through vents will be marginally better for thermal handling and at the end of the day most of those gimmicky things don't really add up to much as far as power handling, certainly in terms of how much output you get for the extra power. Building a loudspeaker that can take a ton of power just for the sake of bragging about how much power you are using is really impractical, but it sells a lot of equipment to a certain niche market.I think it looks sweet. Yeah the magnet looks small but it's obviously neodymium. And the coil is wide open from the basket and motor which probably helps a lot with cooling the coil. Plus the dual spiders, literal dual coils, and excursion... I wouldn't say it's gimmicky. I'd say it's innovative and looks well built. Why not try something new? Most brands shy away from neodymium because of heat, but RF has been doing interesting stuff lately as far as heat dissipation goes... so overall, I'm anxious to see what the T3 can do as well.
I worked for a RF dealer in the mid 90's and while they still made some industry leading products then, they really did their retailers dirty. I haven't bought anything from them since.I do despise them. I was also a 90s fanboy but man they just went down hill hard and fast. It's like the business model changed overnight.
T3 seems like the jackhammer to me. Same purpose in mind but I don't think RF needs it yet. They still have a very large fanbass due to plastic motor covers, oversized baskets that cover motors, dynamic rated birth sheets.
Exactly. They have always been hand and hand. Kicker revamps than RF revamps or the other way around.Kicker! They to have seemed to always have some sort of Rival between them
rf and kicker ****.
i cant be leave people would pay that much money for a sub like that.
Far from it but that's the market.that does not mean there good.
yup i know what you mean.Far from it but that's the market. Just like Boss and Dual have huge earnings.
But they keep hauling in tons of money. It's sad but they are a rich companyyup i know what you mean. it just goes to show how crapy r.f. and kicker have become when there in the same sentence as boss/dual.
Their fanboyism is so saturated into their brains they've become delusional.... noloud compared the T1 to a Dual.... and he really truly believes himself....to legitimately make a blanket statement that RF and Kicker are the same as Boss and Dual is sort of ridiculous. Yeah, their lower lines leave a **** ton to be desired, but they still make pretty decent gear with their power series and some of the punch line. What really killed some of RF's quality was going to a publicly owned company. Investors want profit margins not solid products that appeal to a select few, but still to compare them to boss or dual lol.
Not everyone wants an esoteric product like what some of us like to run or the same hashed out korean board/off the shelf parts over and over.
I'll give you the cost part but to say heat isn't a factor is 100% BS. The magnets are much smaller which creates heat dissipation problems... that's why the nicest neo **** you see has heatsinks, cause they're needed.Also most brands avoid neo because of the COST. There is absolutely zero evidence of neo magnets failing due to heat in audio appplications
im sure they are coming from the same factory just a different name....to legitimately make a blanket statement that RF and Kicker are the same as Boss and Dual is sort of ridiculous. Yeah, their lower lines leave a **** ton to be desired, but they still make pretty decent gear with their power series and some of the punch line. What really killed some of RF's quality was going to a publicly owned company. Investors want profit margins not solid products that appeal to a select few, but still to compare them to boss or dual lol.
Not everyone wants an esoteric product like what some of us like to run or the same hashed out korean board/off the shelf parts over and over.
You've been gone a while. People here are actually recommending are Kicker subs to people..rf and kicker ****.
i cant be leave people would pay that much money for a sub like that.
T1=Dual. Rockford is not good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gifTheir fanboyism is so saturated into their brains they've become delusional.... noloud compared the T1 to a Dual.... and he really truly believes himself.
Umm.. no.I'll give you the cost part but to say heat isn't a factor is 100% BS. The magnets are much smaller which creates heat dissipation problems... that's why the nicest neo **** you see has heatsinks, cause they're needed.