Amp Test Tuesday - Dream Amps! Classic 31yr old Rockford Fosgate Power Mosfet 300 - A MUST SEE! WOW!
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What was your dream amp growing up? what is it right now?
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My dream amp when I was 17 was a lanzar optidrive500
I did buy one new at cost from a dealer going out of business, I ran 2 15" original solobarics off it...
Wish I never parted with that set-up
meade916 lanzar opti 2500...still is, proud to have one in my collection
meade916 a/d/s PQ10, Soundstream Class A, Linear Power, Zapco, Butler Audio, etc. I like my JL Audio Slash V3s I have now. Phoenix Gold was cool too!
I don't have a single dream amp right now but I'd say my list includes:
Old school Rockford Fosgate amps
Kicker 2500ZX (discontinued if I'm correct)
Orion HCCA amps
Other old school Kickers (I remember seeing ones with an lcd or something on them, not sure if it was a volt meter)
meade916 Masconi and Focal Utopia if I hit the lottery...
Oh yeah boi!! These old RF Power series were beasts! I tested the big boy Power 1000 MOSFET a while back and got over 2500 watts dynamic. Not bad from a "1000 watt" amp. Great test, keep them coming!
BigDWiz is in the house!! Another favorite TH-camr
Another ? 🤔 Don't you mean your all time favourite uncle D
I was watching BigDWiz dyno the 1990 Rockford Fosgate Power 1000 MOSFET and it is impressive.
Oh yes, that amp killed it! My dream amp from back in the day, it retailed for $2699, just stupid expensive. You could get a new car for $3999 back then, albeit a POS Hyundai...still, gives you an idea how expensive it was
I had this amp running my whole system. Rear channel was a Power 15" sealed and two Punch 12's ported. Boston highs. Just the sight of this amp makes me happy.
Guys, I've heard people give Rockford shit about being "overpriced" among other things, with recommendations of other amps thrown around, but Rockford had been doing this forever, so whether it's the baseline prime series or the power series, you don't just get the rated power, you get longevity. Many amps may put out more power for the price, but component selection might cause them to go out sooner.
I can speak from experience that the prime line is an amazing lineup, I've abused several prime amps in all conditions and they've never failed yet.
And I also have experience (although more limited) with the punch 4 channels. Mine sounds good and also has weathered time fairly well.
Personally, I've always had a soft spot for Kenwood because they were my first, but for selection and quality amp side, Rockford won't ever let you down.
Oh, and I like JL, they spendy tho lol
Love to see dyno of power 650. Have had mine in 3 different cars and still kicking it.Fixing to add power 300 to my set up..
Yes sir!! Bringing us an Amp test Tuesday!! Thanks bro we love these. For me My dreams were made of Rockford at first, then Extant, then the Soundstreams back in the day. Those were the hot ones in my area, along with others.
Rockford Fosgate Power 650 was my dream amp in 1988. Now I have 6 new in the Rockford box a audio shop went out of business packed up shop and forgot they had them. And my dream amp now is the Fosgate 15K just pick it up about 3 months ago.
I had two of the chrome power 1000's, back in the day..sold one in early 2000's ...still have one and it will never leave my hands...I worked overtime and double time for a solid year to buy them back in the day.....
I remember my friend first got his Punch 300. I was in love....20+ years ago. They were like gold back then.
I grew up with RF that's what the local shop in town sold and always wanted to get my hands on a Power 300, 650 or 1000 Thanks for sharing the test!!
Love to see a circuit board packed full!
That Power 300 brings back a lot of memories, we used to hook those up in South Sac, hooking up the ghetto beat! I believe that amp was $999 new back in the day and that Power 650 was $1500. But if you wanted the tremendous slam, you went with a Hifonics Zeus 900 watts mono, or if you were ballin, the Colossus 1800 watts.
Thanks for doing this one!! Looking forward to the dyno test of the power 650!!
Can't go wrong with Fosgate amps, been lovin to their amps and subs since the late 80's during the Minitruckin Scene in Nor Cal.
I remember when that amp came out, and I still remember the MSRP for it, $2000 and the 650 was $2500.
The old school Zapco with the crazy fins.
My dream amp was the Power 1000. Thanks for this series. SMD, holdin' it down!
I had this amp. One Power 15 and two Punch 12's running off rear channel (mono/stereo). I had a Chevy Z24 and had to build the box inside the trunk. I ran Boston Acoustic for my highs. Very crisp, clean sound.
Still got the dream amp. Ma audio hk2000d and m1286i 2 channel. Liked these amps but now that i have run fosgate i will stay with them. Thanks for what you do steve
300 old skool putn down them numbers. Daaaayuuuum!!!
Smooth move there goes your warranty...I kid, I kid.. bringing back memories of my younger days growing up in a shop thanks man
The fosgate power 1000 mosfet that was almost 3grand back in the day that was my dream amp
Back when everything was made in the us Arizona to be exact ppi orion mtx and Rockford Fosgate i miss working there
Ruben Medina those were the good ol days sucks that ther all gone now
Wow, I think that was sarcasm when you said "it's just a cover with a whole other amp in there"!!! The 300's 650's & 1k old school powers are sick, still running them. Thanks Steve!
Man o' man....another great video! An 'ol school bass head myself, I'd have to say these were my dream amps...Power 650 and 300! Don't get me wrong, I was a fan of Orion and Precision Power back in the day but there was something about that Rockford P-U-N-C-H and heart-stopping Fosgate POWER that was a game changer for me. I've been a fan ever since. To date I own over 18 amps.....collected over the years. Besides the Elites, Series from the early 2000's, the Power 650 and 300 models from the late 80's and early 90's are still the crown jewels of my collection! Keep up the good work! JMc from Big D
and as a matter of fact I have an Alpine 7307 that still works. That changed the car audio world.
When I was growing up the Kicker ZX1000 was the amplifier I thought had it going on. Loved the grill look! The new sundown ns1's look pretty damn nice nowadays!
my dream amp is the kicker Kx 850.2 I have seen it at a local pawn shop for the last 10 or 15 years and still brand new. Imma wait until after the holidays to get it. gotta go shopping for the family. lol
Steve your the man keep testin and I'll keep givin thumbs up!
Awesome old amps ! So happy i found your TH-cam channel . herd your name in audio for a long time , didnt know you had a TH-cam channel . kick ass . I wish I had more money and better shipping options cuz I love your products LOL keep up the good work man
Back in the 90's, I had a power 300 , running 2 -15inch punch pro series woofers , rear channel bridged, it hit extremely hard, headaches came with that.
That bad boy was made in my own back yard Grand Rapids mi. Those where the days when the stuff was built in the US.
Fun ch. every song playing in background was a favorite. Love the test cart with the deck and connections and Dino, really neat ch. +1 subscriber.
That thing looks fresh as hell on the inside
I loved my 650’s running 4 punch 12’s and RF 3 way components up front in my Nissan Hardbody..All in the extra cab…The test at 14 volts vs 12 volts that amp would still put out huge numbers….
Love it! Old American power out of Arizona, ppi, orion, fosqate, all killed it back on the day, .... remember the gold orion amps, sexy, or the ppi 2350dm, payed over 1200 for a new 2150 in late 80s, so worth it, an still have a ppi 2050 am rockin,
Glad to see we sent these amps to a good home. Enjoy them bro...
Amps are GOLD
Got a real kick from your video. I was there, actually Linear Power set the stage for USA amps and I still have an LP 1001. I have 2 RF 300's in my cars to this day that will smoke all things, it was basically 2 RF 150's smacked together with fan coolng as you soon figured out. Fuse protection was brilliant for all of us installers back then. 650's where not as bullet proof as the 300's.
I’d LOVE to see what a power 650 does on the dyno!
Kevin Nieto A LOT for a 500w amp or 650w bridged Kev!
That old school stuff is the shit
Test my favorite amp of all time the Rockford Fosgate punch 200x 2 trans ana 2 channel amp. Mid 90's amp
The Dracula logo Rockford amps are always cool to have in an old school car audio collection.
Rockford Fosgate power 1100a2 and 800a4 amp as a kid and now if say a c.t. sounds at1400 or there team 3k and there at60.4. Thanks for the vids bro.
My DREAM Amp would be the Early 90's " Phoenix Gold ms1000 Limited Edition " That thing is INSANELY AWSOME. Waaaaaayyyyyyy above my pay grade. The Amp I loved the most that I've owned would have to be the Diamond Audio D7104, & D7402 mk2 from Esoteric Audio back in 2002.😍😍😍
Always did well with rockfordfosgate.
Niiiiiice!! I had two of those Mosfet 300s in my 89' Geo Tracker powering 2 RF 12" Pros and 2 RF 10" Pros. I couldn't keep from blowing fuses though, so I wrapped some copper wire around them. It hit around 128db in competition. The thing got stolen and burned on some railroad tracks. Never did put a real system in any car I had since.
I have the 300, 650, and 1000. I would love to see a Dyno on a 650.. seems alot of people would, why has no one done this yet? Pleaseeeeee:)
That Power 650 with chrome shroud and red lettering 🤤 . That was also one of my dream Amos back in the day. Can’t wait to see the dyno numbers one that beast. Also loved the PPI art series stuff, I have 2 AX606.2 in my trunk and the SQ is fantastic
That is a TON of power, especially when that amp came out back in the day!!
96 RF punch 800 I miss it. Had it on 2 15 inch RF subs in a 98 Grand Prix
Awesome as usual! My dream was the punch 45. Just picked one up for $44 shipped can't wait to hook it up :) can't stop the grinning.
1trucavalier around 1999 my neighbor bought a car had a punch 60ix and a 12 inch magma. he was not into car audio he knew I was so he gave it to me for free! I still have both and I still get a little grin now and agian.
please test ANY of the earthquake digital amps.
A true legend!
My brother had one on 4-10's back in the day in a BMW 325
Dream amp was about anything mmats or rockford. I have since had a mmat d200hc and a couple old rockfors punch. Keep in mind I'm 25 so the amps i have wanted was early 2000s. I currently have a couple older orions. Including a 1st gen 280gx and cobalt 430 along with some other amps of different brands sitting on a shelf in my garage.
Woah that was so underrated. Such an amazing amp
would love to see a T1500.4 on the bench.. Kudos man!!!
Good Stuff, Meade. Brings back good memories, and Dreams lol
We grew up same error I’m 41 and used to be in old school systems made in USA big time half the money then made in China and I love your TH-cam show ..find us amps old ppi and ma audio zapco Phoenix gold linear design
It's one I haven't gotten for my collection. Now I really want one
Please keep doing these amp test tues
Mtx audio 1501d from 2003 or 2005. I just buy this amp the last year for $150 dollar its my dream amp. And other jl audio amp but this mtx 1501d its especial for me because back then i dont have the money.
my RF2500 bd amp fried a voicecoil on my 12s luckily just one, they are very underated!!
I had the 300 Rockfordfosgate amp before taken by family.
Would be awesome if you could even find some linear power 5002 amps to test.
So basically worth every penny still. ! Called a dream amp for a reason! $999 for a reason. Worth it!
For me it was the Kicker x50 & x100s....then the XS models...that design was so clean to me lol....
As always RF goes beast mode. The old skool ones were sooo cheater. Love it!
i had one of those running jl subs in the 90's......
dude. i had 2 power 300's back in hs. got stollen from me before they ever got hooked up in my car. such were those days.
They stole my power 300 , with 2- 15inch punch pro series speakers, was upset many days.
US Amps, I even had one a long time ago and wished I never sold it! It was a 150 watt 2 channel with a plexi bottom!
I remember running4 of these on 8 15in subs . with the cover off they look like linear 500 amps. I ran 4 mc 500 soundstreams on 8 ss8 and 2 ss18 soundstreams. Oh the good old days
The legend!
As far as dream amps, I always wanted one of the PPI 606's. Power, artsy fartsy graphics, what's not to like?!?
Test the zapco amp next please. I'm a fan of zapco
I had one of these ,back in late 90's early 2000's..I was a fool for getting rid if it😥😥😥
been wanting the Zapco 4k since it came out, to expensive so I settled for 2 c2k9.0’s, 2 c2k4.0’s, & 1 c2k6.0! for way less $$$
how did you get all that for less when all a zapco 4kw is is 2 c2k9.0's in a single bread box?
It would be nice to see the Power 650 dyno.
My boy I been watching your channels back wen u used to have a gold tahoe on chrome rims and like 10 18s subwoofers like 10 years ago maybe
I have a 1K I'm probably putting on Ebay in the next week or 2. Been sitting in the attic. Think it has one channel out, but probably a very easy fix for anyone that knows about electronics.
Could you send me a link to who can fix my power 300 mosfet amp? Wires need to be repaired it’s hella old school and was my dads and want to fix it and hook it up to make my Dad Proud to see that old amp rocking again! 😃😁 thank you if so man
I miss seeing giant heat sinks and aux fans in amplifiers. When they said 300 watts back then, they meant it none of this digital bullshit
Rockford Fosgate gonna come in and say "btw we meant 300 per channel"
Looks like the way a amp should look no flames no chrome or little neon lights just raw power
Audiobahn a2300hcq the one with the flames . had one on 3 solobaric 15s 9 years ago
That's what we called these back in the day "cheater amps"... Memories
Still got my dream amp. The 2nd Fosgate Power 650 I've owned. Would like to have the Terminator as well. These things are hard to come by.
Old school rf are beast bro u sure got yourself a nice piece! Ive always wanted the rf power bd1500..not that old school but i loved those amps. I think they were the 2001 line not sure
+meade916 I'm just curious was it a 1khz tone during the Certified and Uncertified and then 40hz for the Dynamic Burst run?... Or do you use a different test tone disc on the AD-1 then the one that comes with the DD-1? Thx
Unfortunately my 300 rockfordfosgate amp did get taken. I also had a 1000 watt Kenwood. But wonder which played better.
I would love to see an Audiobahn a2300hct on the bench.
I wanted to see the zapco
In the early 2000s a Rockford 1100A2 was mine , wayyy out of reach on a bag boy's salary.
Man I had a 800a2 that fucker was boss... best amp I’ve ever owned...I think I payed 6-700 new totally worth it back then
My dream amp was a punch power 1000!! But now I came across this Orion HCCA 25001, and I need to know what it’ll do on the dyno. I’ve already seen the xtr version, and that one went crazy at almost 7000 Watts!!!
If the power 300 is doing that. Can't imagine what power 650 can do.
Anything Auto about 550 certified per half so 1100 certified at 4ohm. At 2ohm mono, which they can do with ease around 1700
For your next amp test Tuesday please dyno and audiobahn amp. One of the old high current series. My dad just got an old beat up one off eBay. Audiobahn is our dream amp only second to the t-series fosgate. But I am super happy with our $80 dollar beat up amp.
Man, I remember when amps cost an arm and a leg. I had a chrome Kenwood 650 watt amp with two analog blue lighted output gauges on the front that powered my two JL Audio W-0 15s back in the day and they hit pretty hard. I remember paying $500 for that amp back then. I just bought an Orion HCCA 3K watt amp (capable of well over 10k watts as proven by BigDWiz on his amp dyno) for $700 to power my four Sundown Audio SA-12D2s in my Accord and it SLAMS them.
Very impressed! !