Arc Audio vs Rockford Fosgate
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Arc Audio vs Rockford Fosgate
So, I'm on the fence now about my amp choice.
Looking at the Arc 4050-xxk (50x4@4ohms) and a Fosgate P450.4 (60x4@4ohms) that Crutchfield has on special at $240.
I'm a big audiophile person while at home, so audio quality, clarity, imaging, detail, are all very important to me. I prefer a clean detailed NEUTRAL sonic character from my amps, which is why I run an NAD T973 in my primary listening room.
Is the Arc worth the extra coin? (I haven't actually priced one yet, but seems like they're just under $400 new) Or rather, are the newer fosgate's over the last few years that much noticeably worse than those of nearly a decade ago?
What do you all think?
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Looking at the Arc 4050-xxk (50x4@4ohms) and a Fosgate P450.4 (60x4@4ohms) that Crutchfield has on special at $240.
I'm a big audiophile person while at home, so audio quality, clarity, imaging, detail, are all very important to me. I prefer a clean detailed NEUTRAL sonic character from my amps, which is why I run an NAD T973 in my primary listening room.
Is the Arc worth the extra coin? (I haven't actually priced one yet, but seems like they're just under $400 new) Or rather, are the newer fosgate's over the last few years that much noticeably worse than those of nearly a decade ago?
What do you all think?
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This can help in your amp selection: http%3a//www.davidnavone.com/a2000/Amp%2520challenge%25202001%2520Revision.pdf
The author, Richard Clark, is the owner of one of the largest CD and DVD manufacturing companies in the USA. He is also a contributor to the famous www.synaudcon.com
The author, Richard Clark, is the owner of one of the largest CD and DVD manufacturing companies in the USA. He is also a contributor to the famous www.synaudcon.com
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heheh.
I forgot I even started this thread.
Yeah, shortly after posting this, I just said, 'screw it.' and called my Arc audio dealer.
FD4150 is on the way.
(Should read, STILL on the way....)
Fedex has been screwing us BIG time since Friday, when it was supposed to have been delivered. My install schedule is ALL horked up. It was supposed to go in on Friday night. Then Saturday. Then last night. Now, it's 'maybe tonight.' I've decided to stop holding out for it, and learned to start doing the other stuff I need to get ready for the weekend instead. (ran the wiring even without the amp on Friday, installed my CB gear in the truck on Saturday, and will be washing truck tonight instead of tomorrow, and if/whenever the amp comes, will try to install after the truck's bath, otherwise it goes in tomorrow night after work.)
ugh. I know I shouldn't complain, being it's such a trivial thing to be complaining about getting an Arc FD4150, but damn... it's really been pissing me off. When you lay out five and a half bills for a product, you expect it to arrive when it's promised!
E.
I forgot I even started this thread.
Yeah, shortly after posting this, I just said, 'screw it.' and called my Arc audio dealer.
FD4150 is on the way.
(Should read, STILL on the way....)
Fedex has been screwing us BIG time since Friday, when it was supposed to have been delivered. My install schedule is ALL horked up. It was supposed to go in on Friday night. Then Saturday. Then last night. Now, it's 'maybe tonight.' I've decided to stop holding out for it, and learned to start doing the other stuff I need to get ready for the weekend instead. (ran the wiring even without the amp on Friday, installed my CB gear in the truck on Saturday, and will be washing truck tonight instead of tomorrow, and if/whenever the amp comes, will try to install after the truck's bath, otherwise it goes in tomorrow night after work.)
ugh. I know I shouldn't complain, being it's such a trivial thing to be complaining about getting an Arc FD4150, but damn... it's really been pissing me off. When you lay out five and a half bills for a product, you expect it to arrive when it's promised!
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Originally Posted by Elmosaurus
heheh.
I forgot I even started this thread.
Yeah, shortly after posting this, I just said, 'screw it.' and called my Arc audio dealer.
FD4150 is on the way.
I forgot I even started this thread.
Yeah, shortly after posting this, I just said, 'screw it.' and called my Arc audio dealer.
FD4150 is on the way.
I shoulda looked at the date...I was reading it and was like "What, I thought he ordered a 4150 already???"
I assumed it was a new thread Haha
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And I should know cause half that stuff was mine
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Originally Posted by ranchocucbro
Who started ARC? I think they have something to do with the famous Zapco founders.
Robert Zeff, the creator of ZAPCO, man who designed all the Zapco amps, designed the Arc amps too...
He designed the boards in a few other amps too...
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Originally Posted by Bartak1
Robert Zeff, the creator of ZAPCO, man who designed all the Zapco amps, designed the Arc amps too...
He designed the boards in a few other amps too...
He designed the boards in a few other amps too...