MB Quart = Crap?

[sungwei 10+ year member]

Was talking to a friend of mine who runs a pro audio shop. This guy knows what he's talking about as he has built several vehicles that take first place in national sound quality competitions. Even took 2nd internationally and is featured in magazines. He said MB Quarts are garbage and that they are made in Korea, (or somewhere over in the far East) and are owned and operated by the same people who own Rockfart Fosgayt. That was a bit disappointing to my knowledge as I own a set of MB Quarty components. They sound good to me. Just wondering what you guys had to say about this. And if MB Quart is garbage what is considered quality?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Umm...

I would exactly consider MB Quart "garbage" at all...proof that ignorance can hide in some strange places //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Of course, compared to Rainbows or Morels they would sound inferior, but that's not a fair comparison...perhaps he's too used to the high end to realize what good deals are on the lower end of the spectrum //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif or he's just being snotty, which is most likely.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol same things can be said for most speakers i wouldnt call them crap lil bright for me but i have an eq that takes that out. its all tastes man.

 

[sungwei 10+ year member]

Yeah, I guess he is very used to high high end stuff. I mean this guy uses 5000 + dollar head units. He's doing $20k + installs so yeah I guess you could say we're talking about a whole other realm of car audio. But I guess to him MBs are like how I view my stock speakers.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

who is it if i might ask? i know cars that qualified for world finals with black magic speakers then won world finals with oz and pro tech in the same year. installation solves alot of things

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i like mb's, they arent crap, and they are owned by RF by im pretty sure they are german, not korean

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

$5,000 head units? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/waycrazy.gif.f4a380c3f94043939fd369defd9e6be2.gif

i dont understand

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol most expensive decks i seen were 2 grand pioneer odr and a 10 grand or so sony z-50 but that was alot more than just a head unit

 

[CarlB 10+ year member]

MB Quart does not ****. Their top of the line are very good, and the lower lines have good solid build quality. Some don't like their sound that much, but that is personal preference.

And it doesn't matter who owns them. Fiat owns Ferrari and Maserati, don't they?

And no, they aren't Korean or anywhere outside of Germany. Unless Microphon Bau isn't German!

And no, they aren't even made in Korea or anywhere else, unless Obbrigheim isn't in Germany!

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

everything *****!! lol

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

well they are foreign made. If u pic up one of there catalogs u will see. They stil use the metric system. Oh MB Quart is far form crap. I mean every compay has some low ball stuff.

oh and also Ford makes the Range ROver but does that make it a peice of crap now. ****, hell, it did not even lower the price.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

But they used BMW engines...

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

okay ur point. THe Range Rover are not kno for there engines or awsome horse power. They are kno for there great suspension and off-road abilty.

and plus ford has there hand in alot of ****.

 

[sungwei 10+ year member]

The place is Sounds Impossible in Highlands, NJ. Anyway, yeah everything is relative. Everytime I listen to my car stereo I'm happy. I love the sound of my speakers and sub. See this is why they make stock speakers. So people can really appreciate the aftermarket stuff.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Not garbage- just their highs aren't for everyone, and they are not as highly regarded as Dynaudio, dls, rainbow and focal in the european market