Is this crap or ok?

[chillin 10+ year member]

All of these things can be had under a dozen different "brand" names, why support companies with shady histories like Skar and CT?

What's the history of CT?
I know all about Skar,I bought the original box and sub deal before all the sh/t happened. My stuff showed up, and luckily I had no issues, but I won't buy from them again based on what happened.

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

What's the history of CT?

This

After I get a front sub figured out...I was planning on swapping amps out and going with the AT series 3k and 6 channel...

 

[Firewalker]

CT sounds amplifier were catching fire left and right iirc at one point.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

Ok so here's the thing, the dude that own's Skar screwed some people over back in the day who are respected on this forum, so your not going to get any love for that setup. I wasn't here at the time so I can only speculate.

I agree with this.

Me personally I wouldn't run it because of what these cats here have said. I would do an American Bass XD1222 dual 2 ohm sub, a BBox from amazon and a 1k rms amp from amazon. Will be close to the same.

I disagree with this. I don't have a problem with products made overseas, but I have a problem with a product made overseas that calls itself AMERICAN bass.

 

[Grimmjoww]

I agree with this.

I disagree with this. I don't have a problem with products made overseas, but I have a problem with a product made overseas that calls itself AMERICAN bass.

I get that as well, have tried not to really study on it too much but it is BS. Now that I really think about it, it pisses me off too.

 

[Dmopar74]

How about a 12 bazooka or something equivalent? In my younger years I would modify the trunk area for a couple 12s, but really just want to drop something in and not cut up the car.

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item-9458-Bazooka-BT1224DVC.html

 

[Dmopar74]

Perhaps the bazooka with this amp

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item-192849-NVX-NDA101-with-Amplifier-Wiring-Kit.html

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

The airspace and tuning claimed were not correct either.

This cannot be fixed with glue and a handful of screws and is probably a far more common issue than a box splitting at the seems.

What's the history of CT?

They sold a bunch of amps that failed catastrophically (like flames coming out of them, burned carpet in people's cars, etc.) Then a bit later the owner stiffed the buildhouse for several hundred thousand dollars, then if I'm not mistaken he went on some sort of methamphetamine fueled crash and burn during which his warehouse got mysteriously "robbed" and eventually died of a drug overdose.

It was a real shitshow.

I have a problem with a product made overseas that calls itself AMERICAN bass.

I know, right. And just try to go out bass fishing with any of that **** and see how many you catch.

Seriously though, they're one of the "me too" companies that has sold a lot of fairly priced and good performing cookie cutter equipment over the years.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

I know, right. And just try to go out bass fishing with any of that **** and see how many you catch.

The company name doesn't say anything about fishing (and you could install their products in your bass boat, so your meant-to-be-witty comment is stupid), but I'm sure you made a few freshmen giggle. For what it's worth, I won't buy American Racing products for the same reason.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I agree with this.

I disagree with this. I don't have a problem with products made overseas, but I have a problem with a product made overseas that calls itself AMERICAN bass.

Well.... Just about every decent company and business has been ran out of our country. Most cant afford to pay the Fkn Taxes or slip any more funds in to the lobbyist fat azzed pockets

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

your meant-to-be-witty comment is stupid

I'm sorry you're so upset about this. It's an American company still which primarily sells in the USA for what that's worth, and again, they've been one of the better quality/value "me too" brands for quite some time now.

Just about every decent company and business has been ran out of our country. Most cant afford to pay the Fkn Taxes

Yes, taxes and compliance with regulations makes it extremely costly to operate a business here, and some states are worse than others. Once you get done with payroll tax, unemployment, worker's comp insurance, provide benefits for full timers, payroll services, etc. it'll cost you 25=30$ an hour to pay some kid 15$ to stick labels on boxes and leave them by the loading dock for the UPS guy. Throw in local taxes, insurance, and other expenses of owning/maintaining/leasing a commercial building and your fixed costs will also be rough.

 

[metalheadjoe 10+ year member]

I'm sorry you're so upset about this. It's an American company still which primarily sells in the USA for what that's worth, and again, they've been one of the better quality/value "me too" brands for quite some time now.

I'm disappointed that you support false-advertising. Have you ran any of their products, or are you being argumentative as usual?

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

false-advertising

I don't believe they're claiming "Made in USA" anywhere and I'd bet the country of origin of all the stuff they sell is printed on the box. Or if you just mean a lot of their newer entry level tier stuff exaggerating power ratings I'm not impressed with that either

I have only used the VFL500.1 in the past which is one of the tried and true Korean 5K 18V capable boards which sees a lot of action in competitions. I still see a lot of those plus their larger ones up around this way at shows.

They also sell subs that are nearly identical to the Soundqubed lineup and have similar performance at comparable price points. There's a few really big builds in this region that use their subs, amps and components and the stuff seems to work and sound as good or better than any of the other stuff in that category.