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my best friend had 2 GS-500 and 1 GS-300!!!! All 3 got stolen WITHOUT setting off the Viper Alarm!! COPS nailed the 3 installers 1 week later lol CANNOT Describe the clarity @ 155Db Full music!!
That amp should sound nice my 15" Rockford Fosgate HX2 Duel 3" coils 4ohms 600rms, 1200peak. Hz range 24hz-200hz. All i need speakers front and back. Good to go lol
The 25 to Life amp looks amazing, but at the end of the day, now I am getting old I would have to go with the Small T10005XD just because I'm now into "practical" age where I want great sound and minimal space taken up. Thanks for all your videos, you're great and I look forward to your next one.
@@myboy051 im at that age and I like the charm or having an old school RF amp that I could never afford when I was younger and just dreamed about. When it comes to 4 channel amps the the small boosters can give u 75×4 and be tucked behind the head unit so it doesn't get better than that for practicality. Running my subs off an old 800a2 tho
no i get it im 59 cranking Judas priest ozzy still just got rid of two 1100 a2 amps ,still listen to rock just dont blow my windows anymore well sometimes
I have number 323 of 2500 with everything but the shirt and hat. Never used it just tested it and after watching this I may have to hook it up. Thank you for the test very good stuff.
I miss those Auto Sound & Security magazines do they make them anymore, and I really miss the magazines that tell you what new rims are coming out and who makes them
@@wal it is but it's not too bad it runs my treo perfectly LOL I was thinking about selling it one day but I probably never will I do need the original bass knob or one similar if you know anybody selling them or where to get them that would be awesome.
Keep up the great work. You have reignited my passion for car audio. Working on collecting some of the classics. Thanks for all your amazing videos. Thank you for your hard work and time we all appreciate it.
This is a little off point but may save some unwanted interaction. I recently reconfigured my HT system but didn't do the mandatory walk around outside to see how much went above & beyond. At approx 12:00 AM I was reminded to by Scottsdale PD! They were cool but don't forget about keeping peace with your neighbors! Love you guys, just trying to help. PS. I live just about 3 to 4 miles from where they make your amp dyno, 7 miles from MTX & have a buddy that worked for RF. Small world!
The original Power 1000 was the Baddest back in the day, I also had a punch 25 to life, but never saw a 1000 model before, great video👍 The 2 best amps I ever owned for 2 15s was the Earthquake 2150 and Zapco Z1502c.... if ya ever get a chance, please do vid on those and would make my day, lol
That's why I've always been a Fosgate fan. You can bet they put out what they say it will. You might pay more, but you always know what your getting. Good job DWIZ!
Man audio is fun fun fun! You remind me of when I was a kid and just having speakers and subs everywhere and just having fun and learning stuff. Stay cool broHamsky /;)
I had the Poer 1000 25 To life up until a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I had to sell it to pay the bills. Absolutely loved it and would one day like to have it again. I still have a vast collect of Car stereo & Security, Autosound, Car audio and a few other publications
Nice Dyno and review Dereck. I wish more manufacturers nowadays would offer "hybrid" amps with both class a/b for mids and tweets with super efficient class D for subs. Best of both worlds really.
Thanks for opening the shirt to show us. I remember seeing one once at a comp . I'm old now and can't remember how to tune my new amp you tried to kill. Boss Armor 1500. To a stock ford fiesta radio 2015. If anyone wants to toss me a tip I thank you.
As always big do you such a great job you give so much more information than anyone on the Internet testimonies. I wished everyone would send you their amplifier and pay you to test him. I also wish you would come up with a way to sell new stuff preferably Orion and such to all of us. We would definitely support you by buying products. If you do sell the stuff that you show. Would be nice if you had a way to list it. I hear you’re on eBay? Not really sure if that’s true maybe advertise your eBay site if you do.
I bought one of these from Sonic Electronix 12 years ago (grey market), for $498 brand new ! At that time, SE listed the MSRP at $1498. Beat the shit out of that thing for pretty much the entire 12 years. Finally started to have problems (which in retrospect, probably were not even coming from the amp) but I was waaay overdue for a separate bass and stereo amps anyway. So after 12 years of use, I sold it for $300 a couple months ago. I'm sure I could have gotten more.... but I had already gotten like $10,000 worth of use out of it :) lol Best value piece of stereo equipment I've ever bought. Granted, the new stuff is SO freaking strong, for so cheap. It was a great looking amp though, and the LED lights were more than just pretty. They were actually so useful, and completely visible from the drivers seat in my truck. I wish amp companies still used these.
I really love how Rockford use to make amps. It looked like they actually cared about what’s inside as well as the outside. Not saying they don’t now but the old school stuff was just somehow better!
I have the Rockford Fostage Power 650 and wondering can you do a vdeo and dyno on it because I am to nervous to hook mine up because of the age. I would love to install it. Thank you.
Had one of these 25 to life back when RF was auctioning stuff off on Ebay. Got it for a smoking deal. Ended up painting it black and it looked even better than the chrome. Sadly one of the visual signal output ( vu meter ish) got stuck. It made crazy power and every channel was rated for 1ohm, unheard of to this day. If you ever saw a black one, it was mine.
Big D man you my favorite old school to watch do what you do, keep up the good work buddy I love the videos , oh and I’m good friends with ole Keith Payne, I hang out and sponge as much info as I can from him he’s a good dude, I’m 52 and had plenty systems, I gave Keith a Phoenix Gold 5 channel amp called Reactor, I’d love to see it on your bench
Dwiz lately all ido is watch your amp dynos .i studied up and did a pretty big stereo install in my truck everything is cool but I have 8 amplifiers and only use 3 . Why do so many of us love this stuff ?
@BigDWiz keep singin for me brother! Got that MILLION DOLLAR VOICE! Another great vid "It's gettin' hot in herre...." P.S. can we get another poll: Rockville amp Skar amp Alphard/DeafBonce amp We all know Alphard hits rated power, but how much past rated will it go? Is Rockville attempting to redeem itself yet? Haven't seen many Skar Audio dynos 3 GOOD REASONS :)
One of your best videos yet !! I have a few questions about amps and signal processors, if you don't mind answering I'd be grateful. Do the new and far smaller footprint amps have less reliability and noticeable SQ difference than that of their predecessors ? Are they more bulletproof then the awesome old school amps ? The technology has improved and with having robotics and much easier to mass produce, but I would rather have old school amps like the Kicker ZR, RF, or higher end like US Amps or Linear Power. Is it much better to have an external high end signal processor/eq over controlling sound from a high end head unit like Kenwood, Pioneer, etc. ? I see the high end signal processors such as RF Helix Audison Mosconi and others along with the lower priced versions and wonder if there is a day and night very noticeable SQ difference from having an external signal processor over the nice head unit. Those Savard 8" subs have great bang for the buck 500 watt RMS for $125. I would enjoy watching a video showing some of the top rated 8" subwoofers in a DB challenge and side by side comparisons . Big $ -Sundown JL Digital Designs DC audio B2, etc. Bang for buck subs- Memphis MOJO CT Sounds B2 Skar Savard RF Orion Kicker,etc. SQ top end subs -Focal Dynaudio Hertz,etc. Thank you for posting these great old school and new tech videos which helps to entertain us during these tough times.
Rockford Fosgate a/b amps have always sounded so good to me but they get soooo dang hot. Back when I had my focus I had to run a fan on my 501s cus the summers in Minnesota get hoooooooot and humid specially when the sun's up from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm ....but they sound so good.
Yeah but when 1 corner of the amp is so hot you actually burn yourself on it, imagine the temps of the actual transistors. Worryingly, none of my Power T series amps (T2000bD + T8004) ever thermally shut down on me, so I always had to run a bunch of 80mm fans blowing air down into the groves just to keep them acceptably cool.
@@minus3dbintheteens60 I bought a 501s off eBay and all the caps are dented in and the cover plate had the paint burn off....funny thing is it works flawlessly.
I did not know the power 1000 25 to life was a 5 channel amp. That REALLY cool. 😞 now I wish I bought it when I had the chance I would have got it for half the price.
Way cool! Thanks Big D. Are you still running the Orion SPLX 3K on the 8s, as your daily setup? Love RF. I have a lot of Amps some still in boxes never opened, but you! oh man, where do you put all your amps, you have one of everything!
What a beautiful 25years amp. The vu meters are very nice. It's as always good on power. The chrome is nice. And on your question, I like the power 1000 C more. It's the first and best. The new t1000 is also nice,and very compact. Next time a X1 testing from RF😎😎😎 or a x7😎😎 Keep up the testing it's very very very nice to see. Big 👍👍👍👍
I think it’s time to make a video covering why all the new amps are requiring a 2 ohm load to achieve the amp’s intended power now. They used to give you ‘all’ the power, and more of it, at either 2 ohm or 4 ohm...now you need to run 2 ohm in most cases. I’m looking at all you Rockford, Alpine, Kicker, JL!
Love the videos. I saw on Facebook that you got ahold of the Dual XDCPA9BT stereo one day. Assuming you've used it due to you hating the touch volume, how is it for you? Was curious. Stay safe
It's funny how you mention the large remote input, i too have never understood why almost every amp made today uses a large remote input, even 14-16 gauge would still be overly large but at least give a better clamp on the tiny wire needed for switching the amp on.
Glad to see this amp. I have one and was curious to see the power output. Wouldn't mind seeing the 1500-1 from 2009-10 before the constant power series.
I've had this amp since, I believe, 2009 or so, in my 08 grand prix, and I've beaten the heck out of it with my four Polk Audio MM6501 speakers and two 12" Punch P3 sealed subs (wired as such to give a 1ohm load to the sub channel). And still never had a problem with overheating or any apparent damage to the amp, but a couple of my speakers have been from excessive volume over the past few years. I'm curious, do they make any 5 channel amps like this anymore? With that kind of power AND 1-ohm stable? I actually find it kind of sad that this amp was such a limited production awesome piece of car audio equipment.
Damn Rockford makes some beautiful equipment great video from my guy Big D And like they say you get what you pay for and in this case it's ALLOT 👍🏾 🔊🔊🔊-🔊🔊🔊!
Big d I love your channel so much I watch it all the time like every day over and over I was wondering have you ever tested pro audio amps cuz I was wondering if they put out their actual rated power because some of them do and some of them don't and I was just wondering like the same thing with car audio if the home audio amps are true to the rated power
Awesome. RF, Kicker, etc. people forget that these “played out” brands have and still have actual engineers working for them rather than using out of patent amp designs with clever chassis designs.
Oh that car audio life back in 1986..my 1st awakening..hearing a neighbor driving around in a vw bug with all this bass coming out of it..wtf?!!?...then a kid @ my high school..with a lowered nissan hardbody sporting a snug-top..he had 4 pile 12's and a linear power 200x2 (i think)...i was bitten like i had never been bitten by anything...I started going to some local car stereo stores..those prices back then could choke a whole team of horses..i was just a high school kid..i didnt have hundreds of dollars for Rockford or Orion or Linear power..or alphasonic..or PPi..or soundstream..or alpine..or Denon ..if there are still young people today who are just becoming aware of great sound/bass in cars, youve got it so good relatively...factory installed autosound is still a joke even today..despite these respected "high fidelity" companies putting their names on these systems..now i havent heard them all, so some might be nice..but nothing is going to be as affordable or as good sounding as aftermarket and a good install.
Like to hear your input on what people call clean power. Are they just referring to class A/B style amps vs. class D style? This one has me a bit confused. Thanks in advance.
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1991 Power 1000c Amp Dyno Test - ruclips.net/video/MEuEbuNbcHc/видео.html
Rare 1991 Terminator Edition Power 1000c Mosfet - ruclips.net/video/Ro1rra0bmGI/видео.html
2016 Power 1000x5ad Tested: ruclips.net/video/Tz3HvIcjoYA/видео.html
SMD / D'Amore Engineering Amp Dyno: goo.gl/sJTcf7
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That box won't give you no more than 135
my best friend had 2 GS-500 and 1 GS-300!!!!
All 3 got stolen WITHOUT setting off the Viper Alarm!!
COPS nailed the 3 installers 1 week later lol
CANNOT Describe the clarity @ 155Db Full music!!
Does the old school amp put out cleaner sound than the smaller new style? Or is this smaller one better.. I'm an old-school type of guy
Big D please tell me what the most powerful bass amp you can get for around $60 is???? any ideas I am on a budget
That amp should sound nice my 15" Rockford Fosgate HX2 Duel 3" coils 4ohms 600rms, 1200peak. Hz range 24hz-200hz. All i need speakers front and back. Good to go lol
back when amp companies used to underrate amps rather than overrating them.
The 25 to Life amp looks amazing, but at the end of the day, now I am getting old I would have to go with the Small T10005XD just because I'm now into "practical" age where I want great sound and minimal space taken up.
Thanks for all your videos, you're great and I look forward to your next one.
Whats the practical age???
Tater Tot - i would say around the age of 38 or older .
@@myboy051 im at that age and I like the charm or having an old school RF amp that I could never afford when I was younger and just dreamed about. When it comes to 4 channel amps the the small boosters can give u 75×4 and be tucked behind the head unit so it doesn't get better than that for practicality. Running my subs off an old 800a2 tho
no i get it im 59 cranking Judas priest ozzy still just got rid of two 1100 a2 amps ,still listen to rock just dont blow my windows anymore well sometimes
I had one of those until 2009 or so. Thanks for bringing back the memories of the 25 to Life Power 1000.
Holy crap man. Can you even hear anymore. I remember on hooked up to 2 15" Vega strokers. It popped the back window of his 87 chevette.. lol
I finally found one I could afford from a viewer. Now we all benefit 👍
I have number 323 of 2500 with everything but the shirt and hat. Never used it just tested it and after watching this I may have to hook it up. Thank you for the test very good stuff.
I miss those Auto Sound & Security magazines do they make them anymore, and I really miss the magazines that tell you what new rims are coming out and who makes them
I still have mine from back in the day I wish I had the box by threw it away I love it. Does all my door speakers and sub all-in-one
Yeah perfect all in one amp! Just BIG!
@@wal it is but it's not too bad it runs my treo perfectly LOL I was thinking about selling it one day but I probably never will I do need the original bass knob or one similar if you know anybody selling them or where to get them that would be awesome.
@Stimpy&Ren it's definitely true crazy how things have changed
Keep up the great work. You have reignited my passion for car audio. Working on collecting some of the classics. Thanks for all your amazing videos. Thank you for your hard work and time we all appreciate it.
Awesome 👏
This is a little off point but may save some unwanted interaction. I recently reconfigured my HT system but
didn't do the mandatory walk around outside to see how much went above & beyond.
At approx 12:00 AM I was reminded to by Scottsdale PD!
They were cool but don't forget about keeping peace with your neighbors!
Love you guys, just trying to help.
PS. I live just about 3 to 4 miles from where they make your amp dyno, 7 miles from MTX & have a buddy
that worked for RF. Small world!
I love the oldschool dyno's. Hopefully more to come.
Thanks for shaking my walls and everything else in here. Always nice waking neighbors with my Old School Kicker C18"'s getting a workout
Great job
I really appreciate you taking the time to go the extra mile and set up the SPL meter. Please keep doing that on your amp dynos
Such a cool amplifier!!! The car audio industry was so much cooler back in the day!!
Great videos! Be nice to see some old Alpine 35 series amps from the 90's..keep up the great work.
1989 Alpine 3545 vs Precision Power (PPI) 2350DM Amp Dyno Drag Race ruclips.net/video/VbfBwLvaj4E/видео.html
yes please!!!! I used to run a 3544 and 3543!!
As ALWAYS my man BIG D smoking the competition with legit testing & great unbias videos...RockFord Fogate for Life & Big D RUclips channel for Life !
The original Power 1000 was the Baddest back in the day, I also had a punch 25 to life, but never saw a 1000 model before, great video👍
The 2 best amps I ever owned for 2 15s was the Earthquake 2150 and Zapco Z1502c.... if ya ever get a chance, please do vid on those and would make my day, lol
I so want to install my 25 to life, but got other things to tackle first..
Thanks for yet another nice video!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
That's why I've always been a Fosgate fan. You can bet they put out what they say it will. You might pay more, but you always know what your getting. Good job DWIZ!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Oh Man! That was the peak of my car audio days in 1991! It was my passion :)
Those were good times, but car audio was very expensive!
Man audio is fun fun fun! You remind me of when I was a kid and just having speakers and subs everywhere and just having fun and learning stuff. Stay cool broHamsky /;)
Thanks Big D, that video was awesome. Killer amp!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Man I had a pair of T3002's from mid 2000's and they were huge, insanely underrated.
Honestly not a big RF fan but their oldschool stuff is great.
You are just having too much fun with this!! Top Notch as always!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I had the Poer 1000 25 To life up until a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I had to sell it to pay the bills. Absolutely loved it and would one day like to have it again. I still have a vast collect of Car stereo & Security, Autosound, Car audio and a few other publications
I totally remember that issue of Car audio and electronics!
That thing is an absolute BEAST!!!!
Yeah I know everybody wants to be eco-friendly but damn I wish I had a collection of 90s audio mags for my man cave
She sure is purty! Can’t believe I missed this one.
Nice Dyno and review Dereck.
I wish more manufacturers nowadays would offer "hybrid" amps with both class a/b for mids and tweets with super efficient class D for subs.
Best of both worlds really.
Agreed! I think with size requirements these days we will most likely keep seeing all Class D
I had two Punch 45’s and two Punch 150’s, the 45’s ran the mids and highs, the two 150’s each ran a Punch 12” Pro. Great sounding system, and loud!
Thanks for opening the shirt to show us. I remember seeing one once at a comp . I'm old now and can't remember how to tune my new amp you tried to kill. Boss Armor 1500. To a stock ford fiesta radio 2015. If anyone wants to toss me a tip I thank you.
Best to ask Five Star Car Stereo when they do their live streams on Monday
I wish you were in my area. I'd love to drop off my T10001bd, same vintage as this one, just to see what it can do.
Man what a beautiful amp! Thank you for the treasure you bring us Big D👍
25 to life for sure my favorite
😱😱😱 Power 1000 triple threat!!
Yeah boyeeeeee!
I so wanted the 25 to life version, it was jl audio and rockford when I first got the car audio bug lol
Yeah boyeeeee!
Like a lightning 🌩bug 🐛 lol
Beautiful inside and out. Thank you for the internal shot.
One of the best Big D vids. Great amplifiers, all 3 of them!!!
Found one in a local pawn shop 2 yrs ago for $150.00 added straight to my old school collection..
As always big do you such a great job you give so much more information than anyone on the Internet testimonies. I wished everyone would send you their amplifier and pay you to test him. I also wish you would come up with a way to sell new stuff preferably Orion and such to all of us. We would definitely support you by buying products. If you do sell the stuff that you show. Would be nice if you had a way to list it. I hear you’re on eBay? Not really sure if that’s true maybe advertise your eBay site if you do.
I do not sell much on eBay at the moment but I should set something up
You are a BASS ADICT BRO!!!!!😎😎😎😎😎
How much more pwr you think it give without the other channels loaded... I really dont think it would be alot.... Maybe 20 watts
Found 1 on ebay for $999 still sealed number 951 of 2500
What a beautiful piece of car audio history right there!
Oh yeahhh!!! The good old Rockford 🙌 excellent video💪
I bought one of these from Sonic Electronix 12 years ago (grey market), for $498 brand new ! At that time, SE listed the MSRP at $1498. Beat the shit out of that thing for pretty much the entire 12 years. Finally started to have problems (which in retrospect, probably were not even coming from the amp) but I was waaay overdue for a separate bass and stereo amps anyway. So after 12 years of use, I sold it for $300 a couple months ago. I'm sure I could have gotten more.... but I had already gotten like $10,000 worth of use out of it :) lol Best value piece of stereo equipment I've ever bought. Granted, the new stuff is SO freaking strong, for so cheap. It was a great looking amp though, and the LED lights were more than just pretty. They were actually so useful, and completely visible from the drivers seat in my truck. I wish amp companies still used these.
I really love how Rockford use to make amps. It looked like they actually cared about what’s inside as well as the outside. Not saying they don’t now but the old school stuff was just somehow better!
Happy Easter 🐣
Happy Easter!
I love the Memphis Belle amp a little more. True old school power
I had one of those, nice amps too
I have the Rockford Fostage Power 650 and wondering can you do a vdeo and dyno on it because I am to nervous to hook mine up because of the age. I would love to install it. Thank you.
I have a couple 650’s, one was repaired. They are around 30 years old so it may need some attention
I have one of these and can’t even use it. I have very limited space and this amp is huge.
Ever thought of using ferrules for your power and speaker wire. It makes me nervous because you are asking for fraying.
Yes, but they do work good for use over and over. One time use they are perfect, but not for multiple usage
Since he uses them multiple times when testing, he is better off just soldering the ends, if your worried about frayed wires.
The original silver big belle will always be the most sexy 5 channel imo. And its still one of the most powerful all these years later.
I still have one ! It needs a new power mosfet set - had it replaced once before - changed up to the T1000.4 2015
Had one of these 25 to life back when RF was auctioning stuff off on Ebay. Got it for a smoking deal. Ended up painting it black and it looked even better than the chrome. Sadly one of the visual signal output ( vu meter ish) got stuck. It made crazy power and every channel was rated for 1ohm, unheard of to this day. If you ever saw a black one, it was mine.
Great video Big D, I love the size diference in the 3 amps. The small one is my favorite tho. But 941 watts wow!
Boom shocka!
Big D man you my favorite old school to watch do what you do, keep up the good work buddy I love the videos , oh and I’m good friends with ole Keith Payne, I hang out and sponge as much info as I can from him he’s a good dude, I’m 52 and had plenty systems, I gave Keith a Phoenix Gold 5 channel amp called Reactor, I’d love to see it on your bench
Dwiz lately all ido is watch your amp dynos .i studied up and did a pretty big stereo install in my truck everything is cool but I have 8 amplifiers and only use 3 . Why do so many of us love this stuff ?
@BigDWiz keep singin for me brother! Got that MILLION DOLLAR VOICE! Another great vid
"It's gettin' hot in herre...."
P.S. can we get another poll:
Rockville amp
Skar amp
Alphard/DeafBonce amp
We all know Alphard hits rated power, but how much past rated will it go? Is Rockville attempting to redeem itself yet? Haven't seen many Skar Audio dynos
3 GOOD REASONS :)
We gotsta get yo ears checked! Ha, thanks for the comment and suggestions
Less than an hour left on EBAY for the Hifonics ISIS and Orion 250 HCCA Digital Reference
Original black rf Power 1000 mosfet is for sale on eBay now if anyone wants a rare working example of the old beast.
Audiobank Monoblock 8000 WATTS Amp Class D 1ohm Car Audio Stereo Amplifier P8001 you should test this amp
I love the five channel chrome one it's a throw back to when fosgate was in top of the car audio food chain
RF and Kicker spend more on office supplies than most of these other car audio companies make in a year 😬
@@wal Sounds like a quote from a movie I love 😂
I like your work and I enjoy your vedios very much keep up the great work D your awsome
One of your best videos yet !! I have a few questions about amps and signal processors, if you don't mind answering I'd be grateful. Do the new and far smaller footprint amps have less reliability and noticeable SQ difference than that of their predecessors ? Are they more bulletproof then the awesome old school amps ? The technology has improved and with having robotics and much easier to mass produce, but I would rather have old school amps like the Kicker ZR, RF, or higher end like US Amps or Linear Power. Is it much better to have an external high end signal processor/eq over controlling sound from a high end head unit like Kenwood, Pioneer, etc. ? I see the high end signal processors such as RF Helix Audison Mosconi and others along with the lower priced versions and wonder if there is a day and night very noticeable SQ difference from having an external signal processor over the nice head unit. Those Savard 8" subs have great bang for the buck 500 watt RMS for $125. I would enjoy watching a video showing some of the top rated 8" subwoofers in a DB challenge and side by side comparisons . Big $ -Sundown JL Digital Designs DC audio B2, etc. Bang for buck subs- Memphis MOJO CT Sounds B2 Skar Savard RF Orion Kicker,etc. SQ top end subs -Focal Dynaudio Hertz,etc. Thank you for posting these great old school and new tech videos which helps to entertain us during these tough times.
Rockford Fosgate a/b amps have always sounded so good to me but they get soooo dang hot. Back when I had my focus I had to run a fan on my 501s cus the summers in Minnesota get hoooooooot and humid specially when the sun's up from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm ....but they sound so good.
Heatsink removing heat from components so it’s doing it’s job
@@wal correct .
Yeah but when 1 corner of the amp is so hot you actually burn yourself on it, imagine the temps of the actual transistors. Worryingly, none of my Power T series amps (T2000bD + T8004) ever thermally shut down on me, so I always had to run a bunch of 80mm fans blowing air down into the groves just to keep them acceptably cool.
@@minus3dbintheteens60 I bought a 501s off eBay and all the caps are dented in and the cover plate had the paint burn off....funny thing is it works flawlessly.
Very impressive results especially for the time. Definitely sexy amp but a fingerprint magnet I’m sure. Great video!
Yeah she’s easily scratched too
I did not know the power 1000 25 to life was a 5 channel amp. That REALLY cool. 😞 now I wish I bought it when I had the chance I would have got it for half the price.
I wish this had a heart thing like Facebook does. I love this amp. Thanks for the video bro.
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I have always wanted one of those,beautiful amp
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Way cool! Thanks Big D. Are you still running the Orion SPLX 3K on the 8s, as your daily setup? Love RF. I have a lot of Amps some still in boxes never opened, but you! oh man, where do you put all your amps, you have one of everything!
What a beautiful 25years amp. The vu meters are very nice. It's as always good on power. The chrome is nice. And on your question, I like the power 1000 C more. It's the first and best. The new t1000 is also nice,and very compact.
Next time a X1 testing from RF😎😎😎 or a x7😎😎
Keep up the testing it's very very very nice to see. Big 👍👍👍👍
I think it’s time to make a video covering why all the new amps are requiring a 2 ohm load to achieve the amp’s intended power now. They used to give you ‘all’ the power, and more of it, at either 2 ohm or 4 ohm...now you need to run 2 ohm in most cases. I’m looking at all you Rockford, Alpine, Kicker, JL!
Very beautiful find. Nice video , good job.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love the videos. I saw on Facebook that you got ahold of the Dual XDCPA9BT stereo one day. Assuming you've used it due to you hating the touch volume, how is it for you? Was curious. Stay safe
2 of these and a 360.3 would make for a really nice old-school sq setup
That thing is fricking awesome!!! The coolest one of the bunch!!!
It's funny how you mention the large remote input, i too have never understood why almost every amp made today uses a large remote input, even 14-16 gauge would still be overly large but at least give a better clamp on the tiny wire needed for switching the amp on.
Glad to see this amp. I have one and was curious to see the power output. Wouldn't mind seeing the 1500-1 from 2009-10 before the constant power series.
May I ask why you dont like the constant power? I've never had one
Awesome as usual! I've got some mint ADS RS10's that would go perfect with that amp.
Beautiful amp with great power!
I've had this amp since, I believe, 2009 or so, in my 08 grand prix, and I've beaten the heck out of it with my four Polk Audio MM6501 speakers and two 12" Punch P3 sealed subs (wired as such to give a 1ohm load to the sub channel). And still never had a problem with overheating or any apparent damage to the amp, but a couple of my speakers have been from excessive volume over the past few years.
I'm curious, do they make any 5 channel amps like this anymore? With that kind of power AND 1-ohm stable? I actually find it kind of sad that this amp was such a limited production awesome piece of car audio equipment.
Yes some companies such as Sundown (SFB5ch), Synergy and Cosmos Audio all have 5ch amps with 1500W plus sub channels rated for 1 ohm
Even though its a more modern beast( even@15 years old), the 25 to life is my favorite:)
I'm a sucker for rockford fosgate amps. This is an absolute beauty!
Can you tedt the D'amore 660.5?
I had that same amp with alpine 7803 pull out loved it
This amp reminds me of the Xtant, I think that’s how it’s spelled.
But those were gorgeous.
Have you ever tested one of those?
Great video, can’t go wrong with RF amps
That’s a fact!
Is this your daily amp? Very very nice unit to say the least.
Just came across your channel today. Great content! Are you in Williston VT?
No sir it’s my name, not location 😊
wow that amp is so beautiful!
Damn Rockford makes some beautiful equipment great video from my guy Big D And like they say you get what you pay for and in this case it's ALLOT 👍🏾 🔊🔊🔊-🔊🔊🔊!
Big d I love your channel so much I watch it all the time like every day over and over I was wondering have you ever tested pro audio amps cuz I was wondering if they put out their actual rated power because some of them do and some of them don't and I was just wondering like the same thing with car audio if the home audio amps are true to the rated power
I’ve tested a few Pro Audio Amp Dyno Tests
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Awesome. RF, Kicker, etc. people forget that these “played out” brands have and still have actual engineers working for them rather than using out of patent amp designs with clever chassis designs.
Da truf!
Hell yeah preach brother preach
The good old days of clean Class AB power!
Awesome video! Rockford is legit.
Thats a beut Clark!🤣super rare and cool D been waiting for this one👍
Thanks brother 👌
I'm really surprised you don't have a heck of alot more Subscribers especially in our current situation 🤔
I appreciate it, channel is growing slow and steady, I’m cool with that
You've got to Blu Tack that Book shelf monitor so that it will not slide BigD
Oh that car audio life back in 1986..my 1st awakening..hearing a neighbor driving around in a vw bug with all this bass coming out of it..wtf?!!?...then a kid @ my high school..with a lowered nissan hardbody sporting a snug-top..he had 4 pile 12's and a linear power 200x2 (i think)...i was bitten like i had never been bitten by anything...I started going to some local car stereo stores..those prices back then could choke a whole team of horses..i was just a high school kid..i didnt have hundreds of dollars for Rockford or Orion or Linear power..or alphasonic..or PPi..or soundstream..or alpine..or Denon ..if there are still young people today who are just becoming aware of great sound/bass in cars, youve got it so good relatively...factory installed autosound is still a joke even today..despite these respected "high fidelity" companies putting their names on these systems..now i havent heard them all, so some might be nice..but nothing is going to be as affordable or as good sounding as aftermarket and a good install.
So true, but you can get a lot of bang for your buck today
love that interior
Like to hear your input on what people call clean power. Are they just referring to class A/B style amps vs. class D style? This one has me a bit confused. Thanks in advance.
I want that 25 to life in my life!!!
That's the only 25 to life I want lol