Fosgate vs. Crossfire

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

seems like you really want to do the swap. If so, just do it and see how you like the difference, if any.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Yeah, whatever happens I am holding on to both of my RF power series amps. I am tired of switching. The Crossfire seems like it would be much easier for me to tune. I do not like the "Made in Korea" sign on the back of my VR 1000. Even though the amp is designed and engineered in the USA. Both of my RF amps are made in the USA.

 

[J3M Concepts 10+ year member]

the old cfa crossfires were almost bullet proof. very solid amps. when they switched to the tek mods. is when they started having problems. the vrs were no better.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Have you ever owned a Crossfire amp?

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

I am still growing back and forth but my gut tells me to leave the RF power series in. I also talked to several people and they all also tell me that both amps are equal in quality.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Swapped out the Fosgate with the Crossfire amps and I was not dissappointed. Those 2 VR amps are very very solid and very heavy. The sound is pheunomenal. Very very clear. The bass hits the same but I can tell the difference with the mids and highs.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Failed experiment. Loss 30% of bass. Put back in RF power series mini amps in my truck. I am happy that I gave it a try. Thank you guys for your support.

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

30%....seriously..what? Did you have the amp bench tested before, I'm just wondering why, because the vr's put out there wattage at 12ish volts and are underrated

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

if you can find some os cfa's try those out. they are my favorite of crossfire amps. i do have a vr 401 in my work car on a american bass xd12 and a vr602 in my cady on two os kicker 18s it is bridged to the two 8 ohm 18s. it does seem to run a little warm unlike the older crossfires. they run alot cooler imo. a 30hc or a couple 15hc's are my personal favorites. bamg for the buck i say crossfire though. i have two bnib 15hc's sittin here waiting for me to get something to put them in lol. but i dont know if i care much for the new stuff from either company to be honest. neither impress me. they both used to make awesome amps in the 90s. if you want something new then i would try some of these other companies that seem to the doing well with the guys on here. sundown etc. i would like to get ahold of a nice american bass vfl sometime. i just picked up an os vfl 500 but its not like the new vfl series. but its a nice lil amp.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

I could immediately hear the difference when I switched the T1500-1BD with the Crossfire VR 1000D. I have been working with car audio since I was 19 years old when the punch 45 used to run an entire system including 12's and bump hard. The days of Linear Power, Hifonics, PPI and so on. Now I am 38 and after I put the VR 1000D in the truck with the gain up 1/2 -3/4 of the way it didn't even get close to my T1500-1BD. Not a knock on Crossfire but an observation. All the guys who posted earlier in the forum were 100% right to tell me to stick with Fosgate. That's what I'm doing. Sticking with Fosgate. This lesson costs me a few hours of inconvience and a valuable lesson.

This is a really good forum.

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

the vr & bmf amps were not nearly as good amps as the cfas. the cfas where not as strong as the vrs & bmfs but they were rock solid dependable.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

If the VR series from Crossfire is anything like what I heard yesterday in my truck, then it is a big dissappointment. The amp had to be turned up 3/4 of the way and the bass control knob had to be turned up all the way to get decent bass. It was a huge dissappointment. The VR 404 was excellent on the mids and highs. That amp was new. I got a deal on EBAY.