What is the biggest gimmick in car audio?

[One Bad MOFO 10+ year member]

3000 watts max sticker on an amp that is 10"x8"
capacitors, most of em

bass boost makes your car louder

you need a 8" for the lows and a 15" for the low lows in the same set up

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[DonH 5,000+ posts]

biggest gimmick would have to be the new konaki amp....

jesus what a fail!

oh and capacitors! like already stated!

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

gorillas in trunks

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

many of these covered.

caps

max power ratings

cheap wire that is said to be larger than it actually is. sosche etc.

amps that say they are 1200rms and are fused at 80 amps as an example.

bass boost

jl audio for being so over priced.

power akoustik, pyramid, boss, pyle and the many other companies that sell absolute garbage that are lies on peak, rms and about every other spec they claim. 2k rms for 200 bux get real lol.

re sub boxes lol. capable up to 174.3db. love the subs but come on.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

The AC mic...

 

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

Yup, caps. Especially the ones on all amp boards.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

not so much the shops, the manufacturers ...... look at Vifa speakers as seperates then the CDT equivalent and you will see what I mean. Car stereo companies always jack the raw prices way up.

you realize most shops mark up on anything is around 20-25% dont you

 

[drpeeb 10+ year member]

Oh yeah ... Both my Kicker amp's gain & bass knob go from zero to 11 ... a la Spinal Tap.

Funny ... kinda ... but still gimmicky.

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

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[Jakey253 10+ year member]

JL audio, caps, max power ratings as stated already

 

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

Yup, caps. Especially the ones on all amp boards.

Yup those nasty stupid caps!

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Already mentioned...MAX/PEAK power,

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