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Shop screwed me and ruined my amp!
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<blockquote data-quote="Photonfanatic" data-source="post: 8193179" data-attributes="member: 649550"><p>I ordered all my gear online cause it was much cheaper that way. One of the components of my system was my of course my amp. I got a Rockford Fosgate prime 300 watt amp, 4-channel. So I take my whole system in all the boxes the stuff came in, to a car audio shop that looked legit, at least from their showroom. Didn't look run down, was actually quite large and had a fairly decent selection. So they wired up my system, and it all worked except there was an alternator noise. I had to take it back twice the same day for the alternator noise.</p><p></p><p>Finally the guy zip ties all the RC connectors where they connect to the amp. He just zip ties them all together and cinches it down. I'm no audio installer, I assume he knows what he's doing. That fixed the alternator noise. Well about a month goes by, and one by one all the speakers stop working. So I take it back to him and he tells me the amp is broke. He doesn't know exactly what happened, but the amp is broke. So I do my own testing and come to find out its the RC inputs. When you move the cable around a bit the speakers will pop and crackle. So the speakers are fine.</p><p></p><p>I took it back several times but they would never fix it. I've given up hope that they even care about their mistake. What should I do? That amp was only $130, so I doubt its worth paying the manufacturer to fix it. I really don't want to have to buy a new 4-channel amp though. Are Rockford Fosgate's amps really this sh1tty? Or was putting a zip tie on the RC connectors at the input just more than any amp could take? I called another audio shop in Dallas and they said they're familiar with that amp having problems. What do you think I should do? Thoughts? Opinions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Photonfanatic, post: 8193179, member: 649550"] I ordered all my gear online cause it was much cheaper that way. One of the components of my system was my of course my amp. I got a Rockford Fosgate prime 300 watt amp, 4-channel. So I take my whole system in all the boxes the stuff came in, to a car audio shop that looked legit, at least from their showroom. Didn't look run down, was actually quite large and had a fairly decent selection. So they wired up my system, and it all worked except there was an alternator noise. I had to take it back twice the same day for the alternator noise. Finally the guy zip ties all the RC connectors where they connect to the amp. He just zip ties them all together and cinches it down. I'm no audio installer, I assume he knows what he's doing. That fixed the alternator noise. Well about a month goes by, and one by one all the speakers stop working. So I take it back to him and he tells me the amp is broke. He doesn't know exactly what happened, but the amp is broke. So I do my own testing and come to find out its the RC inputs. When you move the cable around a bit the speakers will pop and crackle. So the speakers are fine. I took it back several times but they would never fix it. I've given up hope that they even care about their mistake. What should I do? That amp was only $130, so I doubt its worth paying the manufacturer to fix it. I really don't want to have to buy a new 4-channel amp though. Are Rockford Fosgate's amps really this sh1tty? Or was putting a zip tie on the RC connectors at the input just more than any amp could take? I called another audio shop in Dallas and they said they're familiar with that amp having problems. What do you think I should do? Thoughts? Opinions? [/QUOTE]
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