MTX: The best company ever?

[bumpinthanite 10+ year member]

I don't know if anyone else has seen MTX's new add campaign, but it's kinda crazy. I'm just flipping through an issue of Car Audio and Electronics and I see this "Head to Head" deal, where they have, so far, destroyed (at least in their heads) the W7, in comparison to their Thunder 9500, and Rockford Punch 201s amp, in comparison to their Thunder 202.

Furthermore, they have an entire section on their website dedicated to this campaign. http://www.mtx.com/headtohead

Now, I don't and never have had a problem with MTX and their product ('cept the really low end shit), but this is kind of extreme. I could be way off, but they are taking on the big names in every angle, putting themselves above them. Granted, it's only a few products so far, but I was just really surprised when I saw this. I've never seen an add campaign like this. They are doing what they need-to-do, though: grab your attention, hold it, and make you think about them.

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[LuNaTiC 10+ year member]

I think mtx is a really good company. I'v never heard one thing bad about there products. I think there ready to take on the big names like JL and RF.

 

[bumpinthanite 10+ year member]

oh, i think that they make some great stuff too. No doubt. It was just kinda shocking that they were this aggressive. But I guess that's what you gotta do in business. Well, at least a good one. The other thing was just the fact that, when they compared the MTX Thunder amps to the RF Punch amps, it seemed as if the RF were inferior, by far, compared in the most general ways. Maybe MTX is on to something the other people aren't. Besides, just 'cause something doesn't have a huge name label on it (though MTX is pretty big), does not mean, by any means, that it is low quality.

 

[xjmadness 10+ year member]

what do u mean take on big names like JL? Don't doubt that MTX probably has a lot more resources than JL

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

all i can say is.. when u quote ur competition on ur website, that's just more marketing that you are doing for someone else..

I mean think about it.. mtx's website has rf and jl audio posted on it...

funny also, how mtx makes their products after these two already have their established.. ONE would expect a better product w/a later model, that's a given - but when u specifically quote ur competition and compare to ur competition on ur own website, i see this as being a voliation of code..

we'll see though - i can't wait for a review from one of caraudio's finest forum memebers... .. .... .. .

 

[xjmadness 10+ year member]

funny also, how mtx makes their products after these two already have their established..

huh? MTX started before JL...not sure about RF

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

it got me thinking too.

u don't see any MTX AMP GOING AGAINST A JL 1000/1 OR 500/1 EITHER....

so no comment.. i'm not trying to say jl is good and i'm not tryin to say mtx sucks....

when u say stuff like that and only gonna compare 1 product to product that doesn't mean a dang thing... if mtx wants to call out people they need to compare their whole line of eq..

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

mtx started in 1979 -> http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/aboutMTX.cfm

jl started in 1975 read the review -> http://www.caraudiomag.com/testreports/0210cae_jla/

 

[xjmadness 10+ year member]

eh...national distrobution started in '92...that was the year i was thinking about JL.

 

[jbl_marshall21 10+ year member]

well mtx is just trying to get some more attention. but they also gave some attention to their competion. o well i'm too cheap to buy there products anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[djjdnap 10+ year member]

man it's all a matter of opinion, i mean i might like this and you like that...there about a million companies out there, so is mtx the best company in my case noo

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

oh well...

to each their own - right?

 

[bumpinthanite 10+ year member]

all i can say is.. when u quote ur competition on ur website, that's just more marketing that you are doing for someone else..
I mean think about it.. mtx's website has rf and jl audio posted on it...

funny also, how mtx makes their products after these two already have their established.. ONE would expect a better product w/a later model, that's a given - but when u specifically quote ur competition and compare to ur competition on ur own website, i see this as being a voliation of code..

we'll see though - i can't wait for a review from one of caraudio's finest forum memebers... .. .... .. .

I completely agree. They are comparing a new amp with one that has been out for some time. Congrats, they did what they were supposed to do: create a better product (due to the fact that at one point it was their product, which was the "lesser" of the two). But, again, I don't see them going up against the newer stuff that these other companies are putting out. And I think it's a bit of a violation of code as well. Ah well...everyone holds their own opinion. I mean, I know people who swear by MTX, where I think they're all right, but they are by no means a favorite of mine. Opinions--we all have them.

 

[GSteg 10+ year member]

read what Justin W had to say on CAF. i think he did a really good job of pointing things out! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Man i need to renew my subscription to car audio and electronics magazine...