i was tinking of getting a rockford fostgate deck i was just curious as to how it would look in a camaro and the quality. i have an aiwa now and it is incredibly horrible it constantly skips on bumps.

 

My friend had one in his jeep. It's okay but nothing special. It's your typical head unit. There are 3 types of head units. Stock oem, Good (pioneer anything between $120-$300), and never need another (between $300-up). If you can wait out for like 2 more weeks and save a little more, get an Alpine or something that has a known history with head unit quality.

 

Yep hold off and get an Alpine. One of the V-drive 60Wx4 units......Sweet decks!!! I even got a lowered suspension on the IROC and it never skips!!

[This message has been edited by Torqomeo (edited November 18, 2001).]

 

well souds like a good plan maybe ill try an alpine.

 

Hold on a second: before you decide to go for another deck, take another look at the Rockford Fosgate. I have one myself and I love it, but the benefits really depend on how you're going to use it in your system.

Cosmetically they're pretty simple, which I like, but others prefer fancier decks. I have the RFX8350, it's black rather than the new silver design. I'd give you some pics, but I'm currently redoing my flush mount piece and I don't have a front panel on it right now

Sure, there are a handful a little reasons to pick Rockford over another brand, but the same can be said of other brands over Rockford. From that perspective it just depends on what features appeal to you more.

However the best thing about the RF line is that they have very low resistance from the deck to amplifiers. The specs say that it is 50 ohms, but dealers will tell you that it is much less than that. Compare that number to most other similarly-priced decks and you'll find that they usually have somewhere around 100-300 ohms of resistance. This means that the RF decks send a clearer, cleaner signal to your amplifiers. Of course, this is only beneficial if you plan on using amps. Their deck power is pretty much average (22Wx4 RMS).

Personally, I couldn't believe the improvement in sound quality and volume that resulted. Granted, the deck I was replacing wasn't the greatest (Alpine three disc in-dash) and some of the improvement may have been due to an increase in RCA voltage as well, but it was significantly effective. I was able to turn down the gains on my amp and I can honestly say that I haven't had a single problem with the deck.

I would really recommend an RF deck for a system that was going to be running external amplifiers. Other than that, it all depends on what features impress you the most. Good luck deck hunting.