Showing 15 reviews for Rockford Fosgate PRIME R500-1
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| May 25, 2010 | This is a great amp |
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Review by
brandon from Chicago
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I got 2 12' kicker cvr's and this amp is tiny but pushes them hard . a little to hard and I have the bess down to !! trust me if your the one who says that U want a bang but not to to to much ! then this is it!!!!! I also have a hifonics 2610 and i would rather use the rockford because it pushes them with the perfect hit. the hifonic blew my last 2 pioneers that ran on the same wattage as the kickers.
Great deal to!!
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| January 13, 2010 | Good Amplifier |
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Review by
Eatie F. Baby from MO.
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This amp is good for its price. I was needing a amp but short with money so i bought this one. I had two rockfordfosgate P3D412's and this amp. The bass was so clean and fairly loud! I recommend this amp if short on cash.
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| October 3, 2009 | Nice amp |
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Review by
Alex from Nebrask
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This is a pretty sweet amp. It works great with my 12in Orion sub, lacks no power. The best thing is the remote power adjuster.
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| February 27, 2013 | This Amp... |
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Review by
Dillon from RI
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Attached this to a Rockford Fosgate P2-1X12. Sounds great, works great. Research your subs and how much power they need. Most people spend excess $ on amps that dont work to half their potential with the subs they're running. I recommend this product. Combined with my above listed sub, it makes my 06 TL sound great, from pop punk lows, to deeeep bass that shakes the cars around me. It's a lot bigger size wise than I expected. About a foot long.. Comes with a cable that I ran to my glovebox to control the power of the bass. Good times.
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| January 30, 2013 | Good AB amp for the money. |
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Review by
Maynard from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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I currently have this amp hooked up and running 2 Rockford Fosgate R2D2-10 subs at 2 ohms each in a dual-sub, sealed enclosure. The subs require 250 watts RMS a piece and this amp does that with ease. I've only had it powered up for about a week and I see no issues what-so-ever.
I don't use the Bass Boost feature on the amp. I tune with the Head Unit. The amp I received has a power rating of 530 watts. I had this amp along with the rest of my stereo installed professionally and I haven't had any problems with it.
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| February 8, 2012 | Great amp |
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Review by
V from RI
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This RF amp is great. It was recommended to me, and I am happy that I got it. I have had it for 6 months and have had no issues at all. It does get a little warm in the summer time but it never shuts off or cuts out on me. It is very effective =]
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| September 26, 2011 | more bang 4 your buck |
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Review by
thomas from Burkeville, VA
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I definitely recommend this product!
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| August 7, 2011 | Sick amp |
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Review by
Dylan from TX
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I love this amp. I have it wired at 2 ohms and it slams with my single P315!
Pros: good looking, cea compliant, rockford name Cons: it goes into protect often because i dont have a/c in my classic vw and its been reaching triple digit temps!, i would like the amp to be able to directly connect bare wire for the power/ground, and thats about it. I would definitely recommend this amp for someone just getting into car audio or even professionals that love SQ!
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| January 21, 2011 | good amp |
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Review by
Trey from Mantachie, ms
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This is a great budget or beginner amp. This amp puts out more than rated as you can always expect from Rockford. This is a class A/B amp not class D so if you dont tune it right, it will heat up. All you have to do is crank the bass boost and go easy on the gain and you will have no problem.
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| December 1, 2010 | Alpine great product |
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Review by
Thomas.R from Atlanta, G,A
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This amp is great run, great thump...
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| October 28, 2010 | Probably the best bang for the buck going right now |
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Review by
Christopher from Katy, TX
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I have installed, designed and built dozens of systems for me and friends over the years so I do know a thing or two about this stuff. I love Fosgate mono amps and run the Power series on my personal system. I put together a system for my wife's car but needed to keep the cost down so I picked up this amp to push a single 12" Kicker Solo-Baric L5 DVC 4 ohm bridged to 2ohm.
The test sheet claims 539watts RMS at 2ohm and the little amp delivers it. It is more than enough for that Solobaric and produces a clean sound. Goods: - Price. You are really getting a lot of amp for the price and it should output more power than advertised. Bads: - You can only bridge it to 2ohms so make sure to get your subwoofer configuration right before hooking up or buying the subs. - Also, this little amp gets HOT. I have not had it shut down but it will really get hot and I am running 4ga power wire. Keep that in mind during installs. My Power series Fosgate amp is always cool no matter how hard I push it. - Power and ground terminals could be a bit bigger. It is a struggle to get 4ga wire in there but I pulled it off.
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| September 23, 2010 | update on old review |
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Review by
brandon from colorado
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ok there is some good and some bad, we will start with the bad, since i have this installed in a suv i have to roll the back windows down so air will circulate over the amp otherwise it will overheat fairly quickly. and thats about it for the bad. in my old review i had this amp hooked to a pair of old school pioneer 12's and they literally went up in flames, this amp is under rated, now its way under powering a pair of power acoustik mofo 12's. they still sound good but each of my subs will take 3 of these amps so i will be upgrading soon. and as always i will be upgrading through sonic. but all in all for the price if you are just going to power one or two mild subs this amp will serve you well.
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| September 5, 2010 | Good Power for the money |
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Review by
totalcontrol from augusta,ga
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Easy install. Already bridged internally. Just hook your wires up and you are at 2 ohms if you are using 4 ohm speakers. Had these for while now and have only clipped when I dropped to 1 ohm. Would recommend to anyone who need Fosgate power on a budget.
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| August 19, 2010 | Great sound and quality for a low budget sound system |
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Review by
NissanPRO from Virginia
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I purchased this amp to power my 10" Rockford Fosgate Power sub in my 350Z. It fit perfectly mounted to my custom box, and provides amazing kick. I was amazed at how much one 10" could put out, even when only pushing 500 watts!
I would recommend this to anyone who is running one 10" or 12" subwoofer, regardless of brand. The quality is great, (Rockford, of course) its durable, easy to set up, and provides great sound.
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| June 29, 2010 | overall i am impressed |
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Review by
brandon from Colorado
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i have this amp hooked to a pair of old school pioneer ts-w300r 12's in a custom slot ported box(big box), in a 1997 ford explorer, and it bangs, i know i need to upgrade my subs because at full gain with 3/4 bass after about 3 or 4 minutes i can smell the voice coils, and thats on a 4ohm load, so the power is there, i have not hooked it up 2ohm yet but im sure the power will still be there. the bass from this thing is great, pedestrians and police here me coming for 6 block in any direction now. only thing is, it does get hot, at half volume the amp overheated twice between my house and the neighboring town 13 miles away. granted it was very hot out side and it was pretty loud. i have since fabed up a cooling system for it and have not had the problem since. all and all price considered this is a great deal, probably the cheapest way to balance great bass with great sound quality.
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