Recent content by kharvel

Wow, thanks for the great info. Looks like both the Lanzar and JL amps are keepers. I never intended to replace them because they were top-of-line when I bought them and have served me well over the years and I'm glad to know they're still quality products even today. I know people have said...

Is that 1500 watts RMS for $120?? The JL 500.1 was 500 watts RMS at any ohm. That was cutting edge way back when I bought it. How does this APSM-1500 compare?

It is a custom trunk enclosure. See my comment to Spooney above. I'm not familiar with the Zed amplifiers. Does "rare" mean that they're just as good as the high-end amps today and much better than the cheap amps today, even after 16 years of technological progress? Should I be upgrading it...

I don't intend to change the components. But suppose that I could afford to replace them if I wanted to - has the technology progressed since the mid-1990s that I could get better sound quality from mid-grade tweeters and mids today than the German-made MB Quarts I have in my car now? I paid...

Are they junk compared to the Kicker C12A? This is the only comparison that is relevant for me since I already bought the Kenwood subs. By the way, I paid $47 for each of the Kenwood subs for a total of $93 with free shipping. Would you still rate them as junk at this price?

Thank you everyone for your great responses and sorry for the delay in checking back. Let me respond to your comments and questions one by one in the next few postings. I WAS a big-time car stereo enthusiast in high school and college but haven't been in the scene for nearly 2 decades so you...

Come on guys, some advice or any comments would be helpful!

Hello everyone: I just removed a couple of 12" Kicker C12A subwoofers from my 2001 Acura CL Type S vehicle. These hoary subwoofers have had a long and interesting journey. They were originally purchased in 1996 and installed in a stand-alone box enclosure which was placed in the trunk of a...