Why has RE Audio gone downhill?

[ten_ton_bass 10+ year member]

I see alot of people on here saying do not buy new RE Audio gear because they are not made as good, poor customer service now, etc.

Can anyone tell me if the actual performance of their products have gone down hill as well? As in you have you heard new models compared to old and noticed a difference? Especially the XXX. Just curious.

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[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

IMO the older stuff had better SQ but the new stuff can still get loud... But quality is shitty these days...

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

they went to china to build their stuff.

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

The company swapped the quality for a pay check. As with a lot of companies, they are now more focused on making a dollar, then giving the customers a great product with great service. I do not like any of the new stuff.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

^^ had an 05 re SX, buddy had a newer RE SXx.

mine killed it in every way...

Have a 05 RE XXX 15" now, and it is my favorite sub in everyway.. the new ones will get loud, but their just not the same. especially their amps..

 

[ten_ton_bass 10+ year member]

Yeah I had two 15 SXs back in the day and they were very clean and loud. Shame they got greedy.

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

actually if you take a look at there new line they are coming out with they are going back to where they started and having a couple beefy series of subs. So i would say they are starting to make there come back

 

[OldSchoolRF 10+ year member]

they went to china to build their stuff.

This is the main reason why. I used to love RE and US Amps before the move. The 05 XXX is still one of my favorite subs ever.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

The xxx series is still nice but the rest has bad build quality for the most part.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

yeah. MT is good-ish.

and if your talking about their new line PRO line, seems like old blueprint motors for re SE and SX, yay!

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

looks can be deceiving, if they are using the same build house for the new stuff it will be crap.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

yeah. MT is good-ish.and if your talking about their new line PRO line, seems like old blueprint motors for re SE and SX, yay!

So they are copying DC? Those *** holes! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

05 xxx is still one of my favorite subs

 

[tprj82 10+ year member]

actually if you take a look at there new line they are coming out with they are going back to where they started and having a couple beefy series of subs. So i would say they are starting to make there come back

if they going back to where they started they gonna need scott and a few guys from fi for that to happen,

but not to dump I would like to see them put out decent products the more stuff out there the less likely imma hear that "my q powa's are the hardest hittin kickers out there"